What makes superfoods so “super”, anyway? Put simply, they are nutrient-dense foods considered to be especially beneficial for your overall health and well-being. Your body just loves them.

To kick off your superfood quest, here are 10 of the best superfoods that you can easily work into your daily diet without breaking a sweat. So go on fit friend, dig in and and start feeling the amazing superpowers of these amazing superfoods!

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I am not 100% vegan, but I do eat a high vegan, high plant-based diet for the nutrients it provides my body + how amazing it makes me feel! This is to help anyone trying to eat more plant-based foods so that energy is not sacrificed :) 

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Hey loves! 

Often, I am asked how clients should eat AFTER they complete the cleanse. How and what should I eat? This video will help you on your journey! 

Let us know if you have any other questions whatsoever! Leave a comment on the video if you love it :) 

Raise your glass and celebrate the season with a spicy holiday drink. Boasting flavors of apple, antioxidant-rich ginger and warming cinnamon our delicious and healthy variation on the classic cocktail will warm you up and keep your immunity.

ingredients:

• apple cider
• ginger beer
• vodka
• 1 teaspoon green dream
• ice
• cinnamon stick (optional)
• (extra credit: add 1/2 oz fresh ginger juice!)

create: 

Combine 3 parts apple cider to 2 parts ginger beer. Add 1 part vodka. Add the 1 t of green dream and stir. Serve over ice. Garnish with a cinnamon stick or powdered cinnamon, if desired. 

DRINK.

FEEL GRATEFUL.

BE IN THE MOMENT. 

LOVE FREELY.

here's a video of what to expect on the Philosophie Cleanse Experience (click on picture below!)

This is an awesome cake the whole family will enjoy! Great for when you are entertaining over the holidays or as a snack with tea in the afternoon as a pick-me-up. Tis the season! :)

Ingredients:

• 1/4 C applesauce

• 2 T coconut oil (I like Garden of Life brand)

• 1/3 C Cacao Magic powder

• 1/3 C + 2 T boiling water, divided (see note)

• 1 C organic pumpkin puree

•  

  1 C sugar in the raw or brown sugar (coconut sugar is also cool)

• 1 t pure vanilla extract

• 1 1/2 C gluten free baking flour (premixed for baking)

• 1/2 t ground cinnamon

• 1/4 t ground nutmeg

• 1/4 t ground ginger

• 1/8 t ground cloves

• 3/4 t baking soda

• 3/4 t pink sea salt

• 1/2 C dark chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F) and lightly grease an 8 inch loaf pan. Also, boil some water in a tea kettle.
2. Put applesauce, coconut oil and Cacao Magic powder in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, spices, baking soda and salt.
3. Measure out 1/3 cup boiling water and pour into the bowl with the chocolate mixture, mixing quickly to make a smooth chocolate sauce. Add pumpkin, sugar and vanilla and mix well.
4. Dump about half of the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture and gently stir just to incorporate, then measure out 1 tablespoon of boiling water and stir again. Now add the rest of the flour mixture and another tablespoon of boiling water and stir just until smooth. Take care not to overmix. Fold in the chocolate chips.
5. Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan. It will be good and thick. You can smooth the top out with a spatula.
6. Bake for 55 minutes to an hour. Stick a steak knife into the center of the loaf to check for doneness. A little bit of wetness is okay since it could be from a chocolate chip, but the knife should come out mostly dry.
7. Let cool for 10 minutes, then invert pan and place loaf on a cooling rack to cool most of the way. It’s yummy a little bit warm, or thoroughly cooled. Slice and serve!

This DELICIOUS recipe was adapted from the beautiful recipe sharer, Pea Hugger. We love this recipe and supercharged it a bit by adding our Cacao Magic superfood powder! Give it a try and let us know how much you LOVE it by commenting below or taking a pic and tagging us @philosophiemama! 

For the caramel you will need:

• 5 soft dates
• 1 tbsp water or plant milk
• A pinch of vanilla
• A pinch of cinnamon
• A pinch of salt

• ½ cup Cacao Magic powder
• ¼ cup coconut oil
• 2 tbsp syrup
• ½ teasp vanilla
• A pinch of salt 
• 4 tbsp peanut butter

And all you need to do is:

1. Blend the chocolate ingredients
2. Put a layer of the chocolate in small cupcake forms and freeze for 2 minutes
3. Blend all the caramel ingredients
4. In the forms: add 1 teasp of caramel, 1 teasp peanut butter and top with a layer of chocolate – freeze.
5. Take photo, share on Instagram and enjoy! :-)

We're going to a friends birthday party tonight. He is a gourmet chef to the stars and *he requested* I bring him a cacao magic cake! He is in LOVE with my superfoods which is such a complement (and accomplishment!). I get really excited when I can help someone who is the extreme opposite in terms of nutrition and health (he cooks with a lot of butter/cream etc) be inspired to get more nutrient dense foods into their daily life! I hope he loves this cake as much as I do... I tasted it as I was making it and it was absolutely Divine!

Here's what I created: 

Cacao Magic Crust

-1 3/4 C dry raw almonds

-5 T Cacao Magic powder

-3 1/2 ounces date paste

-1 t liquid vanilla

1/8 t pink sea salt

Mocha Filling

-3 C soaked raw cashews (only need to soak 2 hours)

-1 1/4 C espresso (use decaf if you don't wanna be WIRED!)

-3/4 C almond milk

-1/2 C agave nectar

-1/2 C cacao magic honey

-2 oz cacao magic powder

1/4 C liquid vanilla

1/4 t sea salt

1 1/4 C coconut butter (cheap on vitacost.com)

blend ingredients in a food processor or high speed blender until smooth and creamy. Pour filling into springform pan with prepared crust. Put into freezer for 1-2 hours or until middle of cheesecake is firm to the touch.

Decorate with Raw Cacao Sauce!

Raw Cacao Magic Sauce

-1 C almond mylk

-2 oz Cacao Magic powder

-1.4 C agave or Cacao Magic honey

-1/4 C liquid vanilla

1/4 t pink sea salt

blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy! will last up to 5 days in the fridge in an airtight container. dip strawberries into for a healthy treat or use as a superfood sauce on vegan ice cream!

other fun recipes using Cacao Magic:

-Black bean healthy truffles 

-Healthy breakfast cookies

-Chocolate chia seed pudding

-Cacao Magic grawnola 

Have a grateful day! ♥

After seeing my article in angeleno magazine, I was invited to attend a private tasting for the new summer menu at M Cafe.

I'd been to M Cafe several times before and LOVE it. Luckily, there's a location in Beverly Hills walking distance from where I live! I went to the West Hollywood location on Melrose which was the original location.

M Cafe is great because they have a menu very similar to the way I eat anyway: macrobiotic and similar to pescitarian (minus the eggs, the diet is no dairy, no red meat, no poultry, high veggies, lots of fruit, some fish, no refined sugar & mostly gluten free)

All the food tastes so balanced and I always feel fulfilled when I leave.

My favorite dishes from the summer menu were:

Green Papaya, Mango & Sea Palm Salad

Zucchini "noodles" with Basil Almond Pesto

The Chickpea chaat

The Curried Cauliflower Salad was yummy, too!

And I absolutely LOVED the watermelon juice!!! They also brought out a raw baby thai coconut and I think I drank the entire thing by myself :) It's like they knew I was coming and brought all my faves!

I can't wait to go back and have these again and share the delicious food with my friends and family.

Thanks again, M CAFE! 

love,

Sophie