You might ask yourself: What is a Agua Fresca? Agua fresca (“fresh water”) is a popular type of drink found in Mexico and in lots of places around the United States. They’re made from a variety of different ingredients from fruit to flowers to rice to seeds. Since the ingredients can be quite sweet, water is often added to dilute them down. As a result, you’re left with a refreshing, cooling drink. Fresh water, indeed. This Coconut Lime Agua Fresca is a refreshing way to stay

Do you miss summer too? One of the best parts about summertime is how yummy a cold smoothie tastes on a hot day. Smoothies are a great way to cool down, enjoy a healthier snack or even meal replacement, and easily add more fruits and even vegetables to your diet. And we've got a really simple smoothie recipe we’ve been dying to share with you – this Coconut Mango Creamsicle Smoothie. This Coconut Mango Creamsicle Smoothie has just 5 simple ingredients and takes less than 5 mi

Another recipe which is one of our absolute favorites! It’s smooth, creamy, and filled with sweet ripples of salted caramel and pieces of chocolate and cashews. Seriously, if you haven’t tried it, you must. You’ll be addicted at first bite! This Vegan Salted Caramel Frappe recipe takes only 5 minutes to make; it’s ridiculously easy (in such a good way!). It’s smooth, creamy, and rich. The bitterness of the coffee balances out the sweetness of the caramel so well, the taste is

This Coconut Carrot Cake Smoothie is a sweet and nutrition packed smoothie with beta carotene, potassium and calcium. If you need to add additional vegetables to your diet, this is a great way and makes an easy snack or breakfast. Every healthy diet needs a little bit of a treat — and luckily, this treat is good for you! Carrots bring a dose of sweetness to smoothies, as well as beta-carotene, vitamin C and fiber. Bananas are also full of fiber, as well as potassium, and cinn

We don’t know about you but we are always in a crazy rush in the morning for work. Eating healthy sometimes means we have to do a little prep work so that when we are in a rush, we have something nourishing handy instead of a sugary snack. Whether it be rushing home from work to get the kids off to their baseball or track meet or getting yourself to that yoga class you promised you wouldn’t miss because your abs are starting to look great, it’s really helpful to have somethi

Healthy fats from coconuts and chia seeds are beneficial to our skin. Not enough healthy fat in a diet can lead to dry, flaky skin. One way to naturally improve the softness of skin, is to include more fats from whole foods sources like coconuts and chia seeds. Both coconut and chia seeds are a good source of essential fatty acids. While many folks like to strip the coconut of all the other nutrients it’s packed with and just use the coconut oil, we prefer the whole coconu

Creamy raspberry smoothie made with coconut milk! Bonus: it’s sugar free, dairy free, and vegan! Ingredients: ½ - 1 cup coconut milk, depending on how thick you like it 1 medium banana, peeled sliced and frozen 2 teaspoons coconut extract (optional) 1 cup frozen raspberries optional: shredded coconut flakes, sweetener of choice, to taste Instructions: Add coconut milk, frozen banana slices and coconut extract to your blender. Pulse 1-2 minutes until smooth. Add frozen raspber

A smoothie is always the perfect pick-me-up when the weather is dreary. They are wholesome, nutritious and delicious. This strawberry, mango and guava smoothie is one of our favorite things to make for a quick lunch. Ingredients: 1 cup strawberries, fresh or frozen ¾ cup mango, fresh or frozen ½ banana, fresh or frozen ¾ cup guava juice 1 tbsp. coconut water 1 tbsp. ground flaxseed (optional) Coconut flakes Combine the fruit, juice, coconut water and flaxseed in a blender. Bl

Our tropical pineapple-mango smoothie with coconut 1/2 pineapple 1/2 ripe mango the juice of one fresh lime 1 tbs vanilla extract 1/2 cup of coconut milk ​ Blend with 1 cup of ice until smooth and top with 1tbs coconut flakes. #smoothie #pineapple #coconut #mango #lime #vanilla

Skip the pricy coffeehouse drinks, and whip up this chocolate-coconut frappé! 2 cups ice cubes 1/2 cup cold coffee (cold brew works best) 1/2 cup whole milk 2 tbs chocolate syrup 3 tbs coconut flakes 2 tbs vanilla extract Blend until smooth and garnish with whipped cream, chocolate syrup and coconut flakes. #chocolate #coconut #frappe #coldbrew #coffee #vanilla #whippedcream