Urban Girl Wellness http://www.urbangirlwellness.com Wed, 22 May 2013 20:36:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Memorial Day Fun with Ice Cubes http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/ice-cube-fruit/ http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/ice-cube-fruit/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 20:26:12 +0000 Paula Burton http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/?p=3971 It’s official-summer is here!  This fun ice cube idea will definitely keep you cool and is a great way to add some fresh fruit to your water.     What you will need: • Blender (for fruit combinations) • Ice cube trays • Fruit!   Directions: For a multiple fruit combo, add desired fruit mix [...]

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]]> http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/ice-cube-fruit/feed/ 0 Healthy Snacking: Homemade Tortilla Chips with Guacamole http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/healthy-snacking-chips-with-guacamole/ http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/healthy-snacking-chips-with-guacamole/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 20:29:05 +0000 Paula Burton http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/?p=3887 When my husband and I vacationed in Costa Rica last April, we immediately we’re on the hunt for tortilla chips, salsa and guacamole.  Surprisingly enough, we couldn’t tortilla chips anywhere!  Plenty of avocado and salsa fixings, but no tortilla chips.  So what was the next best thing?  To make our own. There were plenty of [...]

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]]> http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/one-day-detox/feed/ 2 Vegan Ice Cream: Enjoy this Banana, Peanut Butter and Chocolate treat http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/vegan-ice-cream/ http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/vegan-ice-cream/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:35:37 +0000 Paula Burton http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/?p=3733 This guilt free, dairy free and sugar free vegan ice cream will have you screamin’ for more!  Not only is it delicious and healthy, but simple to whip up.  It will work with a Vitamix, but is much better with a food processor.  At first you won’t believe the bananas will turn into a wonderful [...]

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]]> http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/vegan-ice-cream/feed/ 0 Gluten Free Chia Seed Pudding with Fresh Fruit http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/glutem-free-chia-seed-pudding/ http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/glutem-free-chia-seed-pudding/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:11:31 +0000 Paula Burton http://www.urbangirlwellness.com/?p=3504   Chia seeds have become my new favorite superfood!  Watch the video below to learn about the many benefits of these power packed guys.  Best part?  They’re Gluten Free and you can incorporate them into many different recipes.   Ingredients: 1/4 cup chia seeds 2/3 cup almond milk a few sprinkles of cinnamon teaspoon of [...]

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