These gluten free vegan Fig Newtons will put a smile on your face. Just look at how happy these little bars look to the right. Makes you want to break out the oven mitts, huh?

Ingredients:

Filling:
3/4 pound dried figs, stems removed and coarsely chopped (about 2 generous cups)
2/3 cup water (or more)
3-4 tablespoons maple syrup (or stevia, honey)
2 teaspoons grated lemon or orange zest
Cookie Crust:
2 tablespoons chia meal or flax meal
1/4 cup non-dairy milk
3/4 cup coconut palm sugar (or brown sugar, or part NuNaturals Stevia Baking Blend – has corn fyi)
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup melted Organic Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil
1 cup oat flour (make your own by whirring rolled oats in a coffee grinder)
1/2 cup teff flour
1/2 teaspoon guar gum (or replace gum and flours w/ 1 3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour)
1/2 teaspoon each baking powder and baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

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This smoothie recipe is jam packed with a whole lot of healthy goodness. We recommend you rev those blenders and give this one a whirl!
Some of the ingredients might prove a little bit difficult to find, but with a little bit of effort, your search will pay off!

Ingredients:

Juice of 2 organic oranges,
1 tablespoon Nutiva Hemp Protein Powder
3/4 cup of Organic Frozen Blueberries or Superfruits
heaping teaspoon of local pollen
2 tablespoons organic flax seed oil
1 tablespoon Vintamineral Green
Handful of organic Goji Berries
1 tsp Truly Natural Vitamin C
1/4 cup raw/organic almonds or walnuts (I add these a couple times a week)

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These Curried Coconut Almonds make an amazing midnight snack or an exotic salad topper. Either way these crunchy delights are a wonderful addition to the Nutiva Recipe Club.

Ingredients:

- 1 bag of raw almonds
- Sea salt to taste
Nutiva Organic Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil to taste
- Coconut Flakes to taste
- Curry Powder to taste
- Mustard Powder to taste
- Ginger Powder to taste

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Impress your friends with Energizing Truffles filled with wholesome ingredients.

Ingredients:

14 pitted medjool dates
1/4 cup dessicated coconut
1 cup almonds
1/8 tsp sea salt
2 TBS cocoa or carob powder plus more for rolling

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The Biotech Bully from St Louis does not like Vermont’s legislative bill H. 722, a consumer’s right to know bill. Read the article below and learn how Mansanto is handling this affront to their GMO agenda.

When Judge Naomi Buchwald dismissed OSGATA et al vs. Monsanto last month, it was on the basis that she did not think the corporation had any interest in suing the organic growers and trade organizations that took the case to court. But as it turns out, their fears of a lawsuit-happy Monsanto are somewhat justified. According to reports, the biotech behemoth has threatened to sue the state of Vermont if it presses ahead with the signing of the Vermont Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act (H. 722), a bill that would make Vermont the first of the United States to require labeling of genetically engineered food. [click to continue…]

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Looking for a new Paleo fix? How about these yummy Cocoa Almond Coconut No-bake Cookies. They sure do look great!

Ingredients:

1/3 cup honey (you can probably reduce the amount of honey even more)
1 1/2 Tbsp. cocoa
1/3 cup Nutiva Organic Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil
1/3 cup almond butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups dried, unsweetened coconut

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