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Farm To Front Door

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:00:57 +0000

Did you know that your produce doesn’t usually arrive at the grocery store until a week after harvest? Shocking, right? I’m sure we all want the freshest and most nutrient-rich foods that available, so why is it so hard to obtain high quality produce? Well, I have some good news! The founders of From The Farmer have heard our cry loud and clear and created the most genius and convenient way to get farm fresh foods to us, the consumers, in record time. The creators do just what their catchphrase claims: bring produce from “Farm to Front Door”! They deliver seasonal items to your home on a weekly basis. Best of all? It”s surprisingly affordable! Baskets are completely customizable and there is no commitment—something we love since we travel so often! From the Farmer works with local farms that love what they do. You can almost taste the pride in their work in every bite. We were lucky enough to partner with this amazing local company to try out their service, taste their food and report back to you with our honest opinions—and a few recipes we came up with just for our readers. My first basket arrived at the crack of dawn last Tuesday. […]

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Kate Bakes & Instagram Giveaway

Michelle Martin — Thu, 22 May 2014 12:31:50 +0000

Kate Bakes is a vegan and gluten-free granola bar company based out of Washington, DC. Every bar is handmade using only organic ingredients. Kate has truly mastered the art of making delicious yet healthy granola bars. Each of her creations are sweet and chewy bars that provide natural protein and fiber with no added preservatives. We love to support local businesses and wanted to share our amazing experience of working these yummy bars into our daily routine. We found them to be a perfect pre-work out snack, a filling on the go breakfast and a very rewarding afternoon treat. Each bar contains 220 calories, 7 grams of protein and 4.5 grams of fiber. Kate offers 4 different flavors; the Banana Cinnamon Oatmeal, Chocolate Coffee, Sunflower Butter Raisin and Cardamom Date. All were quite satisfying but our favorite was the Banana Cinnamon Oatmeal which was a combination of almond butter, banana, coconut, rolled oats, soy protein powder, and all organic – agave syrup, rice cereal, chia seeds, cinnamon and vanilla. Sounds good right? Even better paired with your favorite cup of coffee or tea. You can find her bars sold in DC (Muse Cafe in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Menu/MBK, GWU’s Campus Fresh and Cibo Express in Terminal A at Reagan […]

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South Block Juice Cleanse Review + Giveaway

admin — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:57:46 +0000

We partnered up with South Block Cafe to give one of our lucky readers a Free 3 Day Juice Cleanse but first we had to try it for ourselves! And here is our review.. Michelle Day Before Prep: I have tried several juice cleanses in the past and strongly suggest prepping before and after a cleanse. Considering the prep is just as important as the actual juices used. I do this by cutting out all meat, sugar, caffeine and alcohol from my diet a few days before hand. For this prep, I started my morning off with a warm mug of water and lemon along with a bowl of mixed berries. I made a green smoothie to go and drank it when I started to get a little hungry at work. For dinner, I ate a spinach salad topped with cucumbers and tomatoes and used lemon juice for dressing. This was followed by a light salmon and cooked spinach. By prepping with food from ingredients contained in the actual juices, it made the process so much easier and even caused me to crave these foods after the cleanse rather than burgers and fries. Oh and don’t forget to drink tons of […]

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