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This is a wonderful treat to have for Thanksgiving or anytime in the fall for that matter! Years ago, I had to make the decision to stop eating so much refined sugar and I delved into raw treats and love them. When I used to eat homemade cookies, crumbles, pies, cakes and muffins (yes I like to bake), I could never eat just one, or two, or three, you get the idea. Because I never felt satisfied and my brain lit up like a Christmas tree wanting more and more and more, until sometimes I had

Raw Pumpkin Brownie

As many of you may know, I've struggled with sugar addiction for decades. I wanted to wave my magic wand and rid myself of my addiction, but there wasn't the "never have sugar again" magic wand to be found anywhere.  When I was so deep into my dieting years and couldn’t break my sugar habit, I would get so mad at myself.  I felt like I was useless, because I couldn't stick to a diet or abstain from sugar.  I was ashamed because I wanted to stop eating sugar and lose fat and it seemed like I was

Raw Chocolate Macaroons

The Ultimate Raw Snickers Bar When I was growing up, Snickers was one of my favourites and if you’ve read about my sugar addiction in Cookie Dough in the Dark, you will understand why The Skinny on Chocolate is so important to me. I love having some “sweetness” in my life but the other stuff was slowly killing me. This is a yummmmmmy addition to my lifestyle of shifting to healthier choices. Base: 1 cup organic peanut butter (you could use almond or other nut butter) ½ cup Juice Plus+ Whole

The Ultimate Raw Snickers Bars