Putting healthy and whole food in my body is just something I can not live without. If you don’t love your body, it ain’t gonna love you back. True story.
I am a huge believer in treating myself and my body as good – if not better as I treat other people. It is so easy for us to go above and beyond for others, yet in the midst of it all, we often times never take the time to do it for ourselves. I take myself of dates, I spoil myself, and I treat myself. In return my body glows with vitality, health and happiness. I encourage other’s to do these exact things for themselves all the time.
So it is no surprise that I have some of the best times ever preparing healthy treats for myself.
I had a craving. A craving for something sweet, crunchy, healthy, and ridiculously simple; Not the first time I have found myself in this situation.
Looking all inviting on my counter was the dehydrator. It wanted to be used, and I wanted to use it.
Not to mention, I had a bag of green apples that also needed to be used. So I set up my little station, grabbed a few super easy ingredients, and set off to continue being awesome and make an awesome and delicious snack at the same time.
Actually, let me start from the top again. I turned on some Spanish guitar music to serenade myself with – and right before I was off to the dehydrated apple chip races; I found myself in dire need of some thirst quenching and soul soothing sustenance for my ‘me time’ kitchen adventures – SO I made a superb(if I do say so myself) ‘party in your mouth’ kinda green juice. Pure veggie happiness. Once I was all equipped and ready to rock and roll – it was time to get this show on the road.
Luckily I wasn’t in any sort of rush for this snack….. Or considering the fact that I was using the dehydrator; The waiting process could have became very painful, and quite hungry.
After I gave the apples a good little scrub and dry, I proceeded to slice em’ up. This knife was not the best tool for the job, but I am settling back into life in Canada, so not as equipped as I normally would be. Desperate times call for desperate measure, and sometimes it’s just whatever gets the job done.
After I finished slicing the apples, I poured some Apple Cider Vinegar over them. I love ACV, and it has myriads of health benefits.
Then I sprinkled a generous amount of Cinnamon on top.
And, last but not least, liquid Stevia – for a little none blood spiking, calorie free, added sweetness.
Gave er a good stir to get the apples all coated, and gracefully placed them in the racks of the dehydrator, sealed it up, and turned it on.
6 hours into the whole process, I opened it up and turned the apples to make sure they were evenly dried.
And boom! 6 more hours after that – and I had me some tasty raw apple chips. Not sure it can get much simpler then this. Just a few easy ass ingredients, a bit of love, 12 hours, and happy snacking days!!
The sun was shining, and the weather was darn sweet. Since it was 12 hours later – it was time to treat myself to another daily veggie juice, and, well, a ‘me time’ date on my back deck. One of my favorite pastimes.
Some of the best adventure’s are in the middle of Africa – and others are in your own back yard. Literally!
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