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Healthy Soft Pumpkin Cookies | Vegan GF Paleo

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This recipe for these healthy soft pumpkin cookies is sponsored by iHerb, an online natural products store. Delicious and moist, these soft pumpkin cookies are low carb, gluten-free, paleo friendly, diabetic friendly and vegan!

Stacked Soft Pumpkin Cookies with Chocolate Chips Sprinkled

Working in a busy Diabetes Education Centre, I am always looking for new and exciting ways to get people excited about ‘healthy desserts’. We educate on the effects of carbohydrates on our blood sugar levels, better sources of carbohydrates (low glycemic index), how protein, healthy fats and fibre can help balance blood sugar levels, and how to incorporate all of this into healthy meals and snacks. That’s why I’ve created these totally delicious low-carb healthy soft pumpkin cookies, and they are also vegan, paleo and gluten-free!

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Berry Cauliflower and Greens Smoothie Bowl Without Banana [Vegan]

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Looking for a recipe for a smoothie bowl without banana? Look no further. The secret to making a creamy smoothie bowl that is low in sugar is to use frozen cauliflower as the base. The berries add a low glycemic index sweetness that allows for the addition of some sneaky greens.
Banana Free Smoothie Bowl Recipe with Cauliflower, Zucchini and Spinach - Vegan, Gluten Free, Whole 30, Paleo

Why banana-free? Many of us are becoming more and more conscious about eating locally and sustainably. Alongside coffee, chocolate, and olive oil, another consumable that we often forfeit our food miles for is the good-ol banana. For us who live in North America, bananas will travel long distances to reach our grocery store shelves. I love smoothies and smoothie bowls, and I recognize that bananas offer a certain creaminess, thickness and natural sweetness that is difficult to replace. I created this Berry Cauliflower and Greens Smoothie Bowl Without Banana with that in mind. Turns out frozen cauliflower is the perfect stand-in for banana, and offers a low-sugar and low-carb alternative. The addition of spinach and zucchini really ramp up the nutritional quality of this smoothie bowl (veggies at breakfast!).
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