Cool, refreshing, and incredibly vibrant in both flavor and color, this cucumber pineapple smoothie is a perfect balance of crisp greens and tropical sweetness. The cucumber forms a light, clean base, helping you replenish fluids (due to the high water content) while providing potassium and antioxidants that help nourish the skin and digestive tract. Pineapple is not only juicy, but also brings out a bright, tangy flavor. Plus, it is brimming with bromelain, a powerful enzyme that aids digestion by helping the body break down protein. It may also help reduce inflammation, making pineapple both a functional and tasty smoothie ingredient.

Leafy spinach and ripe banana round out the blend for this smoothie, adding both nourishment and creaminess. Spinach is naturally rich in iron, folate, and chlorophyll, helping to support energy and cellular health. In addition to providing natural sweetness, banana contributes potassium and a smooth texture. The fruits and spinach in this smoothie create a light beverage that feels indulgent yet deeply nourishing, making it perfect for breakfast or post-workout recovery.

What truly elevates this smoothie to another level of nutrition is the addition of hemp seeds: real nutritional powerhouses, especially for people following in a raw vegan diet. Hemp seeds provide complete plant-based protein with all essential amino acids that the body cannot make, along with omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, which encourage optimal heart and brain function. Rich in minerals like magnesium, zinc, and iron, hemp seeds add a little nutty richness while boosting the smoothie’s nutritional profile, making it both satisfying and sustaining.

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This homemade raw vegan sunflower seed cheese is exactly what happens when you decide let ingredients shine. It’s the simplicity that allows this dish to show off a little. “Cheese” made from humble sunflower seeds? You got that right, but we transformed them into something unexpectedly luxurious, creamy, tangy, and deeply satisfying. No dairy, no cooking, and no drama necessary. What you’re left with is a smooth, spoonable masterpiece that somehow tastes like it took way more effort than you put into it.

As a dip, this is the life of the party, even if it is just a party of one. It’s as if the vegetables you choose to dip in the sunflower seed cheese suddenly try harder. Even a plain slice of cucumber becomes a vehicle for greatness. As a spread, this “cheese” glides effortlessly onto wraps, or even toast or sandwiches that you make post-cleanse. It adds a beautiful richness without being too heavy. It’s bold enough to stand on its own, yet polite enough to play a supporting role that highlights other ingredients.

We don’t ever want to say that a recipe is perfect, but this one is in that quiet, confident way. This sunflower seed cheese proves that raw vegan food can be both wholesome and indulgent, offering robust nutrition and incredible depth of flavor. It doesn’t try to imitate anything; rather, it just plain delicious. Keep it fresh in your fridge for up to a couple days and trust us when we tell you that you’ll find excuses to eat it, but then quickly realize you didn’t need excuses at all.

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Did Christmas come early, or is that just you glowing after drinking this holiday halo in a glass? Our super healthy Winter Green Smoothie offers a pleasant, light relief from all of those holiday cookies, cocktails, and second helpings of everything. It is a vibrant blend that swoops in to restore balance to your winter diet. Don’t think of this as an excuse to eat more junk this season; rather, consider this a part of your healthy eating habits. You can have your treats, but you also have to nourish your body in the process.

Creamy, homemade almond milk provides a luscious base without any added sugars or emulsifiers that are typically in store bought varieties. The fresh ginger brings a gentle zing that actually warms you from the inside out, and it also supports digestion. Ginger is a real seasonal hero, if there ever was one. Cucumber and celery are mostly water, so they add a hydrating benefit to your smoothie. A generous handful of Swiss chard delivers vitamins A, C, and K to support immune function, a much needed benefit while all of those winter germs are making the rounds. Avocado contributes a silky texture and heart-healthy fats to the smoothie, but fear not because it will not make the smoothie taste like guac. The frozen pineapple provides just enough tropical sweetness to make this feel like a treat, not a savory dip.

Yes, you can still drink smoothies during the colder months, especially during the holidays. In fact, it is a smart and delicious way to sneak some more fruits and vegetables into your day. Plus, smoothies give your digestive system a break from heavier foods. It’s like this smoothie is your green insurance policy for the most indulgent time of year.

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It’s true that pumpkin may be the first ingredient you associate with fall, but we all know that fall is all about apples. Not only are apples a fall staple, but they are also highly versatile. Add them to salads, smoothies, desserts, entrees, sauces, spreads, jams, and more. They can be the featured ingredient or play a more subtle role. However you decide to enjoy them, even as a healthy snack, we encourage you to embrace all the apple varieties that you can. 

Nutritional Benefits Of Apples

Apples are some of the world’s most popular fruits. They are naturally sweet and juicy and offer a lot of fiber, vitamin C, and several beneficial antioxidant compounds. Despite their low calorie count, apples are very filling, due to their fiber content. Here are the nutrition facts for one raw, unpeeled, medium-sized apple:

• Calories: 94.6
• Water: 156 grams (g)
• Fiber: 4.37 g
• Carbohydrates: 25.1 g
• Protein: 0.473 g
• Sugar: 18.9 g
• Fat: 0.3 g

One apple provides approximately 16% of the recommended daily intake (RDI) of fiber. Some of the fiber comes in the form of pectin, a soluble fiber. Soluble fiber has demonstrated an ability to help control blood sugar and manage cholesterol levels. The peel of the apple also contains insoluble fiber. 

Apples are predominantly composed of water and carbs. They contain a lot of simple sugars, including fructose, sucrose, and glucose. Because of that, they have a glycemic index that ranges from 42 to 44. A fruit’s glycemic index indicates how it affects the rise in blood sugar after consumption. Lower scores tend to have better health benefits, but a food’s glycemic load is often of more importance. The glycemic load accounts for all of the other health benefits a fruit offers, such as antioxidants, fiber, polyphenols, vitamins, minerals, and more. 

Apple Pie Chia Pudding

With the arrival of fall comes a lot of special seasonal dishes. If you love apple pie, then you are going to love this chia pudding! You get to have your pie (sort of) and eat it too!

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Apple & Brussels Sprouts Slaw

Brussels sprouts and apples are two of fall’s best produce items. Get ready to enjoy the ultimate fall slaw that’s nutty, sweet, and savory.

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Cucumber Apple Smoothie

This green smoothie is a combination of crisp cucumber, crunchy and tart apple, zesty lime, herbaceous mint, and hearty kale. It goes down smooth 100% of the time!

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Cabbage Apple Salad

Get ready for a new fall classic! This colorful cabbage apple salad is a great combination of textures and sweet and savory flavors.

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Avocado, Apple, And Walnut Endive Cups

You have to get creative on a raw vegan diet, and these avocado, apple, and walnut endive cups with a rustic dressing are truly to die for. The natural sweetness of the apple helps balance the more assertive, somewhat bitter endive flavor.

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You have to keep your salads interesting if you want to keep your taste buds interested. A bland salad with the same ingredients and dressing is neither appetizing nor satisfying. In fact, you’ll probably seek out some more food shortly after eating it. That is why we recommend experimenting with different ingredients. Consider taking out leafy greens (even though we love them) and focus on a variety of other ingredients.

This salad takes inspiration from the classic Middle Eastern salad, which tends to have several variations from country to country. It is very simple, but the flavors are bright, powerful, and highly addictive. Plus, it is naturally rich in water-rich produce items, so eating it contributes to your overall water intake for the day.

Key Ingredients

Cucumber: Cucumber is a naturally detoxifying effect on the body, working to cleanse the liver. In addition to being a natural diuretic, cucumber also contains several integral nutrients, including vitamin C, vitamin K, magnesium, and potassium, among others.

Tomatoes: They are plump, juicy, and naturally rich in lycopene, beta-carotene, flavonoids, folate, potassium, vitamin C, and vitamin E. Studies indicate that tomatoes may help protect the skin, eyes, ones, and heart, in addition to helping reduce inflammation.

Basil: The classic pesto leaf has many purposes, and several health benefits to boot. Many researchers attribute basil’s health benefits to the diverse antioxidant profile. Basil works to reduce inflammation, enhance immune function, protect the liver, and regulate blood sugar.

Red onion: Not everyone enjoys onion in their salad, but they do work very well with the other ingredients in this specific salad. They have a diverse and rich nutritional profile, offering lots of fiber, potassium, vitamin C, B vitamins, and potassium, a mineral that aids cellular function, fluid balance, muscle contraction, and more. Researchers confirm that onions are an excellent source of antioxidants, containing at least 17 different antioxidant compounds, including anthocyanins.

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A salad doesn’t have to have a long list of ingredients in order for it to be delicious. This simple cucumber apple salad contains exactly what the name says: cucumbers and apples. Toss the apple and cucumber cubes with a simple apple cider vinegar dressing and you are in business. It’s a great, light summer salad that you can serve at room temperature or chilled. Although we used Granny Smith apples, feel free to use whichever apple variety you enjoy. If you prefer a juicier texture and sweeter flavor from your apple, consider using Fuji or Honeycrisp varieties. If you strive for contrasting colors, use Red Delicious or Pink Lady apples.

You can never go wrong with a good combination, and that is exactly the case for cucumbers and apple. Ideally, try to dice the apple and cucumber into the same size cubes for uniformity and ease of enjoyment. Plus, cutting them the same size will create even texture throughout the salad. Pour the dressing over the cucumber and apple cubes and let it sit for about 10 to 15 minutes, so that the flavors can get to know each other. That also gives the apples and cucumbers time to absorb the dressing, which is highly addictive and refreshing. We actually suggest that you keep all of the ingredients to this salad with you at all times because it

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During the summer months, melons are the freshest they will ever be, no matter if it is a watermelon, cantaloupe, or honeydew. The honeydew, and other melons, have a rich water content, aiding your hydration efforts during those hot summer days. Most melons are over 90% water and in the case of honeydew, it also offers iron, calcium, zinc, copper, selenium, manganese, fiber, vitamin A, lutein, folate, and beneficial fatty acids.

Honeydew isn’t the only hydrating ingredient in this smooth. Cucumber also brings with it a boatload of water and other integral nutrients that contribute to healthy bodily function. It provides vitamin K, vitamin C, and other antioxidant compounds. The chia seeds offer beneficial omega-3 fatty acids that work to enhance brain, gut, and heart health. We don’t just want to bore you with a long list of nutritional benefits, though. Ultimately, this smoothie is about the incredibly refreshing flavor!

Because this smoothie contains honeydew and banana, you probably do not need to add the maple syrup. That is entirely up to you, but consider omitting it first, taste the smoothie, and add the maple syrup if you really crave a sweeter flavor profile. The spinach is also optional, but adds more nutrients. You don’t have to worry about that leafy green ruining the flavor of the smoothie at all. You can’t even taste it! As long as you have a sweet and scrumptious honeydew, that’ll be the primary flavor you taste when you enjoy this smoothie.

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Is there a single food that’s a cool as a cucumber? Is summer even summer if you don’t incorporate refreshing, hydrating cucumbers into your diet? You can make a citrusy salsa, cold soup, cucumber noodle salad, or even an electrolyte-rich detox water. The cucumber is an essential summer ingredient that not only tastes crisp, but also has numerous health benefits. 

Health Benefits Of Cucumbers

The cucumber offers a refreshing, crisp taste and high water content. They help relieve dehydration by supplying the body with important electrolytes and phytonutrients. According to dietitians, it’s possible to satisfy 20-30% of the necessary fluid intake through diet alone. Foods like cucumbers and watermelons are greatly beneficial in this effort. 

Cucumbers also offer phytonutrient compounds, lignans and cucurbitacins, which exhibit anti-cancer properties. According to recent studies, cucurbitacins may help block signaling pathways that are necessary for cancer cell multiplication and survival. One study found that they can inhibit the growth of pancreatic cancer cells. The lignans in cucumbers may protect against cancer by interacting with bacteria in the digestive tract. The research concluded that bacteria took lignans and converted them into enterodial and enterolactone compounds. These bind to estrogen receptors to reduce the risk of estrogen-related cancers, including endometrial, breast, and ovarian cancers. 

As detailed earlier in this article, cucumbers can help hydrate the body. That’s great news for your skin, but you can also apply cucumbers topically. The reason that spas apply cucumbers to the eyes is because cucumbers work to decrease swelling and inflammation. If you need to decrease under-eye puffiness or remedy a sunburn, cucumbers are an excellent choice!

Cucumber Recipes

Check out the following cucumber recipes and see which ones you like best. They are all 100% cleanse-approved if you happen to be using one of our cleanses. Additionally, they are kind of a big dill. We don’t apologize for the pun.

Cucumber Melon Refresher

Cool off on a hot summer day when you enjoy this cucumber melon refresher. With only three ingredients, it’s incredibly easy to make! Plus, there’s no need for added sweeteners because you have the lovely cantaloupe.

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Cucumber Lime Electrolyte Drink

Hydrating with this electrolyte drink before a workout may help prevent you from experiencing muscle cramps or spasms.

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Spicy Cucumber, Avocado, Tomato & Onion Salad

A great salad is often very simple because simple recipes are the most delicious, just like this cucumber avocado, tomato & onion salad.

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Carrot Cucumber Slaw With Ginger Dressing

Forget the mayonnaise because you don’t need it for this recipe. Vibrantly colored and and crunchy, this cucumber carrot slaw is tossed in a sweet and tangy ginger dressing that’s to die for.

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Mango, Avocado, & Cucumber Salad

Is this the perfect salad recipe? We think it is! Indulge in the balanced flavors and textures of this mango avocado cucumber salad.

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Cucumber Lemon Sorbet

Cool down this summer with this refreshing, tart, and invigorating raw vegan cucumber lemon sorbet. It only has three ingredients!

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Maintaining proper hydration is one of the most important aspects of life, regardless of the season. The body needs water for many bodily functions, including circulation, temperature regulation, and even immunity. When you drink a sufficient amount of water, you may even help balance your mood and improve sleep quality. Dehydration, on the other hand, can lead to a handful of unpleasant symptoms, including headaches, fatigues, decreased cognitive function, and dizziness. In severe cases, dehydration may cause heat exhaustion or stroke. 

In order to avoid the effects of dehydration, you have to stay on top of your water intake. Drinking water isn’t as exciting as drinking other beverages, but it is necessary for your health. You can always enhance your hydration efforts by drinking herbal teas, freshly made juices or smoothies, or drinking electrolyte-rich drinks (preferably not the bottled varieties with processed ingredients and added sugars). 

You can help meet your daily hydration goals by eating water-rich foods. Foods that contain water, in addition to the other nutrients, help protect the body from dehydration. Plus, the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber, protein, and more in these foods benefit your health in other ways. The top choices include watermelon, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, strawberries, spinach, lettuce, and zucchini. For inspiration, here is a list of seven hydrating recipes to enjoy this summer. 

Summer Heirloom Tomato Salad

Do summer right when you whip up this refreshing heirloom tomato salad. It is as beautiful as it is tasty, so please enjoy!

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Refreshing Cucumber Peach Salsa

Dive into this divine and refreshing cucumber peach salsa, which is both Whole30-friendly and 100% Full Body Cleanse approved. Peaches are freshest during the summer months, making this the perfect seasonal dish.

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Tangy Thai Cucumber Noodle Salad

Tangy, refreshing, and perfect for a hot day, this Thai cucumber noodle salad is going to revolutionize your salad game during your cleanse. Not only that, the cucumbers, tomatoes, and fresh herbs, and lime juice keep you on the path to optimal hydration.

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Zoodles With A Mint Parsley Pesto

Yet another zucchini noodle recipe is about to impress your taste buds. These zoodles are tossed in a herbaceous mint parsley pesto.

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Watermelon Cucumber Basil Lemonade

A perfectly refreshing drink recipe for warmer weather! This watermelon cucumber basil lemonade is free or added sugars and may help enhance your hydration efforts. 

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Homemade Cantaloupe Popsicles

With the days getting warmer, that can only mean one thing: summer has arrived! To cool you off, try these homemade cantaloupe popsicles! They are so easy to make and cool you off in no time.

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Subtly Sweet Strawberry Sorbet

Strawberries are one of our favorite summer fruits, which is why we wanted to make them into a dessert! It is sweet, but not overpowering. The zesty zap from the freshly squeezed lemon juice is exactly what you want when the sun is out!

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Get ready to enjoy a vibrant marinated salad that features crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, and sharp onions, creating a refreshing medley of flavors and textures in your mouth. Using your best knife skills, slice all of the ingredients to be uniform. If you want, you can slice the onions a little thinner than the other ingredients before combining them in a bowl. By marinating the ingredients in the oil, vinegar, herbs, and seasonings, you let their natural juices mingle, enhancing the overall freshness. The extra virgin olive oil adds a smooth richness, while the apple cider vinegar provides a tangy brightness that elevates the flavors.

To deepen the flavor profile, we added freshly chopped parsley and dill, but you can choose one or the other if you have an aversion to a particular herb. The herbs provide aromatic herbal notes that complement the vegetables beautifully. The addition of minced garlic introduces a pungent, savory layer that enhances the salad’s complexity, making each bite more flavorful and enticing. The combination of herbs and garlic transforms this simple salad into a fragrant, savory side dish suitable for any meal.

Marinating the vegetables allows the flavors to meld beautifully over time, resulting in a salad that is both tangy and herbaceous with a satisfying crunch. The acidity from the vinegar balances the richness of the olive oil, while the herbs and garlic provide a fresh, aromatic finish. This marinated cucumber, tomato, and onion salad is an effortless, wholesome dish ideal for picnics, barbecues, or as a cooling accompaniment to spicy or hearty meals.

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