Homemade Arbonne Hand Sanitizer

Ingredients:

• 2 cup Aloe Vera Gel
• 4 tbsp Witch Hazel
• 1/2 tsp Arbonne Tea Tree Oil
• 15 drops Arbonne Lavender Essential Oil
• 1/2 tsp Vitamin E Oil (optional)

Instructions:

In a small glass bowl, add the Essential Oils and Vitamin E Oil and stir.

Add the Witch Hazel and stir again.

Add the Aloe Vera Gel and mix very well

Using a small funnel, pour the mixture into your container of choice.

Shake well before using.

The Vitamin E Oil helps to soften hands and will extend the shelf life up to 3-4 months. In either case, the sanitizer should be discarded after 6-9 months. This recipe filled 6 travel size (3 oz) bottles.

Healthy Easter Egg Crispy Treats

3 Tablespoons Organic Butter

1 Bag All Natural Minature Marshmallows

6 Cups Cascadian Oganic Fruitfull O’s, Crushed

 

Directions:

Grease baking pan

Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-low heat then add marshmallows and stir until completed melted

Stir in cereal until all is covered then put into pan & press down on mixture with a buttered spatula to fill

Let cool then use Easter cookie cutter to cut out egg shapes

St. Patrick’s Day Avocado Pesto Stuffed Tomatoes

30 organic cherry tomatoes

1/2 medium organic avocado, pitted, peeled, and cut up

2 ounces organic cream cheese, softened

2 tablespoons organic basil pesto

1 teaspoon fresh organic lemon juice

Fresh organic basil

1. Cut a thin slice from the top of each tomato and a thin slice from bottoms of tomatoes so they stand upright. With a small spoon hollow out the tomatoes. Line a baking sheet with paper towels. Invert tomatoes on the towels. Let stand 30 minutes to drain.
2. In a food processor bowl combine avocado, cream cheese, pesto, and lemon juice. Cover; process until smooth. Spoon filling into a pastry bag fitted with a large plain round or open star tip.
3. Place tomatoes, open sides up, on a serving platter. Pipe filling into the tomato cups. Serve immediately or cover loosely and refrigerate up to 4 hours before serving. Sprinkle with snipped basil before serving. 

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

4 cups fresh organic cranberries
1 cup water
¾ cup of organic honey
1 cinnamon stick

Place all the ingredients in a sauce pan and cook, stirring occasionally on medium-high heat for 15-20 minutes or until most of the liquid has reduced

Healthy Arbonne Shamrock Shake

2 frozen Organic Bananas

1 cup Organic Almond Milk

3 handfuls Organic Spinach

1/2 medium Organic Cucumber

1 scoop Arbonne Vanilla Protein Shake Mix

Blend frozen bananas, protein shake mix and milk together then add in the spinach and cucumber and blend well

Healthy 7-Layer Dip

Looking to make something healthy for your Super Bowl Party, well here it is…

Healthy 7-Layer Dip for Your Super Bowl Party

2 cups organic chopped romaine lettuce

2 organic avocados, mashed well

1 cup organic low-fat Greek yogurt

2/3 cup organic black beans

1/2 cup organic diced tomatoes

1/2 cup organic shredded cheddar cheese

Sliced organic black olives and scallions to garnish

Did You Know It Is National Ice Cream Day?

Homemade Individual Ice Cream In A Bag

1 Cup Organic Half and Half

2 Tablespoons Sugar

1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Ice Cubes (enough to fill each gallon-size bag about half full)

1/2 Cup Kosher Salt (table salt will work)

1 Pint-size Ziplock Bag

1 Gallon-size Ziplock Bag

Combine the half and half, sugar and vanilla extract in the pint-size bag and seal it tightly.

Place the salt and ice in the gallon-size bag, then place the sealed pint-size bag inside as well. Seal the bag. Now shake the bags until the mixture hardens (about 5 minutes).

4th of July Patriotic Pops

 

Happy Pancake Day With Arbonne Healthy Pancakes

Natural Dyed Easter Eggs

This Easter try something new and natural by dyeing your Easter eggs with natural coloring.   Making natural dyes isn’t just a way to achieve more earthy colors, and better looking eggs but by leaving the harsh food-colorings and egg decorating kits on the shelf in the store, you are making a healthier choice for you and your family.

Natural Egg Dye Recipes

Have A Happy, Healthy Easter!

A Healthier You Year?

Make 2014 a Healthier You Year by finding ways to boost your health, fitness, and well-being, and be an inspiration to others! Arbonne Essentials can help you do just that!

Ingredient Policy

No Cook Oatmeal Protein Balls

Easy Hot Apple Cider

 

12 or so small-to-medium-sized organic apples, assorted
1 organic orange
1/2 cup organic brown sugar
4 cinnamon sticks
1 whole nutmeg
1 Tbsp. whole cloves
1 tsp. whole allspice (optional)
water to cover

1) Wash apples and the orange, and then roughly cut into quarters. (Don’t worry about removing peels, seeds, or stems.) Place in a large stock pot.
2) Add sugar, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, cloves and allspice. Then cover with water, filling the pot until it is nearly full (about 2 inches of space at the top of my pot). Bring to a boil and boil uncovered for at least an hour, stirring occasionally. Then cover and reduce to a simmer, and allow juice to simmer for at least another two hours.
3) Periodically during the three hours, use a potato masher (or tongs, or you could just use the side of a spoon) to begin mashing the apple and orange slices once they are soft. Add more sugar or spices to your taste.
4) When cider is ready allow to cool then strain apple and orange pieces and whole spices into a clean pitcher or pot (you can strain everything through a cheesecloth and twist and squeeze to get every last drop).
5) Serve hot, and garnish with a cinnamon stick. Store in the refrigerator and reheat as desired.

 

National No Bra Day and Breast Cancer Awareness Month — OR — Please Put That Pink Can of Soup Down & Put Your Bra Back On

National No Bra Day and Breast Cancer Awareness Month — OR — Please Put That Pink Can of Soup Down & Put Your Bra Back On.

Arbonne Blueberry Smoothie

1 Cup Organic Plain Yogurt

3/4 Cup Organic Blueberries (frozen)

1 Organic Banana (frozen)

1 Teaspoon Organic Cinnamon

1 Ounce Almonds (about 20)

1/2 Cup Ice

2 Scoops of Arbonne Essentials Vanilla Protein Mix

Blend all ingredients together until smooth

What Ingredients Are In Your Baby Care Products?

If you’re like most parents of babies, you know the importance of good nutrition so you read baby food labels and carefully avoid dangerous preservatives and artificial colors.  But, how much time do you spend reading the labels of your favorite baby care products?  You may think that because a product is marketed for babies it must be safe but unfortunately, that is not always the case.  In fact, some popular brands of baby care products, including shampoos, washes, lotions, ointments, and wipes, contain potentially dangerous ingredients.

While it would be nice to think that the FDA, Food and Drug Administration, is protecting our children from potentially dangerous chemicals, that just isn’t so.  Baby care products are considered to be cosmetics by the FDA and with the exception of color additives, ingredients in cosmetics are not subject to FDA approval.  Individual cosmetic and personal care product companies are responsible for determining the safety of their products prior to placing them on the market.   Basically, the FDA is only involved in ensuring proper labeling of cosmetics.   It’s sad to say but companies can even include a dangerous ingredient in a product as long as the proper warning label is included.   So the bottom line is that as a parent you MUST read the labels!

To find out what is in your baby care products, go to the  Environmental Working Group Cosmetics Database

 

 

How Are You Celebrating Earth Day?

EVERY DAY NEEDS TO BE EARTH DAY!

Homemade Vegetable and Fruit Soak

The vinegar cleans and the salt will draw out any little bugs and dirt

 

 

World Autism Awareness Day

Each April 2, Autism Speaks celebrates Light It Up Blue along with the international autism community, in commemoration of the United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day.

I am Lighting It Up Blue for Autism Awareness. Learn how you can participate, too!
Go To: lightitupblue.org

Cleanse & Detox Green Smoothie

2 scoops Arbonne Vanilla Protein Powder (20 grams of vegan protein, plus 20 essential vitamins and minerals)

1 Organic Apple, cored (Wash away harmful toxins in the body)

1 Organic Lemon, juiced (This citrus fruit helps boosts the digestive tract)

1 Cup Organic Kale (Chlorophyll kick starts the digestive tract by ridding the body of pesticides and environmental toxins)

1 Stalk Organic Celery (Used as a diuretic for centuries and thought to be an excellent blood cleanser)

1 Teaspoon Flax Seed Oil (Great source of Omega-3’s and ridding the body of harmful toxins)

1 Cup Arbonne Detox Tea, chilled (Boost digestive tract and flush out harmful toxins)

 

Add all the above ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth then pour over ice.