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A Few of My Favorite Things Now … here are a few of my favourite things – of course this is not a complete list, just a taste. If I were to list all of my favourite things it would take away from my precious time in the kitchen!

Stuff I Use

Coconut Secrets - Coconut based aminos, nectar and vinegar – words can’t describe!

Giddy YoYo – Chocolate, sprouts, superfoods and love!

Luna and Larry’s Coconut Bliss – My most favourite ice cream. Coconut based, rich, creamy and vegan!

Manitoba Harvest – Local Canadian Hemp Foods and Oils! Delicious!

Mama Earth – Have an basket full of organic fruits and veggies delivered right to your door!

Mary’s Gone Cracker – Delicious, crunchy gluten free crackers and cookies.

Mette Vangso – For instant relaxation, comfort and healing

Mum’s Original – A whole line of Superfoods. Ethically and morally aligned, this company has it all!

Nourish Tea – Nourish your body with a cup of loose leaf tea!

Navitas Naturals – Incredible superfoods for energy, longevity and optimal nutrition

Nude Bee Honey – The sweetest and sexiest honey you will ever taste!

Organic Lifestyle – Your one-stop online shop for eco home, kitchen lifestyle products

ShaSha Bread – Wholesome, delicious foods with a great philosophy

Strawesome – the best way to sip your smoothie!

Sun Warrior Protein Powder - the most amazing tasting and healthiest vegan proteins out there!

Sunshine Burger - The best tasting packaged veggie burger. Soy Free!

Sweets From the Earth – Wholesome desserts made with ingredients from the earth (makes custom cakes and desserts too!)

Raw Elements – Amazing raw and health products! Sun Warrior, Vitamineral Greens etc...(Save 5% on your order with this code: MW007)

Ruths Hemp Foods – Yummy products to add your everyday menu!

RuMe Bags – Go bag free and carry your own!

Ryza – My tried-and-true rice milk, can’t be beat for taste and texture!

Tonica Kombucha – Sparkling, lightly fermented, organic and raw, enabling a pure and natural source of body renewal and balance

Truly Organic Foods – A local resource for the best in organic foods and supplements!

Upaya naturals – for your everything needs as far as raw foods, kitchen appliances and other superfoods!

Vega- Plant based whole food products for superior health and longevity.

Vitamineral Greens – Start your day everyday with a mini cleanse as you get your daily dose of greens in!

VitaMix – make the best smoothies ever!

Local Resources and Health Services

Borden Communications – For everything eco and so much more !

Green Beauty – Cosmetics for the Eco Conscious!

Tonic Toronto Magazine – Good Food and Good Info!

TakeOut WithOut – Join the Campaign!

Truly Organic Food – A fantastic online resource for natural & raw foods, superfoods ++

GET – local Toronto goods and services. Everything from education to  Green retail stores.

Melanie Leeder – Holistic Spa Services

Point to Health – On site Chinese medicine and acupuncture services

EcoCentric - The best GREEN business in Canada!

Our Faves – Find the best of what Toronto has to offer!

Wellpath Clinic – Prevent and Maintain your health with Naturopathic Medicine

SM Chiro Studio – Get aligned and integrated back into health! (Not Local)

GlutenFreeFind.com – A great and easy-to-use resource to help you find gluten-free products in the Canada or US.

Young Urban Farmers - Founded by a group of university graduates, Young Urban Farmers is a Toronto-based company that helps people grow their own fresh food in the city.

Restaurants I Eat At In Toronto

Belmonte Raw – Tasty, clean, raw and amazing chocolate!

Cruda – Raw Cafe

Camros – Organic Vegan Eatery

Live Organic Food Bar – Raw, vegan with an amazing brunch!

Fresh – Hearty Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free options

Magic Oven – Spelt and Gluten Free Pizza

Organic Oven – Gluten Free Bakery  vegan & gluten free cakes, muffins and breads

Pizza Libretto – Spelt Pizza

Rawlicious – Raw, Living

Pulp Kitchen – Hearty Vegan Brunch

Raw Aura – Raw, Vegan, Living

The Beet – Hip, Urban, Fresh – something for everyone!

Tabule – Mediterranean, amazing hummus with gluten free and vegan options.

Villa – Spelt Pizza, Beet Salad, Gluten Free Pasta! (Vegan and Vegetarian Friendly)

Kale – Vegan, Organic, Macrobiotic

Enoteca Sociale – Local, Ecofriendly Wine and Food Bar

Cookbooks I Love

VEGGIN’ COMFORTABLY – Marni Wasserman

WEEKDAY MEAL PLANNING – Marni Wasserman

CLEANSING WITH SUPERFOODS – Marni Wasserman

PURELY FIT – Marni Wasserman

One Bite at a time or The Cancer Fighting Kitchen – Rebecca Katz

Superfoods By David Wolfe

Extravaganza – Laura Matthies

The Real Food Daily Cookbook – Anne Gentry

The Modern Ayurvedic – Amrita Sondhi

The Hip Chick’s guide to Macrobiotics – Jessica Porter

Raw food Real World – Sarma Melngailis

The Splendid Grain – Rebecca Wood

Super Natural Cooking – Heidi Swanson

Get it Ripe or Ripe from Around Here – jae steele

Grub – Anna Lappe and Bryant Terry

Clean Food – Terri Walters

Clean Start – Terri Walters

Superfood cuisine – Julie Morris

Thrive (Diet, Fitness, Foods) – Brenden Brazier

Online Resources I Support (and Who Support Me)!

Chatelaine Magazine – New recipes and tips from me every week

Crazy Sexy Life – green juice and sexy loving organic food!

G Living – An official green chef or should I say Monkie?

Bamboo Magazine – I just happen to be food editor!

Goodlife Kids Foundation – Family friendly recipes and ideas

NutritionFacts.org - the first completely non-commercial, science-based website to spreading delicious knowledge on the latest in nutrition research, presented in short, easy-to-understand video segments and blog posts

Thrifty and Green – A great online resource for everything you need to know about saving money and living green.