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      • Maple-Nut Banana Shake
      • Margarita - The Watermelon Classic
      • The Best Sangria - Authenic
      • The Classic Martini
      • Vanilla n Caramel Malted Maca Latte
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      • Banana Walnut Muffins
      • Berry Berry Chia Bowl w/ Strawverry n Balsamic Compote
      • Best Ever Morning Magic Muesli
      • Breakfast Torte - tahini, molasses, cacao crunch
      • Breakfast Pizza with SUNBUTTER
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      • Cashew Creme Parfait
      • Cheesy Tofu Scramble
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      • Chocolate Chia Parfaits - Overnight
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      • Cacao & Banana Chia Power Parfait
      • Crazy Good Grainless Granola
      • Creamy Lemon Berry Parfait
      • Criunchy Granola Bark
      • Espresso Parfait
      • Fully Loaded Apple Nachos
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      • Muesli Mix - Multi-use rawesome yum
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      • Over-night Double Apple Ginger Oats
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      • Pumpkin Power Muffins
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      • Ris-oat-o (The best oatmeal you'll ever have!)
      • Savory Steel Cut Ris-oat-o Breakfast Bowl
      • ‘The Vegan Avocado McMuffin Breakfast
      • Triple Chocolate Bullet Proof Breakfast Cookies
      • Quinoa Porridge with Caramel Date Jam
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      • Chocolate SunButter Smoothie Sundae
      • Green Velvet Squash n Cinnamon Spice Smoothie
      • Evergreen Fig and SunButter smoothie
      • Kiwi Lime Pie Smoothie
      • Mint Pattie Smoothie Bowl
      • Multi Berry Smoothie Bowl
      • Pumpkin Pie Perfection - Smoothie
      • Raw Cacao Banana Butter Smoothie Bowl- vegan heaven!
      • Tart Green Apple Goodness
      • Red Velvet Chocolate Cream Smoothie
      • Simple Smoothie Bowl Basics
      • Super Power Pear Smoothie
    • SEXY SALADS AND DRESSINGS >
      • Asian Toasted Sesame Spinach Salad
      • Avocado Salad
      • Beet Salad w/ pistachios
      • Curried Quinoa and Black Bean Salad
      • Chickpea Salad W/ Creamy Tahini Dressing
      • Creamy Garlic Tahini Dressing
      • Crunchy Warm Walnut Quinoa Salad
      • Fall Harvest Roasted Squash and Kale Salad
      • Mango Chickpea Salad with Blackberry Vinaigrette
      • My Big Fab Greek Salad w/ Faux Feta
      • Salad Rolls w/ Spicy Sunbutter Sauce
      • Salad Dressings - 3 favorites
      • Shades of the Rainbow Super Salad
      • Simple Salsa Black Bean Salad
      • Spinach and Raspberry Salad with Raspberry Viniagrette
      • Spring-Green Salad Dream
      • Super Fresh Berry n Herb Salad
    • STEAMY SOUPS >
      • Butternut Squash Red Lentil Soup
      • Creamy Parsnip Broccoli Soup w/Thai Basil
      • Green Minestrone Soup
      • Italian Kale and Bean Soup
      • Spicy Sweet Potato African StyleSoup
      • Thai Butternut Squash Soup
      • Creamy Spiced Carrot Soup
    • MAIN COURSES - Lunch and Dinner >
      • Better than Bought Pizza
      • Chili Mole- BIG Batch, spicy, smoky
      • Creamy Vegan Risotto
      • East Indian Pasta w/ zucchini noodles
      • Grilled Tofu Cutlets Provence
      • Honey Garlic Tofu Nuggets w/ Spicy Sauce
      • Italian Vegan Meatballs
      • Jamaican Tempeh with Ginger Lime Sauce
      • Latin Scramble
      • Lentil Spinach Patties
      • Maple n’ Pesto Wild Salmon Brulee
      • Marinated Asian Cutletts
      • Morrocan Carrot, Mint, Quinoa Pilaf
      • Mushroom Lentil Loaf and Burgers
      • Pad Thai with black bean pasta
      • Portobello Burgers
      • Provence Cutlets with crisy capers
      • Provencial Wraps Everyone Loves
      • Quesdillas - vegan or veg
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      • Red Thai Coconut Chickpea Curry
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      • Roasted Veggie Torte - shortcut version
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      • Savory Sunflower Pate Collard Rolls
      • Smoky Black Bean Burgers
      • Smokey Walnut Meat Tacos
      • Spicy, Italian Stew
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      • Tex-Mex Sweet Potato Power Plate
      • The Vegan Margherita Pizza - My way!
      • Vietnamese Salad Rolls w/ Peanut Sauce
    • GRAINS >
      • Forbidden Black Rice
      • Quinoa Pilaf - Toasted & Nutty
    • VEGETABLES >
      • Butternut Squash Patties
      • Crispy Coconut Brussels Sprouts n Coconut, ginger sauce
      • Caramelized Roasted Vegetables
      • Cauliflower Roast with the best Dijon Dressing
      • Divine Smoky Roasted Cauliflower
      • Garlicky Kale Saute
      • Oven Roasted Potato Bites
      • Pan Sauteed Asparagus w/ garlic
      • Spicy, Sexy, BBQ'D Carrots
      • Swiss Chard - Garlic Sautéed
    • SNACKS, SIDES & MORE SAUCES >
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      • Coconut Crunch
      • Coconut Chipotle Kale Chips
      • Crispy Coconut Bacon Bits
      • Sensational Cheezie Popcorn
      • Smoky Tempeh Bacon
      • Sweet n Spicy Maple Nuggets
    • SAUCES, SIDES, CHEESE >
      • Amazing Garlic Scape Pesto
      • Asian Ginger Sauce
      • Beautiful Basil Pesto - dairy-free
      • Chimichurri Sauce
      • Cashew Ricotta Cheese - creamy deliciousness
      • Cashew Cheddar Cheese
      • Cashew Parmesan
      • Roasted Red Pepper Sauce - all purpose perfection
      • Peanut Sauce - the best ever!
      • Savory Cashew Creme
      • Savory Red Lentil Wraps
      • Simple SunButter Satay Sauce
      • Smoky Miso n SunButter Sauce
      • Sun-Dried Tomato Cashew Dip
    • SINFREE SWEETS >
      • Apricot Orange Cashew Bars
      • Banana Butter Bites
      • Berry n Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
      • Blueberry Cashew /Cheesecake w/ blueberry coulis
      • Brownie Bites with SunButter Swirl
      • Carrot Cake w/ cream cheese icing - vegan
      • Chocolate Chip & Toasted Coconut Cookies - gluten and egg free
      • Chocolate Breakfast Bark
      • Chocolate Cheesecake - Dairy-free and Divine
      • Chocolate Orange Date Truffles - dairy-free decadence
      • Chocolate Truffles, walnut and whiskey
      • Chocolate Pots de Creme - Dark and Delicious
      • Chocolate Super Cups with SunButter
      • Coconut Caramel Sauce
      • Coconut Creme Mango Parfait
      • Coconut Whipped Creme
      • Crazy-Good for you Cookies
      • Flourless Espresso Double Chocolate Brownies
      • Frosty Pineapple Slush
      • Frozen Banana Blast wtih a super-food Booster
      • Hazelnut Crunch Truffles
      • Healthy, Heavenly Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
      • Love Bites - vegan turtles
      • Maple Walnut Ice Creme
      • Paleo, Keto, Vegan Pumpkin Muffins
      • Peppermint Cacao Crunch Power Balls
      • Power Balls - with a little crunch
      • High Protein Banana Walnut Loaf
      • Pumpkin Cashew Cheesecake
      • Raspberry Cheesecake w/ Raspberry Orange Coulis
      • Pumpkin Spiced Sweet Potato Pie - vegan
      • Raw Cacao Brownies
      • Raw Vegan Cashew Crème Parfait
      • Sunbutter Pots de Creme au Chocolate
      • Super Stamina Power Balls
      • Sweet Potato Pumpkin Spiced Pie w/ whipped coconut creme
      • Summer Berry Fruit Crisp
      • Super Hero Protein Balls or Bars
      • Rhubarb & Strawberry Crunchy Crisp
      • Tiramisu - Dairy-free
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Your optimal wellness is our mission!
Cultivate self-acceptance, self-appreciation,
self-worthiness and actual, everyday self-care.


With healthy lifestyle and behavior changes; anxiety, excess stress and self- sabotage dissipate. You become compelled to embrace taking care of yourself mentally, emotionally, physically, nutritionally, environmentally and spiritually.
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    Our power lies
    in our thinking.


​Our thinking influences our -
beliefs, feelings and behaviors.
Together these shape our lives.  

In order for us to thrive we must mind our mind and develop healthy every-day habits that honor our whole self... 
Mentally, emotionally, physically, nutritionally, environmentally, purposefully,  spiritually.



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LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL WHEN YOU REALLY LOOK

Look closely, and lovingly, and you will see it. There is an innate and elegant beauty in even the most ordinary of things. Learn to love that beauty, and to let it be, and your eyes will be opened to wondrous possibilities.

There always is a quiet yet unyielding peace, upon which rests all that is. The more often you reach in and touch this peace the more fully you experience its power. Anything that is negative, deceptive or destructive eventually  obliterates itself.

When you are authentic, peaceful and creative, when you need nothing other than to simply be, you have every beautiful, wonderful and miraculous thing there is.

Life's richness is never more than a single thought away. Breathe in deeply the beauty, the wonder, the miracle that is now.  Know the joy that cannot ever fade. Live life in love. Teri Gentes


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BECOME A BETTER VERSION OF YOU!
EXCEL IN EVERY AREA OF LIFE. AGE WITH GRACE!


Today's society is more obsessed than ever on health and wellness yet an epidemic of chronic disease plagues us. If you're struggling with lifelessness, depression or anxiety, chronic pain, weight, mood and hormone issues, crazy cravings, sleep challenges, depleted energies, or excess stress, lack of motivation and other such diseases its time to change what you are doing. Its been a concerted everyday practice of mine for decades.


         Mindset - Meaning - Movement - Meals - Connections


When you take time and commit yourself to yourself there is a rewarding payoff like no other. Here is what intention and application can do.

​Meet Andy - he devoted himself to his well-being in January 2021 and he began to see his mind-set change,
​his self-image shift, his daily practices improve, his weight drop (physically and emotionally) and his entire body transform. When you change one thing in your life, everything changes and when you experience the benefits first-hand there is no going back. Results are the perfect inspiration to carry-on because feeling good is grand.
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We help you do this! Reach out and let's talk about your goals.
Teri Gentes - Whole Self Lifestyle Wellness
International Speaker|Self-care Coach|Author|Chef|Trainer|Ambassador
Certified Wellness and Nutritional Consultant, Personal Trainer,
Yoga and Group Fitness Instructor

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