A beautiful way to start the day ❤️

A little pre-funk snacky snack before my lunch date with a friend later today. I'm making us vegan Moong Dal for the 1st time 🥳 But 1st I snack! This took less than 5 minutes to throw together and that included blending this quick and easy cashew queso (no soaking required!). An avocado with everything bagel and a sprinkle of cayenne, a couple of vine mini tomatoes, 2 mini red bells, a small handful of those Siete chips and the star of the show 🥁 cashew queso! I not only dipped the chips but also dipped the maters and the mini bells!! So tell me, do you prefer eating raw snacky snacks or do you prefer them cooked??? It honestly depends on my mood and how long I want to spend in the kitchen 😆

Ran to the store to snag some carrots for juicing later and couldn't pass up a few AMAZING DEALS! Siete Chips $2.99 a bag, discount organic mushrooms normally $6 — reduced to $2.75, NON-DAIRY Ben and Jerry's ice cream normally $6.99 on sale for $2.99 👀 (not something I normally purchase but sometimes a girl just needs a sweet treat!), organic bananas $1.50 per bunch, and a bag of clearance oranges $1.50 (sumos are normally $3-3.50 a piece and I scored 2 inside this bag). Not pictured....the adorable and cheap clearance outfits I already swung by to my kiddo! If you have a Kroger Company grocery store (my US and Canadian peeps) always always always scope out their clearance rack! All red bags are $1.50 and totally worth it! I saved almost $30, and spent $38, which equated to a 43% savings. I'm one happy camper today! Did you know that Kroger had a red bag clearance rack????? It's the first place I stop whenever I walk-in.

I tried to get fancy with sorghum pop, and instead got humbled REAL quick 😅 You ever buy something “bougie healthy” and think you’re about to become that gurl only to absolutely fail? Yeah. That was me. Sorghum pop = tiny, adorable popcorn’s expensive little cousin. I was READY. I truly LOVE LOVE LOVE sorghum pop!! Attempt #1…disaster. Attempt #2 with my new stainless steel popper (ordered specificallyfor my sorghum pop) somehow worse 😂 like wtf Shoutout to my hubby for going full MacGyver fixing the situation. He's confident that the 3rd time will be a charm! Being honest though, at that point I said forget it — we’re going back to the OG. Regular popcorn. Avocado oil. Garlic salt + nutritionalyeast. And let me tell you, this was not a backup plan, this was a full-blown glow-up. CCRUNCHY. FRESH. SAVORY. ADDICTIVE. Mid-snack, I randomly asked, who even discovered popcorn? So of course I looked it up. Apparently popcorn is older than Jesus 🤯🤣 I found this hilarious video on the history of popcorn. If you need a chuckle and have 5 extra minutes, you should totally watch it 🍿 So here I am, humbled by sorghum, living my best life with a bowl of ancient snacks. But I gotta know, what are YOU putting on your popcorn?? 👇 Swipe right past the video to scope out my new snazzy stainless steel popcorn popper! It's pretty rad! Great little investment!

Welcome to Rooted & Wild 🌿 We have some NEW members to introduce who decided to join us over the past couple weeks 🗣 Let’s give a warm welcome to @Karin Davis @Opal Hagen @Irma B-zar @Amanda Thornton @MarKesha Smith @Felicia Canevari @Corinne Bach @Andrew Jules @Kate Galli @Diala Eberechukwu @Despina Charavgi @Ma. Socorro Castro @Raouda San @Karen Smith @Paul Mayer @Doris Martinson @Ashley Zdanowicz @Melissa Coddington @Lisa Vanderveen @Jake Indigo @Maurice Shriqui @Pamela Arena and @Natalee Pinnock You’re officially part of a crew that loves real food, real talk, easy recipes, and no 🐂💩. We’re here for plants, power, and a little bit of rebel energy. Kick off your shoes, grab something fresh, and tell us who you are and what lights you up. Or maybe just share your favorite plant-based snacky snack in the comments below! Pics and Gifs ALWAYS welcome 🥳 There are a couple of 'welcome' pinned posts and be sure to click the classroom tab and scope out our Classroom of Recipes 🌿 I try and update this 2-3 times a week with new recipes. So glad you’re here. Let’s grow wild together 🌱