RecipesVegetarian Taco Salad:
*Ingredients: vegetarian refried beans, rice, spinach, corn, sour cream, and salsa. *Saute corn in 1 tbsp. grapeseed oil. Remove from heat and mix in 1/4 cup sour cream. *Heat refried beans 1-2 minutes on high, and then reduce the heat. *Make long grain rice ahead of time or make minute rice. *Put refried beans on plate and spread around in a circle, add rice, then torn up fresh spinach leaves, corn, and top with salsa. Even Easier Pasta Salad (4 ingredients): *1 cup brown rice and quinoa fusilli pasta - boiled and drained with cold water *1 Roma tomato cup into pieces *2 cheese sticks sliced *Italian dressing to taste - little or a lot, your choice *Mix the four ingredients and put in the fridge for a minimum of one hour. *Enjoy solo or on a bed of lettuce for a crunch. Drizzle dressing over the top if needed or desired. Easy Vegetarian Pasta *1 cup brown rice and quinoa fusilli pasta (it's also gluten free) *1 small can of tomato paste *1 small tomato cut up (I prefer Roma tomatoes) *1/2 to full cup of crumbled extra firm tofu *Herb and garlic seasoning *1 tbsp olive oil Directions: 1. Heat olive oil and seasoning in pan over medium-high heat. 2. Add tofu and cook 6-8 minutes 3. Pour in tomato paste, 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water, and tomato. Stir and reduce heat. 4. Boil water and pour in pasta. Cook 7-9 minutes and then drain. Mix pasta in with sauce. 5. Garnish with fresh parmesan cheese. **Note: For meat eaters, replace tofu with hamburger. Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Mini Blender Muffins Fellow vegetarian Jordan Clark, shared this recipe from averiecooks.com. It's a great gluten-free recipe and the most amazing aspect is that you can mix it up in a nutribullet or magic bullet. No mixer, mixing bowls, or extra steps. Throw in the ingredients, turn it on, and soon you have batter. *1 medium fresh banana *1 large egg *8 tbsp creamy peanut butter *3 tbsp honey (Mix these together and then stir in 8 tbsp. chocolate chips.) You can also make them chocolate by adding in 1/3 cup of cocoa. Healthy Banana Pancakes Another recipe Jordan found from weepiggies.com, and it can also be made in your magic bullet! *2 eggs *1 banana *1/2 cup oats *1/4 cup apple sauce *1 tsp vanilla *1/2 tsp cinnamon Blend the oats in the magic bullet until ground and then add in the rest of the ingredients! Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Granola So, I had an epic fail on this recipe. It was supposed to make cookies, but because I was not feeling patient and didn't follow the recipe thoroughly, I ended up with granola. Still super tasty! Ingredients: 1 cup quick oats 3/4 cup coconut flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. salt *Mix the dry ingredients 2 tbsp. butter melted 1 tsp. vanilla 1 large egg 1/2 cup honey *Mix the wet ingredients and then combine with the dry ingredients. Add in organic dark chocolate chips. *If your dough is crumbly like mine was, put the crumbles on parchment paper on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes. Keep an eye on it, because it will burn easily (yep, learn from my mistakes, people!). *Let it cool and then mix in with almonds or pour in yogurt for a healthy, yummy crunch! Protein Gingerbread Cookies My son found this recipe on proteinrecipes.com. It's a great cookie that is both vegan and gluten-free. Win-win!! Ingredients: 2 scoops of vanilla protein powder 2 tbsp. maple syrup 1 tbsp. molasses 1/2 tsp. ginger 1/4 tsp. cinnamon pinch of nutmet 1/2 cup almond butter Mix the ingredients together and drop by the spoonful onto a baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 7-8 minutes. This recipe makes 12 cookies. Fresh veggie supper: *Sautee green beans in basil olive oil and garlic and herb seasoning *Open faced sandwich: ezekiel bread toasted, roasted garlic hummus, tomato slice, cucumber slice, and topped with Parmesan cheese Vegetarian Salad *Bag of Romaine lettuce or a head of lettuce *Can of black beans (drained) *Can of corn (drained) *1 tomato diced *1 avocado cut up in small pieces *1 package of Gardein crispy tenders - baked and cut up **Combine the above ingredients in a bowl. For the dressing, either use salsa or balsamic vinaigrette. *The recipe makes enough for 6-8 people. Healthy Flatbread Pizza *Preheat oven to 350 and put it on broil. *Broil flatbread until crispy *Layer flatbread with original hummus, spinach, grape tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese *Put pizza back in the oven long enough to melt cheese Easy enough, tasty, and healthy!! Enjoy! :) Vegan Energy Bites (easy and delicious...plus, you probably have all the ingredients!): 2 mashed ripe bananas 1/4 cup honey 1/2 cup peanut butter 2 cups oats 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup granola (optional) 1/2 cup organic dark chocolate chips *Mix the ingredients together, shape into spoonfuls on wax paper, and refrigerate. Gooey Peanut Butter Clusters (shown above): *1 cup organic peanut butter *1 cup honey *3 1/2 cups of cereal of your choice - less sugary the better *Dark chocolate pieces of your choice - M&M dark chocolate was my choice! *Pour peanut butter and honey together and then microwave for 1 minute. Stir them together until creamy. *Add in cereal and dark chocolate. *Put in clusters on wax paper and refrigerate for 20-30 minutes so they hold together. Apple Panini: *Use two pieces of Ezekiel bread, thinly cut apple slices (I like Granny Smith apples), 2 tablespoons of hummus, and mild cheddar cheese to make this easy and tasty panini. *The chips are Edamame crisps. Tofu/Broccoli/Pasta Dish: *Put one tbsp. virgin olive oil in pan and put on medium heat. *In a separate pot, boil water for organic whole wheat pasta. Cook pasta. *Cut up tofu into cubes (extra firm) and put in pan with seasoning (I used chopped onion). *After 5 minutes, add in frozen broccoli. *Once pasta is ready, add it in with the tofu and broccoli and mix thoroughly. Remove from heat to plate and top with grated Parmesan cheese. Potato Casserole: *Line a mini-loaf pan with tator tots and add in tofu cubes with seasoning of your choice. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. *Add in cooked corn and put shredded cheddar cheese on top for 3-5 minutes. *Enjoy this little guilty pleasure! Taco Salad: (unique twist) *Base 8-10 Sea Salt Edamame chips *Baked tofu cubes in Taco seasoning (8-10 minutes) *Pour tofu over chips *Add lettuce, tomatoes, cheese (light), salsa, and fat-free sour cream (if you need sour cream) Oat-Nana Pucks: (pictured above) This is the recipe that I referred to in my YouTube video (check it out at Get To It - Fitness, Health, and Productivity): *Mash 3 ripened bananas and add 2 tsp. vanilla and 1/4 cup of olive or coconut oil *Mix dry ingredients together: 2 cups oats, 1/2 cup maple quinoa clusters, 2 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. baking powder. *Then pour dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix together. Add 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips. *Form 1 inch balls and then flatten with a fork (so they look like pucks) *Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes - make sure they are firm or they will fall apart. Almond Auroras: I recently found a vegan recipe for Almond Auroras on elephantjournal.com. If you're not ready or don't have a desire to go vegan, I put alternative ingredients in parentheses. 1/2 cup slivered or chopped almonds (I didn't have any, so I used 1/2 cup Go Lean Kashi crunched up) 1 3/4 cup wheat flour *Mix these two ingredients together. Cream together: 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup sucanat (I used sugar) Mix in 1 tbsp flaxseed and 3 tbsp water (I used one egg) Then mix in the wheat flour/almond mixture. Roll the dough into a log and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. Cut into 1/4 to 1/2 inch slices and bake 7-9 minutes at 350 degrees. When the cookies have cooled, drizzle melted dark chocolate over the top of them. You will have 18-30 cookies to enjoy! |
8 Foods to Eat DailyAccording to the website eatthis.com, there are eight foods that we should be eating daily:
1. Spinach - mix it in with scrambled eggs, put it on pizza, or make a salad out of it 2. Yogurt - Top it with blueberries, flaxseed, oats, granola, or use it as a base for salad dressing and dips 3. Tomatoes - Put one on a salad, eat it on a sandwich, mix it in for chili, have it in sauces, etc. 4. Carrots - eat them raw or cooked as a snack or part of a main meal 5. Blueberries - top them on yogurt, have it as a snack or part of a meal 6. Black beans - put them in breakfast burritos, add them to chili, puree them with 1/4 cup of olive oil and roast garlic for a healthy dip 7. Walnuts - sprinkle on top of a salad, chop and put into pancake batter, or grind and mix with old oil to make a marinade for chicken or fish 8. Oats - Put it on yogurt, salads, and cereals How many do you currently eat on a daily basis? How can you work to add more in to your daily diet? Instead of trying to get to all eight at once. Add a new one in each week until you get up to all eight daily. |