(makes about 16 cookies)
1/2 peanut butter
1 tsp baking soda
3 Tbsp flour of choice
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup peanuts, finely chopped (or chocolate chips) - optional
3 Tbsp applesauce
1 tsp flax, ground
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
Mix 1st 3 ingredients, then add the rest & stir. Form balls and bake in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Score 2 ways with a fork. Let cool 10 minutes before removing from tray.
1 pkg. frozen chick’n strips or Gardein Mandarin Orange Crispy Chick’N
4 cups rice, pre-cooked and cooled (leftover rice works nice)
2 cups frozen peas and carrots or veggie blend of choice
1 cup green onions, trimmed and sliced (save a little for garnish)
5 cloves garlic, minced and divided
Sauce:
3 Tbsp soy sauce or tamari
(makes appr. 4 dozen balls)
Recipe slightly altered and courtesy of LuAnne Bermeo Amazing Meals I&II find us on Facebook!
4-6 slices whole grain bread (or enough to make 2 cups soft bread crumbs)
1 cup raw walnuts
1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup instant gluten flour or vital gluten (not regular gluten flour)
2 Tbsp dried minced onions
1 16 oz pkg. firm or extra firm produce-style, water packed tofu
1/2 cup water
2 Tbsp Bragg liquid aminos or tamari
1 can white beans or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, or 1 1/2 cups cooked
1 1/2 Tbsp Tahini
1/4 tsp EACH: Salt, onion powder, turmeric and paprika
1 whole grain English muffin, split and toasted
2 slices tomato
8 baby spinach leaves, micro-greens, or greens of choice
1/2-1 lb. spaghetti noodles
1 bunch broccoli, trimmed and cut to small bites
1-2 Tbsp garlic blend mix seasoning to taste
1-8 Tbsp earth balance butter (or use agua faba, lemon juice & zest for no fat version)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Serves 4
4 Bananas, peeled, halved and frozen
1 cup frozen dark cherries
2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
1/4 tsp vanilla & almond extract (if you have it)
Pinch salt
Jill Ovnik is a certified food educator and culinary instructor for The Cancer Project, a not-for profit organization based in Washington D.C., a Food For Life Instructor for www.PCRM.org and the founder of www.vegangal.com
Snacking healthy or making meals of healthy snacks are hugely important to a healthy lifestyle. Here are some of my favorite snacks - some are obvious and some are in the recipe index at HealthyFactsInc.com!
• Hummus and brown rice crackers
• Sugar snap peas
• Apple, clementine or grapefruit
• Sliced jicama or celery
• Dr. McDougall ramen soup
• Papaya with lime juice
• Veggie sushi
• Edamame
• Salsa on baked potato
• Microwaved popcorn with sprayed on tamari chili powder and nutritional yeast
• Amy’s non-dairy burrito
• Popsicles
• Dates with apples and almonds
• Peanut butter and jelly on whole grain bread
• Sweet potato pudding
• Avocado toast
• Raisins
• Veggie spring rolls
• Leftover cheesy sauce and salsa on anything
• Smoothies
• Chick peas with cumin and lime juice
• Overnight oats w/fruit and almond milk
• Crispy kale chips
• Grapes & frozen grapes
• Dried fruit without sulfur
• Mary’s Gone Crackers
• Spicy baked chickpeas
• Hash browns - oven baked with no oil
• Leftover sweet potato with BBQ sauce
• Zucchini noodles with lemon juice and spice blends
Tahini
• Is rich in minerals such as phosphorus, lecithin, magnesium, potassium and iron.
• Is one of the best sources of calcium out there.
• Is high in vitamin E and vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5 and B15.
• Prevents anemia.
• Helps to maintain healthy skin and muscle tone.
• Is easy for your body to digest because of its high alkaline mineral content, which is great for assisting in weight loss.
• Is high in unsaturated fat (good fat!)
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