Here is a delightful recipe, full of flavor, packed with vegetables and quinoa. I’m always looking for creative and tasty ways to eat as many veggies as I can. Head over the Introverted Blogger’s page for this recipe.
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Dinner in our home starts off with a salad at the table. Always. Typically it is a garden salad, but on occasion I will try to jazz things up and make something different. Sometimes the new salads …
I’m an intermittent faster, so I don’t eat breakfast. However, I know most people do. So, inspired by my CRON diet article, I decided to repost this article, which highlights ways to eat veggies for breakfast. You really can’t eat too many vegetables. If my research into caloric restriction taught me anything, it’s the importance of eating LOTS of veggies!
HERE’S THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
If you’re anything like me, you grew up on cold, processed cereal, milk, toast and maybe orange juice as a standard breakfast. On weekends, maybe we had pancakes or eggs, or went out to eat. Fruit and granola with yogurt or oatmeal is also a popular standby for breakfast. Most people don’t think of eating a lettuce salad or heaping bowl of veggies for breakfast.
But, maybe we should. Calorie for calorie, veggies give you the most “bang for your buck.” Generally, you can eat unlimited amounts of non-starchy veggies every day. They are the most nutrient dense foods we can eat. While low in calories, veggies are also low in net carbohydrates, high in fiber and power packed with vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients, making them an AMAZING way to start the day, to increase your energy, and give your brain a boost, especially if you’re not a morning person.
(…Like me- I HATE mornings!)
So, other than adding them to omelets, what’s the best way to eat veggies for breakfast? In an effort to include more veggies in my diet, I went searching for breakfast salad recipes to include in my daily meal plan. I thought I’d share what I found with all of you.
Below, you’ll find five breakfast salads and five breakfast bowls, all highlighting veggies as one of the main ingredients. Enjoy and namaste my friends.
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1 to 2 cups of torn butter lettuce
1 avocado, sliced
1 grapefruit, segmented
1 naval orange, segmented
1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
oat croutons
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 1/2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
1 1/2 tablespoons sliced almonds
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
black pepper buttermilk drizzle
1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon plain greek yogurt
1/2 tablespoon finely grated parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoons pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
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BLUEBERRY VINAIGRETTE
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Serves 1; dressing makes 1 1/2 cups
1 small sweet potato, baked and cubed
3 cups baby romaine or spinach
1 tbsp dried cranberries
For the almond butter protein dressing:
1 cup almond milk
4 tbsp almond butter
3 pitted dates
1 serving vegan protein powder (or your favorite)
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Over the past few weeks, each morning, I’ve covered the benefits of superfoods from the book:
Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future
This week, each morning, we’ll finish up with the final four superfoods from the book, which are:
We’ve covered everything from goji berries to coconuts to bee products to algae and seaweed. To see the articles from the superfoods series, follow THIS LINK. We’ve learned, over the past few just how incredibly healthy, nutritious and healing these superfoods can be.
That’s all well and good, but you have to actually EAT them, to reap the benefits. That’s where this article comes in. I’ve scoured the internet to come up with a list of 20 different recipes, which incorporate the different superfoods. I’ve tried to include each food in at least one recipe.
The article culminates with a very special chocolate drink, SUPER healthy, jam packed with vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and anti-aging properties, prepared by David Wolfe. There are three different videos which explain the ingredients in this very special drink, and how to make it.
This week will wrap up our discussion on superfoods. If you have any comments or questions, as always, leave me a comment below! ENJOY!
Namaste my friends!
Tamara
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1 cup cashews
3 droppers Marine Phytoplankton
1 cup water
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
¼ cup chopped parsley
¼ cup chopped cilantro
1 garlic clove
1 stalk green onion
1 Tbsp fresh chopped ginger
½ avocado
1 tsp Sun Is Shining (or other super green powder)
1 tsp nutritional yeast (optional)
½ tsp Mesquite Powder
1/8 tsp Chili Pepper Powder
½ tsp Himalayan Salt
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Balls
1c cashews (dried activated*)
1c desiccated coconut
1c oats
3/4c dates
1/4c raisins
1/3c cacao powder
2 tbsp camu camu powder
1 orange (zest, juice and flesh)
1/4 tsp rock/sea salt
1 tbsp cacao butter (melted)
To Roll In
1/3c raw cacao powder
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This smoothie/chocolate drink is a powerhouse of superfood nutrients. It will fill you with energy. I recommend using this in place of your morning coffee!
Over the past week we’ve been talking about healthy carbohydrates. I wanted to share this super healthy and flavorful recipe from Life Through Monica. The recipe uses super healthy quinoa, black beans and avocado, among other great foods. It does call for corn, so, as always, make sure you’re using organic corn, so as to avoid the GMO’s. ENJOY!
For the complete recipe: Southwest Quinoa Salad – lifethroughmonica
Today’s PRESS-IT Thursday recipe is from Kara of RD in the MIDWEST. Kara, a Registered Dietician from a small town in Iowa, has a Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics and a Master’s degree in Nutrition Science. She says she’s passionate about “cooking delicious food that is equally nutritious.”
Kara’s dish is a flavorful salmon recipe with orange, sesame oil, soy sauce, and ginger, which also includes a side of super healthy quinoa.
Quinoa is often lumped in with whole grains, but is actually a tiny seed, and nutritional powerhouse. Here are the nutritional contents from whfoods.com.
Salmon is well known for it’s omega-3 fat content, but is PACKED with many other nutrients as well. Check out the nutrient content from whfoods.com.
Kara has done a phenomenal job putting this meal together. It is jam packed with nutrients. Add a side of steamed spinach or broccoli and you’ve got a winning meal. Check out the complete recipe at the link below.
For complete recipe, visit Kara at the following link: Orange-Sesame Salmon with Quinoa | RD in the Midwest
This gluten free, vegan recipe is a wonderful combination of two super healthy foods: Sweet potato and quinoa. As a reminder, here are two infographics with the health benefits!
Author: Abby Fammartino Serves 8: 32 cakes (freezes well) These cakes are versatile and a great grain side dish to pull together a meal that has a saucy entreé such as a ragout, a braised di…
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For the main recipe, follow this link: Sweet potato quinoa cakes
After a long and tiring weekend, with many late nights spent working on an assignment for school, it has been submitted and I’m awaiting a grade from my professor. I was extremely tired this morning and found myself over sleeping, thus the lateness of my post today.
We begin discussing macronutrients this week, so the nutrient for this week is CARBOHYDRATES. Stay tuned, later today, for my article: ULTIMATE GUIDE TO NUTRIENTS: CARBOHYDRATES. All recipes this week will be based on this important and often vilified nutrient.
Today, I am focusing on my all time favorite whole “grain”, quinoa. It isn’t actually a grain at all but a seed. And a powerful little seed it is. It is considered a complete protein, because it contains all essential amino acids required to make it a protein. This makes it a great alternative for vegans. I found a great article from Cookie and Kate, discussing quinoa, how to properly cook it AND 10 recipes. ENJOY!!
Here’s a look at some of the delicious recipes! YUM!
Learn all about quinoa—my secrets to cooking perfectly fluffy quinoa (no more mush!), 10 fantastic quinoa recipes, quinoa nutrition facts, and where to buy.
Source: How to Cook Perfect Quinoa & 10 Quinoa Recipes – Cookie and Kate
In my blog yesterday, I discussed 5 high protein foods to include in your diet. One of those foods was healthy quinoa.
Benefits of quinoa:
Other than a replacement for rice, here are some ways to enjoy quinoa, from The World’s Healthiest Foods:
Here are a few links to 111 ways to prepare quinoa:
Cooking with Quinoa: 31 Recipes from Cooking Light
15 Creative Quinoa Recipes from Health.com
15 Best Quick & Healthy Quinoa Recipes from Damn Delicious
50 Creative Ways to Eat Quinoa by Greatist
Finally, here is a recipe video from Everyday Health, called: Quinoa Salad with Oranges, Beets and Pomegranate
