Smoothies!!!

One tid bit of advice when you make a smoothie! adding just fruits is good every now and then but try to add at least one veggie to your smoothies! vegetables keep us full and give us good fiber and vitamins.
Hope everyone is well

Great website and movie! explains why gmo foods are not good for us! lots of websites to look at

http://www.thefutureoffood.com/get%20involved.html

Eating raw a couple days a week can help improve nutrient intake

Instead of eating a cooked meal for dinner try eating raw a couple meals a week. Fruits and veggies loose a lot of nutrients if you cook them on high temps. Plan your plate similar to this! Fill to the brim with good food!! Protein from nuts, fruits and veggies!! No grains as you can see but I usually save that for a snack later.

Quinoa stir fry!!!

Quick healthy Vegan dinner!!

I used pre-cooked Quinoa: Cooked in mock chickem bouillon cubes 1/2 a cup

1 cup of mushrooms

1 cup of red bell pepper

1/4 a cup of red onion

1 handfull of spinach 

1 cup of zuchini and squash 

Gluten free low sodium soy sauce 

Ginger powder 1 TBS

Salt & pepper 1 TBS  of  pepper a drizzle of salt 

Garlic Powder 1 TBS

Directions:

Cook the mushroom first in a tablespoon of olive oil 

Once mushroom start to soften add the rest of the vegetables and more oil if needed

Season with garlic powder, ginger powder, salt and pepper

Once the veggies are as soft as you like them (I usually cook for 5 minutes, I like my veggies crunchy) add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and Quinoa

Mix Quinoa and Veggies and add 1 tablespoon of low-sodium gluten free soy sauce (got mines at sprouts the Tamari brand is divine) 

Current groceries! Seasonal and fresh, always keep healthy food handy

 

A good way to eat seasonal foods is by going to a farmers market for your produce!! One more thing most organic sections of sprouts and wheatsville only carry seasonal local produce. 

Vegan!!

It has been a while since my last post. Let's skip all the rest and go to the fact that I am Vegan now! I am trying it for 30 days to see if I see any changes in my physique, mental capabilities and well-being. This Friday will be my first week of the challenge. I will be able to talk about what has worked and what has not worked. So far I have made garbanzo beans & Quinoa for protein. I have accidentally eaten milk products twice!!! The transition is hard you never know what animal products can sneak their way into your food

Mint chocolate chip smoothie

1/2 a ripe avocado can be supstituted for coconut oil 2 tbs
1/4 a tsp of peppermint oil, add more to taste
1 TBS of vanilla extract
1 hand full of spinach
1 cup of ice or frozen coconut water
1 ripe banana frozen
2 cups of vanilla almond milk

Blend till smoothe

Throw in a handful of dark chocolate chips and mix slowly

Voila! Delicious