Cocoa Banana Smoothie

Ingredients:  1 cup organic, unsweetened soymilk (or can use other unsweetened non-dairy milks such as unsweetned almond or cashew milk)2 small bananas, cut into slices and frozen2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder2 Tbsp oat bran Directions:  Combine all ingredients in a blender.  Blend into a smoothie of desired consistency.  Please note The banana slices should be...

Banana Fruit Smoothie

Ingredients: 1 cup orange juice  1 banana, cut up and frozen  ½ cup frozen fruit (mangos, peaches, cherries, berries if tolerated) 1 cup plain, unsweetened Greek yogurt Few pieces of  ice Directions: Pour the juice into blender. Add the fruit and yogurt, and then blend.  Add the ice towards the end of the blending ....

Asian Sesame-Ginger Carrots

Ingredients 6 medium carrots, shredded 1-tbs. sesame seeds 2 tbs. cooking sherry 1 tbs. orange zest 1 tbs. minced fresh ginger  Nutritional Value- Per serving (103g) Calories 63 fat 1.1g sat fat 0.1g carbohydrate 10.7g protein 1.2g fiber 3g sodium 65mg Method 1. Shred carrots in food processor, or with grater. 2. Toast sesame seed in a dry skillet for...

Gazpacho Soup

Serves 8-10  Ingredients 1 large onion, roughly chopped 1.5lbs tomatoes, seeded and roughly chopped OR 1(28oz.) can diced tomatoes, undrained 2 large cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and roughly chopped (about 2 cups) 1 medium red pepper, seeded and roughly chopped (about 1.5 cups) ½ cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 1.5 cups tomato puree (low sodium) 1 cup tomato juice...

Hearty Vegetarian Chili

Ingredients 3 tbs. olive oil 2-3 large zucchinis or summer squashes 2 medium onions, diced 2 sweet red peppers, cubed 2 large carrots, grated 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 (28 oz.) can Italian tomatoes (low-sodium), cut up 1 can kidney beans 1 package Morning Star Harvest Burger Vegetable Crumbles 1 -cup Healthy Choice tomato sauce 1 tsp. sugar 2 tbs. chili powder 1 tsp. cumin 1 tsp. oregano ¼...

Black Eyed Pea Curry

Servings: 4  Ingredients 2 cans Black eyed peas (rinse to remove salt) 1 large Onion, chopped 2 large Tomatoes, chopped 1 tsp Ginger paste 1 tsp Garlic paste 2 tsp Curry powder 1 tsp Garam masala 1 tsp Cayenne pepper or paprika 1 tsp Cumin seeds 4 Table Olive oil  Nutritional Value (Per serving) Calories 360 Fat 15g Sat fat 2.2g Fiber 10g Carbohydrate...

Herbed Salmon Fillet

Ingredient 4 5-oz Salmon fillets Rosemary Thyme Garlic salt  Nutritional Content Calories 204 fat 9g sat fat 1.4g carbohydrate 0.5g protein 28g sodium 546 mg Method 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 2. Rinse fillets. 3. Mix in equal amounts a small portion of rosemary and thyme with a few dashes of garlic salt. 4. Sprinkle herb mixture on fillets, until...

Moroccan Roasted Vegetable Stew

Adapted from Vegetable Heaven by Mollie Katzen  A little olive oil 2 medium onions, cut into 1 inch chunks ½ pound baby carrots Salt to taste 1 tablespoon cumin seeds 1 tablespoon mustard seeds 1 medium garlic bulb 1 can diced tomatoes 4 large red, yellow or orange peppers 1 cinnamon stick 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas (or 1 can 15 oz, rinsed and drained) 3...

Fruit Smoothies

Strawberry-Banana Smoothie   1 cup calcium-fortified soy milk4-5 frozen strawberries½ banana1 tbs. flaxseed oilCombine in blender and mix well Pineapple-Melon Shake     1 cup chilled diced pineapple1 cup chilled diced cantaloupe1-6 oz. container of low-fat plain organic yogurt¾ cup calcium-fortified orange juice2 tbs. ground flaxseeds2 tbs. maple syrup Combine all ingredients in blender and...