Vegan cooking and lifestyle.
Recipes I post are my own unless otherwise stated.
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I am not a chef and I do not claim to have any expert skills or knowledge of any type of cooking. I am just a college student trying to eat on a budget and keep a vegan and sustainable lifestyle. Always use common sense and be safe when cooking. It is important to be aware of where our food comes from and the sacrifices that were made for it.
10 Snack Foods You Forgot Were Raw
Raw whole foods are the healthiest you can eat, but when you hear “raw diet” it’s hard not to think of salad. While a totally raw diet isn’t for everyone, eating more whole food than processed food is possible and healthy. One of the most tempting times to grab unhealthy food is snack time. Instead of going for the white cheddar popcorn, here is a list of 10 snack foods that are conveniently raw (or mostly raw).
- Bruschetta - Tomatoes, onions, basil, some garlic, sea salt, and if you use cold pressed olive oil are totally raw.
- Frozen Banana - Delicious dessert that is really similar to ice cream.
- Hummus - Chick peas, garlic, lemons, paprika. (cold pressed olive oil optional)
- Salsa - Tomato, onion, green pepper, cilantro, sea salt, and lime juice.
- Fruit Salad- When something is as delicious as a combination of all your favorite fruits, and so common you can find it in most cafes or even Wawas, it’s easy to forget fruit salad is raw.
- Olive Plate - assortments of olives are a fancy treat, full of healthy fats.
- Guacamole - Avocados, onions, tomatoes, a little sea salt and lime juice.
- Pistachios (and other raw nuts)
- Granola - There are many different types of raw granola, perfect grab and go snack or, add almond milk and make it a meal.
- Smoothies - Yes!
While most of us aren’t willing to make an 100% raw commitment, incorporating raw foods in to our diet is one of the best ways to insure you’re eating healthy and we can do it with foods we already eat normally.
(NOTE: The recipes for all of items listed above have room for variation, if you want to be sure your snack is 100% raw, make it at home or be sure to ask the cook. Processed versions of these snacks can have added sugars and salts, be sure to read labels.)
steamed sweet potato and edamame with soy sauce
- “Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes may be one of nature’s unsurpassed sources of beta-carotene. Several recent studies have shown the superior ability of sweet potatoes to raise our blood levels of vitamin A. This benefit may be particularly true for children. In several studies from Africa, sweet potatoes were found to contain between 100-1,600 micrograms (RAE) of vitamin A in every 3.5 ounces—enough, on average, to meet 35% of all vitamin A needs, and in many cases enough to meet over 90% of vitamin A needs (from this single food alone).
- Sweet potatoes are not always orange-fleshed on the inside but can also be a spectacular purple color. Sometimes it’s impossible to tell from the skin of sweet potato just how rich in purple tones its inside will be. That’s because scientists have now identified the exact genes in sweet potatoes (IbMYB1 and IbMYB2) that get activated to produce the purple anthocyanin pigments responsible for the rich purple tones of the flesh. The purple-fleshed sweet potato anthocyanins—primarily peonidins and cyanidins—have important antioxidant properties and anti-inflammatory properties. Particularly when passing through our digestive tract, they may be able to lower the potential health risk posed by heavy metals and oxygen radicals.”
Edamame - “Edamame is a green vegetable more commonly known as a soybean, harvested at the peak of ripening right before it reaches the “hardening” time. The word Edamame means “Beans on Branches,” and it grows in clusters on bushy branches. To retain the freshness and its natural flavor, it is parboiled and quick-frozen. In East Asia, the soybean has been used for over two thousand years as a major source of protein. Edamame is consumed as a snack, a vegetable dish, used in soups or processed into sweets. As a snack, the pods are lightly boiled in salted water, and then the seeds are squeezed directly from the pods into the mouth with the fingers.”
Nutella vegetarian dessert pizza
Ingredients:
- Nutella hazelnut spread
- “Cocoa Light” vegan rice cakes
- 1 banana
- mini marshmallows
To make:
- spread cocoa light with thick layer of Nutella
- Top with banana slices and mini marshmallows
- chill in freezer for 15-20 min.
- serve cold.
EDAMAME BEANS PIZZA BURGER
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ingredienti per 4 burger:
• 300 grammi di edamame freschi o surgelati
• 3 scalogni
• 1 cucchiaino di polvere di curry piccante
• 3 cucchiai di arrow root
• 14 cucchiai di latte di soia
• 2 cucchiai di olio extra vergine…
juice power
just made the most amazing punch with:
fresh squeezed grapefruit
fresh squeezed Orange
Pineapple juice
that is seriously all I used, no sugar or water or anything else.
BEST TASTING JUICE EVER!!
Pretty stoked to start making my own organic juices like this with my new juice extractor. :D
