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Chocolate green smoothie

Lon — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:41:08 +0000

This is an excellent green smoothie from Chef AJ…
Easy to make, high nutrient drink.

Power smoothie: “Spawaba’s Surprise”

Lon — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:33:07 +0000

Mix cut up components in a blender:

watermelon (516 grams)

papaya (205 grams)

banana (106 grams)

then add frozen spinach (220 grams)

For additional protein and healthy fats you can add sunflower (10 grams), sesame seeds (10 grams), and flax (10 grams) – separately ground in a coffee grinder – then mix with the blended liquid.

An excellent power drink that looks gucky green, but tastes delicious. I promise that if you’re tough enough to get past the strange color of this smoothie, you’ll be amazed how energetic and alert you’ll feel after drinking it.

Not for the faint of heart.

Power smoothie recipe

Lon — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:10:21 +0000

Another mouth-watering green-fruit power drink (that I had for lunch today):

1/2 cup unsweetened soymilk

100 grams mango

120 grams banana

150 grams frozen spinach

61 grams frozen strawberries

50 grams blueberries

plus: optional 7 grams walnuts & 7 grams almonds ground and mixed in with the shake.

High nutrient breakfast

Lon — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:39:28 +0000

This is my typical high nutrition breakfast nowadays:

100 grams or more of blueberry

1 whole peach, cut up into small pieces

12 grams flax seed (ground up in cofee grinder)

12 grams wheat germ

(optional: sometimes I add one more serving of fruit, e.g., a banana, a plum, other berries – depending on what I have in the kitchen)

Occasionally, depending on my appetite, I add a combination of ground up seeds (up to about 30 grams total) such as sunflower, chia, pepitas, and unhulled sesame seeds.

Muesli for breakfast

Lon — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:24:17 +0000

Haven’t had this in a while, so I’m trying this the next few days:

1 cup oats

2 grated apples

1/4 c sunflower seeds

1/4 c raisins (or chopped dates)

1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Mix all together and eat immediately.

(You can also add sliced bananas, blueberries, strawberries, or raspberries — depending on what you have in the fridge.)

Low glycemic high-protein pancakes

Lon — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:03:27 +0000

I’m exploring chickpea-flour (chana dal) pancake recipes. Chana dal is a legume that is one of the lowest glycemic index foods, and an excellent source of low fat, high quality protein. People with gluten sensitivity and/or blood sugar issues can safely eat chana dal pancakes instead of wheat flour recipes.

Here’s one recipe, from Madhur Jaffrey’s World of the East Vegetarian Cooking:

1 cup chickpea flour, firmly packed (available from Indian groceries as “Chana Flour”)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 ground turmeric

1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 cup vegetable oil (or pam spray) to coat the skillet.

Sift flour into a bowl. Slowly add 1 cup water, 2 tablespoons at a time. Stir well with a wooden spoon, breaking the lumps. Add another 1/2 cup water, salt, turmeric, and cayenne. Stir to mix.

Pour and spread the batter thinly on a hot skillet. Cover hot skillet and let pancake cook for 7-8 minutes.

Serve with chutney or dipping sauce of your choice.

Protein bread recipe

Lon — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:01:16 +0000

I actually tried a simplified chana dal recipe tonight, using my wife’s “GT Xpress Meal, Snack and Desert Maker”gizmo. This kitchen appliance works like a waffle iron (having heating elements on the top and the bottom, except that the shape of the container is two smooth half circles, instead of a waffle pattern).

I used a cup of chana flour (120 grams), and gradually added about 3/4 cup water, slowly stirring with a wisk. I added two teaspoons of baking powder to the mix, and a teaspoon of Madras curry powder I bought from the Indian grocery.

This took a few minutes to prepare. I then poured it into the GT Xpress 101, and 8 minutes later, voila! The results: a perfect half circle bread that was just a little bit damp in the middle. I split the loaf (making two half-inch slices), and spread a little bit of ”Patak’s Original Brinjal Eggplant Relish (Medium spicy)” onto it. A delicious gluten-free high protein legume loaf (456 calories, one serving).

Next time I do this, I’ll double the recipe so I make two pieces of bread, using both sides of the GT Xpress.

No-salt seasoning recipe

Lon — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:55:15 +0000

Got this very interesting seasoning recipe, from Dr. Fuhrman’s Disease Proof Your Child:

1 tablespoon ground flax seed

1 tablespoon ground unhulled raw sesame seeds

1 teaspoon onion flakes

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

2 tablespoons Vegebase

Use a coffee grinder for the flax and seeds, then mix other dry ingredients. This can be used instead of salt.

Very convenient to use on salads, steamed vegetables, and soups.

Weight loss veggie soup recipe

Lon — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:52:25 +0000

A new variation of my legume soup:

100 grams chana dal

100 grams mung beans

50 grams quinoa (need to wash this in running water)

half of a large onion (finely chopped)

lots of garlic (I used 8 cloves, chopped up)

600 grams of mixed frozen veggies

spices:

10 grams coriander, 10 grams cumin, 5 grams black mustard seed, 5 grams black pepper, 1 teaspoon madras curry powder

6 cups water

Put everything in a pressure cooker (I cooked this at high pressure for 8 minutes).

Healthy salad recipe

Lon — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:03:26 +0000

1 cup grated red beets

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

1/4 cup chopped pistachios

3/4 cup diced celery

1/2 cup chopped endive

1 medium cucumber, chopped

1/4 teaspoon cumin, ground

1 tablespoon ground flax seed

chopped garlic, 1 clove

pinch of cayenne pepper

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 teaspoon sage

2 medium sized tomatoes, diced

Toss all ingredients together. For dressing, you can use my fruit/vinegar concoction (posted under “recipes – salad dressings”) – or mix some lemon juice, finely minced garlic and some low sodium soy sauce (or better still, Bragg’s Amino liquid).

This is adopted from Heinerman’s New Encyclopedia of Fruits and Vegetables, 1995.