Category: Breakfast
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Dandelion Greens Smoothie Recipe
Here’s a basic smoothie recipe that can by adjusted for basically any type of green. This recipe is quick to make and tastes great. Wash and prepare the fruits and greens. Then start with chopping up the pear and banana and put them in the blender along with the blueberries. Add the water, add chia…
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Yam / Sweet Potato Hash Browns wtih Eggs
This was a pretty simple recipe and it turned out delicious. It was great with some onions and swiss chard cooked with the hash browns, and avocado on the side. Full recipe for Sweet Potato Hash Browns with Eggs Recipe
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Grapefruit Smoothie Recipes
There was a grapefruit in the fridge which needed to be used. The smoothie recipes in the link below all involve grapefruit. This basic variation was made based on one of their recipes. Grapefruit with Banana and Kiwi Smoothie 1 grapefruit, peeled and deseeded 1 kiwifruit, peeled 1 banana, peeled 2-4 teaspoons of freshly ground…
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Sweet Potato Tempeh Hash
Vegan Breakfast Recipe Sweet Potato Tempeh Hash — Thanksgiving Leftovers.
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Simple Scrambled Tofu and Kale with Yukon Gold Fries
This tofu scramble recipe is simple and delicious. Yukon Gold baked potato fries were made in place of sweet potato. (Slice potatoes into ~1” cubes or pieces, oil, salt, pepper and rosemary and then bake at 400 for 20 minutes, stir them and bake another 400). While the potatoes are on their second 20 minute…
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Chia Seeds: Benefits and How to Use
What are chia seeds? Chia seeds are small seeds, often dark grey, brown, tan or sometimes black in color. Chia seeds come from a plant called “Salvia hispanica”, commonly known as chia. The chia plant is a flower in the mint family and originates from Southern Mexico and Gautamala. Historically, like Spirulina, another popular ‘superfood’,…
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How to Use Spirulina in Smoothies and Cooking
*Update* Things are never as simple as they appear apparently. A recent post by Dr. Andrew Weil is critical of Spirulina and he claims it is not safe. Is Spirulina safe? No. To my mind spirulina never has been safe. I have been warning against it for years, and the finding that a neurotoxin found…
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Food Matters – Full Documentary
Anyone who eats food should check out Food Matters. There are many food and health documentaries out these days. Some food documentaries that come to mind are Food Inc. Forks Over Knives, The World According to Monsanto, The Future of Food, King Corn, Killer at Large and the list goes on. Food Matters is similar…
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How to shop for healthy food
Here are some random tips on how to shop / eat well. Buying food is complicated because “organic” usually costs more and people wonder if it’s worth the extra cost. In most cases it is. Not all “organic” foods are equal. Processed, organic packaged “food” and organic food from large “industrial organic” farms (example: Earthbound…
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Super Veggie Omelet (omelette?)
Ok here is a simple recipe for an omelet Ingredients: 2 eggs per omelette 1 onion 2 to 4 mushrooms 2 to 4 cloves of garlic 1 carrot 1 tomato a few green olives a few tablespoons of olive oil a round frying pan helps the omelet form a good shape Directions: Chop veggies. Heat…