Rye bread lowers the insulin response and improves the blood glucose level more than white or wheat bread. Additionally, rye bread consumption can help reduce total and LDL cholesterol levels. Rye provides satiety. Ingredients: 2 1/4 teaspoons active yeast 3/4...
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Vegan Old-Fashioned Barbecue Chicken
Old-fashioned barbequed chicken is laden with calories, cholesterol, unhealthful fats, and carcinogens. Barbequed tofu, on the other “wing,” features low-fat, phytoestrogen-rich tofu, tomatoes abundant in lycopene (an anti-prostate-cancer phytochemical), and peanuts,...
Tomato & Red Pepper Soup
The delicious soup is loaded with cancer-fighting phytonutrients. Lycopene in tomatoes helps protect from many cancers. Eating them in cooked form with a small amount of cold-pressed olive oil, helps deliver more lycopene to the blood.Tomatoes contain chlorogenic...
Gluten Free Quinoa Tabbouleh
Ingredients: ½ cup quinoa 2 tomatoes, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 seedless cucumber, chopped ½ cup black olives, chopped ½ cup fresh parsley, chopped salt to taste 2 tablespoons cold-pressed olive oil juice of one lemon Directions: In a saucepan,...
Sagu
Ingredients: 4 cups water 1 cup tapioca pearls 3 cups grape juice 1 cup red grapes 1 cup canned pineapple chunks, drained Non-dairy yogurt Directions: Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Sprinkle in the tapioca pearls, mix well, and let it cook, stirring...
Blueberry Fruit Soup
Ingredients: 3 cups fresh blueberries (or 16 oz. frozen blueberries) 3 cups apple juice 2 tablespoons lemon juice ¼ teaspoon coriander, ground 1/4 teaspoon of ground cardamom dash of salt 2 cups soy yogurt, plain or blueberry flavor Directions: In a large saucepan,...
Stuffed Eggplant
Ingredients: 2 eggplants ½ cup of garlic sauce Preparation of Eggplant: Cut the eggplant into slices length-wise from top to bottom.Sprinkle with salt and leave in a colander for 15 minutes.Spread garlic sauce over each eggplant slice.Use a grill or oiled pan to grill...
Oat Burgers
Ingredients 3 cups water ¼ cup Braggs Liquid Aminos 1 tablespoon beef-like seasoning 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1 teaspoon garlic seasoning ½ tablespoon onion powder ½ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes 1 onion, diced 3 cups quick oats ½ cup...
Delicious Carrot Loaf
Since this makes a large casserole, you might want to half the ingredients if you have a small family. As is, it would feed eight. 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons of olive oil 1/2 green pepper, diced 1/4 cup pimentos, chopped 5 carrots,...