Cheesesteaks are favorite sandwiches for a lot of people. Although they are delicious, they are not healthy. In this video, Monique demonstrates how to make a healthy alternative using portobello mushrooms and a vegan cheese substitute. She puts more flavor into the portobello mushrooms by marinating them with a little garlic powder and A1 sauce, a classic meat seasoning. This is an easy to make, fast, healthy and delicious sandwich. Continue reading
Portobello Burger by Mareya Ibrahim with Whitney Lauritson
Mareya Ibrahim together with her friend, Whitney Lauritson prepare a portobello mushroom replacement for a traditional hamburger. You’ll see how simple it is to grill the portobello mushroom with a little spray of olive oil. They assemble the burger with sliced tomatoes, avocado and a “sriracah ketchup” on a toasted bun. They also make a baked sweet potato substitute for traditional french fries. This is a healthy and delicious alternative for a traditional hamburger made with meat and the unhealthy oil in french fries. Continue reading
Not Yo Mama’s Meatloaf by Cobi Kim
Cobi points out you can easily improvise, change the ingredients and create your own version of her meatless “meatloaf”. Her version includes basics like onions, garlic, celery, carrots, sun dried tomatoes, BBQ sauce, etc. The main ingredients are quinoa, oats, brown rice, silken tofu, and Linwood’s brand of ground flaxseed, almonds, walnuts, brazil nuts and Q10. It’s an easy and healthy recipe. Try it. Continue reading
Vegan “Meatloaf” Recipe (GLUTEN-FREE) by The Vegan Zombie
This “meatloaf” is made with millet, potatoes, onions, and seasonings. The millet is boiled and simmered in vegetable stock. The potatoes are cooked in water. The onions are sauteed in olive oil with garlic. Seasonings are added along the way. When all the ingredients are cooled, they are combined and mashed together. The mixture is place in a baking dish and baked. The result is a healthy comfort food that resembles meat loaf. But, it doesn’t have the unhealthy meat in it. Continue reading
Lentil soup (Egyptian) by Miriam Kitchen
This soup is easy to make and loaded with healthy ingredients. I like the idea of adding sauteed onions and angel hair pasta after the bulk of the soup has been pureed.
Including healthy soups in your diet helps with weight management, disease prevention and control. And, they taste good. Continue reading
Preventing Prediabetes By Eating More by Michael Greger MD
Michael Greger MD on his NutritionFacts.org website, reports on studies that show people eating 3 or more cups per week of beans had only 1/4 the probability of developing pre-diabetes which can turn into full blown diabetes compared to those who ate only 1 serving of beans per week or less.
They also found that bean consumption led to additional benefits beyond weight control, such as “improved gylcaemic control and insulin sensitivity”.
These results suggest we should add 5 or more cups of legumes per week to our regular diet. Continue reading
White bean and vegetable soup by Gordon Ramsay
This recipe is from his new cookbook, “Gordon Ramsay’s World Kitchen”. It’s simple, healthy and delicious. This soup gets better as it sits in the refrigerator. It’s a great “make ahead” recipe. With vegetable stock, and vegan feta or parmesan cheese, this recipe is completely vegan, low fat, and healthy. The way he serves it with very little broth, it’s almost like a stew. Continue reading
Cheesy Enchilada Casserole w/ Mexican Lemonade by Yahcna
Yachna calls herself – the “Queen of Vegan Soul Food”. In these 2 videos, Yachna demonstrates how she makes an enchilada casserole and a special and refreshing drink she invented. Her casserole is very easy to make with refried beans, vegan ground beef substitute, and vegan cheese. Unlike a traditional enchilada casserole with real beef and dairy cheese, Yachna’s casserole is healthy as well as delicious. Continue reading
Tackling diabetes with a bold new dietary approach by Neal Barnard, MD
Diabetes is a major problem in the United States. Over 100 million people have pre-diabetes or diabetes. This is an epidemic. Diabetes has serious consequences, leading to amputations, cardiovascular disease, blindness, etc.
In this lecture to the TEDx audience in Fremont, California, Dr. Barnard describes in simple terms how and why diabetes occurs. He then describes how diabetes can be controlled and actually reversed with a low fat plant based diet. Continue reading
Creamy Sweet Potato Soup by EasytoCookTV
The soup this recipe creates looks wonderful. This recipe is also a simple makeover candidate — the cream in it can be replaced with plant milk, such as almond milk, and the chicken stock can be replaced with vegetable stock. It’s main ingredients are sweet potatoes, celery root, pumpkin, (vegetable not) chicken stock, rose wine and (plant milk not) dairy cream. . Continue reading