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Watcha Out: You’re Going to LOVE These Matcha Cookies!

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Homemade Hummus

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Quinoa Veggie Burgers

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Making Veggie Burgers at Home is Easy!

I love veggie burgers. They are a quick meatless dinner and good source of protein, grains and vegetables. But for quite a while now I’ve been eschewing store-bought veggie burgers, even if the label says they’re organic and GMO-free, because I’m uncomfortable with the ingredient list. Soy fillers, even non-GMO soy, are not a good food choice, nor are the high levels of sodium these burgers can contain.

Still, making my own seemed daunting. A lot of steps at the busy dinner hour.  I’ve long been collecting recipes in the hope that one day, with a bit of time and the appropriate ingredients, I would concoct my own. Not only was the result delicious, the process was a cinch! Better yet, I was able to use a bunch of leftovers I had in the fridge – which I love to do, because I hate to waste food (I buy organic, and it’s expensive!). You can devise the recipe to make it your own, too, based on what you have on hand.

Vegan Chocolate Mousse

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See these avocados?
They are the key to an incredibly healthy and delicious chocolate-y  dessert! Generally I can pick out any ingredient in a recipe, but the first time I ate this even I couldn’t guess what it was made from…only that it was luscious!
Avocados are heart healthy, high in fiber and have more potassium than bananas. A little known fact is that avocados are an anti-inflammatory food, similar in make-up to olive oil.1  If you have kids who are picky eaters, this is a great way to get healthy fats into them! So gather up your ingredients and blender (food processor or nutri-bullet works just as well), and whip up this delicious, and nutritious, treat! 

Healthy Blueberry Corn Muffins

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Stuck in on a snow day – or any day – is a perfect time to bake a batch of muffins! Not the
cupcake-y kind, full of sugar and unhealthy fats, but this healthy redux of corn muffins. They will immediately become a favorite!

Healthy Blueberry Corn Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup organic cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup wheat germ
  • 1 and 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2/3 cup plain, whole fat yogurt
  • 1/4 cup plus 3 tbsp organic apple juice concentrate, defrosted. (You can save the remainder in a tupperware in the refrigerator)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/8 cup organic canola oil
  • 1 and 1/2 cup fresh or frozen organic blueberries

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Combine the cornmeal, flour, wheat germ and baking soda in a mixing bowl.
  • Beat the yogurt, juice concentrate, eggs and oil in a separate bowl.
  • Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and blend well with a few quick strokes.
  • Fold in the blueberries quickly until distributed evenly.
  • Spoon the batter into 12 muffin tins (I line with paper liners). Bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Remove from tins immediately.

Notes

Adapted from What To Expect When You're Expecting, 1986 edition.