| Did you know that most of the food we eat is | | | | is native to Brazil but one of the super healthy |
| vegan? You probably never thought of it that | | | | foods we don't find much of around here. You |
| way, but plant based foods are everywhere. | | | | can also use blueberries if the Acai is not available. |
| Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks, there are | | | | Blend together these, fresh or frozen, along with |
| plenty of vegan choices out there. Here are a | | | | all the other fruit you want (pineapples, mangoes, |
| few very easy vegan recipes and snacks to help | | | | bananas, strawberries, etc). Add some ice or soy |
| you choose smart, vegan-friendly food choices | | | | sorbet and blend some more. Top it with some |
| for your next meal. | | | | granola and fruit slices for a super cool energy |
| 1. Terrific Tofu Stir Fry | | | | boost! Yum, yum! |
| Tofu is a great source of soy protein, and you | | | | 4. Cosmic Curried Kale |
| can use it in almost every recipe that calls for | | | | Everyone should eat more greens in their diet |
| meat or eggs. My favorite lunch or dinner meal | | | | anyway, so this recipe is vegan-friendly and also |
| consists of cubing the firm tofu, fry with | | | | all raw for those super health food fanatics like |
| vegetable oil and raw soy sauce, and add all the | | | | my good friend Jill from Minnesota! She calls it |
| organic veggies of your choice: carrots, eggplant, | | | | Cosmic Curried Kale. She de-stems and washes |
| zucchini, cabbage, bean sprouts, pea pods, and | | | | the curly kale, puts it in a bowl with a shredded |
| onions. Serve over organically grown rice or | | | | carrot, then blends together 1 part Nama Shoyu |
| brown rice and you have a super healthy, hearty | | | | (raw soy sauce), 1 part lemon juice, 1 part olive |
| meal to fill up even the hungriest appetite! | | | | oil, 2 cloves garlic, and adds cumin and coriander |
| 2. Cool Cold Cereals | | | | for the dressing. Super simple and totally organic! |
| Try a bowl of cheerios, 1 cup soy milk, and a | | | | 5. Cookoo for Cocoa Pudding |
| handful of fresh strawberries or raspberries. | | | | We all love chocolate, and the classic chocolate |
| Craving something sweet? Cocoa beans are | | | | pudding is no exception. Even vegans can enjoy |
| organic so why not have a bowl of cocoa puffs | | | | this well known dessert. Mix 2 cups soy milk with |
| or cocoa krispies with 1 cup vanilla soy milk? You | | | | 3 tablespoons organic cocoa, 5 tablespoons |
| can ultimately use any of your favorite cold | | | | cornstarch, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla |
| cereals and fruit here, so use your imagination and | | | | until smooth. Cook it over medium heat until it |
| go nuts! | | | | becomes thick. Pour it into serving dishes and chill |
| 3. Awesome Acai Smoothie | | | | in the fridge! Now that's super easy and should |
| How about an awesome fruit smoothie for lunch | | | | satisfy any chocolate lover's cravings! |
| or a snack? If you can find them, the Acai berry | | | | |