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- Make friends with…Kimchi.
  
  Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Sep 13th
  
  Kimchi. A Korean staple that should be an American staple.
  
  But why us?
  
  Why do we need it?
  
  And what the heck is it?
  
  Fermented vegetables. Vegetables already make it a winner.
  
  Trader Joe’s brand comes in this handy pouch.
  
  But why fermented??
  
  Why eat onion, cabbage, and radish that have been soaking in vinegar??
  
  Well for the same reason you have been told to eat your yogurt. Digestive health. Fermented foods such as kimchi contain healthy bacteria called, lactobacilli which helps aid in digestion. Always good to keep things “clutter free”.
  
  Other stores like Whole Foods sell kimchi in a jar.
  
  How do you eat the stuff?? Well, it can basically be served on the side of pretty much anything. On a sandwich. On a salad. In a wrap. Alongside a rice bowl. Anything!
  
  It’s really good stuff. Give it a shot. Let me know what you think.
  
  Posted in Make friends with...
- 12 Whole Wheat Berry Banana Muffins- Big ones.
  
  Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Sep 12th
  We like muffins. Muffins are such an easy, versatile breakfast item.
  
  So easy that they make their way seamlessly into lunch boxes as a snack too.
  
  Or as a night-time snack. When the kids say they are starving two seconds before bed? They want chips? My response? Have a muffin.
  
  Here is a recent recipe.
  
  Berry Banana Muffins
  - 2 eggs
  - 1/2 cup unsweetened organic applesauce (Apples are at the top of the Dirty Dozen list. Buy organic)
  - 1/4 cup coconut oil (melted down)
  - 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  - 3 bananas, mashed
  - 2 cups whole wheat flour
  - 1 teaspoon baking soda
  - 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  - 1 cup frozen mixed berries
  DIRECTIONS:
  
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line muffin tin with paper liners or non-stick spray.
  
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, applesauce, coconut oil, brown sugar, vanilla and bananas. Combine the flour, baking soda and cinnamon. Stir into your wet mixture until moistened. Add the mixed berries. Stir again. Don’t worry if the berries clump a little because they are frozen. It will all come together in the oven. Spoon batter into muffin cups.
  
  3. Bake for 18-20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the tops of the muffins are lightly browned. Let cool for 10 minutes.
  
  Bursting with berries.
  Posted in Breakfast, Snacks | Tagged muffins, whole wheat
- Small changes. Stop buying orange juice.
  
  Posted at 8:22 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Sep 11th
  
  Do you buy orange juice? Let’s stop the nonsense. First of all, there is entirely too much concentrated sugar in orange juice. Yes, all orange juice.
  
  You say, “But I buy 100% orange juice. No high fructose corn syrup. That has to be good right?”
  
  Well, no. It takes about 4 oranges to make an 8 ounce serving a juice. That’s a lot of sugar. Not only does orange juice have loads of sugar, but it also spikes your blood sugar because there are zero grams of fiber. *Remember when choosing a snack, 3+ grams per serving….
  
  Just buy these. No seeds, no problem.
  
  Check out the fiber on this label. 3 grams of fiber. That’s the white peel-y stuff on the outside. This SLOWS DOWN how fast your body absorbs sugar. A good thing.
  
  Check out this label. Vitamin C? 150%. Yow-za.
  
  Sugar, sugar, sugar. 27 grams in 8 oz. Yikes.
  
  You say, “But it’s a faster way to get my Vitamin C for the day…”
  
  My response?
  
  Although it says 100% Vitamin C on that label, did you know that the second you open that OJ bottle it starts to lose some of that handy-dandy vitamin? Yup. Exposure to air aka oxidation strips that Vitamin C from the orange juice and by the time you get to the bottom of your jug…3+ days later, the Vitamin C is pretty much nil.
  
  Let’s just skip it okay?
  
  Posted in Small changes
- Tempeh Sloppy Joes
  
  Posted at 8:44 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Sep 10th
  Hey remember tempeh? Here is another idea.
  
  Tempeh sloppy joe
  - 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons ketchup
  - 1/4 cup yellow mustard
  - 4 tablespoons honey
  - 1 1/5 tablespoon soy sauce
  - 1 1/5 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  - 1/4 teaspoon each cinnamon, chili powder, and pepper
  - 1 package of organic tempeh, chopped and crumbled
  - Whole Wheat hamburger rolls
  Your stuff.
  
  Add to saucepan.
  
  Stir it up. Cook until light bubbles form.
  
  Thin slice tempeh.
  
  Then cube it.
  
  Mash it.
  
  Bake it.
  
  Whole wheat roll.
  
  Awesome.
  
  Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine all ingredients except for tempeh in a small pot on the stove top.
  3. Turn on low and heat for five minutes. Stir periodically.
  4. Add in crumbled tempeh. Stir and mash.
  5. Pour in sprayed casserole dish and place in oven.
  6. Cook for 30 minutes (stir occasionally)
  7. Scoop onto toasted bun
  Posted in Meatless mealtime | Tagged tempeh
- Watermelon Frosties- A family favorite
  
  Posted at 8:33 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Sep 9th
  This one has been happening in the kitchen for a few years now.
  
  Original recipe from:
  
  http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2011/05/watermelon-frosty-or-margarita.html
  
  Lightly modified:
  
  Watermelon Frosty
  - 4 1/2 cups frozen cut watermelon (Usually I cut watermelon into chunks and freeze it in gallon sized bags so that I have it when needed)
  - 2 Bananas
  - 3 Tablespoons honey
  - Juice of two lemons
  - 1 1/4 cups water
  Blend up in your high-speed blender. So good.
  
  *I use my Vitamix for this. If you do not have a Vitamix, you can use a regular blender, but you may have to stop it periodically to mix it with a spoon and help it along.
  
  Frozen watermelon, bananas, lemon juice, honey. Bam.
  
  Yum.
  
  Because it’s still hot in the South.
  Posted in Snacks
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