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Healthy Tangy Homemade Soup
This healthy tangy soup is a great favorite for fall weather. The ingredients include organic garbonzo beans and organic red lentils. These dried beans are filled with protein and fiber and energy producing goodness. Organic food is a healthy food providing fuller; and more vitamins and minerals.
Enjoy making this great recipe for your family and watch them asking for seconds.
Tangy Garbonzo and Lentil Soup
2 teaspoons olive oil
3/4 cup chopped celery
2 medium yellow onions, chopped
1 large yellow potato, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 [28 oz.] can diced plum tomatoes, with juice
1 cup dried, rinsed red lentils
1 cup dried garbonzo beans
1 teaspoon salt
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1. Place olive oil in large pot over medium heat; saute celery, onions, and potatoes, along with curry powder, turmeric, and cinnamon, about 5 minutes.
2. Add canned tomatoes and cook for another 10 minutes.
3. Add 8 cups of water and the garbonzo beans, red lentils, and salt.
Bring to a boil, then simmer, partially covered for 45 minutes to 1 hour. [check that there is enough liquid; add 1 extra cup of water if necessary].
4. Just before serving, add lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, and cilantro.
Makes 6 servings.
Eat Healthy - Organic Pasta Noodles
Provide your family with healthy food using organic pasta noodles. Organic pasta noodles are high in carbohydrates giving your body energy and endurance. They are also high in fiber and high in protein.
Organic pasta noodles can be served in a variety of ways. You can make your favorite casserole or serve them plain with butter and seasonings.
Here is a great recipe for organic pasta noodles.
Organic Pasta Noodle Mushroom Casserole
12 oz. of organic pasta noodles
1/2 lb. lean ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 15 oz. can Italian seasoned tomato sauce
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1 egg, beaten with 1/2 cup milk
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
Cook pasta noodles, drain. Pour blended milk and egg into a medium bowl; Add cooked pasta noodles and toss to coat. Spread noodle mixture evenly in a lightly greased rectangular pan. In a large skillet, cook beef, onion, green pepper and garlic until beef is thoroughly cooked, then drain off grease. Add tomato sauce, season to taste and simmer 5 minutes. Spoon meat mixture over pasta noodles. Top with mushrooms and cheese.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting. Serves 6 to 8.
The Facts About Organic Wheat Berries
Organic wheat berries are known to contain 50% more nutrients, minerals and vitamins than non organic wheat berries. Organic food also retains the levels of nutrients much longer.
Our bodies will be more resistant to disease as it will have higher levels of the essential nutrients it needs to fight off infection.
You will have more energy through consuming lower levels of toxins and chemicals that slow the body down.
The average non organic food contains more than 20 pesticides.
Organic wheat berries have a fuller flavor and retains its flavor much longer.
Organic wheat berries are a healthy food and can be used in salads, casseroles and baking bread.
Start using organic wheat berries in cooking for your family and provide them with nutritious healthy food.
Same Taste with Healthier Options
When most people, especially kids, hear the word organic, their hearts skip a beat as their noses turn upward. Eating healthy definitely has its stigmas, but what the majority needs to realize is that eating healthy and dieting are two completely different things. Nobody wants to eat cardboard and sawdust to reduce their waste line; most people are content with their artery-clogging Big Macs and milkshakes. So, if you’re one of these so-called health food dodgers, listen up to a few words that could change your eating habits for the better.
Healthy food comes in a variety of options. And if you are one of those picky eaters, you’ll be glad to know that just because it’s good for you, doesn’t mean it tastes bad. In fact, the only kind of pasta I buy anymore is organic pasta noodles. Almost identical to the traditional white pasta, it tastes the same while providing you with a plethora of more nutrients for your body. Organic food will always be a tasty alternative to foods packed with preservatives, yum!
Healthy Red Bean Salad
Red bean salad is a great healthy food. Your family will love this tasty salad as much as you will enjoy making it. Red beans are high in protein and high in fiber; and is easy on the pocket book.
Here is a unique recipe for Red Bean Salad.
Red Bean Salad
2 cups organic cooked dried red beans
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 red onion, chopped
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
2-3 cups picante sauce
1 tsp. cumin
Cook the dried red beans until tender, cool.
Mix all the ingredients to the red beans.
Chill for at least 6 hours before serving.
Cooking Healthy With Red Beans
Make cooking healthy using a great recipe with dried red beans in a crock pot.
Your meal after work can be all ready when you get home. All you have to do is make the rice; or have it already prepared to heat.
Enjoy this New Orleans recipe and treat your family to an economical healthy food.
Dried Red Beans & Rice
1 cup dried red beans
7 cups water, divided
2 smoked ham hocks
1 medium onion, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. cumin
1 medium tomoto, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 tsp. salt
4 cups hot cooked rice
Place beans in a 3 quart crock pot. Add 4 cups water. Cover and let stand overnight.
Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Return beans to crock pot, add the ham hocks, onion, garlic, cumin and 3 cups of water.
Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until beans are tender.
Remove ham hocks. Cool slightly and remove meat from bones. Finely chop meat and return to crock pot. Stir in the tomato, green pepper and salt.
Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until pepper is tender.
Serve with rice. Makes 6 servings.
Don’t Skimp on the Good Stuff
Pasta provides the foundation for many traditional childhood favorites. What kid doesn’t appreciate the satisfying slurpability of spaghetti and homemade meatballs? Likewise, macaroni and cheese is a staple of most young diets. Unfortunately, many mass-produced noodle products are practically bereft of nutritious value; some of them are not made of whole wheat, which means valuable vitamins are left out of the mix.
Organic pasta is typically made from whole durum wheat, so all the nutritional benefits remain intact. Organic food is always more wholesome than bland, milquetoast items that pervade supermarket shelves. Just as fresh-baked wheat bread is rich in nutrients when compared to bagged white bread, organic pasta makes a mockery of inferior pasta products.
Healthy Organic Pasta Noodles
Cooking with healthy organic pasta noodles can be creative. There are many recipes you can find that call for noodles. You can mix or match the different kinds or use all of one kind. You can create your own recipe or use a traditional recipe from your favorite cookbook.
Here is a great recipe using organic pasta noodles.
Organic Pasta Noodle Stew
2 cups of organic pasta noodles, uncooked
1 pound lean ground beef
1 can [14 1/2 oz.] stewed tomotoes
1 1/2 cups water
1 box [10 ounces] frozen corn, thawed
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
Salt and black pepper to taste
In large skillet, saute beef over medium heat for 5 minutes or until well browned.
Stir in pasta, tomatoes, water, corn and barbecue sauce; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low; cover skillet and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until pasta is tender.
Stir occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.
Serves 4.
The Story Of Dried Beans
Dried beans are among the cheapest protein providers and one of the most ecologically sustainable crops, enriching soil with nitrogen and using less water than most other plant foods.
The folate in dried beans fights against heart disease and birth defects. The resistant starch in dried beans provides long lasting energy. Dried beans are high in fiber and high in protein, yet low in fat and low in calories.
All dried beans including whole green peas, black-eyed peas, green and red lentils contain high amounts of folate, protein and fiber. They are a nutritious healthy food as well as being very economical.
Eating Healthy Dried Beans
Cooking healthy food can provide you with a healthier, more enjoyable lifestyle. Cooking your own food at home is more economical and gives you the freedom to select good quality ingredients to maintain adequate nutrition and recommended vitamins and minerals.
Dried beans are high in fiber, high in protein and low in fat and calories. Start cooking healthy food today and enjoy making this delicious recipe using dried beans.
Broccoli Bean Bake
1 1/2 cup cooked dried northern beans
6 cups broccoli florets
1 small onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 Tablespoons butter or margarine
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 cups [8 oz] shredded cheddar cheese
3 Tablespoons dry bread crumbs
Cook dried northern beans according to directions; then drain.
Place broccoli in a saucepan in 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 5-8 minutes or until crisp-tender.
In a skillet, saute onion and garlic in 1 Tablespoon butter. Spread in a greased 11 x 7 x 2 baking dish.
Drain broccoli and place over onion mixture.
Top with beans. Sprinkle with oregano, salt, pepper, cheese and bread crumbs.
Melt remaining butter and pour over the top.
Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until heated through.
Makes 8 servings