Cyd Notter

Author and Nutrition Educator, Founder of The "Plan A" Diet™

Orange Mango Delight Smoothie

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This is absolutely delicious! So easy to prepare, too. Throw a frozen banana, a frozen mango, and an orange, with a little plant milk into the blender - and Voilà! It tastes like a DREAMSICLE! Better than anything you could buy at ice cream shop!

1 orange, peeled

1 banana, peeled, cut up and frozen

1 mango, peeled, cut up and frozen

½ - 1 cup plant milk (we use unsweetened almond milk)

Cut orange in half and remove any seeds. Place in blender, add remaining ingredients, and blend until thick and smooth.

2 servings. Each 184 calories, 1.6 g fat, 0.3 g sat. fat, 0 cholesterol, 4 g protein, 43.1 g carb, 26.8 g sugar, 5.6 g fiber.

Fruit & Cinnamon Oatmeal

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A GREAT way to start your day!  This recipe can be adapted to use steel cut oats as well.....use the amount of water specified for steel cut oats - typically one cup oats to 3-4 cups water - and simmer for a little extra time.  Increase cinnamon and fruit accordingly, or to taste.   Well worth it!

1 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup blueberries
2 apples, diced into small pieces
1-2 TBS chopped walnuts (may omit)
1 TBS ground flax
approx. 1/4 cup currants
Optional: Stir in fresh strawberries before serving.

Combine water, vanilla and cinnamon in small saucepan. Bring to boil over high heat. Reduce to simmer and stir in the oats. When mixture simmers, add blueberries. Remove from heat when blueberries are heated. Cover and let stand 15 minutes. Mix in apples, nuts, flax seed and raisins.

What Shall we Eat?

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WHAT SHALL WE EAT?!

I have been experimenting with plant-based recipes for over 23 years. And since my husband and I have slightly different palates and texture preferences, a recipe has to please BOTH of us in order to be considered a "keeper". I will only print the keepers; however, I encourage you to do your own experimenting as you get more familiar with a variety of foods which may be new to you.

People tend to eat the same 6 - 8 dinner recipes over and over, so it won't take long to find the ones you like - then you're really on your way! To stay motivated and enjoy food to the fullest, experiment with at least one new recipe each week! Lasagnas, burritos, pastas, soups and stews, casseroles, appetizers, desserts, 'meat' loaves, enchiladas..........it's amazing what you can do with plants!

There are thousands and thousands of whole food, plant based, oil-free recipes on line. I'll be posting a few of our favorites, but you can also View our Recommended Resources for some links to find great recipes!

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