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Is a Plant-Based Diet Safe for Children?

March 21, 2019 By Cyd Notter Leave a Comment

(The following is an excerpt from my new book The “Plan A” Diet: Combining Whole Food, Plant-based Nutrition with the Timeless Wisdom of Scripture)

Is this diet safe for children?

Of course it is, but I sense your concern. You may be willing to change your own diet, but are leery of any perceived risks to your child. That’s understandable. But a diet plan proven to be the healthiest one on the planet certainly applies to the children, too.

Because your child’s health is a priority, may I encourage you to change their diets now. The Standard American Diet, filled with too much protein, fat, cholesterol, and environmental chemicals, leads to many common health issues for kids. (Read the rest of the article here.)

Santa Fe Penne

February 28, 2019 By Cyd Notter Leave a Comment

When you’re in the mood for a pasta/bean dish, here’s a healthy, easy recipe you might enjoy. I say it’s easy because minimal chopping is required (but you do have to boil pasta).

Santa Fe Penne is a free recipe from the Forks Meal Planner website (recipe by Darshana Thacker). Here’s the link plus a video. I’ve made it a couple times, and we do enjoy it. But…..

….it does need something extra, either a bit of heat or additional spice.

I used this Low-Sodium Seasoned Sea Salt product with good results, but I’m sure you could use whatever spices (or hot sauce?) you prefer. Let us know what you think if you give this one a try.

Homemade Chocolate Sauce

February 13, 2019 By Cyd Notter Leave a Comment

This Valentine’s Day, serve your loved ones a dessert from your heart to theirs!

Brandi at thevegan8.com has come up with a chocolate sauce that’s easy to make and oh so good.

She also offers ideas of how to use the sauce (over fruit, muffins, brownies, and so on). I’ve served it over banana bread, and also over “ice cream” made by processing frozen fruit through the Yonana machine. Both were delicious!

Plus you probably have all the ingredients on hand. This is one of those decadent treats to be enjoyed fully (but sparingly) – as Proverbs 25:16(b) reminds us – eat too much chocolate and you’ll make yourself sick. (MSG) 😯

(PS: February is Heart Health month. A whole food, plant-based, no-added-oil diet not only prevents heart disease, it’s the only diet capable of unblocking arteries and reversing even advanced stages of the disease. As Dr. Esselstyn says: heart disease is a toothless paper tiger that need never exist, and if it does exist, it need never progress. That’s great news – it means we have more control over our #1 killer than we may have ever imagined!)

Happy Valentines Day!

Oil-Free Pumpkin Bread (REALLY good)

February 7, 2019 By Cyd Notter Leave a Comment

In my kitchen, pumpkin bakery isn’t just for fall weather – I love it anytime!

So while searching through my ‘bread’ folder, I came upon this recipe I had printed back in 2010. The time to make it was obviously overdue!

Oil-Free Pumpkin Bread, by www.fatfreevegan.com, was simple to make and I must say it was the most flavorful and moist pumpkin bread I’ve ever baked (the pumpkin was noticeably prominent and yummy).

The recipe calls for “egg substitute equivalent to two eggs.” I made flax eggs. One TBS ground flax and 3 TBS water, blended or whisked until frothy = 1 egg. (So for this recipe, I used 2 TBS ground flax and 6 TBS water, whisked.)

I also used whole wheat flour, and added about 1/2 cup walnuts.

Give this one a try. It’s an official “keeper” in our house, and would probably make great muffins, too!

The Best Places to Eat Out

January 30, 2019 By Cyd Notter 2 Comments

Photo on VisualHunt – Greek Basil Wild Rice

If you follow a whole food, plant-based, no-added-oil diet, you know that eating out can be a real challenge!

In this brief video, Dr. McDougall says that “eating out like a war zone!” But he’s right when he suggests that ethnic restaurants are your best bet – Mexican, Italian, Chinese, Thai, and Indian, just to name a few.

Of course, nothin’ beats home cooking for health and variety, but there are ways to eat out without compromising your health.

We’d love to hear some of your tips, too!

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