Introduction To A Plant Based Diet (eBook)

Table of Contents



Introduction





What You’ll Learn in This Book vii





Chapter 1 Meals For The Road





Probiotics and Chickpeas 2



Pre-Cooking Veggies Can Help A Little 2



Glycemic Index Explained Simply 3



What’s On Your Plate, When You Go Plant- Based? 3



Lunch and Dinners 5





Recipes





Carrot Apple Orange Juice 8



Plain Carrot Juice 9



Tomato Veggie Juice 10



Apple Mint Juice 11



Strawberry Banana Energy Drink 12



Carrot Banana Spinach Smoothie 13



Coffee Smoothie 14





Salads and More





Spinach Raspberry Salad with Walnuts 17



Romaine Arugula Salad with Artichoke Hearts 19



Healthy Greens – Walnuts Goji Berries Salad 21



Tomato Cucumber Salad with Chickpeas 23



Red Lettuce Strawberry Bell Pepper Asparagus Almond Salad 24



Black Beans with Tomatoes and Thyme 25



Black Beans and Red Potatoes Seasoned with Basil and Garlic 26



Sweet Potato French Fries 28



Strawberries with Blueberries and Bananas

30



Cantaloupe with Mint Leaves 31



Cantaloupe with Strawberries 33



Apple and Blueberries 34



Scrambled Egg Omelet 36





Chapter 2 Meals For Home & Family





Meals To Eat When Eating a Plant-Based Menu 39



What’s for Breakfast? 41





Recipes





Plant-Based Spaghetti with Vegan Meatballs 45



Veggie Homemade Pizza – the Quickie Version 47



Homemade Whole Wheat Yeast-free Pizza Crust 49



Homemade Chipotle Adzuki Bean Chili 53



Tomato Lentil Soup 55



Masala over Brown Rice 59



Vegetable Dairy-Free Lasagna 61





Chapter 3 Top Smoothies





Almond Papaya Strawberry Nutrient Blast 67



Avocado Berry Blast 69



Fruit Nut Delight Smoothie 70



Cranberry Raspberry Nut Smoothie 71



Fruit Deluxe Smoothie 72





Chapter 4 Homemade Burgers & Dogs





Veggie Hot Dogs 77



Vegan Hot Dog with Guacamole 79



Lentil Burger 81



Vegan Sweet Potato Chickpea Burgers 85



Vegan Black Bean Shiitake Barbecue Burger 89





Chapter 5 Where The Cheese At





Almond Cheese 93



Cashew Cheese 94



Pine Nut Cheese 95





Chapter 6 Snacks Recipes





Multi-Purpose Granola 98



Beet Brownies 101



Nuts and Fruit Combination 103



Fruit Combos 104





Chapter 7 Herbs, Natural Teas &

Tonics





Who Uses Herbs in Healing? 107



Holistic Healing Means Use Herbs 108



How Does A Holistic Practitioner Work? 108



What Parts of the Plants are Used? 109



Herbs Don’t Mix With Medications 109



What’s a Whole Herb? 109



What’s An Infusion? 111



What Are Essential Oils? 112



Glossary of Terms 113



Tips on Herbs 113





Chapter 8 Harmful Myths





What About My Calcium Levels? 116





Wrap Up