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veganlolly:

Vegan burger with a Chickpea base

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Get in my mouth.

Oh She Glows, makes me drool day after day. One of my favourite blogs out there!

I’ll be making Angela’s nut butter asap, it looks so delicious!!

Kitchen Sink Nut Butter

My goal was to pack as many healthy ingredients in as possible. I ended up adding walnuts, almonds, pecans, flax, chia, hemp, pure maple syrup, fine grain sea salt, pure vanilla extract, and a touch of coconut oil for an ultra silky feel. You can’t tell by the photo how many amazing ingredients are lurking inside, but it’s packing a nutritional powerhouse. Feel free to play around with the seeds and nuts depending on what you have in your own kitchen.

Yield: approx 1.25-1.5 cups

Ingredients:

• 1 & 1/4 cups raw almonds
• 1/2 cup raw pecans
• 1/4 cup raw walnuts
• 1 tbsp flax seed
• 1/2 tbsp chia seed
• 1 tbsp hemp seed
• 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
• 1/2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• fine grain sea salt, to taste (you want the flavour to pop!)

1. Preheat oven to 300F. Line a baking sheet with parchment or a non-stick mat. In a large bowl, mix together the nuts, seeds, and maple syrup. Spread out mixture onto baking sheet and bake for about 14-15 minutes minutes or until lightly golden, stirring once half way through. Watch closely after 10 minutes.

2. Remove from oven and allow the mixture to cool for a few minutes before placing into a food processor. Process for about 10 minutes, stopping to scrape the bowl every 30-60 seconds as needed. The mixture will be very drippy and smooth when it’s ready. It may seem like it will never come together, but don’t lose hope. Add in the vanilla, salt, and coconut oil and process until combined and smooth.

3. If you’d like crunchy almond butter, stir or pulse in chopped nuts. Store in a sealed container in the fridge. Will keep for at least 1 month.

I sprinkle this stuff in my smoothies, on my oatmeal, in my salads, put it in granola- i use it like that Granny uses her Franks Red Hot. ;)

veganrunnergirl:

Chia Seed: the super Super-Food

Cha cha cha chia…

You know it from the 80′s and 90′s

But it was just a pet plant back then. Now chia has become a heavily sought after super food source by those in the know – but what makes it so super?

Packed Full of Nutrition

Chia Seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) are arguably the most nutritious single whole food in the world!

Here is what you find inside every raw chia seed:

• Omega 3 (the largest usable source of any raw food)
• Omega 6
• Complete Protein (all the essential amino acids and then some)
• Calcium (~180mg of usable Calcium in every one)
• Antioxidants (highest activity of any whole food)
• Fiber
• Phosphorus
• Magnesium
• Manganese
• Niacin
• Zinc
• and more

Incredible Health Benefits

Very few, if any, other foods can make the claims that Chia Seeds can.

Eating Chia Seeds regularly can:

• Stabilize blood sugar
• Improve Cardiovascular Health
• Improve brain function
• Gluten Free
• Improve body hydration
• Maintain electrolyte balance
• Improve digestive system
• Assist in lowering bad cholesterol
• Mild flavored to tasteless

fitnessnovice:

Spiced lentil patty pocket with chilies, apple, and tomato sauce

elixir—vitae:

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