30 Superfoods Recipes
A Complete Cookbook of Super-Healthy Dish Ideas!
By
Martha Stone
Copyright 2017 Martha Stone
Kindle Edition
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Table of Contents
Introduction
How can you create dishes for your family that taste delicious and are also building blocks for good health?
Check out the recipes in this fabulous cookbook.
Can different types of recipes be made with superfoods?
Many can be, yes! Although most recipes include some healthy ingredients, these recipes are specifically designed to help you include superfoods in your diet.
Dont be put off by the idea. Just because these ingredients are superfoods doesnt mean that theyre always more complicated to use in recipes. You can be limited on the time you have available to cook, be inexperienced with recipes, or just too tired from the day to cook elaborate meals. That doesnt matter. These recipes are super-healthy, but most are also super-easy.
Each of the recipes in this cookbook includes at least one superfood, and most contain more. So, you know youll be getting meals, sides or desserts that are packed with important nutrients.
What are you waiting for? Lets get cooking!
Lets Start Out with Some Super-Healthy Breakfast Recipes
1 Hemp Seed, Berry Jujube Oatmeal
The jujubes in this recipe arent the kind you buy in boxes at the movies. These are dried dates, grown most often in Asia. When they are dried, you can remove the seeds and consume jujubes whole or cut up. They are as sweet as candy!
Jujubes also have many health benefits. They are believed to ease stress, settle upset stomachs, cleanse the liver and blood, prevent insomnia and sore throats and act as a mild diuretic. They are sometimes used in a sweet cake or tea, but in this recipe, were using them in your morning oatmeal.
Makes 2 Servings
Cooking + Prep Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup of slivered almonds
- 3 tbsp. of hemp seeds, raw
- 1/2 cup of raspberries, fresh
- 1/2 cup of sliced jujubes (not the candy)
- 1 cup of oats
- 1/2 tsp. of salt, kosher
- 2 cups of water, filtered
Instructions:
1. Put salt water in small pot. Bring to boil. Add the oats. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. The time simmered is based on the consistency of oats you usually prefer.
2. Mix the hemp seeds, jujubes and raspberries into the oatmeal. Pour into a bowl. Sprinkle with almonds. Serve.
2 Quinoa-Pomegranate Porridge
Quinoa burst onto the scene not too many years ago and boasts tremendous health benefits. It has a nut-like aroma when you cook it, and the texture is creamy, fluffy and a bit crunchy. Quinoa offers your body complete protein, which means it includes all nine of the essential amino acids your body needs. Its especially helpful for people who dont eat much meat, since it Makes up for some of the protein that meat would otherwise offer.
Pomegranate is healthy, too. It has iron, potassium and vitamins A, B, E C. When you eat pomegranate seeds, you gain fiber. This porridge is quite filling and warms you up for your day.
Makes 2 Servings
Cooking + Prep Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup of coconut, desiccated
- 1 pomegranate, fresh, pulp only
- 10 pitted quartered prunes, organic
- 1 tsp. of vanilla extract, pure
- 2 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon, ground
- 3 cups of milk, almond
- 1 1/2 cups of quinoa in flakes
For garnishing:
Instructions:
1. Pour almond milk and quinoa in a sauce pan. Stir on med-low for about seven minutes, til the consistency is smooth.
2. Add vanilla extract, cinnamon and desiccated coconut. Adjust as desired.
3. Pit and quarter prunes and add to porridge. Combine well.
4. Pour in small bowls. Add pomegranates and juice, coconut flakes and prunes. Serve.
3 Goji Berry Yogurt
There are so many reasons to enjoy this dessert. Its healthy, easy to make and can even be made ahead of time, so you can warm it up for fuel in the morning when youre running a bit late. In addition, the taste is divine. You can use almond slivers and walnut pieces to give it a crunchier texture.
Makes 2 Servings
Cooking + Prep Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 tsp. of honey, pure
- 1 tsp. of cinnamon, ground
- 2 tsp. of cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 1 x 6-8 oz. yogurt, plain or flavored, your choice
- 2 tbsp. of almonds, ground
- 2 tbsp. of walnuts, ground
- 2 tbsp. of flax seed, ground
- 1/4 cup of goji berries, dried
- 1/2 cup of blueberries, fresh
Instructions:
1. Mix the honey, cinnamon, cocoa powder, almonds, walnuts, flax seed, goji berries and yogurt in a bowl. Combine well. Serve.
4 Blueberry Coconut Muffins
These muffins are made with tasty, awesome blueberries in this recipe. You could use raspberries, too. The coconut milk should have more coconut and less sugar, so take time to read the labels. You can sprinkle the muffins with Stevia before you bake them, to give them a more glistening top. Coconut flour, along with chia seeds, gives you a tender, delicious muffin, unlike the springier, spongier muffins that some flours cause.
Makes 12 Servings
Cooking + Prep Time: 55 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of blueberries, fresh
- 1/4 cup of chia seeds, organic
- 1/4 cup of coconut oil, virgin
- 4 tsp. of vanilla extract, pure
- 6 eggs, large
- 1 cup of coconut milk, low fat
- 1/2 cup and 2 tbsp. of honey, raw
- 1 tsp. of baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. of salt, kosher
- 1 cup of coconut flour, organic
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Sift salt, coconut flour and baking soda in medium bowl.
3. Mix vanilla, coconut oil, eggs, honey and milk in a blender.
4. Add chia seeds. Blend on a low setting. Allow to sit for 5 to 10 minutes.
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