Difficulty - Easy
Created by KatherineL
This recipe is a sneaky way to enjoy whole grains and cauliflower. Top this dish with Simple Brown or Mushroom Gravy.
Created by Karna
Mashed potatoes...yum! Leaving the skins on adds extra nutrients and makes a tasty, rustic bed for gravy.
Created by LisaS
This smokey, spicy cornbread will spice up a bowl of soup, a salad or chili.
Created by Karna
Soup and Salad make a great light lunch or dinner. This veggie minestrone soup is a healthy, flavorful meal in itself and it is made even more appealing with this spinach, cucumber and citrus salad topped with nuts!
Created by Karna
This variation of miso soup and carrot/celery/cabbage salad is a satisfying, protein rich, meal. Have it for lunch of dinner.
Created by KatherineL
Miso, also known as soybean paste, is a traditional Japanese food. Miso is available at natural food stores and Asian markets; it can also be purchased online. The shiitake mushrooms in this soup add vitamin D, an important nutrient for cancer prevention.
Created by Karna
Mushroom gravy is great on mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, main dishes and side dishes.
Created by KatherineL
This hearty stroganoff is made with seitan, a fat-free, high-protein meat alternative made from wheat. Seitan is sometimes called “wheat meat” because of its amazing ability to mimic meat in taste and texture. It is sold in the refrigerated section of natural food stores and many large grocery stores.
Created by JEckart
These muffin-like bites use only pureed banana as a sweetener, have no added oil, and use whole-grain oats and oat flour. Added plus: they can be prepped in just minutes!
Created by LisaS
Prepare these bars in advance for those mornings when breakfast is on the go. Or, have these omega-3 and fiber filled bars after school or on the hiking trail.
Created by LynnH
This dish can be served as an appetizer like “fish sticks,” in a sandwich or as an entrée.
Created by KatherineL
Portobellos are meaty and delicious. They lend themselves well to grilling and can be served on a bed of grains, with mashed potatoes, or on whole-grain buns with all the trimmings. Portobello mushrooms are a great source of folate, selenium, and zinc.
Created by Karna
Homemade pesto made with fresh basil and pine nuts or walnuts served over whole grain pasta.
Created by KatherineL
This is a delicious pasta dish full of calcium, lycopene and whole grains.
Created by KatherineL
This is a low-fat version of the traditional summertime favorite.
Created by SapnaV
Adding fragrant, Indian spices to quinoa gives it a sweet and spicy zing! Make extra for left-overs - great warm or cold.
Created by Lester
A twist on this middle eastern favorite dish provides a high protein meal with a great nutty flavor.
Created by KatherineL
Although quinoa is typically used as a grain, it is actually a seed native to South America. It is high in protein and can be used as an alternative to rice.
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Created by ARoettinger
Cucumber is a cooling vegetable, which combined with iceberg lettuce makes a perfect match for the spicy shallot vinaigrette in this speedy summer salad.
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