http://thehealthyeatingsite.com Recipes and information to help you eat healthier Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:23:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Raw food is so quick and easy to make, it's the perfect thing for people who "don't have the time to cook". Well, here's the perfect solution - don't cook! Jennifer Cornbleet demonstrates how to make both Almond Milk and Raw Granola in under 8 minutes, real time. Okay, so ... http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/raw-granola-and-almond-milk/ [caption id="attachment_557" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Wholemeal Bread"][/caption] If you have a bread machine there is no excuse to not make your own homemade bread. It's easy, and if you follow this recipe, you'll end up with a beautiful light-textured wholemeal loaf that's also a great source of fiber. You may have to slice ... http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/wholemeal-bread-bread-machine-recipe/ [caption id="attachment_544" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Rainbow Cole Slaw"][/caption] I love cabbage, and this really hit the spot. So much so that I ate nearly the entire bowl myself. Using heirloom red cabbage and yellow carrots and fresh herbs from our garden the colors were intense. This photo doesn't really do it justice. ... http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/rainbow-cole-slaw/ [caption id="attachment_538" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="World In My Hands"][/caption] I just found out about a survey the Federated Farmers of New Zealand (pro GM) are doing to gauge the public reaction to introducing GM foods into 'clean, green' New Zealand. Then only about an hour later I stumbled across this article, aptly ... http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/whats-so-bad-about-genetically-modified-foods/ [caption id="attachment_451" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Banana Mocha Non-Milk Shake"][/caption] I created this as a non-dairy alternative to my former favorite, espresso milkshakes. Now, I may be biased, but I'd say espresso milkshakes pale in comparison to this baby! This is a favorite afternoon pick-up drink in my house. I also find this satisfies ... http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/banana-mocha-non-milk-shake/ [caption id="attachment_438" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Marinated Chickpea Salad"][/caption] One of the most popular legumes in the world, chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans) were one of the first crops to be cultivated. They are one of the tastiest and most versatile of the pulses. Chickpeas are also high in fiber and contain ... http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/marinated-chickpea-salad/ [caption id="attachment_442" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="How to Cook Brown Rice"][/caption] The secret to cooking perfect brown rice lies in getting the water to brown rice ratio correct. Once you get that correct, it's only a matter of turning off the heat when the rice is done. The method I use to cook perfect ... http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/how-to-cook-brown-rice/ [caption id="attachment_428" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Banana Blueberry Ice Dream"][/caption]I was craving something sweet at night, but I wanted to stay on my raw food diet because I feel so much better on it. Fortunately I'd put some bananas in the freezer a couple of days earlier so whipping up this cold, ... http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/banana-blueberry-ice-dream/ [caption id="attachment_418" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Slow Cooker Baked Chocolate Zucchini Cake"][/caption] We've still got an overabundance of zucchini from the garden and while trying to come up with new ways to use it all I stumbled upon baking... in a crock pot. I never would have thought this would work, but I'm ... http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/chocolate-zucchini-cake-in-a-slow-cooker/ I've modified the recipe I posted previously, added more zucchini and reduced the amount of sugar, so it's healthier and the results are so much better! I'm really pleased with the way these turned out. Better tasting and better for you! Now that's my kind of dessert! Actually, you could ... http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/healthier-sweet-zucchini-muffins-recipe/