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The
Candle Cafe Cookbook : More Than 150 Enlightened Recipes from New York's
Renowned Vegan Restaurant by JOY PIERSON
It's hard enough to satisfy
choosy diners at a hot New York restaurant? imagine having to do it without
using meat, fish, dairy, or eggs! The Candle Cafe has been doing just that
for years, offering vegan food that has earned the praise of food critics,
celebrities, and countless New Yorkers. |
Sproutman's
Kitchen Garden Cookbook: 250 flourless, Dairyless, Low Temperature, Low
Fat, Low Salt, Living Food Vegetarian Recipes by Steve Meyerowitz, Michael
Parman (Illustrator), Beth Robbins
Turn nuts, vegetable seeds,
grains and beans into gourmet food! Sprouted breads, cookies, crackers,
living soups, dressings, dips, spreads, sautes, alternative non-dairy milks,
ice-creams, even sprouted pizza and bagels! Chapters on making sprout bread,
food dehydrating, juicing, natural sodas, alternatives to dairy and
salt, smart vegetarianism. Glossary of healthy foods. Includes Questions
and Answers and seed resources. Over 150 illustrations, photos & Charts. |
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Vegetarian
Diet
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Contrary
to what you might think, eating right doesn't mean you have to sacrifice
great taste and visual appeal. |
To
eat great variety of foods is especially important for vegetarians. The
value of fibre in our diet has been widely recognised in last couple years
as great aid to digestion and as prevention against many diseases. Vegetarians
usually obtain a greater amount of fiber in their diet than meat eaters,
because they eat more vegetables, grains, legumes and fruits. However,
they also have to be very careful not to increase intake of high cholesterol
products like eggs and high fat dairy products such as butter, cheese,
cream or whole milk. Changing from full-fat to low-fat versions helps. |
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Protein Is Essential For Healthy
Living
Constant processes of repair
and renewal takes place inside our bodies with the aid of protein. Our
body needs complete protein for regular cell growth, reproduction, tissue
repair and to manifacture other substances that protect us against infections.
Maintenance, repair and growth of body tissue is accomplished by the digestion
of protein into subunits called amino acids. In this form these amino acids
can enter cells where, following instruction from DNA, they can be synthesized
into new proteins as is needed. Our body will only use the precise amount
of protein it needs and the rest will be excreted in the urine. If there
is to much protein in the diet it is converted to body fat. An excess amount
of proteine may even cause liver and kidney strain and it can also cause
an increase in calcium loss in the urine as well as dehydration. Protein
cannot be stored and needs to be replenished daily. Complete protein is
made up of 23 different amino acids and is found in food from animal sources
such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy products. Amino acids occur
in different combinations in various foods and our body could make most
of them if the diet is adequate. However nine essential amino acids can't
be made by the body and can only be obtained directly from food. For vegetarians,
especially vegans, food combining in order to get complete protein is very
important. For example combining pulses with grains, nuts or seeds will
provide all the amino acids necessary to make complete protein. Common
combinations include: hummus and pitta bread; bean soup and bread roll;
pasta and tofu; peanut butter and bread; baked beans on the toast, muesli
with nuts and soy milk etc. |
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Wheatgrass Juice
Full of oxygen-rich chlorophyll
which promotes optimal cell function, wheatgrass juice is in fact one of
the most nutritionally dense foods available today. A single ounce contains
the nutritional equivalent of 2-1/2 pounds of dark green leafy vegetables,
in terms of calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, sodium and potassium. It is
also great protein source, supplying all eight of the essential amino acids
(protein building blocks). As a potent detoxifier and antibacterial agent,
wheatgrass juice clears poisons from the body, enhances immune and liver
function, promotes regular waste elimination and suppresses tumors. Start
with low dose (one ounce a day) so your system doesn't get shocked. Drink
it fresh (once juiced it loses its nutrients), working up to 2 ounces per
day. |
COLLARD GREENS -
A CALCIUM POWERHOUSE
Plant based calcium is not
only better absorbed by the body than the calcium found in dairy products,
but it doesn't have the saturated fat, cholesterol and harmful additives
(hormones, antibiotics, steroids) found in milk, yogurt and cheese.
Cooked collard greens are
a calcium powerhouse, with 145 mg. of the mineral per half cup this dark
green leafy vegetables have become supermarket stars not only because of
calcium, they are also rich source of other nutrients that have been shown
to suppress the growth of cancer cells.
Recommended daily allowance
(RDA) for calcium is 1,000 to 1,200 milligrams. Most people get only about
700 mg. a day. |
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whole foods as much as possible. A people who eat diet high in unrefined
whole foods and fibre and low in salt and sugar have a lower incidence
of blood pressure problems, bowel disease, cancer, heart disease, diabetes,
gallstones. |
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Lack of Iron
Lack of iron could also be
a problem for vegetarians and vegans not aware of the fact that iron from
foods cannot be utilized by the body unless there is presence of vitamin
C at the same time to act as catalyst. To solve that problem eat food with
leafy green vegetables such lettuce, endive, green peppers or fruits such
as oranges, lemons, or black currants. |
The Carbohydrate Connection
The carbohydrate connection
to more upbeat moods is not news. There are plenty of edibles besides sugary
sweets, caffeine and alcohol that are capable of producing positive shifts
in our mood, mental function and overall energy levels without compromising
well-being over the long haul.
Healthy carbohydrates like
fruits, vegetables and grains that provide poverful nutrients instead
of empty calories can lift your sagging spirits for longer periods of time
than sweet treats. Research on the effects of serotonin levels (a chemical
messenger in the brain that causes positive changes in attitude and behavior)
suggests that both simple carbohydrates (candy, cookies, honey) and complex
carbs (whole grains and most of the vegetables) can relieve tension, anger
and fatigue. |
Weight
Watchers Versatile Vegetarian by Weight Watchers (Author)
Offers an easy-to-follow cookbook
complete with more than 150 meatless recipes for soups, entrees, stews,
pizzas and pastas, including such dishes as Fettuccine with Creamy Spinach
Sauce, Veggie Paella, and Indian Tomato Lentil Soup." |
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Try Our Recipes For
Great Vegetarian Dishes: |
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Grilled
Vegetable Salad With Feta Cheese |
Vegetarian
Casserole |
Lentil
Soup With Pasta Shells |
Vegetable
Soup With Pasta |
Spicy
Bean Dip |
Moroccan
Hummus |
Roman
Pasta Salad |
Irish
Colcannon |
Bran
Apple Muffins |
Stuffed
Shells |
Vegetarian
Tips |
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The
Voluptuous Vegan: More Than 200 Sinfully Delicious Recipes for Meatless,
Eggless, and Dairy-FreeMeals by Myra Kornfeld, George Minot, Sheila Hamanaka
(Illustrator)
There are many great reasons
to eat vegetarian meals -- they're low in saturated fat, high in fiber,
and chock-full of nutrients. But the considerable health benefits aside,
gourmets often scoff at the likes of seitan and tofu, while vegans
despair of dull, uninspired offerings. Until now. In The Voluptuous Vegan,
Myra Kornfeld introduces creative, mouthwatering, truly voluptuous recipes
that inject this incredibly healthy cuisine with a much-needed dose
of culinary mastery. |
Twelve
Months of Monastery Salads: 200 Divine Recipes for All Seasons by Victor-Antoine
D'Avila-Latourrette
D'Avila-Latourrette, resident
monk at Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery, near Millbrook, N.Y., has
collected hundreds of eclectic salad recipes from around the world. |
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| GREAT
BUY! - Twelve Months of Monastery Soups |
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| From
a Monastery Kitchen |
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