This week, I will be making pasta incorporated with pesto sauce and vegetables. I am including the benefits of only the new ingredients.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 onion
• 2 green chili
• 12 sweet peppers
• 4 oz pesto sauce (store bought or homemade)
• 1lb of pasta (any kind of pasta, I used rotini)

Instructions:

First heat up your pot and add 2 tablespoons of oil. Add the onions and green peppers and cook it for about 5 minutes. Dice the sweet peppers and add them to the pot. Cook it for 10 minutes and stir occasionally. Add 2 teaspoons of salt and add 4 ounces of pesto. Cook this until oil seeps to the bottom of the pot. Add the pasta and stir this all together. Cook for 6 minutes or until the pasta becomes the texture you want it to be and enjoy!

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Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup kale
• 1/2 cup spinach
• 1 mango
• 2 mandarins
• 1 apple

Instructions:

First, take the spinach and kale and put it in the blender. Add 1/2 cup of water and blend it. Cut the mango into medium-sized slices. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend everything with 1/4 cup of water. Get it to a slightly thick consistency and you’re done!

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This week I will be making an extremely healthy smoothie with an assortment of ingredients. While some ingredients may match last week, there a few new ones and these are the only ones that I will show the benefits of.

Ingredients:

• 4 strawberries
• 3 mandarins
• 2 apples
• 4 dates
• 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
• 1/8 cup raspberry
• 1/8 cup blueberry
• 2 tbsp walnuts
• 2 tbsp almonds

This yields 4 cups of smoothie.

Instructions:

Put about half of the ingredients into the blender. Add about 1/2 a cup into the blender and turn it on. Blend it until it is a thick liquid and then add the rest of the ingredients. Add 1/4 a cup of water and pulse it until it is ever so slightly thick but mostly liquid and enjoy!

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This week, I will be making a fruit smoothie to freshen up your day!

Ingredients:

• 1 apple
• 2 mandarins
• 1/2 a peach
• 1 small handful pineapple
• 1 small handful papaya
• 2 strawberries
• 1/4 cup blueberry
• 1/4 cup raspberry
• 1/4 blackberry
• 4 dates

This yields 4 cups

Instructions:

First, put about half of the fruits above into the blender (Any blender is fine). Add a little less than half a cup and blend it all up to a baby food-like consistency. Add the rest of the fruits and 1/4 of a cup of water. Blend the rest of it up until it becomes smooth with no bits of fruit or seeds and enjoy!

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This week, I will be showing you how to use cauliflower as an alternative to bread.

Ingredients:

• 1 head cauliflower
• 2 eggs
  • potato is alternative
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese (your choice)

This yields 3 sandwiches

Instructions:

First, cut the cauliflower and put it in a food processor until it is riced. Add the 2 eggs or a mashed potato to the cauliflower. Add half the cheese and salt and pepper and stir. Heat up a pan and add oil or non-stick spray. Put a small amount of the mixture onto the pan and form it into a square. Let it cook until golden brown on both sides and add cheese as desired. Do this with another patty but do not add the cheese. Combine the two patties and enjoy!

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This week, I will be making a healthy, light lunch that anyone can make!

Ingredients:

• 2 avocados
• 1 lime
• 1 bell pepper
• 1/2 red onion
• 1 cup shredded cheese (your choice)
• 2 tbsp. sour cream
• 4 tortillas

This yields 4 rolls

Instructions:

First, take the 2 avocados and mash them to a guacamole-like texture. Add lime juice and mix. Add the finely chopped bell pepper and onion, shredded cheese, and sour cream. Mix this until everything is evenly spread. Then spread this mixture onto the whole tortilla and roll it up. Then cut the roll into small pieces and enjoy!

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This week, I will be making a healthier take on hash browns by substituting potatoes with cabbage.

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups shredded cabbage
• garlic
• 1/4 yellow onion
• salt
• black pepper

This yields 6 small hash browns

Instructions:

First, whisk the eggs in a bowl and add garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Add cabbage and onion in the same bowl. Put oil in a pan and heat it up. Then, pour the mixture into the pan as four patties. Use a spatula to press on one side and cook each side for about 3 minutes. Enjoy!

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This week, I will be making avocado toast with an assortment of healthy toppings.

Ingredients:

• 4 avocados
• sourdough bread
• 1/2 cup grape tomatoes
• 1/2 cup black olives
• 1/2 a lemon
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
• salt
• ground black pepper
• crushed red pepper flakes

This yields 6 slices of toast

Instructions:

First remove two avocados from their skins and put them in a bowl. Then, squeeze half a lemon over the bowl and add salt and pepper. Mix this and keep adding lemon according to taste. Keep this on the side while toasting your sourdough bread. Spread the avocados onto the bread and top it off with feta, grape tomatoes, and black olives. Add these toppings according to taste and enjoy!

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This week, I will be making a copy of pizza using granola, fruit, and yogurt.

Ingredients:

• 2 cup granola
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 1/2 cup greek yogurt
• 5 dates
• 5 strawberries
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• 7 tbsp honey

This yields one 7×5 tray

Instructions:

First, crush 1 cup of walnuts and 5 dates in a food processor. Add the mixture to 2 cups of granola and mix with 6 tbsp of honey. Freeze for 45 minutes. Then, add 1 tbsp of honey to it and spread it onto the granola mixture. Add 5 thinly cut strawberries and 1/2 cup of blueberries and enjoy!

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This week, I will be making scrambled eggs with a variety of vegetables.

Ingredients:

Instructions:

To begin with, heat up the pan on your stove at medium heat. Then, add 2 tbsp of olive oil into the pan. Add 1 cup of ginger, 1 cup of garlic, and 1 cup of onions. Once this becomes light pink, add 1 cup of peppers, leak, spinach, and broccoli. Let this cook for a few minutes, and then add 1 cup of tomatoes. Add eggs according to how many people you are making this dish for. Add 6 teaspoons of salt, 1 tsp of curcumin, and 1 tsp of turmeric. Once the eggs become nice and fluffy, wrap them with a tortilla and enjoy!

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