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Quick Fudge

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Next time you’re hankering for a quick fix of chocolately deliciousness, this microwave fudge will have you in rapturous ecstasy.

Melt in microwave or over double-boiler:

  • 12-oz bag grain-sweetened chocolate chips
  • 8 oz grain-sweetened peanut butter chips (or additional chocolate chips)
  • 1 can SF sweetened condensed milk or ?cups from recipe

Stir in:

  • 2 cups or 4 handfuls toasted nuts
  • 1 cup or 2 handfuls raisins or other dried fruit (optional)

Press into lined pan and place in fridge until semi-hardened. Cut into squares and allow to fully harden.

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Cocoa Milk

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Use a blender to mix nondairy milk with cocoa or carob powder. I’ve tried both stirring with a spoon and using a wire whip but a blender or battery operated whisk works best to eliminate lumps and give the milk a nice froth. I sometimes blend up a big batch and pour it into a pitcher that I keep in the fridge. This way it’s ready for a quick drink, or to heat up for a nice hot cocoa in the morning.

Taste and if needed sweeten with one of the following sweeteners:

  • agave nectar
  • honey
  • Stevia
Kid Friendly Recipes

Starch After-School Snacks

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Serve up these after-school snacks and your kids will be running home from school to snap them up!

Hummus

Serve any of the following as dippers:

  • bagel
  • whole wheat pita bread
  • pita chips
  • whole wheat tortilla chips
  • corn tortilla chips

Pudding Cake

In the morning line the bottom of a square cake pan with graham crackers. Cover with any flavor sugar-free pudding, then a layer of graham crackers, then pudding until the pan is filled, ending with a layer of pudding. By the time the kids come home you’ll have a delicious cake for them to snack on. And it doesn’t need to be frosted!

Bagels or English Muffins

Topped with:

  • soy cream cheese
  • peanut butter
  • jam, sugar free
  • cooked pureed Fruit
  • mashed bananas mixed with an UnDiet sweetener
  • butter
  • butter and/or honey, sprinkled with cinnamon
  • honey
  • hummus

Individual Apple Pies

Grilled Cheese  Sandwiches

The quickest way to make this sandwich is to melt butter in a pan over medium heat. Place bread slice(s) in pan, top with nondairy cheese, then second bread slice. Add more butter if necessary when turning to brown other side.

Add one of the following between the bread slices:

  • sliced apple
  • sliced pear
  • sliced tomato
  • frozen, thawed & squeezed dry spinach
  • steamed cauliflower, chopped

Pigs in a Blanket

Wrap whole wheat dough* around soy “hot dogs”. Bake according to dough instructions. You could also place some nondairy cheese between the biscuit and dog before rolling.
* Trader Joes and many other markets carry whole wheat pizza and bread dough that work nicely for this recipe.

Ready To Eat

  • popcorn
  • dry breakfast cereal
  • whole grain, sugar free breakfast cereal dry or with nondairy milk
Fruit Kid Friendly Recipes

Protein After-School Snacks

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When you’re stumped for a healthy Protein-based after-school snack that your kids will actually eat, try one of the suggestion below.  They’ve all been tested on kids and friends of kids, nephews and nieces and passed. By “passed” I mean that they ask for more. That’s the kid version of a “thumbs up”.

Scrambled Eggs

Serve plain or mix eggs with any of the following:

  • shredded cheese
  • cream cheese
  • try sneaking in some shredded or diced veggies or Fruit, just stir them into the eggs after removing from heat

Apple Sandwiches

Slices of apple topped with slices of any of the following:
cheese
nut butter
cream cheese sweetened with maple syrup, honey or agave nectar

Veggie Sticks

Serve any of the following as a dip:

  • any creamy Protein dressing
  • creme fraiche, sour cream or yogurt with a little of their favorite mulit-seasoning stirred in

Fruity Yogurt

Maple Pudding

Dessert Kid Friendly Recipes

Maple Pudding

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This is a can’t-fail, mix and dump recipe. Throw everything in the food processor, dump it in a bowl, toss it in the fridge. That’s it – it’s done!

To cut down on dairy I like to use 1/2 soy cream cheese and 1/2 real cream cheese but it does affect the taste. Use low fat cream cheese if you want but not non-fat, it tastes terrible.

In a large bowl, beat 8 ounces cream cheese until fluffy.

Gradually beat in until smooth 3/4 cup cream, or nondairy milk, or a mix of both.

Stir in 1 cup maple syrup and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Pour into bowl or individual dishes. Chill 3 hours or until set.

Tofu Maple Pudding

Substitute silken tofu for the cream cheese and nondairy milk for the cream.

Dessert Fruit Kid Friendly Recipes

Thick & Fruity Yogurt

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For a thick and rich Fruity Yogurt, drain sugar-free yogurt overnight and up to several days, in the refrigerator. You can do this by placing the yogurt in a filter-lined coffee basket set over a bowl, or a cheesecloth lined sieve or colander. This step isn’t necessary, it just gives you a yogurt more similar in texture to commercial yogurts, without all the sugars and thickeners.

Some Fruits have more water content than others and will therefore produce a much thinner yogurt. There are several ways to make these Fruity Yogurts thicker:

  • freeze the finished yogurt for several hours, stirring and scraping every half hour until thick
  • before adding the Fruit puree to the yogurt, place it in a sieve set over a bowl (the reserved juice can be used in a Fruit smoothie)
  • stir in a tablespoon or two of finely ground flax seed or nuts and let sit overnight to thicken
  • stir in roughly ground or finely chopped dried Fruit and let sit overnight to thicken

Puree the Fruit of your choice. Stir Fruit into yogurt. Do not beat or use a blender as the yogurt will become very thin. Taste and add any of the following to taste:

  • unrefined sweetener
  • sugar substitute
  • vanilla extract or any other flavoring extract
  • fresh lemon or orange juice
  • dash of sea salt (brings out the flavors)
  • ground ginger

Fruits to try:

  • berries
  • bananas
  • peaches
  • apples (add cinnamon to the yogurt)
  • cantaloupe
  • watermelon
Beverages Kid Friendly Recipes

Parisian Hot Chocolate

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Stir together with a wire whip in a medium-size heavy pan over low heat:

4 ounces grain-sweetened chocolate or carob chips
2 1/2 cups nondairy milk
1 tablespoon unrefined sugar or sugar substitute
2 sticks cinnamon

Continue stirring occasionally. When the mixture begins to bubble around the edges, remove from heat. Remove the cinnamon sticks and stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Fruit Living Food Neutral Recipes Vegetarian

Tarragon Waldorf Salad

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This salad is a grownup take on the traditional Waldorf Salad, suitable for a dinner party, the beach or a barbecue. If the salad will be sitting out for awhile you may want to use yogurt in place of mayonnaise.

In a bowl whisk together dressing ingredients:

2 tablespoons mayonnaise, or lowfat yogurt
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon unfiltered, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon unrefined sugar
1 teaspoon fresh tarragon, minced
sea salt and black pepper to taste

Add to bowl and lightly toss until coated with dressing

4 stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 medium apple, quartered & thinly sliced
Beverages High Protein Neutral Recipes Starches Vegetarian

Rosemary Pecan Spread

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Sometimes it’s a blessing to run out of a crucial ingredient in the middle of preparing a meal. I came up with this rich spread while making a lunch of Apple Sandwiches with Celery Pesto and found that I was out of parsley. Desperate I racked my feeble brain and came up with using pecans in place of the parsley. So here it is – enjoy!

Process in food processor until as smooth as possible but still a bit rough

1 cup chopped inner celery stalks with leaves if possible
1 cup broken or chopped toasted pecans
2 medium cloves garlic, smashed
2 to 3 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary (1/2 to 1 teaspoon dried)
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Pulse in 1/2 cup mayo or lo-fat cream cheese until blended.

Taste and adjust seasoning to taste. Place in fridge to thicken up.

Use as a spread on these sandwiches:

  • apple
  • cucumber
  • cucumber & tomato
  • soy sausage & apple
  • chicken, roast beef, or turkey with Protein Bread or other bread substitute

Or thin with extra-virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar to dress a green salad.

Recipes Starches Vegetarian

Caribba Beans & Rice

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Cook 2/3 cup brown rice according to package directions using 1/3 cup vegetable broth and1/3 cup filtered water. Set aside, covered to keep warm.

Heat 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil over medium-high heat. Add

1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 and 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
Stir frequently until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add
1 cup chopped tomatoes, drained if canned
1/4 teaspoon each ground cumin and crushed red pepper

Continue cooking, stirring often for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in cooked rice, 15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained & 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped. Cook over medium heat until heated through.