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When I first got the recipes for the 12 steps, I was a little disappointed that the Live Granola contained oatmeal (my wife is gluten sensitive). I know many on this forum avoid gluten, so I thought I’d post the granola recipe we developed, as well as our favorite breakfast. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do! ~Jason (jayroo)

Sprouted Buckwheat Granola (gluten free)

This was inspired by a granola we found at the Ecopolitan, a raw restaurant in Minneapolis, MN. We go through a batch every week.

• 4 c buckwheat groats, rinsed, soaked overnight, rinsed well (or soaked 15 minutes and sprouted 24 hours)
• 2 c raw seeds (e.g. sunflower & pumpkin), soaked overnight, rinsed
• 2-3 c raw nuts (e.g. almonds & pecans), soaked overnight, rinsed
• 3 T cinnamon
• 2-4 T raw honey, softened over medium-low heat
• Optional: 1 T virgin coconut oil
• 2 c dried fruit (e.g. raisins and goji berries)

1. Optional: briefly pulse the larger nuts in a food processor (I leave them whole)
2. In a large bowl, mix buckwheat, seeds, nuts, cinnamon, honey and coconut oil.
3. Spread on dehydrator trays with mesh, teflex, or fruit leather sheets. Dehydrate at your preferred temp for 6-8 hours, mix, continue dehydrating until crunchy. The amount listed fills 4 trays in my Nesco dehydrator.
4. Mix in dry fruit and store in a sealed container at room temp or in the fridge.
5. Yields 10-12 cups

Sprouted Buckwheat Cereal (gluten free)

This was the first gourmet raw meal that my wife actually enjoyed and asked for again. She once told me I could make it for her every day.

• 1 cup buckwheat groats, rinsed, soaked overnight, rinsed well (or soaked 15 minutes and sprouted 24 hours)
• 1 banana, chopped
• dash of maple syrup
• optional: raw pecans or almonds, soaked overnight, rinsed, chopped

Process buckwheat, banana, and maple syrup in a food processor until creamy. Top with nuts. Serves 2.

I have read the China Study and know that we should not consume animal protein or at least keep it at 5% of the daily intake.  I also have read that soy products are not what they seem, so if we should stay away from animal products and soy is not that good, what would be an alternative for milk?

Thanks.

I am kind of interested in knowing if any of the people that frequent this site are in my area. It would be nice to meet someone local to see about doing things jointly with… such as an almond purchase. Is anyone intersted in listing name, city/state and maybe email for orders not local to Utah. I really want some almonds but have not found anyone interested in sharing an order as my friends all think my eating habits are nuts.

By the way, I found and made a flourless brownie recipe yesterday and it was very good. Even my husband, who can eat regular brownies said they were as good as any he has had.  It is as follows….

Flourless Brownies

Makes 16

No one will ever guess that black beans are the secret ingredient in this recipe!

Ingredients

1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added black beans, drained and rinsed (I cook and use my own as I always have some on hand)

3 large eggs ( I used egg substitute)

1/3 cup melted butter, more for the baking dish ( I used raw coconut oil)

1/4 cup raw cocoa powder

1/8 teaspoon sea salt

2 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons cane sugar ( I use raw cane sugar)

1/2 cup gluten-free semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Oil an 8-inch baking pan. Place the black beans, eggs, melted butter/oil, cocoa powder, salt, vanilla, and sugar in the

bowl of a food processor and blend until smooth. Remove the blade and stir in the chocolate chips and

walnuts. Transfer mixture to the prepared pan. Bake the brownies for 30 to 35 minutes, or until just set in the center.

Cool before cutting into squares.

Nutrition

Per serving (1 brownie/about 2oz/60g-wt.): 160 calories (80 from fat), 9g total fat, 4g saturated fat, 50mg

cholesterol, 35mg sodium, 17g total carbohydrate (2g dietary fiber, 12g sugar), 4g protein

Tags:

Wheat Free, Low Sodium, Vegetarian, Gluten Free

Bon Apetit!

Hi,

I am new to the site and new to green smoothies and of course have one big question. So here it is:

I have been doing green smoothies for 2 weeks but I am sure if I am using the right combination of ingredients :

3.5 onces of spinach or/and kale

2 handfuls of almonds or walnuts

2 tbsp of flax seed ground or coconut oil

2 cups of water or fresh coconut water

2 scoops for whey protein or yogurt

2 scoops of acai powder

2 cup of berries or other fruit like mango or papaya, etc

1 banana

The blender jar will be full when I am done and I drink half of it for breakfast and give my mom the other half for breakfast too.

Is it to heavy for breakfast?

Please let me know your thoughts.

Thank you

I can’t remember where I saw it, but I recall reading that almonds were a more perfect nut than cashews for a number of reasons, so my question is:  why are there cashews in the Hot Pink Breakfast Smoothie?  should we replace them with almonds??

Dear Robin,

I have a few health related questions I wanted to ask you regarding starting a raw food diet. I consider myself a beginner raw fooder, I have taught myself how to drink green smoothies, learned how to eat cabbage and other greens.

Here is my question. I have a history of having a sensitive stomach. I’ve had 6 pregnancies where I’ve thrown up (sorry) for months on end. It’s been horrible. I’ve also had a lifetime of debilitating carsickness. I’m in my 40′s now, and I think I am just prone to having my head/stomach upset easily. As far as the raw food issue, there are times when I just feel down and out nauseous, at those times, how do I incorporate a raw diet ? For me, soothing stomach foods can be high fat/high sugar/high carb – easy processed from a box things. I cant think of a single raw recipe that I’ve had that would help me during these icky times. And my second question. What about the stomach flu? My diet this year has been better than ever (much better than the average American, though not raw) yet we just had a 10 day intestinal bug go through our family, and there was no way during that time that I could stomach ANYTHING that needed major digestive juices! I have searched the web for answers to these question, but have come up empty so far. I’m sorry to take up your time here, I know you are a busy mom. Please take your time in responding if you feel you can! Thank you, Robin