A Whole Foods/Plant Based Recipe
This wonderful whole foods plant based dish is quick and easy to make and will keep you going for hours with great nutrition.
Ingredients:
4 – Cups of Basmati Brown Rice – None GMO
1 – None GMO Marinara Sauce – Low Salt
1/2 – Cup of No Salt Italian Seasoning
2 – Tomatoes – Diced
4 – Cups of Snap Peas – Diced
2 – Cups No Salt Nuts – Crushed – Combination of Cashews, Almonds, Pecans, and Pistachios
Salt and Pepper to taste – Use salt sparingly
Enough veggie stock to cook rice
Cook brown rice in veggie stock with marinara sauce and italian seasoning.
When rice is cool add diced tomatoes and snap peas. At this point you can add a little more Italian Seasoning if you like to get the flavor exactly what you want it to be. Then salt and pepper to taste.
Mix everything together and garnish with more snap peas, tomato, and nuts.
Simple with lots of nutrition.
Brown Rice compared to White Rice has a lot of health benefits. Brown Rice is full of Thiamine, Niacin, Pyridoxine, Vitamin K, Calcium, Iron, Phosphorus, and Potassium. Brown Rice is rich in fiber, controls blood sugar and cholesterol, and works wonders for ulcers and diarrhea. Plus if you are debilitated it’s very easy to digest and contains needed nutrients for your bones, muscles, nails, hair, and teeth. Soak your Brown Rice in water for 30 minutes prior to cooking and it will cook faster.
Tomatoes are full of vitamins including vitamins A, B, C and E. Vitamins A and C are powerful antioxidants that help to stave off cancer and also get rid of free radicals thus slowing the aging process. And Vitamin E is great for nervous system health and for preventing diabetes, helping with cardiovascular health. And B vitamins for health and vitality… and the riboflavin in tomatoes has been shown to help prevent migraines.
In general nuts are full of great Omega 3 fatty acids that help prevent cancer and heart attacks. They also contain lots of plant sterols that lower cholesterol, and they contains lots of great unsaturated fats that again help lower cholesterol. At the same time they contain amazing amounts of arginine which is important for preventing diabetes. Nuts help prevent heart attacks by preventing plaque build up in arteries because of Vitamin E. And they also have lots of great fiber for promoting probiotic bacteria in your gut… thus boosting your immune system. Nuts also contain zinc for immune support, magnesium for preventing and reversing osteoporosis, B vitamins for mood enhancement, selenium for preventing shingles , and many more trace minerals… and a good amount of protein too!
Enjoy this great tasting vegan Italian main dish
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