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MEAL PLAN & RECIPES
Below are recipes to replace foods when going allergen free ......... You may feel like you are losing everything when really as you will see that you are gaining everything through this great change as I have seen the light after eating unnatural and unhealthy foods, not realizing what I was doing to my body by eating them. These are recipes that when we changed our diet I remember that the kids loved to eat and couldn't eat anymore until I found recipes and ideas on how to incorporate them back into our lives, now our children can enjoy them once more. I will be including product lists, grocery lists and meal planning to help you get started off in the right direction for success in you learning how to eat differently and how to embrace the change for you and your family.......... so stay tuned for more to come:
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Eating healthy can be simple, fun and exciting!
Allergen free Tortilla Chicken Strips
Ingredients:
6 1/2 Cups Que Pasa Tortilla Chip
1/2 tsp garli powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
5 medium size boneless skinless Chicken
Directions: First get a sheet pan ready with parchment paper then cut chicken into strips, season with salt and pepper and coat chicken with olive oil. Set chicken aside then put Tortilla Chips in food processor and pulse until a coarse crumble forms. Add all seasoning to Nacho crumble toward the end. Lastly, bread chicken strips with seasoned Nacho crumble. Making sure to push crumble right onto chicken and chip begins to stick.
Bake at 400 for 20- 25 mins flip half way thru
Also these can be frozen for future meals
Adapted from Amanda Li
Brown Rice Bread
Gluten Free, Dairy Free and Yeast Free
Dry Ingredients:
3 cups brown Rice Flour
3/4 cup arrowroot or tapioca flour
1 1/2 tsp of baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 salt
2 tbsp Psyllium Husk
Wet Ingredients:
2 cups Almond milk
3 large eggs
1 tbsp maple or honey (optional) I put it in
First put physllium husk in 1/2 cup of almond milk, let sit for 5 minutes then mix all ingredients together and put in an oiled bread pan and you good to go......
To change it up you can add one tablespoon of cinnamon to dry ingredients then once all ingredients are combined fold in 1 cup of raisins for Cinnamon Raisin bread.
Bake at 350 for 65 mins
Let rest for at least 20 mins
Adapted from Nourishing Meals
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Mac N Cheese
Gluten Free and Dairy Free
Ingredients:
454 g(1 bag) Organic Brown Rice Fusilli or
brown rice elbow noodles
1/2 cup Bob's Red Mill Nutritional Yeast
1-2 tbsp Brown Rice Flour
1 heaping tbsp Vegan Butter or Coconut Oil
1 cup Almond milk
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp tamari soy sauce
1/2 tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper for seasoning
Directions: Get a pot of water boiling for your pasta and once at boiling point add pasta(cook that according to package instructions) mean while In a Medium saucepan you need get a rue started to build the base for your dairy free cheese sauce. Once the saucepan is heated add the butter allow that to melt and the adding the brown rice flour. The consistency should be a bit lumpy at first then cook for about 1 minute before slowly adding the Almond milk. Then finally adding Nutritional Yeast, mustard, soy sauce, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. Combine noodles with sauce. Serve to your little kiddies. yum. yum
For also another little hint of texture and flavor you can sprinkle with some vegan parmesan cheese
Tip: Rinse noodles under cool water to get rid of the sticky starch before adding to sauce.