Two Recipes as Healthy as Canada’s New Food Guide

• 2 cups broccoli (stalks, too) 
• 2 cups sweet potato, cubed
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• pink salt (Himalayan)
• cumin powder
• Chopped purple cabbage (purple cabbage has more antioxidants than green cabbage — always choose purple veggies over their green counterparts)
• Sliced tomato
• Brown rice
• 1/2 Tbsp. coconut oil
• Sliced avocado (full of healthy fats and vitamin E - optional)
• Sesame seeds (full of calcium - optional)

Procedure:

Drop 1/2 Tbsp coconut oil in a pan on medium heat. When melted, add broccoli, sweet potato and onion; cook on medium heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add a pinch of pink salt and a dash of cumin powder. Continue to stir until cooked (about 15 mins).  

Cook rice as instructed (make double the amount you'll need for leftovers to be used the next day — this will save you time tomorrow).

Assemble the bowl with a scoop of rice, some shredded purple cabbage, add the broccoli, sweet potato and onion, sliced tomato and sliced avocado; top with sesame seeds and Tahini Garlic Dressing.

Tahini Garlic Dressing

• 1 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup tamari/soy sauce
• 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 Tbsp. tahini paste
• 1/2 tsp. pink salt

Procedure:

Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth. This yummy dressing will keep for two weeks in the fridge; store in an air-tight container such as a mason jar.

• 1/2 cup dates, pitted 
• 1/2 cup coconut flakes
• 3/4 cup walnuts
• 2 apples, chopped
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• pinch of pink salt

Procedure:

Place all in a food processor and process into a dough-like consistency. Scoop out with hands and roll into balls and coat with coconut flakes, cacao or matcha green tea powder (optional). These delicious sweet treats will keep fresh for 1 week in the fridge or 3 months in the freezer. 

Pro Tips:

• Check for used blenders and food processors at your local thrift store
• Get bulk nutritional yeast, tamari, sesame seeds, apple cider vinegar, dates, coconut flakes, walnuts, olive oil and pink Himalayan salt online at omfoods.com for an affordable price.