Plant-based Proteins are Powerful

I was recently reading an article about Proteins in Costco magazine. I came across the sentence, "Start your day with Plants" in that enlightening article. Many decades ago, Americans assumed that protein is available only if they eat meat. Nowadays, everyone from doctors to smart moms are saying that plant-based proteins are good for health. Even United Nations is urging people to ditch meat and consume lentils, beans and legumes for healthy community and healthy Earth...

Peas, brown rice and hemp are excellent source of proteins. I love to start my day by drinking Banana smoothie - blending banana, chopped walnuts, vegan protein powder, and chia seeds. I often make Adai (thick rice and lentil pancakes) using brown rice, channa dal and tuvar dal.

I read an interesting article , Protein Power for Vegetarians in an Indian newspaper. Here is the link
http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/DMQF96cPafNx0dIN8JoO7H/Protein-power-for-vegetarians.html

Here is the nutritious recipe for Vegan protein balls, http://www.thedailymeal.com/recipes/vegan-protein-balls-recipe

Here is another interesting article about Proteins, http://www.manchesterjournal.com/health/ci_29685192/tips-getting-protein-vegan-vegetarian-diet

With some planning, it is really easy to get plant-based protein in your diet...
https://www.vrg.org/nutrition/protein.php

Homemade Vegan Ice Cream

For me, Summer means ice creams! In United States, July is National Ice cream month. I often buy vegan ice cream from Trader Joes or Whole Foods.

Today, I saw some interesting recipes for vegan ice creams. If you like ice creams, you will like these links...

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/summery-ice-creams/

http://veganicecream.blogspot.com/

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-vegan-ice-cream-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-204755

http://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/vegan-grain-free-ice-cream-sandwiches

Oats and Rice Idli

Idli is a very popular breakfast item in southern parts of India. Traditionally idli is made from ground fermented rice and urad dal(lentil) batter. I recently made idli using rolled oats as one of the ingredients. Oats idlis tasted so YUM!

I followed the oats idli recipe from the blog - Priya's Easy and Tasty Recipes. You should visit this wonderful blog to find so many plant-based(vegan) dishes

I'm sure I will be making these idlis regularly, as they are not only filling, but also nutritious.

Thanks again Priya for the wonderful oats idli recipe.