Lentil Pecan patties

Lentil-Mushroom Burgers
1. In a medium-size pot, bring 2 1/4 cups of water to a boil, then add 1 cup dried green lentils, 1 teaspoon dried parsley, 1 minced garlic clove, and 1/4 cup chopped onions. Simmer for 35 to 40 minutes.
2. Combine 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, 2 cups bread crumbs, and 1/2 cup ground flaxseeds in a small bowl and set aside. 3. In a separate pan greased with olive oil, sauté 1 cup chopped onion, 2 minced garlic cloves, 3 cups finely chopped mushrooms, and 1 1/2 cups finely chopped kale or other winter greens for 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly. 4. Remove lentils from heat, add 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard and 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, and mash ingredients together. 5. In a large bowl, combine lentils, sautéed vegetables, and bread-crumb mixture. Cool in a refrigerator. 6. Using your hands, form patties and fry or grill until lightly browned and crispy on both sides, about 3 to 5 minutes each side. Serve on a toasted bun or on their

Cream of Mushroom w Spinach and carrots

8 cups of water
1/2 cup of oats
2 cups of spinach (fresh or frozen), chopped
1/3 of almonds (sliced)
1 big red onion, chopped
8 mushrooms (baby size), chopped
2 carrot sticks, chopped
2 tbsp of olive oil
1/2 a yam (baseball size), chopped into cubes
Tsp of salt
2 tsbp of garlic powder
1/2 Tbsp of crushed red pepper
1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper powder
1/2 tsp of black pepper
2 tbsp of onion powder

Saute mushrooms and onions w olive oil for 5 minutes on medium heat Add spinach. Add 3 cups of water and oats in pan and simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off stove and let cool.

In a pot boil yams and 3 cups of water. (Low heat)

In blender mix chopped carrots and almonds w 2 cups of water until creamy.
Add carrot/almond mix to yams.

Add onions, mushrooms, spinach, oats in blender until smooth. Add to boiling yams.

Add spices. Cook for 10 minutes on low heat.

Enjoy.

Total calories: Per bowl (16oz) 190 calories.

Creamy Zucchini w/ mushrooms and peas

1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons oil
3 or 4 medium zucchini chopped
A half of a big yam cut in small pieces
1 cup of chopped up mushrooms
1 cup of peas
6 cups water
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons parsley (dried)
2 tbsp of chives (dried)
3 tbsp of ground garlic
1 tsp of black pepper
1tbsp of onion powder

Saute onion in oil. Add chopped zucchini and cubed yams. Saute for 5 minutes.

In a pot add water, oats and sauteed onions, yams & zucchini. Boil for 10 minutes on medium heat.

Cool for 10 minutes. Add to blender until creamy. Add spices.

Reheat in pot.

Saute mushrooms. Add mushrooms to the pot. Add peas to pot.  Cook on low/medium heat for 10 minutes.Add chives and parsley. Turn off stove.

Enjoy.

Total calories:700 for the whole meal! A bowl of soul is approximately 160 calories.

Date Spinach Smoothie

Yum!!

4 dates
1 cup of spinach
1 celery stick
1 carrot
3 tbsp of flaxseed
2 tbsp of sunflower seeds
3 cups of water
1 tbsp of cinnamon powder
1 tbsp of ginger powder
1 tbsp of cayenne pepper powder
1 tbsp of crushed red pepper flakes

Put in blender until all smooth.

Enjoy!!

Kale smoothie

One banana
2 handfuls of kale
Celery stick
Carrot stick
2 cups of water
2 tbsp of flaxseed
Pinch of ginger spice
Pinch of cinnamon spice

Blend it up. One delicious smoothie

Pruins & Turnips twist

This was delicious!!

-tsp of coconut oil
-a handful of turnips chopped
-a handful of mushrooms chopped
-a handful of diced onions
-a handful of spinach
-a handful of prunes
-a tbsp of crushed red peppers
-a tbsp of cumin seeds
-a tbsp of onion powder

Sautee them all together and this is what you get!!! Absolutely magnificent!!! Yum!!

Day 17 of Master Cleanse

I decided this morning that Today will be the last day of the Master Cleanse. Not that I can't push it out for another 4 days because I can but I have already dropped a signficant amount of weight. Currently weighing 113lbs. EEK! I lost 18 pounds which is good and now I need to tone my body. I'm a size two in pants, which was my  goal to reach on June 26th and looks like I got that accomplished before. I still have some flab but like I said, I'm just going to tighten and tone up my body. I don't want to lose anymore weight, this is probably the skinniest I'll ever be. 


My body feels alive and healthy. 


A huge lesson I learned during this cleanse is discipline! I used to say yes to sweets and say yes to munching here and there and I learned how to take control of my body and my mind. I decided that I'm only going to eat dessert once a month and if I'm really craving something sweet, I will have a piece of fruit.


I have also set up a meal plan for myself, where I will be eating 6 times a day in small portions at a certain time. This meal plan will last until my parents come home. I will still be eating 6 times a day but eating my moms amazing Arabic cooking. 


I will be reducing the amount of bread I take can, which is going to be hard because I'm Arab and most of our foods we eat with bread, but everything will be in small pieces.


So Once the Cleanse is over (tomorrow), I can only eat oranges for one day. So I need to juice the oranges tomorrow. And then Friday I will be eating oranges and vegetable broth. And then Saturday I can start eating soup and salad and fruit. Here's a website for info. http://www.thelemonadediet.com/comingoffdiet.html


I kept saying the first thing I'm going to eat is pizza and clam chowder but I think I'm going to start the meal plan on Sunday.


This cleanse has been fun and a great lesson. If I can have discipline in what I eat, I can have discipline in anything I do! I actually have been  disciplined with many things this year! So, so long to the cleanse and hello to a new healthier me!


Pictures will be posted later.


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