Four Bean Chili (DF, GF)

This is not a spicy chili - increase the cayenne pepper if you would like it spicier.  The combination of spices gives it a nice mild flavor.  This chili is chocked full of beans.  I love  breaking up corn chips and putting them in the chili.  

Ingredients:
2 cups chopped onions and peppers

2 tsp minced jar garlic

2 Tbsp chili powder

2 Tbsp ground cumin

1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

1 can pinto beans, with liquid

1 can kidney beans, with liquid

1 can black beans, with liquid

1 can great northern beans, with liquid

2 cups frozen corn

1 cup water or veggie broth  (if needed)

1 can diced tomatoes, with liquid

Directions:
Place all ingredients  in a crockpot and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or high for 4 to 6 hours.

Estimated Nutritional Value per serving based on 10 servings:  Calories 198,  Total Fat 1.4g, Cholesterol 0mg,  Sodium 525mg, Carbs 37.9g, Fiber 10.8g, Sugars 5.2g, Protein 10.8g

The Lord is king.  He is clothed with majesty and strength.  The earth is set firmly in place and cannot be moved. 
Psalm 93:1 (GNT)

Spirulina Infographic from Nuts.com

What can you sprinkle into your smoothie or favorite dip to add a wide range of minerals, from iron and calcium to potassium and zinc to your diet? The answer is spirulina!

Nuts.com provided this GREAT infographic on spirulina to help make this superfood blue-green algae less intimidating. Spirulina is a blue-green microalgae that grows in freshwater lakes and ponds.

To access even more healthy facts and ideas to incorporate spirulina into your diet, check out Nuts.com information on  spirulina .

Peanut Butter Banana Chia Mousse (DF, GF)

This has crunch from the chunky peanut butter and the chia seeds.  The peanut butter flavor stood out the most to some taste testers.

This is a GREAT way to eat more chia seeds, which are high in fiber, Omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, and protein.

I actually make the mousse and then leave it in the freezer for about a week before I take it out to eat it.  I think it has a better flavor - this gives it time for all the flavors to "blend together".

This recipe is adapted from this recipe.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk or water
4 very ripe bananas, sliced
1 cup peanut butter (I used chunky)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
6 dates, chopped
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3 Tbsp Chia Seeds (I use Bob's Red Mill)

Directions:
Blend all ingredients (EXCEPT chia seeds) in a blender or food processor until smooth.

Add the chia seeds and pulse until combined or until the chia seeds are slightly ground into smaller pieces.

Place into a glass jar with tight fitting lid.

Then refrigerate for a few hours or overnight.
  

My favorite food processor is the  KitchenAid  7-Cup Food Processor. 

For blenders, I use both the  Vitamix Blender and Ninja Master Prep Professional Blender

Estimated Nutritional Value per serving based on 6 servings:  Calories 349,  Total Fat 21.9g, Cholesterol 0mg,  Sodium 249mg, Carbs 33.1g, Fiber 5.5g, Sugars 19g, Protein 11.8g




If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!  And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him?
Job 9:19 (NIV)

Peanut Butter Coconut Banana Date Mousse (DF, GF)

Comments from taste testers:  LOVE IT !!!!  Love the texture:  the smoothness from the "mousse" and the crunch from the coconut and chia seeds.  No one flavor is overpowering.  Nice blend of ingredients.  This one is a keeper !!!!  LOVE the coconut in it.   

The dates give this mousse a sweeter flavor.

This is a GREAT way to eat more chia seeds, which are high in fiber, Omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, and protein.

I actually make the mousse and then leave it in the freezer for about a week before I take it out to eat it.  I think it has a better flavor - this gives it time for all the flavors to "blend together".

 
This recipe is adapted from this recipe.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup water 
4 very ripe bananas, sliced
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
6 dates, chopped
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1/2 cup Unsweetened Shredded Coconut  (I use Bob's Red Mill)
4 Tbsp Chia Seeds (I use Bob's Red Mill)

Directions:
Blend the water, bananas, peanut butter and dates in a blender or food processor until smooth.

Add the coconut and chia seeds and pulse until combined or until the chia seeds are slightly ground into smaller pieces.

Place into a glass jar with tight fitting lid.

Then refrigerate for a few hours or overnight.

My favorite food processor is the  KitchenAid  7-Cup Food Processor. 

For blenders, I use both the  Vitamix Blender and Ninja Master Prep Professional Blender

  
Estimated Nutritional Value per serving based on 4 servings:  Calories 420,  Total Fat 24.7g, Cholesterol 0mg,  Sodium 155mg, Carbs 45.6g, Fiber 8g, Sugars 26.3g, Protein 10.7g


He takes what he wants, and no one can stop him;  no one dares ask him, "What are you doing?"
Job 9:12 (GNT)