Peanut Butter and Mounds O’Fruit Sandwich

Peanut Butter and Mounds O’Fruit Sandwich

This is our go-to lunch. I think we have this at least twice a week. Like I’ve mentioned before, we have salads every other day for lunch, but on the days we don’t have salads, I’d say that probably every other time I have one of these. Besides peanut butter and jelly, this is definitely
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Homemade Dijon Citrus Salad Dressing

Homemade Dijon Citrus Salad Dressing

Salads are crucial if you want to get a lot of great nutrients in your body.  But good, healthy dressings can be a challenge.  I created this Dijon Citrus Salad Dressing accidentally when I had some artichoke dipping sauce from one of Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s books left over.  The dipping sauce was a little too
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Black Bean Soup, a Family Staple

Black Bean Soup, a Family Staple

I love black bean soup.  The first time I had this was when I was visiting my daughter Stephanie in Idaho.  I volunteered to babysit the grandkids while she ran some errands, and she left a black bean soup recipe for me to fix for lunch.  I’ve since veganized (is that a word?) the recipe and
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Toasted Peanut Butter and Banana sandwich

Toasted Peanut Butter and Banana sandwich

I found this wonderful idea from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/grilled-peanut-butter-and-banana-sandwich/. Why not grill your peanut butter and banana sandwich? It’s a fun twist to your everyday sandwich. I don’t know what it is about warm and melted peanut butter, but I am definitely a fan! The recipe is super easy. Take 2 slices of bread, slather your peanut butter
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How to: Make a Salad for a Toddler

How to: Make a Salad for a Toddler

If you are like me, you have often wondered, “What on earth should I feed my child?” My husband and I eat salads at least once a day, and for a while I questioned how to translate that into a meal for my 1 1/2 year old.  I love the idea of giving my child
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Taco Style Salad

Taco Style Salad

Over the weekend we bought a case of re-fried beans from Costco. We have been wanting to buy some for a little while but our budget never had enough room for it.  I was so excited about them that I used them for our dinner salad that night. Before we decided to only eat vegan/plant
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Easy Avocado and Hummus Topped Toast

Easy Avocado and Hummus Topped Toast

My daughter had this for lunch the other day and we both gobbled it down. I love avocados, and so this combo of avocados with the already seasoned hummus on toast was so tasty! Easy Avocado and Hummus Topped Toast   Print Prep time 5 mins Total time 5 mins   Author: GreenLeavesAndJam.com Serves: 1 Ingredients
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Salad Combo Idea: Almonds, Apples, Beans, and Corn Salad

Salad Combo Idea: Almonds, Apples, Beans, and Corn Salad

Like I’ve mentioned before in my  salad on the go post, my HH(Healthy Husband) and I eat a salad a day. This means that I have to get creative. I have tried a TON of combinations and somehow they never go wrong! I usually have one bean of some sort, a nut or seed (sometimes
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