Kale chips are what dehydrators are for, and dehydrators are what kale is for, and there’s an infinite loop in the works here that actually does have an end, which is IN MY BELLY!
Seriously, kale chips are crazy delicious, and we make them with a tahini and nutritional yeast-based coating that also works well in stir fries (though not in hummous, as I discovered.)
You know what I say a lot, apparently? “I’m going to get to that in a bit.” Sometimes I mean “in the post about this video.” So when I say you can do this without a dehydrator, I mean, in theory, you can use your oven with the door open at the lowest setting. Try using parchment paper instead of teflex sheets in this case.
On Monday we talked about how to eat more raw fruits and vegetables, and that’s all well and good, but what about at work, where you can’t prep a fridge full of produce at a time? Well, most of us can’t, anyway – if you can, let’s talk, I might want your job
Here’s a problem I was having with eating fruit at work, particularly in the summer:
Yeah, like there are ever just one of these. Photo by Mo Kaiwen 莫楷文
Fruit flies are a huge pain in the butt, and they will find you. And you know what? If they just stuck around my desk, I’d be OK with it, but they irritate everyone around. At my last workplace, the social pressure not to do things to promote the spread of flies was enough to seriously limit my snacking, which is a shame, because fresh fruit is a real pick-me-up that keeps my brain moving – and I hate to even admit this – even more than coffee does.
The solution to this was simple:
One box will last you a good long while, but hey, if you like to stock up... Photo by dulk
I’m not a huge fan of plastic, but here’s the beauty of this plan: the baggie isn’t for your food – it’s for the peels and pits and cores. Just pack an empty bag or two on your way to work and you’ll contain most of the mess – they rinse out easily so one box will last you quite a while. You’ll also want some kind of resealable container for your desk to hold the fruits themselves, but you’ve got lots of options on that side, and it doesn’t have to leave your workplace once you get it in place (though you might want to wipe it out from time to time.)
Baggies also work great when you’re on the go – I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had an apple core or banana peel wrapped in a thin napkin (or whatever else was handy) dampening up my pocket because I wasn’t near a garbage.
With the help of some practical storage solutions like a simple sandwich bag, you can dramatically increase your fruit consumption at work or when travelling without worrying about flies or messes. And at 100 or so calories in a banana, 80 in an apple, and similar numbers for oranges and grapefruit, they make much better alternatives than whatever expired crap’s in the office vending machine.
This week we’re focusing on raw foods, because newsletter subscribers regularly ask how to get more raw fruits and vegetables into their diets. I had the same problem, frankly, and this is where having a blog network can come in handy: sometimes I can ask other people how to fix something, but you’d be amazed [...]
Sorry for the delay, but as you can clearly see, I needed to get my hair just right! In this eposide, we go through a raw recipe that could also be used as a spread or sandwich filling if you don’t dehydrate it. Ingredients: 2 cups soaked almonds 4 stalks of celery 1 carrot 1/2 [...]
Most raw recipes I see need a lot of planning so you can soak your nuts (heh heh) in advance and whatnot, but this one can be prepared in a hurry. It tastes better after sitting for a few hours, but it’s still pretty good fresh from the pan. From The Complete Book of Raw [...]
We’re back with a raw dessert and a new studio location! Isn’t raw food awesome? I think you can make this stuff anywhere, which fits nicely with our new plan to franchise the site CSI-style. That’s right, watch for Eazy Vegan: Oklahoma soon! Host: Jason Co-host: Misty Edits: AngelA Music: Paddington Adapted from The Complete [...]
