3 Easy and Healthy Recipes to Counteract All That Halloween Candy You Ate

I’m not a vegan, but I do enjoy eating vegan meals from time-to-time.

1. This chickpea spinach rice dish is a great, filling option for vegans and non-vegans alike:

Ingredients:

• Olive oil
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 can of chickpeas
• ½ bag of spinach
• 1 cup of white or brown rice
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Make rice; if you don’t have the time to make it fresh, minute-rice is also good.
2. Open the can of chickpeas and rinse the beans in a strainer.
3. Add a dollop of olive oil to the pan and put it on medium heat.
4. Add the chickpeas and stir. Cook for about five minutes.
5. While the chickpeas are cooking, mince the garlic.
6. Lower the heat a little after five minutes and stir in the garlic.
7. Add the spinach and more oil if needed.
8. Salt and pepper the chickpea-spinach mixture.
9. Once the beans are soft and the spinach is shriveled, stir in the rice.
10. Add salt and pepper and stir well.
11. Serve hot and enjoy!

2. To all of the acai lovers out there, get excited because I have a delicious homemade acai bowl recipe for you:

Ingredients:

• Granola or cereal (I use Kashi Go-Lean Crunch)
• Dark chocolate chips
• 1 kiwi (or other fruits)
• 1 acai packet
• 1 frozen banana
• ½ cup of blueberries
• ½ cup of almond milk
• Natural maple syrup
• Vanilla extract
• Ice

Directions:

1. Remove acai packet from the freezer and let it thaw in hot water.
2. While it’s defrosting, cut kiwi into pieces and set them aside.
3. Put banana, blueberries, almond milk, a dash of maple syrup, a little bit of vanilla extract and ice into a blender.
4. Break acai into pieces and add to the blender.
5. Blend mixture until there aren’t any more ice chunks. For a thicker mixture, add more ice.
6. Pour smoothie into a bowl.
7. Add cereal, chocolate chips and kiwi on top of acai.
8. Serve cold and enjoy!

3. Trying to impress someone? Make them this amazing teriyaki-marinated salmon:

Ingredients:

• 2 salmon fillets
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 ginger root
• Soy sauce (preferably low-sodium)
• Brown sugar
• Rice wine vinegar
• Sesame oil
• Sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Peel the ginger and garlic and put them in a food processor or blender.
2. Pour a generous amount of soy sauce and brown sugar into the mixer.
3. Add a dash of rice wine vinegar and sesame oil.
4. Blend, and add more of everything to your liking.
5. When it tastes delicious, pour the marinade into a large Ziploc bag.
6. Add two salmon fillets to bag with the skin side up.
7. Place the bag in a bowl and leave the bowl in the fridge overnight.
8. When the salmon is marinated to your liking, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
9. Place the salmon in a dish that will hold the liquid, skin side down.
10. Bake for 20–25 minutes, or until cooked through.
11. Set the oven to broil for the last five minutes.
12. Sprinkle sesame seeds onto salmon (optional).
13. Serve hot, with sweet potatoes and a green vegetable, and enjoy!

• delicious
• Easy
• FSU
• garlic
• healthy
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• vegan