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Brown lentil and Green Mung soup
About:
The often overlooked mung bean is a truly wonderful gift from nature. This tasty bean is small and green in color but packed with protein and nutrients, making any mung-based meal enormously nutritious. Green mung and brown lentils are cooked and for creamy texture I blend half of the cooked bean and lentil mixture.
Health Benefits:
Mung beans are rich in Vitamin C, high nutrient content and helps for digestion. Mung beans are rich in potassium beneficial for the cardiovascular and nervous systems and are also a good source of high quality protein for vegetarians and meat eaters alike. Mung beans contain lots of fiber, which is essential to keep healthy cholesterol levels. Mung beans are rich in iron, thiamin, magnesium and folate, which help many other bodily functions for optimum health.
Yields: 3-4 servings
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
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Wheat oat bran (Oil free) Pizza
About:
This pizza dough is oil free. A healthy whole wheat, Oats and Bran crust that comes out soft and chewy on the inside and crisp on the outside. In oil free version I used milk instead of oil in the dough and for brushing which helped for the soft dough and golden crust.
I topped it with onion, bell peppers , tofu with sundried pesto however feel free to try out with your favourite toppings and sauce.
Health benefits of multigrain:
First of all, multigrain is just what it means. More than one grain is used in the baking process
Multigrain foods will be high in complex carbohydrates and protein. Complex carbs are great for energy production, and this can help with exercise and losing weight. In addition, they will contain nutrients, fiber and essential minerals like magnesium, copper and iron. Multigrains that contain whole grains will be filled with essential fatty acids, B-vitamins, starch and fiber.
Yields: 2 servings (1medium pizza crust)
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 20 minutes
Resting time: 2- 21/2hours
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