Roasted Veggies

Roasted Vegetables are a great way to incorporate your favourite vegetables. Sweet potatoes and carrots are high in vitamin A, great for skins health, and repair of the gut lining. Brussels sprout is high in vitamin C another powerful antioxidants and great for liver detox. Some other veggies can be substituted such as zucchini, mushrooms, onions, peppers, broccoli, squash, etc. Pick vegetables that take approximately the same amount of time to cook and adjust the bake time accordingly.










Serves 5

Prep Time: 5mins

Cook Time: 45mins

Total Time: 50mins

Ingredients:

2 cup sweet potatoes

2 cup brussels sprout

2 cup carrots
turmeric, ginger, salt, pepper, olive oil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut vegetables into small chunks and season as desired. Cook for 20mins then take out to flip veggies. Cook for another 20mins until done.

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Steamed Veggies

Serves 4

Prep Time: 15mins

Cook Time: 20mins

Total Time: 35mins

Ingredients:

1 cup potatoes

1 cup eggplant

1 cup green beans

1 cup tomato
turmeric, ginger, pepper, olive oil, vinegar

Directions:

1. Chop potatoes, eggplants into 1/2 inch slices.
2. Break green beans into 1 inch chunks.
3. Boil water in steamer and add potatoes, green beans and eggplant to steam for 20mins.
4. Dice up tomatoes, add in soy sauce and heat in pan.
5. Add steamed veggies in with with tomatoes and seasoning as desired. (turmeric, peppers, ginger, minced onions, vinegar)
6. Mix and mash.

NOTE: night shades such as potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants may aggravate arthritic conditions due to their solanine content.
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Lettuce and Cucumber Salad

Serves 2

Prep Time: 5mins

Ingredients:

4 cup romaine lettuce

1 cup cucumber
1 cup papaya
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
dressing: salt, pepper, garlic, tahini, turmeric, olive oil, vinegar

Directions:

1. Wash and chop lettuce and cucumbers and papaya.
2. Mix ingredients for dressing and mix with veggies to serve.

NOTE: Raw food should be avoided because of high insoluble fibre content that causes digestive system to work harder. However, cooking also reduces some of the natural enzymes found in raw food. Greens such as romaine lettuce or iceberg lettuce are low in fibre and safe choices during flare-ups. Whenever possible choose organic vegetables especially when consumed raw.