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Breakfast Cream of Buckwheat Cereal

Here’s a wonderful hot breakfast recipe idea, especially for those chilly winter months. This cereal recipe includes Organic Coconut Oil, and Hempseeds, and comes to us from one of our Nutiva Recipe Club members.

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Nutiva Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil
1/4 cup Cream of Buckwheat
1/8 tsp. Celtic or Pink Crystal Salt
and/or any other flavoring spices that you like (Cumin, Fennel, Curry, etc)
1 1/4 Cups Water
Chopped Greens of Choice
Raw or Toasted Nutiva Hempseed for Garnish and Protein
Chopped Parsley/Cilantro Mix for Garnish and to Include Some “Raw”

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Hemp Oil Salad Dressing Recipe

Here’s a quick, healthy and yummy hemp-based salad dressing recipe. Organic, Vegan, and completely awesome.

Enjoy!

1 part Nutiva Organic Cold-Pressed Hemp Oil
1 part Olive Oil
1 part Vinegar or Lemon Juice

Directions: Blend ingredients and add soy sauce, sea salt, and or dried herbs for flavoring.
Also consider adding tahini to make it a more creamy dressing. [click to continue…]

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Hemp Seeds Recipe | Blake’s Favorite Caesar Salad Dressing

Here’s a great organic, Vegan recipe which utilizes Nutiva’s Delicious and Nutritious Hempseeds. Great, healthy, organic food is easy to prepare, and makes all the difference in a healthy lifestyle. Thanks to Ivy Larson at CleanCuisine for this great recipe!

2-3 whole garlic cloves
1 teaspoon organic Worcestershire (such as Annie’s Naturals)
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (such as Costco’s Kirkland brand)
1/4 cup hemp seeds (such as organic Nutiva brand)
Sea salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste [click to continue…]

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Red Pepper and Hemp Soup

Ingredients:
2 extra large (or 3 regular) red peppers, seeded and roughly chopped
½ C hemp seeds
½ tsp salt
2 Tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp curry powder
¼ tsp turmeric
1 tsp Braggs liquid aminos
Black pepper to taste
2/3 C water (or to taste – this will depend on how thick or thin you like your soup)

Directions:
Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. You may want to begin with ½ cup water and adjust based on texture as you go along.

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Hemp Seed: Nutritional Value, Nutrition Benefits

We found this excellent article on Hemp nutrition benefits and nutritional value over at the Nourishing Gourmet.com. Enjoy!

Author Credit: Kim Harris

What do you think of when I say “hemp”? I think of marijuana and hippy homeless young women selling homemade hemp bracelets on the streets. However, hemp is appearing everywhere now in the form of hemp milk, hemp seed, hemp protein powder, etc. I decided it was time to look into the matter and see what all of the hype was about.

(I will do a food tasting review of hemp at the bottom of this page, but in case you can’t wait to find out, hemp seeds taste great-a little like pine nuts).

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Hemp Foods: A replacement for common food allergens?

This article by Kim Hopkins on Examiner.com notes that hemp foods in their pure state (such as in Nutiva hemp products) do NOT contain the most common food allergens such as peanuts, milk, wheat, soy, and seafood, but do deliver a powerhouse of nutritional value.

Hemp is an easily digestible, gluten-free protein. It has an overall protein content of 34.6 g/100 g, with a low carbohydrate content. Of the shelled hemp seed carbohydrate, 6% is in the form of fiber. The fiber content of hemp seed flour is 40%, which is the highest of all commercial flour grains.

In addition to containing the basic human nutrient groups, hemp foods have a high content of antioxidants (92.1 mg/100g). The high content of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids make hemp foods beneficial to cardiovascular health (the chart compares hemp milk to soy, rice, and almond alternatives – click on it to see a clearer image). Additionally, hemp seed contains a wide variety of other vitamins and minerals.

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Looking for a Way to Eat Right Without Giving Up Flavor?

Many people are becoming more aware of the importance of eating well and leading a healthy lifestyle, but aren't sure exactly how to incorporate this into their own routine. Contrary to popular belief, eating well doesn't have to mean a drastic overhaul of how you cook.

It also doesn't mean that you have to compromise on taste or texture.

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