Use Goji Berries in Recipes

Although this is not a list of actual recipes, it gives suggestions on how to incorporate Goji berries into other recipes:

#1) Blend into fruit smoothies

Simply take some organic fresh or frozen fruit, blend it with your favorite milk (I use almond milk), then add in a scoop of goji berries. I also like to add chia seeds, pomegranate powder, camu camu powder and some superfood powders such as Rejuvenate or Living Fuel.

#2) Sprinkle onto granola or cereal

Goji berries make any granola better! Just take a spoon or two and sprinkle them over any cereal. It instantly increases the nutritional density of the cereal while delivering minerals like zinc and phosphorus. Plus, it's rich in vitamins C and E in their natural plant forms, not synthetic vitamin forms.

#3) Add to trail mixes and nut mixes

This is a no-brainer: Any trail mix, nut mix or travel snack mix can be instantly improved with superior nutrition by adding goji berries to the mix. This not only adds great taste to the mixes, it also adds visible natural color that makes it look more delicious without using any artificial colors.

#4) Soak in water to create "goji tea"

When soaked in water -- either cold or hot -- goji berries swell and release nutrients into the water. They've been used for thousands of years in China to make a nutrition-rich "fruity" tea. You can do this at home in mere minutes, and you can also mix goji berries with other teas you might already enjoy.

#5) Bake into muffins and breads

Although goji berries are more nutrient dense when consumed raw, they still pack an impressive nutritional profile when baked. This means you can mix them into recipes for breads, energy bars, muffins and more... and you'll instantly enhance their nutritional density with a superfood powerhouse!

Goji berries have more antioxidant power than broccoli!

As you'll see in our goji berry infographic (http://www.naturalnews.com/Infographic-Benefits-of-Goji-Berries.html), the ORAC scale shows goji berries have a higher antioxidant score than broccoli, grapes and strawberries.

They're loaded with antioxidants and carotenoids, and they've literally been used for over 5,000 years to promote stamina and longevity as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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Vegetable LEGO Bricks

Vegetable Lego Bricks  From Wikihow


  Here is a creative way to make your vegetables look more appealing, especially for picky eaters! I found this recipe on Wikihow this morning. You can find it at Wikihow Make Vegetable LEGO Bricks
It doesn't look overly hard, but could take a little time to work with.

First, you decide which vegetables you want to use. Suggested vegetables are potatoes, carrots, rutabagas, and squash. You can even use tofu. If you add food coloring to the water, the tofu will take on the coloring you put in the pot.
  Cook the vegetables until they are soft, but not mushy. Then soak them in salt water for a couple of minutes to help draw out some of the moisture.
   Now cut the vegetables into cube shapes. Decide which LEGO shapes you want to make. The choices are, one stud squares, four stud squares, or six stud squares. Stud = the little round bumps on the Legos. (See picture on the side).
  Take a straw and poke all the way through the vegetable.You will get a round hole, plus the inside of the vegetable which will be used for the stud. Make sure you make your hole in the same place as the stud would be on the Lego brick.
  Now take a toothpick and push the 'stud' from the bottom of the vegetable brick until it sticks out the top. It should be starting to look like a real Lego brick. Make sure the studs are all even on the top side. You can also use other foods such as sausage, firm jellies, Japanese omelets (never heard of them), cheese, Jello, or broccoli.
  Have fun!!!