(Makes enough for about 4 people)
Ingredients:
1-2 bags of frozen stir fry vegetables
Brown rice or any whole grain blends, cooked (frozen/microwaveable packets will save time)
S&p
For the sauce:
1 cup vegetable broth
2 tbsp white miso paste
2 tbsp of soy sauce
1 tbsp jarred tomato sauce
1 tsp of freshly grated ginger or ground ginger
1 tsp of minced garlic (pre-minced in a jar to save time)
1 tbsp maple syrup or date syrup (more to taste if necessary)
1 tbsp rice vinegar (or swap for apple cider vinegar)
Optional toppings:
Cashews, roughly chopped
1 package of firm Tofu (add 30 min of oven cook time)
Non-stick spray (I like avocado oil spray)
Instructions:
If making tofu, pre-heat oven to 450F. Drain and press out excess water from tofu and cut into rough cubes. Spray baking sheet and tofu with oil and add s&p, gently tossing. Pop in the oven for 30 min or so until slightly browned and firm.
In a small saucepan bring broth to a boil and whisk in all ingredients besides syrup for a few minutes turning heat to low. Mix in maple syrup, adding more to taste if you like sweeter. Turn heat off and set aside.
Sauté frozen vegetables on a good frying pan for 5-10 min (they are pre-cooked so just need to be re-heated). If you are trying to avoid teflon pans, a little water will help prevent sticking on a stainless steel pan. Flavor with a little salt & pepper. Once finished, pile on top of your cooked rice in a large bowl or on a plate.
Top with optional cooked tofu and chopped cashews.
Pour desired sauce amount over entire bowl and enjoy!
Food is Medicine:
"Poor health is not caused by something you don’t have; it’s caused by disturbing something that you already have.” -Dr. Dean Ornish
It's easy for so many of us to forget the power we have. That the same magic that created our bodies, has the ability to heal our bodies. A lot of us have just become so influenced by outside noise, and the trauma of life, that we give up, stop turning inward, and seek out others to fix us.
Not realizing that with the right tools, the answers are often within ourselves.
That with the right tools, we have so much more control and freedom of our health than were originally led to believe.
That the media of the supplement, pharmaceutical, and food industry has a delicate way of misleading us away from ourselves.
One of my favorite doctors Dr. Dean Ornish is known for reversing and curing heart disease with his lifestyle program backed by 40 years of research.
No surgery. No drugs. Just you.
Using these 4 proven tools:
What you eat
How you manage stress
How much you move
How much love & connection you have
Half a million Americans a year are having open heart surgery to try to reverse heart disease and prevent future heart attacks.
Imagine if there was a less invasive, less expensive way that we could tap into?
And if this program works for the mammoth of the heart and all it's functions, the very center of our machine, imagine what it could do for other health issues our country is facing?
Depression? Anxiety?
Fertility?
Maybe it's time we start looking towards lifestyle medicine. Things we can do today on our own to make a change.
And if the "how you eat" tool intimidates you, I want to introduce you to some cooking shortcuts I have uncovered.
One of my favorites? Frozen pre-cut vegetables.
Did you know that frozen vegetables lose zero nutritional value? After being frozen they still contain the same amount of phytochemicals and antioxidants as fresh vegetables.
A simple dish of frozen stir fry veggies, brown rice, and a yummy sauce is a perfect healthy easy weeknight meal after a long day. This one is packed with nutrients and plenty of plant protein even if you skip the tofu and cashews. So fill up on as much as you want and enjoy!