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Bonus Bean Salad

Prep time: 5 minutes | Cooking time: 0
Serves 10

Ingredients

  •  1 cup ( 250 ml) each: cooked black beans, cooked soy beans and frozen peas
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) each: (finely diced) red peppers and yellow peppers
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) slivered carrots
  • 3 tbsp (45 ml) enerjive ™ basil, cilantro mint  nu herbal infusion
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) Farmboy lemon garlic dressing

Directions

  1. Run cold water over beans & frozen peas in a colander and strain well.
  2. In large bowl combine beans, peas, peppers, carrots and enerjive ™ basil, cilantro mint  nu herbal infusion  and enjoy!

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Infuzed Pretty Peas

Prep time: 5 minutes | Cooking time: 0
Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Run cold water over frozen peas and strain well.
  2. Add peas, chopped red pepper and enerjiVe ™ basil, cilantro mint  nu herbal infusion in a bowl and enjoy!

Tip: You can replace with edemame beans from   the frozen section of the health food section of your grocery store or oriental markets.

Bonus: Peas & Edamame are  excellent sources of low-calorie protein which is a great snack for all of our vegetarian athletes! 

One half cup has 11 grams of protein , 4 gms of fiber. and is one of the few vegetarian protein sources that have all nine of the essential amino acids the body can’t make. The fat in edamame is the heart-healthy kind, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats that help to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease. Plus, they’re a caloric bargain at only125 calories. So enjoy!


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