Cook 1 cup quinoa in 2 cups water or broth. Fluff with fork and cool to room temperature.

2 carrots, shredded
2 small zucchini, shredded
1 onion, shredded
Shred above ingredients and squeeze extra water out.

1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped
1/2 c sunflower seeds
1/4 t cumin
1/2 t coriander
salt
pepper
combine above with shredded vegetables and quinoa. mix well.

add 3 eggs, 1/2 c breadcrumbs and 1/4 c flour.

combine all together and form into patties.

grease a baking sheet with 2T olive oil. bake 350° for 15 minutes, turn bake another 15 minutes.

Flipped is a great movie to take your daughter on a girls date! Take some time this holiday season to spend together and enjoy this sweet film about first love.

There are lots of reasons why we eat, but the primary should be for nutrition. With the incidence of cancer, diabetes and other chronic diseases ravaging our country, I’ve been reading a lot about what we can do to stay healthy. We’ve made few simple changes.

no breakfast cereal (oatmeal, raw oats with yogurt, fruit/veggie smoothies)
more yogurt, kefir
more raw and colorful vegetables
more raw and colorful fruit

An extraordinary book full of stories and suggestions is Anti Cancer A New Way of Life by David Servan-Schreiber.

This is a great book, very readable and filled with scientific information and easy to implement suggestions for improving your own health.