When I took recipe requests many months ago, I had some severe pleading for meatloaf recipes. Astonishing to me, simply because I had believed that the veggie meatloaf recipe had been carried out – and then carried out once again. But, I realized that most of these veg versions incorporated soy of some type… be it tofu, tempeh, tvp, or veggie ground round. So, I made the decision to concoct a really wholesome, and soy-free (for soy-allergic or sensitive folks) edition. This 1 utilizes lentils and bulgur as the base, and also consists of seed butter and salba (or flax). Lots of nutritional biggies in this one!
So, are others out there searching for comparable recipes?… hearty dishes like “meatloaf” but not utilizing soy items? Also, can somebody please provide up a good name for this recipe (& 1 that doesn’t use the word “meat”) ?!! 
Here’s a quick food idea for you that is very nourishing. I’ve been eating it most mornings recently, after having my green smoothie. As with my last post, hemp seeds are the star here. This time, it’s as simple as topping some non-dairy yogurt with a whollop of those nutritious hemp seeds!
I use a soy yogurt, since that’s the only non-dairy yogurt available in my area, but if you can try it with coconut or rice yogurt, I’m guessing it might be even better! My mornings are hectic, and breakfast is the only meal that I eat “on-the-go” during the week (well, some weekend mornings as well). Yogurt + hemp seeds is about as quick as you can get!
And, honestly, I don’t think I’d bother eating the yogurt if it wasn’t for the hemp seeds. I realize I speak about hemp more than other vegan cooks, and really, it’s not like I eat hemp foods all day long (really, I don’t)! But, it has its place in some recipes (especially healthful baked goods), and also for quick snacks through the day – such as this one. And, I really enjoy the slightly-sweet nuttiness that the hemp seeds bring to the yogurt. In fact, I can eat far more hemp seeds in proportion to the yogurt. Two tablespoons of the hemp seeds offers up 11g of protein, along with essential fatty acids. I tend to go generous with the hemp seeds, and it’s easy for me to use 3 or 3 1/2 tablespoons. Pair that with a small amount of soy yogurt and you have a very nutritious bite! Admittedly, after taking this photo, I realized that this was much more yogurt than I usually eat and I couldn’t finish it all… but, as for the hemp seeds, I sprinkled on a lil‘ more!
Guess it was that parfait glass throwing me off. Whoops…. I mean the size of that parfait glass. I always use a parfait glass… you do too, right? 
Tips:
- try a sprinkle of cinnamon with the hemp seeds too!
- also, if you find hemp seeds expensive in your area, consider ordering them directly in a larger quantity, such as the 5 lb container – if you have somewhere cool to store the seeds!
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