Disease Proof

From Dr. Fuhrman’s book Disease Proof Your Child:

Rice Pudding With Banana/Apricot Sauce

1 cup dried apricots
1 cup raisins
2 cups soy milk
3 egg whites
10 dates
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups cooked brown rice
1 banana

Soak apricots and raisins in the soy milk, each in its own separate closed container, in the refrigerator overnight. The next day pour off the soy milk from the raisins into the blender with the egg whites, dates, cinnamon, and vanilla. Mix with the rice and raisins and place in shallow baking pan. Bake at 250 degrees for 30 minutes. Chill before serving.

Blend on banana with the soaked apricots and soy milk and pour over chilled bowls of rice pudding. Serves 4.

Tuttie Fruitie Pita Sandwich

1 cup dried mango
1 cup soy milk
1 banana
1 avocado
¼ cup almonds
3 whole-grain pita pockets, cut in half

Soak dried mango in soy milk overnight. Drain off soy milk and blend with banana, avocado, and almonds. Thicken the mixture by letting it dehydrate in a low-heat 200-degree oven for 30 minutes. You can leave the oven door open a crack to keep the temperature a little lower. Spread mixture into the inside of the side of each pita and lay the soaked dried mango over the other side. Lightly toast the pita and wrap with silver foil for a great school lunch treat. Serves 3.