The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet (56 page)

O

Oats

Mom’s Granola,
201

Oatmeal, Walnut, and Dried Plum Cookies,
186

Peach Crumble,
194
–
95
,
195

Quick Date-Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal,
196
–
97

Oils,
90
,
102

Omega-3 sources,
75

Onions

Arame with Carrots and Onions,
263

Rice Pilaf with Caramelized Onions,
235

Squash ‘n’ Onions,
275

Online support,
103
–
4

Oranges and orange juice

Cabbage, Radish, and Cucumber Pressed Salad,
256

Crispy Tofu Slices with Orange Dipping Sauce,
158
,
159

Warm Spicy Wine,
210

Organic foods,
64
–
66
,
143

Osteoporosis,
17
,
38
–
39

P

Pantry items,
101
–
2
.
See also specific type

Parsnips

Rice Pilaf with Caramelized Onions,
235

Scarlet Roasted Vegetables,
267

Pasta,
144

Barley Casserole,
150
–
51

Fried Udon Noodles,
229

Ginger Pasta with Zucchini,
238

Moroccan Couscous with Saffron,
148
,
149

Nabeyaki Udon,
230
,
231
–
32

Rustic Pasta,
147

Pathogens, food-borne,
18
–
19

PCB toxins,
20

Peaches

Peach and Mint Iced Tea,
213

Peach Crumble,
194
–
95
,
195

Peanut butter

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups,
182
,
183

Crispy Peanut Butter Treats with Chocolate Chips,
184
,
185

Peanut Butter Pie,
189

Pears

Candied Ginger Pears,
278
,
279

Peas

Black-Eyed Pea Croquettes,
242
,
243

Eggplant Chana Masala,
166

Polenta Casserole with Seitan,
222
,
223

Risotto with Oyster Mushrooms, Leeks, and Peas,
228

Sugar Snap Peas, Radishes, and Edamame with Lemon Butter,
167

Tuna Salad Sandwich (Kinda),
246

Pecans

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups,
182
,
183

Pecan-Crusted Seitan,
154
,
155

Rice Pilaf with Caramelized Onions,
235

Scarlet Roasted Vegetables. 267

Pets,
118

Pharmaceutical industry,
23

Phytoestrogens,
61

Pickles,
71
–
72
,
103

Radish Umeboshi Pickles,
276
,
276

Tofu Salad,
247

Tuna Salad Sandwich (Kinda),
246

Pies.
See
Desserts

Pine nuts

Quinoa with Basil and Pine Nuts,
224

Sicilian Collard Greens with Pine Nuts and Raisins,
176
,
177

Pizzas

Radicchio Pizza with Truffle Oil,
144
,
145

Thin Mushroom “Pizzas,”
220

Plums

Alicia’s Soft Rice Porridge,
284
,
285

Oatmeal, Walnut, and Dried Plum Cookies,
186

Plum Soup,
280

Toasted Nori Burritos,
218
,
219

Ume-Sesame Dressing,
258
,
259

Weight Loss Tea (Carrot-Daikon Drink),
138
–
39
,
139

Polenta

Hot Polenta, Millet, and Corn Cereal,
289

Polenta Casserole with Seitan,
222
,
223

Pollution,
25

Pomegranate juice

Pomegranate and Lime Iced Tea,
212
,
213

Poppy Seeds

Lemon-Poppy Seed Poundcake,
188

Porridge

Alicia’s Soft Rice Porridge,
284
,
285

Millet and Sweet Vegetable Porridge,
288

Potatoes.
See also
Sweet potatoes

Lentil Stew,
171

Warm Potato, Soybean, and Cucumber Salad,
178

Poultry industry,
19
,
30
,
30
,
31

Processed foods,
48
–
49
,
99
.
See also specific type

Protein,
56
–
57
,
57
,
59
–
60
,
91
,
152
,
239

Pudding.
See
Desserts

Pumpkin and pumpkin seeds

Pumpkin Bread,
202

Rice Pilaf with Caramelized Onions,
235

roasted,
215
,
215

Q

Quinoa

Quinoa with Basil and Pine Nuts,
224

R

Radicchio

Radicchio Pizza with Truffle Oil,
144
,
145

Radicchio, Radish, and Fennel Pressed Salad,
254
,
255

Radishes

Cabbage, Radish, and Cucumber Pressed Salad,
256

Kim’s Red Radish Tabbouleh,
226
,
227

Radicchio, Radish, and Fennel Pressed Salad,
254
,
255

Radish Umeboshi Pickles,
276
,
276

Sugar Snap Peas, Radishes, and Edamame with Lemon Butter,
167

Rain forest destruction,
27

Raisins

Almond Raisin Bars (variation),
184

Sicilian Collard Greens with Pine Nuts and Raisins,
176
,
177

Raspberries

Fruity French Lentils,
245

Restaurant eating strategies,
82
,
119
–
23
,
122

Rice and risotto

Alicia’s Soft Rice Porridge,
284
,
285

Barley with Sweet Rice and Corn,
289

Basic Rice,
233

Clean, Mean Burritos,
216

Dolma with Tofu Cream,
224
–
25

Fried Rice,
234

Hot Rice with Cold Lemon, Basil, and Tomato,
151

Pan-Fried Mochi,
236
,
237

Rice Pilaf with Caramelized Onions,
235

Rice Waffle with Vegetable Mélange,
221

Risotto with Oyster Mushrooms, Leeks, and Peas,
228

Toasted Nori Burritos,
218
,
219

Tostadas (Kinda),
217

Rice crisps cereal

Crispy Peanut Butter Treats with Chocolate Chips,
184
,
185

Rutabaga

Dandelion, Bok Choy Miso Soup,
249

S

Saffron

Moroccan Couscous with Saffron,
148
,
149

Salads,
172
,
248

Alicia’s Sexy Inspired Salad,
174

Cabbage, Radish, and Cucumber Pressed Salad,
256

Caesar Salad,
175

Egg Salad Sandwiches,
208
,
209

Radicchio, Radish, and Fennel Pressed Salad,
254
,
255