Newbie needs everyones help

Hi Wilma,
I make a fruit smoothie every day that now includes veggies. Essentially, it is this smoothie, but I now add a cup of frozen spinach and two Tbsps of Spirulina or Chlorella (dark green powdered seaweed). It makes for a really healthy breakfast that is huge in nutrition per calorie.
The reason I do smoothies instead of juicing is that juicing gets rid of much of the healthy fiber and micro-nutrients in the fruits and veggies.
I have a lot of vegetable recipes posted too.
Enjoy!
John

Here is a great recipe for a vegan red lentil soup. It is super delicious. When I went vegan about 2 months ago I asked my 16 yr old to try to find recipes he might like and he came across this recipe. I typically eat it with a spinach/strawberry/walnut/raspberry dressing salad.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/vegan-red-lentil-soup/detail.aspx

I do not put the cilantro as I am not a fan and I always double it so there is plenty for lunches and it freezes well.

I find it easier to make a bunch of soups or casseroles in one day and freeze them, simply because sometimes if I'm tired it seems like it would be so much easier to just grab a roasted chicken or something fast from the grocery store so that I don;t have to cook. Hope this helps. Good luck on your journey to better health.

I am also going to be starting the diet next week. I am confused about some of these recipes. They have oil and dairy in them. One is a half cup of olive oil. I thought that was off limits? Or just for the first 6 weeks.