Episode Details

Here's what to expect on the podcast:

• What creative strategies do parents use to incorporate vegetables into their children's meals?
• Which vegetables can easily mix into various dishes without significantly altering the taste?
• Why parents should consider incorporating freeze-dried food into their family's diet?
• What recipe ideas allow parents to incorporate vegetables discreetly without their kids realizing it?
• And much more!

From The Essential Food Storage Cookbook: Pinto Bean Brownies Recipe

¾ cup cocoa
1 cup vegetable oil (other oils can be used)
4 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cups flour (you can also us ½ whole wheat and ½ white flour)
1 ½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 can of pinto beans
2 tbsp milk
1 ½ cups semi=sweet chocolate chips
½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine cocoa, oil, eggs, brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl until well-blended.
3. Add flour, salt, and baking powder.
4. Puree a can of drained pinto beans with 2 tbs milk.
5. Add pureed pinto beans to the batter. Mix well.
6. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts if using.
7. Pour into greased 9x13-inch baking dish.
8. Bake until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. It takes about 30-35 minutes.

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