For bone health there are a number of nutrional requirements, namely protein and calcium, both of which are found in sunflower seeds.
And this super easy recipe for vegan parmesan cheese is filled with sunflower seed goodness.
Bone formation also requires vitamin C, K and zinc - all three found in my kale and butter bean cannelloni with black bean and tomato sauce.
But for those in a hurry, just add some spinach to a jar of tomato sauce and simply pour over spaghetti topped with the vegan parmesan and you have a fast 'bone making' meal.
Eat a plateful sitting outside in the sunshine and you've got the final element to fix those bones: vitamin D
That said, as a vintage vegan living in a country where the majority of the year is sunless I take a vitamin D supplement.
On with the recipe!
To make vegan parmesan take 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds (I toasted them in a dry frying pan for extra taste as they were a month out of date - but I keep my nuts and seeds in the freezer so totally ignore the sell by dates).
Toss the sunflowers seeds into a food processor or grinder with 3 tablespoon nutritional yeast (buy online or any health food store - an absolute necessary item in a vegan kitchen) along with half a teaspoon each of tahini, garlic salt, and sea salt.
Then blitz!
In just two minutes you have an amazing tasting, bone healing, vegan parmesan that keeps in a jar in the fridge for weeks.
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