PlantBasedOkc, Norman, OK (2025)

Jimmy Conway, MD an Oklahoma City based Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon who not only treats patients with musculoskeletal problems, also specializes in Nutrition Sciences to educate others on the scientific benefits of a Whole Food Plant Based diet. Along with his wife Andrea, Dr. Conway holds free seminars as the the "Why" of a plant based diet as Andrea shows the "How" Please feel free to contact us if we can help.

04/10/2025

It’s Masters weekend and I had to come up with something fun to eat! I’ve made these Deviled potatoes for years but had forgotten about them. I got the original recipe from Dr Essylstyn but have since just made my own version. I could make a mean Deviled egg back in the day so I just reverted back to that.

I start by steaming the baby gold potatoes the day before and letting them get cold in the refrigerator. I want to get that good resistant starch! Plus the potatoes don’t fall apart when they’re cold. Split the potatoes in half and scoop out some of the potato leaving enough to form a shell. (See pic)

Mash the scooped out potato with a fork. From here I’m just going to tell you what I added. It will depend on how many potatoes you cook how much of these ingredients you’ll want to use. You want the potato mixture to be creamy like a deviled egg. In the end I had to use my immersion blender. It was perfect to get the creaminess I wanted. (Again see pics for details).

K**a Naluk~black salt is key for the eggy flavor. Not imperative if you don’t have any. It just really kicks it up.
Apple cider vinegar - just a splash
Mayo
Yellow mustard
Dill or sweet relish (I used both)
Salt
Celery seed
Smoked paprika

Adjust according to taste and texture. Fill your potatoes! I got fancy and piped it on (see pic).

Enjoy!!

01/21/2025

My hubby has been laid up from knee surgery for 3 weeks now. Luckily he has not lost his appetite (he’s been in a tremendous amount of pain😥) and he seems to have developed a desire for a nightly treat. That is highly unlike him. He still wants it low sugar and healthy and homemade. But I’m on it! I have a Ninja Creami and we’ve had lots of versions of banana frozen yogurt, I made a sweet potato chocolate cake and now these super simple date cookies I thought I’d share. Here’s what I did:

1 c chickpea flour (you can sub almost any other flour. The original recipe called for oat flour. I wanted something a little higher protein.)
1 1/2 c dates (pitted and soaked in hot water)
1/2 c peanut butter (if your peanut butter is too thick and dry you’ll probably end up having to add a little water. Preferably your peanut butter will be smooth and creamy)

In a food processor add the soaked dates (drained), flour of choice and peanut butter. Blend until a ball of dough forms. Intermittently scrap down the sides and remix. You should have a dough that holds together in one big ball.

Using a cookie scoop drop balls of dough on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Mine made 18 cookies. Place another piece of parchment paper on top of dough and flatten slightly using a glass. These will not flatten or spread when baking. I then chose to shape mine into hearts because I’m all about Valentines right now. 🩷☺️ Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes turning sheet half way through for more even baking.

After cooling I chose to dip mine in some unsweetened melted chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt.

My hubby said they tasted kinda like a fig newton to him so that got me thinking. 🤔 I could use any dried fruit. I’m going to mix dates and figs next time but then maybe dates and dried blueberries! So many options! You can also sub almond butter for the peanut butter.
Enjoy! 🩷❤️🩷❤️🩷

01/07/2025

Hi there! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! As typical I over indulged. I’m ready to get back on track. Last year was my first year to do dry January. It was a challenge for sure but I kinda cheated because we took a week long vacay for my birthday and I drank that week. This year I’m giving myself two cheat days for my birthday and that’s it! I can do this. I’ve come up with 2 nice drinks that I can enjoy in the evenings. Or even better any time of day! The first one I made with some nice immune boosting ingredients for this cold and flu season. This recipe will make 6 drinks. I use 4oz of the elixir and top with sparkling water of choice.

8oz cranberry juice
8oz pomegranate juice
6 Tbsp tart cherry juice concentrate (this is strong stuff but so yummy)
6 Tbsp Elderberry syrup
2 shots ginger juice (I found these at Sprouts in the refrigerator section where the probiotics are kept)
Pour all in a 24 oz jar and top off with water. I think the ginger is a nice touch for an after dinner drink to aid in digestion.

* I bought these dried orange slices on Amazon because I was too lazy to make my own 🥴🤷‍♀️

The second drink was a hot chocolate loaded with maca, cinnamon, and mushroom blend. Very little sugar. The warm chocolate was perfect as a before bed drink. 🥱

8oz milk of choice (I like oat milk because it’s naturally sweeter)
1 tsp unsweetened cacao powder
1 tsp coconut sugar
1 tsp maca powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp lions mane mushroom powder (or a mushroom blend with Reishi would be good too! Lots of options available at Sprouts.)
I add all to my frother and I get a nice thick hot drink. But you can also make on the stove. If you’d like a richer version add some shaved unsweetened chocolate. 👌🏻

Let me know if you’re doing dry January and what you are enjoying!

12/16/2024

Today’s post is on mobility. I came across from (I love his information btw!) so I got his book Built to Move. I’ve only read Chapter One so far on getting up and down off the floor. Man. This is not something I do at all and is very evident when I’m around my young grandkids. The gist is we spend our days sitting in chairs and quit using the muscles we need to get up and down off the floor. Studies have shown that those who can do this, without assistance, have a higher life expectancy. There are a variety of reason for this and the need to be able to do it. We engage a lot more muscles to sit on the floor.

He suggests sitting on the floor in any position possible for 30 minutes a day. You can start with 10 and work. He shows lots of various positions and explains the muscle groups used. And then of course the goal is to get up unassisted. I can tell you I’m not quite there yet. But soon I hope. 🤞🏻

I would definitely recommend the book as I’ve just scratched the surface. I can’t wait to check back in after 30 days! 🧘‍♀️

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