
4 nori seaweed sushi sheets
2 cups of cooked brown rice
Steamed green beans or celery
Toasted sesame seeds
Brown rice vinegar
Chopped ginger (optional)
1. Place one sheet of nori on a cutting board. Put some of the rice on one end of the sheet.
2. Place some of the steamed green beans (or celery), sesame seeds, vinegar, and ginger on top of the rice and roll the nori sheet before eating.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total recipe time: 10 minutes (not including cooking the rice)

Ramses Bravo is the executive chef at TrueNorth Health Center in Santa Rosa, California and the author of the cookbook, Bravo! He came from working in hotel and restaurant kitchens where butter, cream, meat and pizza flowed freely; so taking the job at TrueNorth was unfamiliar territory. But after he adopted the diet himself, he quickly dropped 30 pounds without even trying, and also had a lot more energy and desire to play with his daughter, Lulu. When asked what he loves most about working at TrueNorth, he said, “That I have been able to embrace my role as a cooking teacher. I teach adults across the country about healthy food, and I also teach children at my daughter’s school how to cook.” Chef Bravo’s hobbies include photography, writing, human behavior, knitting, football, and making jewelry with his daughter.