Plant-based bowl meals are awesome! I love the fact that you can use a recipe to make a bowl or you can just open the refrigerator and grab a bunch of stuff, throw it in the bowl and you have a meal. The options are infinite—you can put just about anything but the kitchen sink in your bowl.
STEP 1: BUY SOME LARGE BOWLS!
I found some that I just love on Amazon (no, I’m not making any money from Amazon—wish I was). Since buying these bowls several months ago, we’ve used them as often as we use dinner plates. If you don’t have your bowls yet, you can use a plate or a large mixing bowl or whatever you have on hand. Don’t let the fact that your bowls haven’t arrived yet stop you from beginning your bowl adventures! 🙂
STEP 2: DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW A RECIPE OR JUST FLY BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS.
If you decided to follow a recipe, you could use the one at the link below, (which I made up last week). Or start gathering items from the fridge and cupboards depending on your mood. Do you want a bowl with cooked foods or raw? What meal is this for—breakfast, lunch or dinner? Are you in the mood for spicy, mild, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Italian? I’ve listed some suggested items here. Feel free to add as few or as many ingredients as you like!
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE A “BOWL”?
Add an item or two from each category below and voilà you have your plant-based breakfast, lunch or dinner bowl!
GRAINS/RICE/STARCHES
Amaranth, Farro, Barley, Buckwheat, Bulgur wheat, Millet, Brown Rice, Wild Rice, Brown Basmati Rice, Instant Rice, Oats, Potatoes, Yams, Sweet Potatoes, Whole-grain pasta, etc…
VEGGIES
Spinach, Kale or other greens, Carrots, Celery, Cucumbers, Bell Peppers, Green Beans, Corn, Onions, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Zucchini, Brussels Sprouts, etc., etc…
FRUITS
Bananas, Apples, Oranges, Berries, Pomegranate, the list goes on…
PROTEIN
Beans, Quinoa, Tofu, Tempeh, Edamame, Peas, Lentils, Seeds or Nuts
DRESSINGS/TOPPINGS/HEALTHY FATS
Avocado, Tahini (or other nut butter) Dressing, Salsa, Soy Sauce, Fat-free Italian Dressing, Raisins, Nuts, Seeds, Herbs & Spices
SWEET POTATO BLACK BEAN BOWL – click here for the RECIPE
What bowl ideas have you come up with?
I would love to hear and see photos of your ideas, so I can try them out too! Please email me or write something in the comments below.
