I’m sure you’ve heard of them before but if not, take a moment to read about the glorious Buddha Bowls!

In the last few weeks my weekends filled up leaving me little time to food prep – aaaaagh (panic)!

I’m sure you’ve been there too in the past, where you’ve prioritized socializing and enjoying life before home tasks and food prep. As fun as this is at the time, it can also lead to anxiety of not having things set up fo the week ahead, and even more, it can lead to less healthy food choices in the week.

When I don’t food prep I fall off track. So with time limited last weekend, and a determination to prep, I kind of threw all different things into bowls, and ended up with some pretty tasty creations!

If you are new to Buddha Bowls, here is the breakdown for you:

They are: bright, colourful, nutritious and filling. The best part is that you can make them how you like!

They consist of: a grain, a green, a plant based protein, a tasty dressing, then any additional veggies!

Why Buddha: they are usually eaten from a bowl with a wide top – symbolizing a Buddha’s belly!

They are: vegetarian, and almost always vegan.

So if, like me, you find yourself busy at the weekends, try prepping buddha bowls for your lunches this week.. get creative and share your ideas with us in the community. If we all created one bowl, and shared our recipe, we could end up with another 20 to try 🙂 How wonderful would that be!

Before you begin your own dazzling creations, here are some ideas of grains, greens, beans and dressings – you really have no excuse to get crafty in the kitchen.

For 1 serving:

  • Grains – 1/2 cup of cooked grains – quinoa, buckwheat, millet, brown rice, wild rice, or cous cous.
  • Protein -1/2 cup – beans, lentils, chickpeas, edamame, tofu, tempeh.
  • Greens – 1 handful – Spinach, massaged kale, arugula, Mixed salad greens, watercress
  • Veggies – Choose up to 3 x 1/4 cup each – sweet potato or squash, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, scallions, grated carrot, grated raw beets, tomato, cucumber, avocado or kimchi
  • Dressing – any tasty homemade dressing.

Two of my faves are:

  1. Greek zest – 4 servings – 1/4 cup 0% greek yoghurt with 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro and juice 1/2 lemon, Black pepper to taste
  2. Tahini Dressing – 6 servings – 1/2 cup tahini, 1/2 cup water, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 crushed garlic clove, black pepper to taste

Best of luck with your creations, I’m looking forward to seeing (and trying) them myself – tag your creations on Insta @sofie_jayne_

Sofie xx

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