19 Apr What I’ve Been Eating During Quarantine

Let’s be honest, one of the main things that I look forward to in a day in quarantine is eating. I’ve been sharing my recipes on my IG stories and have a saved highlight, but though I would compile some of my go-to recipes and share some of my tips around food in case you needed some inspiration during this time!

Breakfast

Not going to lie, the only breakfast that I eat is overnight oats. What I love about it is that it’s filling and it usually lasts me 4 days. It’s also a super customizable recipe, so you can swap ingredients and make it your own. It’s hard to mess this one up!

1. Mix together and mash:
   • 1 ripe banana
   • 1 spoonful of coconut oil
   • 1 spoonful of nut or seed butter (I use sunflower seed butter)
2. Mix in:
   • 3/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats
   • 1/3 cup coconut flakes (I’ve been out of coconut flakes, so I’ve just been adding less water to the oats)
   • 1-2 tbsp each of chia seeds, hemp seeds, and flax seeds *optional
3. Add in between 1 and 1-1/4 cup of water and mix (you don’t want it too be too watery or too dry)
4. Add in + mix well:
   • 1 tsp vanilla extract
   • 1 pinch salt
   • 1-2 tsp cinnamon
   • 3-4 tbsp cacao powder
5. Fold in:
   1. 1/3 cup frozen blueberries
   2. 1/3 cup frozen raspberries
6. Cover bowl with beeswax wrap and let sit overnight
7. I usually like eating my oats warm, so I scoop out my portion for the morning in a bowl, heat it up in the microwave for a minute or so, and add my toppings 🙂

Topping ideas:

• Nuts
• Fruit
• Goji berries
• Yogurt
• Coconut butter
• Nut or seed butter
• Cacao nibs
• Pumpkin seeds

Go crazy – have fun with it!

Baking

During quarantine, baking has been my therapy. Below I’ve listed out some of my favourite recipes (gluten-free, dairy-free – if any of them have eggs listed, I’ve subbed them for flax eggs)

• Zucchini Banana Bread Bars (I make them as muffins and skip the fancy chocolate sauce)
• Banana Oat Cookies (the BEST oat cookies I’ve ever made)
• Chocolate Coconut Flour Cookies (subbed the eggs for flax eggs and they were a little crumbly. Next time, I would increase the amount of flax eggs)
• 4 Ingredient Chocolate Brownies
• Chocolate Banana Sea Salt Balls
• Apple Fritters (I would suggest chopping up the apple super small. The quantities are best for a small/medium apple; for a larger apple, increase the other ingredients 1.5x)
• Gluten-Free Apple Crisp (amazing topped with Coconut Bliss vanilla ice cream)
• Blueberry Banana Muffin Top Breakfast Cookies (I swap the blueberries for chocolate chips)

 

Meals

Over the past couple of months, I’ve actually been meal prepping 2-3 meals to last me the week so I don’t eat out as much. These days, I still plan to make 3 main meals for the week, that way grocery shopping is easy and I don’t have to worry about cooking every night. Below you’ll find some of my favourite meals

• One Pot Creamy Mushroom Pasta (One of my all-time fave pasta recipes)
• Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie
• Roasted Cauliflower Quinoa Salad with Lemon Tahini (I added in roasted sweet potatoes)
• Butternut Squash, Chickpea & Lentil Moroccan Stew (I swapped butternut squash for sweet potato)
• Sweet Potato Coconut Buckwheat Risotto
• Creamy Chicken And Vegetable Soup
• Vegan Coconut Lentil Soup
• Pesto Pasta (I use lentil or chickpea pasta)
  • I usually have this on a weekly basis because it’s so easy to make and customize
  • My go-to pesto ingredients are:
    • Basil (I’ve swapped for parsley in the past when I’ve run out of basil)
    • Raw spinach (could work with baby kale too)
    • Hummus or avocado for creaminess
    • Olive oil
    • Lemon juice
    • Salt
    • Walnuts/cashews
    • Hemp seeds
    • Pumpkin seeds
    • **Just remember to taste as you go and you can keep on tweaking it until you get your final product 🙂
  • Add-ins:
    • Roasted vegetables
      • Bell peppers
      • Zucchini
      • Cherry tomatoes
      • Mushrooms
    • Cucumber
    • Tomatoes
    • Kalamata olives
    • Steamed broccoli
    • Ground or shredded chicken/turkey
• Good ol’ fashioned protein + vegetables + carbs
  • Last week I had oven-baked salmon with roasted brussels sprouts and mashed potatoes
  • If you want to up your potato game, try these crispy smashed potatoes

 

If you make any of these recipes, send them to me! Makes me so happy 🙂 Stay safe! Take it one day at a time!