My Favorite Healthy Meals

     Ever since I came back from my trip I’ve been on a major health kick, eating healthier and working out every day.  I try to cook my own meals as much as possible so I can control what’s put in it and make it healthy and through that I’ve developed a couple different meals and snacks that I have been loving. I find them to be healthy and full of nutrients, but still yummy and they definitely keep me satisfied.

Veggie burger on a bed of greens

Veggie burgers always caught my attention but since I love a good meat burger so much I never bothered.  My mom bought Dr. Praeger’s Kale and Quinoa Veggie Burgers and it’s become my favorite lunch (or dinner) ever since.  I think I’ve eaten it consecutively for three days! 

What I do is I lay on a plate my favorite greens (baby arugula, baby kale and spinach) and drizzle some olive oil, salt and pepper on it. I cook the patty in the toaster oven for about 15 minutes (flipping it once in between) and then place it on the greens and I finish it off with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese on top.

Featuring my dog sitting on my lap

Quinoa bowl

This is seriously so simple but considering how much I love rice it’s the perfect meal for me.  I like to buy multicolor quinoa because I feel it has a bit more of a bite and nuttiness to it.  Cook it following the instructions on the package, I like to add some turmeric, bit of garlic powder, cumin, cayenne and any other spice I find and once it’s ready just mix it with any meat you have in the kitchen. I usually do it with read meat like like flank steak but it works really well with chicken, tofu, or veggies! It extremely simple but it’s so filling and packed with protein, the perfect post-workout meal.

Super food packed açai bowl

I LOVE açai bowls, I think they truly are the ideal snack. I recently did a twist on the classic açai and banana combo and added a bunch of different ingredients that didn’t affect the flavor but packed the bowl with a bunch of nutrients.

I used:

Two Sambazón açai packets

One frozen banana

One avocado (I swear it doesn’t affect the flavor at all, it just makes it super creamy)

Splash of almond milk

Three pitted dates (for sweetener)

Mix all of it in a blender and then pour it into a bowl

Once it was set, for toppings I used:

Almond butter

Sliced strawberries

Chia seeds

Granola

Rolled oats

Obviously you can switch up these ingredients according to your taste and it won’t affect the flavor but I really recommend this combo!

I don’t know if you guys have realized it by now but I love to cook, bake, and eat of course and not only healthy stuff, trust me… So stay tuned for more recipes and cooking videos coming soon!