Food

The first meal prep idea would have to be Quinoa Cakes.

How to make Quinoa Cakes Step by Step: 

STEP 1: Use 2 1/2 Cups of Quinoa and cook with 6 cups of water when using a High Pressure Electric Cooker leave it for 8 minutes on High Pressure mode. The specific Electric cooker I used was from Cuisinart. Salt amount added to this is based on your preference.

*It’s important to cook the Quinoa with more water than usual since we want the consistency of the Quinoa to be Sticky. I usually let the Quinoa cook and then multitask and follow the next steps.

STEP 2: Now we need to make the homemade flour to mix it with the Quinoa. To do this I usually make the oatmeal flour at home with a blender. For this recipe I used 2 Cups of Oats. After that I added the following condiments to the oat flour 1 TBSP Cumin, 1 TBSP Garlic, ½ TBSP Sea Salt, ½ TBSP Black Pepper, pinch of Cayenne Pepper, ½ TBSP Cilantro, and a pinch of Baking Soda.

STEP 3: Take a handful of Quinoa and a spoonful of the homemade Flour and mix it together forming the patty.

STEP 4: After you form all the patties I was able to make 13 of them with the amount of Quinoa used. Take them and toast them with a little bit of oil in a pan.

STEP 5: Enjoy the Quinoa Cakes with the Hummus.

What Compliments the Quinoa Cakes is a good Hummus.

Below is how to make it from scratch.

Supplies Needed: -3 Cups of Chickpeas    -Sesame Seeds    -Olive Oil    -Blender    -½  Lemon

Step 1: Use a pan and toast the sesame seeds until they brown a little. Note it is important to constantly move it around when doing so since the seeds can easily get burnt and no oil is being used.

Step 2: Let it cool a bit and then blend the seeds with water. **Note: For every cup of Sesame Seeds it needs one cup of water. In the video below I used 2 cups of water and 2 cups of toasted Sesame seeds. Also add 1 spoonful of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Step 3: Store Tahini in a separate container. Open Chickpea can and remove only half of the liquid. Take 3 cups of chickpea with some liquid and 2 TBSP of Tahini and blend until smooth. Add Lemon, Salt, and Garlic.

Step 4: All done!

Another Healthy Meal Prep Idea would have to be Granola Bars.

Chocolate Vegan Granola Bar Recipe:

Step 1: In a blender blend 1 cup of Apple Sauce Sugar Free and 1 cup of water with 2 scoops of Chocolate fudge Protein Powder from Orgain. Add 1/4 cup of Hemp Seeds as well as a 1/4 cup of Flaxseeds. Preheat oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Step 2: In a Bowl have 2 Cups of Oats and 1 cup of dried fruits I used a mix of Goji Berries, Raisins, dates, and Cashews to make mine. 

Step 3: Mix both the wet and dry ingredients together in a bowl. Then in a baking pan I recommend to use Parchment paper not Aluminum. Make sure you add coconut oil or an alternative on top of the parchment paper to avoid the granola from sticking to the bottom. 

Step 4: Leave for 15-20min in the oven time depends on how crunchy you want your granola bars. 

Step 5: Let the Granola Bars Cool and then Cut into rectangles I was able to get 6 bars and another 6 bars of the vanilla one. 

Step 6: Enjoy your nutrient rich snack! 🙂 

Vanilla Vegan Granola Bar Recipe: 

Step 1: Similar to the chocolate version instead use Vanilla Orgain Protein powder. 

Step 2: In the youtube video skip to time 3:11. I added Figs to the vanilla one and made it nut free. 

Step 3-6: Same as the chocolate version above. 

Next Easy Snack Meal Prep Idea is Chia Pudding! 

Step 1: For every 2 tablespoons of chia seeds you need 1/2 cup of plant based milk. A tend to fill the jar only half way with milk in order to add fruit to it later. 1/2 a mason jar would be about 2 cups of milk meaning you’ll need 1/2 cup of chia seeds to get the pudding consistency. 

Step 2: Whisk together all the ingredients you can do this in a bowl or in the container if it’s big enough. Make sure to let it sit for a minute and whisk again before leaving overnight in the fridge. 

Step 3: Leave the Chia pudding at least 4 hours in the fridge before checking on it. Once it is ready you can add any Fruit or maple syrup to the chia pudding. Enjoy! 🙂 

Additional Snack Meal Prep Idea would have to be Apples with Cashew Butter.

I will be sharing Cashew butter recipe soon! I know you probably heard the phrase “An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away”. Well the reason for that is due to the many health benefits it holds. Mix the apple with the Cashew Butter and you got yourself a protein rich snack. 

Last Snack Meal Prep Idea would have to be Frozen Grapes!

They taste sweet and help you reduce the consumption of sugar.