Veggie Monster

 

eggies are my friends.  I have yet to find a vegetable that I don't like.  I try to squeeze them in to my meals and snacks any way I can, in an attempt to get my 5-10 per day.  It is really difficult to get enough, especially since I despise making salads.  

Does anyone want to be my personal salad chef?  

If so, please drop a salad off each day at 4:30 - thanks.  

I always have Michael Pollan's wise words in the back of my mind ...

"Eat food.  Not too much.  Mostly plants."

Words to live by, although often easier said than done
(well the last part anyway)!

I squeezed some plants in this morning with 3 giant handfuls of organic spinach in my smoothie, along with a scoop of Amazing Grass, 1/2 a banana, and some almond milk.

My dinners for the last two days have been loaded with plants.

On Monday I made grilled chili lime tofu, with portobello mushrooms and asparagus:

I topped the tofu with a mixture of cilantro hot sauce, salsa, and this stuff I just found in the grocery store:

This evening we had Pioneer Woman's Cauliflower Soup.  It was AWESOME!  There are many steps involved in this recipe, but they are all really easy and definitely worth the time.

I substituted the whole milk for 2%, and omitted the sour cream (we didn't have these things), and it still turned out creamy, flavourful, and delicious.

And when I need a carb fix (like last night, after my tofu/veggie dinner wore off), I love Averie's little vegan banana oat cakes that take 2 minutes to make:

Before microwaving

After microwaving

- Mash 1/2  banana

- Stir in 3 T quick oats, 1 T brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 scoop chia seeds (optional)

Spray a microwave safe dish, and dump the mixture in.  Microwave for 90 seconds.
Let rest 2 minutes, then dump out and eat.

Do you like cauliflower soup?  Have you ever made it?