Vibrant Bowls | Easy & Nutritious Lunch Ideas

The concept of a vibrant bowl is simple: combining nutritious, seasonal, and high quality whole foods together in a bowl- and making the process as quick and effortless as possible. I like to take some inspiration from the meal prep world and create a few  components ahead of time, so that when I’m suddenly starving- I know I can simply peruse the fridge and pull together a few things to create a glorious lunch. I always try to make sure I am adhering to proper food combining for optimal digestion: i.e, eat starches (think grains and starchy vegetables like the sweet potato) with greens and non-starchy vegetables, or eat protein with greens and non-starchy vegetables. You don’t want to eat proteins and starches together because one releases an acid medium of digestive enzymes while the other releases an alkaline medium; when these two types of digestive enzymes are released at the same time, they neutralize one another forming a neutral medium which does not efficiently digest either food. Below you will find a list of some of my favorite bowl components along with some photos for inspiration!

link to video demonstration: Vibrant Bowls with @vibrantandpure – YouTube

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Almond milk tzatziki:

• 2 containers of dairy-free yogurt (I use kite hill plain yogurt)
• handful of fresh mint chopped
• 1 teaspoon chopped dill (fresh or dried)
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• juice of 1 lemon (lime would be a fine substitute)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 chopped persian cucumbers (you can really put as much or as little cucumber as you’d like)

Simply mix together the yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, chopped herbs, cumin, and cucumbers together! I have found that when making this with dairy-free yogurt sauce, it’s important to let the yogurt sort of marinate and let all the flavors meld together. I put it in a tupperware and like to wait a day before I use it-although, I admit sometimes I cannot wait!

Falafel spiced chickpeas:

• 1 can of chickpeas (drained)
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander
• 1 handful chopped parsley
• 1 handful chopped cilantro
• 1 garlic clove minced, or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• sea salt to taste
• pinch of black pepper

Mix together chickpeas with the spices and herbs plus a drizzle of olive oil.

Here are a few things I love to include in my vibrant bowls:

• greens (massaged kale / baby spinach / sautéed swiss chard etc.)
• pickled vegetables 
• seeds (pumpkin seeds & sunflower seeds)
• pulses (lentils & chickpeas)
• fresh fruit (typically berries, figs or citrus)
• chopped beets
• sliced radishes
• hummus
• mashed sweet potato
• tahini lemon dressing
• sprouts
• avocado
• nuts
• fresh herbs
• dairy-free tzatziki
• cauliflower rice
• protein (soft boiled eggs or wild salmon)