Eating Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet recipes, On a Budget.
What a week! Two giveaways ended and the winners have been contacted, my boys have been sick and I was in a car accident. (I’m ok.) I’m not quite up to cooking but my friend Melodee brought us a couple of plant-based meals.
This week’s meal plan will be pretty sparse because I don’t plan on doing much cooking. Thankfully it isn’t slowing my pinning down. My 40+ Meatless Recipes for Lent post is doing well on Pinterest this week.
I don’t really get into holiday decorating or crafts, but I love holiday food. Valentine’s day is all about the chocolate. At least my Facebook feed is all about chocolate.
When you avoid dairy, holidays like Valentine’s Day can become a little more difficult. I stress the word little because there are great products that make it easier.
This year, I created my own Chocolate Hearts using mini chips from Enjoy Life Foods.
You only need two things, Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips and a candy mold. You might want to have some strawberries on hand too, you know, for the leftover chocolate.
Using Enjoy Life mini chips makes these hearts free of the top 8 most common allergens. This is so important if you have people with food allergies in your friends and family list.
½ cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips
How easy is that?!
I had some melted chocolate left and used it to dip my strawberries in. After dipping I refrigerated them until ready to serve.
Using Enjoy Life mini chips makes these chocolate hearts free of the top 8 most common allergens.
You might want to have some strawberries on hand too for the leftover chocolate.
Our Plant-Based Meal Plan this week will have a slight nod to Valentine’s Day. I’ll also have a new recipe (more like an allergy-friendly treat hack) later this week.
The great thing about living a plant-based lifestyle is that it’s already heart healthy. If that is not Valentine’s worthy I don’t know what is.
I don’t care about football. I’ll admit it. I do care about food and friends and that is the important part of game day and the Super Bowl for me. Plant-Based recipes for game day is a must because I spend all my time chatting by the food.
I try to have a nice mix of healthy and not-so-healthy. I’m not talking complete junk but I’m not eating salad. I like to divide my favorite party snacks into two categories: sweet and savory.
I hope this list of recipes inspires your Super Bowl menu!
I love Brownies and these are perfect for any occasion.
Chocolate Fruit Dip made from So Delicious yogurt is perfect for dipping fruit.
Chocolate No-bake Bites are very addictive. You’ve been warned.
Jalapeno Hummus is perfect for dipping veggies but chips are great too. See my other dips, I especially love the Spinach Artichoke Dip.
Pizza Stuffed Mushrooms are a healthier version of pizza. You can eat all of them guilt-free, but sharing is nice too.
Chickpea Nuggets are a fun finger food and you can also put them on slide buns.
It may be my barbecue sauce addition talking but we can’t forget BBQ Cauliflower Bites.
Whatever you end up eating on game day (and no matter who wins) remember the important part is having fun with friends.
If you are looking for something a little out of the ordinary I invite you to try a Smoothie Bowl.
I know, I’m not really a smoothie drinker but sometimes smoothies are an easy dessert or meal on the go. A smoothie bowl is even more fun! You family will be delighted at this gluten-free vegan treat that is made from fruit and a little bit of plant-based milk.
This bowl reminds me of when I was a kid. We’d regularly have ice cream as a dessert. I would usually add milk to mine and make it more of a milk shake consistency but still eat in from a bowl.
This Smoothie Bowl is very sweet, thanks to the strawberry and banana but the extra added fruit help me feel like I’m having something with a little more substance.
You can change up your Smoothie Bowl to cater to your cravings. Who’s to say you can’t add some Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips on top of your Smoothie Bowl.
I’ve partnered with some of my favorite gluten-free bloggers to offer you an incredible round-up and giveaway. All of these recipes are gluten-free but may contained ingredients that are not plant-based.
15 Sweets for Your Sweeties – Gluten-free recipes to share with your loved ones for Valentine’s Day or anytime. Listed in the order they appear in the photo, left to right, row by row:
This is a wonderful (and delicious) collection of recipes! Make sure you visit them and add them to your “I’ve got to make this” list.
Get your daily fruit and satisfy that sweet tooth with a smoothie bowl.
You can change up your Smoothie Bowl to cater to your cravings. Who’s to say you can’t add some Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips on top of your Smoothie Bowl.
Are you snowed in? Last year I wrote a Snowed In Meal Plan for all of you who need a plant-based meal plan but may not have access to a lot of fresh groceries. Take a look!
The weather is beautiful in Arizona. Unfortunately, my little guy (who just turned 5) is sick. We spent about 15 minutes outside anyway just to get some fresh air and sunshine.
I love seeing all of the photos of friends having fun in the snow. While I’m happy to avoid the snow the photos have me longing for soup!
