FOOD
What you eat is what you are
This century is marked by an awakening that we need not do what we always did- why should we eat as much as grandparents did? We do not work that much!
Why do we kill animals when we are surrounded by plant based choices?
Vegans have lower carbon footprint and are a part of the solution, not the problem.
Unhealthy food habits weaken immune system in the long run and we tend to fall repeatedly ill. Gut biome can significantly impact personality and depression tendencies as well.
In 2016 the Nobel prize for medicine went to Yoshinori Ohsumu who showed how intermittent fasting reverses/reduces autophagy (aging !). Read more here.
Constant munching- regardless of what half baked videos and authors tell you- is not good. Fibres and lentils are good. Unprocessed food is great.
Vegan pasta making!
DINNER & BRUNCH inspirations
When you ate too much
When you ate too much
When you ate too much
Go to bed with this fibrous fresh salad - mun bean sprouts for protein, sunflower seeds, any salad leaf of choice and some salt, pepper, walnut oil
Simple stir fry
When you ate too much
When you ate too much
Fry some cumin seeds and coriander seed sand throw in pakchoi or baby pakchoi, baby corn and radish (optional). Fry on mild flames for 20 minutes stirring occasionally. Add rock salt, sesame oil and serve. Add ponzu sauce for asian twist.
Tofu burger
When you ate too much
Summer patio tapas
Add marinated Tofu slices to a burger bun, top with vegan mayo, mustard and serve with coconut slices, soaked peanuts and some fried chestnut mushrooms for a complete meal
Summer patio tapas
Falafel Buddha bowl
Summer patio tapas
Boil and fry cube sized pieces of potatos (top with vegan yoghurt and home made tomato salsa), Fry padron peppers and add hand cut salt- these two take care fo the Spanish element, Add humous, celery, spiced nuts, fries, olives, salted pistachios, baby spinach and voila ! BAlanced vegan tapas platter ready.
Falafel Buddha bowl
Falafel Buddha bowl
Falafel Buddha bowl
Add falafel to a bowl of cucumber, carrots, green olives- add sliced marinated tofu and some fries for fun. I always serve with chilled chocolate soya milk with ice cubes.
Hearty broth
Falafel Buddha bowl
Falafel Buddha bowl
Add sesame and fenygreek seeds to q spoon sunflower oil- when sputtering - add carrots, edamame beans, radish, parsnips and 1 small tomato- all into small pieces. Boi; with salt and pepper- add wakame/seeweed at the end and a few drop of rice vinegar+soya sauce. Serve hot with soba noodles or a piece of bread.
Home baked museli
Home baked museli
Home baked museli
Market muesli has processed sugar. Add puffed rice, raisins, chunky coconut slices, cashews, almonds, some finely sliced ginger and a pinch of turmeric(optional)- add some jaggery (Indian stores have it) - roast for 10 minutes at 180/200 degrees celsius - then stir and roast 5 minutes . Store for months! (some people add a few spoons of rolled oats)
Home baked museli
Home baked museli
Home baked museli
Open Tofu burger ona. bed of lettuce and olive oil, chocolate + soya milk+strawberry + toasted rye bread/sourdough , Apple and raspberry slices with honey
Mid day snack
Home baked museli
Roasted cauli-broccoli plate
Load up your anthocyanins with boiled/roasted + baked purple potatoes, add Indian pickel for a twist. My goto mid day snack for work from home.
Roasted cauli-broccoli plate
Roasted cauli-broccoli plate
Roasted cauli-broccoli plate
BAked cauli, broccoli florets with salted mixed nuts, kale, bread crumbs, green boiled peas, olives , curly parsley and load of walnut oil or olive oil, toasted fava beans for garnish
5 minute tapas
Roasted cauli-broccoli plate
When your hunger= hulk
Rye crackers loaded with tahini, olive pate, topped with lemon, olive, melons, avo, coarse cut salt (I use Maldon) and pepper
When your hunger= hulk
Roasted cauli-broccoli plate
When your hunger= hulk
Stuff tortillas with silken tofu and some olive oil + salt, figs topped with super seeds and goji berries, baby spinach salad and some nuts. Add soya yoghurt for more protein and a nice calm tea.