If you follow along with me on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed that I eat most of my meals out of a bowl. For some reason food has always just tasted better to me that way. I love the idea of being able to throw in a bunch of your favorite things and end up with a filling and satisfying meal!

One thing that I often work with clients on is the importance of meal preparation as well as helping with easy, healthy recipes that can be thrown together in a pinch. I always recommend having tons of greens, cooked quinoa, brown rice, beans and lentils in the fridge that are ready to go for a quick and complete meal.

The Nourish Bowl is the perfect example of a complete meal that can be on constant repeat, and because of its many different variations it never gets boring!

It starts with a base of dark leafy greens that is then topped with a protein, complex carbohydrate, healthy fat, and of course as many veggies as your heart desires! You can make it completely raw, use only roasted veggies, or use a mix of both. Anything goes, which is what makes it my go-to meal.

I literally eat a nourish bowl every single day, and it is always the meal I look most forward to.

The Nourish Bowl Breakdown

Green Base: kale, spinach, red/green leaf lettuce, romaine, mixed greens, arugula

Protein: beans, lentils, green peas, quinoa, nuts, seeds, hemp seeds

Complex Carbohydrate: quinoa, brown rice, sweet potatoes, green peas, beans

Healthy Fat: avocado, olive oil, nuts, seeds, hemp seeds

The Nourish Bowl

(Makes 1 Serving)

The Nourish Bowl Ingredients:
1-2 handfuls of dark leafy greens
1 cup raw broccoli florets
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup chickpeas, rinsed and strained
1/2 cup cooked quinoa
1/4-1/2 of an avocado
1-2 Tbs hummus

Easy Dressing Ingredients:
1 Tbs extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbs apple cider vinegar
1 tsp hemp seeds

Instructions:

1. Prepare your nourish bowl by placing your dark leafy greens of choice in a bowl.

2. Next, add the remaining ingredients, quinoa, chickpeas, tomatoes, broccoli, avocado, and hummus.

3. Prepare your Easy Dressing by whisking all ingredients together in a bowl, or top with a little EVOO, apple cider vinegar or a squeeze of lemon, and a sprinkle of turmeric, nutritional yeast, hemp seeds and pumpkin seeds (all optional).

I hope you enjoy The Nourish Bowl and that it becomes a staple in your daily life!

xo Natalie