Ditch meat for a day with this menu packed full of delicious veggies
Right now we’re in the middle of Vegetarian Week, so you may have already whipped up all of your old favourites. So, why not try something new? Here’s a full day’s meal plan that will leave even the biggest meat lover satisfied.
Breakfast
Start your day off with a delicious stack of blueberry pancakes. These beauties are deceptive – you may expect pancakes to be unhealthy, but the buckwheat and chickpea flours used in this recipe are full of fibre, antioxidants and protein. Filling the pancakes with blueberries also increases the antioxidant content while adding natural flavours.
Lunch
These Portobello Mushroom Margaritas from Pippa Middleton make for a satisfying light lunch. This twist on the traditional pizza packs a nutritional punch, as the mushrooms contain fibre, potassium and B vitamins. They will also fill you up while keeping the calories down, so they are perfect if you’re watching your waistline! Load the margaritas with delicious veggies like tomatoes, olives or peppers to make them your own.
Midday snack
If you’ve hit mid-afternoon and are craving a snack, try a slice of seeded wholemeal bread with nut cream spread on top. Made with Brazil nuts, this cream provides iron, calcium and zinc, as well as B complex vitamins. Top your toast with avocado to boost the good fats, and add tomatoes for a tasty zing.
Dinner
Stews are traditionally made with meat, but try swapping this protein for beans, lentils and chickpeas in this butternut squash and bean stew from Instagram foodie Aimee Twigger. This one-pot meal is delicious comfort food, but it still packs in all the goodness from butternut squash, sweet potato and beans.
Dessert
Finish your day off with something sweet – these cashew praline pots are rich and chocolatey while being dairy-, gluten-, and sugar-free, as well as paleo- and vegetarian-friendly. The cashew nuts provide vitamins E, K and B6 as well as zinc, magnesium and iron.
