Cooking For A Day

Cooking For A Day: Breakfast

Cooking a healthy breakfast is actually quite simple! For your first meal of the day, we are going to make a bowl of oatmeal with extra protein.

You will need:

1 cup rolled oats
1 1/4 cups water
2 scoops of your favorite protein powder
1 banana, 1 peach, or 1 cup of blueberries

Bring 1 cup of rolled oats, 1 1/4 cups of water, and two scoops of protein powder to a simmer.
When your oatmeal begins to bubble, turn off the heat and continue to stir it for 30 seconds.
Add your favorite fruit! Blueberries work very well as do bananas and peaches.
Dig in!

Cooking For A Day: Lunch

It feels like your day just began, and it's already lunch time! Let's make a nice salad to fuel us up for the rest of the day until dinner time.

You will need:

1/2 head of kale

1 carrot (shredded)

1 handful shredded cabbage

1/4 block of tofu, diced

salad dressing of your choice to taste

1 chef knife

1 mixing bowl

1. Using your chef's knife, cut the kale into 1/4th inch strips, then cut them in half and add to a large mixing bowl

2. Add in the carrot, cabbage, and tofu to the bowl.

3. Add a small amount of dressing and mix to combine, adding more dressing until satisfied.

4. Dig in!

Cooking For A Day: Dinner

After a long day, it's time to sit down and enjoy some good macaroni and cheese!

You will need:

1 box of macaroni noodles

1 bag of shredded vegan daiya cheese

~2 cups of almond milk

1/4 cup bread crumbs

1. Add the macaroni noodles to boiling water and cook until they are almost completely soft, and strain them out.

2. Shake noodles dry and return to the pot on medium heat.

3. Add a large handful of your cheese and stir to combine.

4. Add a spalsh of your almond milk and continue to stir. Continue adding cheese and almond milk until desired consistency is met, then remove from heat and let sit 5 mins.

5. Sprinkle your breadcrumbs over the top of the macaroni and dig in!

Cooking For A Day: Dessert

Still saved room for dessert? Wonderful, because we are making applesauce!

You will need:

1lb honeycrisp apples peeled and sliced

3 tablespoons ground cinnamon

1 crockpot

1 blender

1. Turn your crockpot on to medium-low heat and add your apples to it.

2. Sprinkle the cinnamon over the top of the apples and cover the crockpot with the lid.

3. Let the apples cook for 12 hours, stirring every 3-4 hours as meeded. Be sure that the apples on the bottom of the crockpot do not burn.

4. After the 12 hours are up, scoop the apples out of the crockpot and into your blender.

5. Blend your apples until they for applesauce! Pour the applesauce into a large bowl and let sit for 1 hour to cool.

6. Add a pinch of cinnamon to the top if desired and dig in!