Comfort Foods: Plant Based Alternatives

Healthy, plant-based alternatives to your favorite, comfiest foods.

Satisfy your cravings while getting in vitamins and minerals your body loves and needs.

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Cheese

Bake sweet potatoes uncovered at 400 degrees for 30 mins or until ready (use fork to test). Let cool and remove potato skins. Mix potatoes with some nutritional yeast and salt. Season to taste.

Bread

Ezekiel sprouted bread and Ezekiel english muffins are personal favs because they are dairy-free, nutritious, and super satisfying! Homemade sourdough is always a great touch. I also love Dave’s Killer bread and bagels.

Grilled Cheese

Using our cheese alternative above and toasted bread, make a sandwich and heat it up on the frying pan. Press down with a fork. Add salt on top.

Pizza

Toast some bread and cook up a few veggie toppings like green pepper, onion, and tomato. Add pasta sauce, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and veggies to your toast. Top with fresh basil.

French Fries

Slice potatoes into fries or wedges, toss with extra virgin olive oil and salt. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 30 mins or until ready. Toss every 10 mins.

Meat

Mushrooms, tofu, tempeh, beans, or cauliflower. Cook up your meat substitute with some seasonings and add it to your favorite savory dishes.

Burgers

Heat up a big portabella mushroom and some onion. Once cooked, top them onto your favorite dairy-free buns. Add hummus, guac, and leafy greens.

Hot Dogs

Boil long carrots (fork test) and throw them on a roll when they’re done. Top off your hot dogs with some hummus, guac, pico, and/or pickles.

Pasta

Whole wheat noodles (1-2 ingredients), sauce with seasonings, mixed vegetables.

Tacos / Burritos

Sub out meat, shredded cheese, and sour cream for beans, sweet potato, and dairy-free yogurt. Add lettuce, tomato, pico, and/or guac. Choose dairy-free taco shells and wraps with minimal / whole ingredients.

Spreads / Dressings

Hummus

Jelly / jam

Peanut butter (peanuts &/or salt only)

Guacamole (avocado, pepper, tomato, salt, pepper, lime)

Honey mustard (spicy mustard and pure maple syrup)

Ice Cream

Smoothie bowl

Dairy-free yogurt (I love Harmless Harvest)

A note on packaged foods:

As always, check your labels! We are looking for minimal ingredients, the more whole-foods the better. If there are whack ingredients, see if there are other options you can take a look at. Most times there is a healthier alternative right on the same shelf as the product you’re currently using.

In other words, take a minute before putting a packaged good in your cart to check the label. Is this product good for me? Is there another brand who uses better ingredients? I still to this day find myself swapping one thing out for another whether it’s food, lotions, cleaning supplies, etc – relentless forward progress baby.

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