What exactly is a macro bowl? I'm sure many of you have seen these on Instagram at one time or another. A macro bowl is essentially a meal that combines a specific percentage of each nutritional food group. Some call it the perfectly balanced meal. With that being said, here is my creation: Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup tri-colored quinoa (or brown rice)
- 1 package of tofu (firm)
- A bunch of kale
- 1/2 medium-sized sweet potato
- 1/2 cup broccoli florets (or any other vegetables like carrots or mushrooms)
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Wash all of your vegetables and quinoa
- Cut the sweet potato into 1/4-inch pieces
- Chop kale into pieces
- Cut the tofu into square cubes
- Lightly coat the sweet potato with olive oil
- Lay out items evenly on the pan
- When the oven is finished heating, pop the items in the oven for 10 minutes!
- In the meantime, put a pan on your stove at medium heat
- Use olive oil to coat the pan
- Throw the chopped kale onto the pan and sauté
- Season the kale with garlic powder/cloves, a pinch of salt and pepper, and chili pepper flakes (For this portion, you can use any spices that suit your taste. This recipe can easily be personalized!)
- Place the kale on the side after it is sautéed for 5 minutes
- Throw the quinoa on the same pan and push around to heat up
- Season the quinoa with salt, pepper, and garlic powder/cloves
- Put quinoa to the side after 5 minutes on the stove
- Open the stove and flip the baking vegetables and tofu over so they can be cooked on both sides evenly
- After 7-8 minutes, take out the vegetables and tofu from the oven
- Find a medium-sized bowl to place your ingredients in
- Your macro bowl is finished!
- Hummus
- Avocado
- Sriracha
- Sesame seeds