Healthy eating does not have to mean bland plates or complicated shopping lists. This Food Cadet roundup collects the recipes we keep coming back to: dishes built on whole foods, plenty of colour and flavour that makes you want to cook them again next week.
Food Cadet Healthy Breakfast Favourites
Overnight oats with berries and seeds
Combine rolled oats, milk or a plant-based alternative, a spoon of yoghurt and chia seeds in a jar. By morning you have a creamy breakfast ready to top with berries, a drizzle of honey and toasted nuts.
Strawberry and egg breakfast plate
Soft-boiled eggs, wholegrain toast, sliced strawberries and a handful of spinach make a balanced plate of protein, fibre and vitamin C in under ten minutes.
Food Cadet Lunches That Keep You Going
Salad, naan and spiced beans
Warm chickpeas or kidney beans with cumin, garlic and tomato, served beside a crunchy salad and a torn piece of naan. It is filling, cheap and full of plant protein.
Avocado grain bowl
Brown rice or quinoa, sliced avocado, cucumber, edamame, pickled onion and a lemon-tahini dressing. Make the grains in bulk and these bowls come together in minutes.
Food Cadet Dinners and Snacks for Healthy Living
- One-pot lentil and vegetable soup: red lentils, carrots, celery and smoked paprika simmered for 25 minutes.
- Sheet-pan salmon with greens: roast salmon, broccoli and cherry tomatoes on one tray with olive oil and lemon.
- Fruit platter: banana, mango, berries and orange segments with a yoghurt dip for dessert or an afternoon snack.
- Homemade hummus and crudités: a blender, a tin of chickpeas and ten minutes is all you need.
Pick two or three of these recipes for the week ahead, shop once, and you will be surprised how easy healthy living becomes.