Meal & Snack Brainstormer Ideas!

Written By Jaclyn Graham

Here we plan to build a collection of meal and snack ideas. It’s less about exact proportions and recipes and more about sharing some of our favourite go-to’s. Enjoy!

Breakfast

  • 2 hard boiled eggs mashed on rye toast with avocado slices, topped with chopped peppers or tomatoes

  • 1 cup steel cut oats cooked with 1 tbsp peanut or almond butter, cinnamon, and topped with 1/2 cup berries

  • Green Smoothie: 1 avocado, 1 green apple cored, 1 cup spinach, 1 cup oat milk, sweetened to taste with honey

  • 2 scrambled eggs and toast + 2 clementines

  • Omelette made with egg, cheese, peppers, tomatoes, and onions OR mushrooms and onions

  • Chia Seed Pudding

  • Chickpea Savoury Pancakes

Lunch/Dinner

  • Tuna wrap with finely chopped cucumber and sundried tomatoes, slices of avocado, crunchy lettuce and a drizzle of olive oil.

  • Baked salmon with 6 asparagus spears, 1 cup spinach, 1/4 cup quinoa and 5 cherry tomatoes side salad with balsamic dressing

  • Vegan Butter Chicken - this recipe swaps out the butter/ghee for coconut milk and the chicken for hand torn tofu (the hand tearing offers more nooks and crannies for that delicious butter chicken sauce to saturate than cubing your tofu)

  • Homemade Chicken Fried Rice - high in protein from eggs and chicken! Opt for low-sodium soy sauce in all of your recipes. Swap out the white rice for brown rice for a healthier take on this recipe as well.

  • Shrimp kebabs, couscous pilaf with roasted zucchini, peppers, and onions

  • Green salad with pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, avocado, blueberries, sliced apples, and raspberry vinaigrette. Top with salmon, tilapia, or chicken for extra protein

  • Salmon, tilapia, tuna or cod quinoa power bowl with brown rice and veggies of choice and tahini sauce

  • Shakshuka eggs - eggs poach in a spicy bell pepper and tomato sauce with lots of paprika to go around.

  • Roasted chicken with acorn squash, and mashed cauliflower and potato (boil your potatoes and cauliflower together - near 50/50 - then mash all in one pot).

Snacks

  • Red pepper hummus cucumber boats

  • Zucchini parmesan fries with garlicky cajun aioli

  • 20 raw almonds + 1 banana

  • Greek salad in a mini pita

  • Sugar-free Banana Cookies (toddler friendly recipe!)

  • Grab a soup - fall butternut squash or a bowl of chilli

  • Mini naan dippers with dip of choice - guacamole, hummus, etc.

  • Banana bread with 1 tbsp peanut butter

Red pepper cucumber hummus boats

zucchini parmesan fries with garlicky cajun aioli

Jaclyn Graham
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