Oven-Baked Vegan Zucchini Chips

Pierre Van Zylmeal prep, Savory, snack, Snacks, zucchini

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These oven-baked vegan zucchini chips will become your new favorite, homemade savory snack! They have a cheesy flavor, thanks to a coating of almond flour, bread crumbs, and homemade vegan “parmesan” with cashews and nutritional yeast. In place of an egg coating, the recipe calls for dipping the zucchini slices in aquafaba. Serve the chips with your favorite dipping sauce, and be prepared for the batch to disappear quickly! Nutrition clients frequently come to me with a request for more snack ideas. It’s…

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Pickled Vegetable and Smoky Tofu Sandwich

Pierre Van Zyllunch, Main Dishes, meal prep, sandwich

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This pickled vegetable and smoky tofu sandwich is high protein and full of smoky and briny flavors. The sandwich includes crisp layers of pickled cucumber slices and carrot ribbons, baked tofu, and creamy, homemade plant-based mayonnaise with cashews. You can make all of the components ahead of time and assemble the sandwiches when you’re ready for a nutritious and satisfying lunch! Two days ago, I shared a recipe for homemade, baked smoky tofu. That tofu is a versatile vegan protein option. You can…

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Baked Smoky Tofu

Pierre Van Zylbasics, meal prep, protein, sandwiches, Vegan Basics

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This oven-baked, smoky tofu is made with a simple marinade of soy sauce or tamari, rice vinegar, and spices, including smoked paprika. You don’t need to purchase liquid smoke in order to make it, and you definitely don’t need a home smoker! The tofu is super versatile: use it in sandwiches or wraps, as a breakfast side, or as a protein component in salads and grain bowls. Seven or eight years ago, I found the SoyBoy brand of smoked tofu in a local…

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Easy Baked Chickpea Frittata

Pierre Van ZylBreakfast, chickpea flour, meal prep, Savory, savory breakfast

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This easy, baked chickpea frittata is the perfect make-ahead savory breakfast or snack! Baking the frittata gives it a light texture and makes the preparation a hands-off process. Serve slices with your favorite fresh fruit, roasted sweet potatoes, or whatever you like. Months ago, when I was in Amsterdam, I visited a cozy vegan coffee and pastry shop called Koffee Ende Koeck. One of the menu items there was a chickpea frittata. Chickpea frittatas aren’t new to me. I’ve made a few versions…

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A Helping Hand from Veestro Plant-Based Meals (+ a Giveaway!)

Pierre Van Zylgiveaway, meal prep, Nutrition and Wellness, veestro

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One of the things I took the most pride in this year was the fact that, in spite of lots of schedule upheaval, I managed to stick to a reasonable home cooking and meal prep routine. I told myself that I wouldn’t worry too much if I needed to rely on takeout every now and…

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Longer Lasting Meal Prep with Foodsaver

Pierre Van Zylbatch cooking, meal prep, Nutrition and Wellness, student life

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This isn’t a recipe post, but it touches on something that has been near and dear to my heart this year, as a dietetic intern: leftover storage. During my clinical rotations, half of every Saturday and Sunday were dedicated to meal prep and batch cooking. Yes, it was a lot of time, and yes, I…

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Simple Baked Bulgur & Chickpeas

Pierre Van Zylbatch cooking, bulgur, chickpeas, easy, Main Dishes, meal prep, No Oil, Recipes, Soy-free, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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I’m debating whether I should keep including “simple” in my recipe titles, since simple food is the name of the game lately, and really since my internship year started. But I guess it never hurts to call it out. Anyway: this bulgur chickpea dish is indeed very simple, as the name implies. There’s some cooking…

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Cumin Spiced Lentils and Rice with Everyday Lemon Tahini Dressing

Pierre Van ZylDI, Dressings & Sauces, easy meals, leftovers, Main Dishes, meal prep, Meals, Quick & Easy, Recipes, rice and lentils, Sides, skillet, student life, Vegan, weeknight

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Years ago, a reader mentioned (while I was doing the SNAP challenge for my masters program) that one of her favorite inexpensive meals was a stir fry of rice and lentils with a peanut butter sauce. It sounded simple and delicious, and it became the inspiration for this dish, which is now a weeknight favorite….

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My 6 Healthy Carry-on Travel Essentials

Pierre Van Zyleat, Escape, flying, health, healthy eating, meal prep, Move, refined sugar free, relax, Snacks, superfood, tips, top tips, Travel, water, wellbeing

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There’s just something about travel that seems to stop all health plans – it usually involves a lot of sitting around, breathing in other people’s germs, eating bad food and generally feeling like crap. I’d love to know how celebrities look so polished when they land after a 15 hour flight from LA…what is that…

5 Ways with Greek Yoghurt

Pierre Van Zylbaking, Breakfast, eat, Health + Nutrition, health tips, healthy, meal prep, protein, Recipes, refined sugar free, Snacks, top tips, yoghurt

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Greek yoghurt is high in protein, all-natural, and makes for a fabulous substitution for a lot of other less-healthy ingredients in baking and cooking. I was never really a big fan of yoghurt until I tried the Greek versions – it’s strained to produce a thicker, creamier texture. Not dissimilar to loosely whipped cream, the stiffness…

The Fit Foodie Cookbook #2

Pierre Van Zylbook, Health + Nutrition, healthy, healthy eating, healthy food, meal prep, news, Recipes, refined sugar free

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Guys, I have the most epic news to share. We’re talking E-P-I-C, as far as foodie news goes. Over the last year I have I been working away with commercial food photography clients (yay - www.sallyoneilphotography.com) – photographing and styling food that I LOVE. After the launch of Love Move Eat cookbook here in Australia, which I…

Kim-Julie Hansen’s Corn & Tomato Soup

Pierre Van Zylbatch cooking, Book Review, Book reviews, cookbook, corn, easy, giveaway, Gluten-free, meal prep, quick, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Sides, soup, Soups, Soy-free, tomato, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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Sometimes a cookbook arrives at exactly the moment it’s needed. Just as I’ve been getting back into the routine of weekly batch cooking and weekend meal prep, I’ve also been exploring my friend Kim-Julie Hansen’s new book, Vegan Reset. The book is a 28-day roadmap for exploring veganism, and while I’m usually a little resistant…

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Low-Key Curried Quinoa Lunch Salad

Pierre Van Zylbatch cooking, curry, easy, Gluten-free, grain salad, Main Dishes, meal prep, quick, Quick & Easy, quinoa, Recipes, Salads, Sides, Soy-free, student food, student life, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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This low-key curried quinoa lunch salad isn’t new. It’s an amalgam of different curried quinoa recipes I’ve played around with over the years, some hot and some cold, some more elaborate than others, and all employing a random mixture of ingredients that I happen to have at home. I’m posting it for the first time…

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