Power Meals For When You’re Too Busy
Power Meals are typically entirely made of healthy superfoods that keep you going when you don’t have the time or energy to cook after a long day. But, sometimes, time may also be limited to meal prep for those busy days. Then, those French fries around the corner sound even more appetizing. Not likes there’s anything wrong with that, but it’s not good for you if it becomes a regular thing. Though places more on-the-go provide better choices such as bowls and salads, it just doesn’t taste as good as it would be if it was prepped and made by you. Below are different recipes of power meals for those more active days. This includes variations of bowls, salads, and other savory delicacies.
Quick Beef Stir-Fry
This is probably one of the most well-known three-step recipes, being beef (or other forms of protein), vegetables, and a choice of marinating sauce. Such a short amount of prep timeIt’s also why it’s so much fun to make because you can make it your own.
Get the full recipe at All Recipes
Power Breakfast Bowl
Start your day off right with this adaptation of this nifty way to take your breakfast wherever the day takes you. It is the most important meal of the day, and the right contents will leave you feeling all the more energized to keep you going if your day is looking like a busy one. Inspired by entrepreneur Dana, it doesn’t always have to be all egg-based, either. Other meats such as chicken, sausage, or even bacon give all the same nutrients that eggs do. You could even use whatever leftover veggies to go with it.
Get the full recipe at Real Food With Dana
Classic Sesame Noodles with Chicken
If you ask anyone about sesame noodles, just the thought of this savory dish is making mouths water in an instant. But, if you get it at most places that serve Chinese food, it’s probably loaded with unnecessary fat and calories. To make it one of the most delicious power meals, minimize the sauce and maximize the number of veggies, with the edition of lean chicken. And, it’s just as tasty cold as it is warm.
Get the full recipe at Eating Well
Nourishing Quinoa Bowl
You’re going to be seeing a lot of this key ingredient in this article. The number of nutrients, along with the many other health benefits proves why this plant-based superfood is a great addition to your power meals. The combination of nutrient-rich superfoods in this particular recipe “couldn’t be simpler” and is “loaded with healthy ingredients that energize your body!”
Get the full recipe at Simply Quinoa
One-Pot Burrito Bowls
All the fun of the classic Mexican dish without the worry and mess of the tortilla falling apart. Also, one less carb to worry about, making it all the healthier.
Get the full recipe at New South Charm
Peanut Butter & Jelly Breakfast Bowl
Who says a healthy bowl can’t be sweet? In fact, this power delicacy is “sweet enough to satisfy the craziest sugar craving, and healthy enough to count as a protein-packed breakfast.”
Get the full recipe at A New Bloom
Quinoa, Egg & Veggie Breakfast Bowl
Coming right back to quinoa just shows the infinite amount of possibilities it could be used for, and the combinations of other ingredients that can go with it. This gluten-free breakfast bowl is “filled with nutrient-dense foods and will keep you full for hours. Serve with Dr. Praeger’s Root Veggie Hash Browns for a seriously satisfying meal. Even great for dinner too!”
Get the full recipe at Fit Mitten Kitchen
Beet & Shrimp Winter Salad
Some of the best power meals taste the best with colorful foods. This salad, in particular, “gets its staying power from protein-packed shrimp and fiber-rich barley. With a simple red-wine vinaigrette, this quick salad makes just one serving but is easy to double or triple.”
Get the full recipe at Eating Well
Quinoa Power Breakfast Bowls
Here’s another variation of a cozy meal turned power meal with this beyond-nutritious superfood. And it doesn’t have to compliment your lunch or dinner, either. It can be an even better substitute for oatmeal and give that same amount, maybe even more, of protein to keep you energized with the addition of your favorite fruits.
Get the full recipe at Simply Quinoa
Blackened Chicken Avocado Power Bowls
If a bowl looks like the most amazing rainbow of power meals, then you know it’s bound to be as delicious as it is nutritious. And, with the number of ingredients you see in this variation, you’d have to look at the recipe a second time to believe it only takes 15 minutes to prepare.
Get the full recipe at The Recipe Critic
20-minute Chicken Enchilada Bowls
Enchiladas are a dish so savory and delicious; some might want it for every meal of the day without worrying about time management. Well, now you can, and you don’t have to worry about one inch of guilt that comes with enjoying them. If you need a little more confidence for this bowl recipe, food enthusiast Lauren calls this one the “lazy mom’s way of making chicken enchiladas.”
Get the full recipe at Lauren’s Latest
Turmeric Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps
What do you do to avoid the carbs of a salad-based dish for your power meals? You add more vegetables of course! Such addition can only make a salad dish taste better, and it’s super easy to enjoy with no remorse!
Get the full recipe at Jar of Lemons
Chicken Taco Avocados
This next healthy take on tacos might require the use of Tupperware to avoid the mess. But, I promise, the result is 100% worth it. All the goodness of this favorite Mexican dish in a fruit that is considered the ultimate healthy fat. No, it is not a vegetable, but, others would vouch for the fact that it does work for this savory dish.
Get the full recipe at Delish
Do these power meals sound fun to make, or even exciting for it becoming a regular part of your day? Let me know in the comments below!
