by Dean T » Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:53 pm
When I first became plant based I spent hours on meal prep and cooking. Eventually I got tired of the amount of time I spent in the kitchen and through trial and error, I came up with a quick routine for the days I work. I’m 57 and have been plant based for several years. To start, I cook Bobs Red Mill 5 grain breakfast cereal on the stove. While it is cooking I put water, rice, diced potatoes, beans and greens in the Instant Pot and hit the rice button. Around the time I start the instant pot the oats are boiling. I remove the oats from the heat, add dried fruit, bananas, walnuts and flax per my PCP’s recommendation, stir it together and let it set while I get in the shower. After I’m done in the shower the instant pot is done cooking and I use manual release. I then add spices and frozen veggies. I change up the beans, spices, and veggies to give me some variety. After I add the veggies, I stir it all together and put the top back on the Instant Pot, then eat the oats. After eating the oats I finish getting ready for work and by the time I leave, the food in the Instant Pot is ready to transfer into a container to take to work. Quick and easy. One of my daughters and her husband are both grocery store managers and they have a 1 year old. They wanted to go plant based but were overwhelmed by the meal planning and prep. I showed them how I do it and they made an easy, cold turkey transition to a starch based life.