WHAT I EAT IN A DAY #2 // Vegan + Healthy

Hey friends! Here is another video of what I eat in a day! [click 'see more' to see the full recipes and a little disclaimer about quinoa]
About rinsing quinoa:
Saponin is the natural phytochemical found on grains like quinoa that wards off bugs - like natural pesticide :)
Some saponins are great for us (these can be found inside other grains and legumes like chickpeas and millet too) but the saponins on the outside of quinoa may have a certain level of toxicity to humans.
I noticed once when I cooked some inorganic quinoa without rinsing it, I got really bloated and my stomach felt bad.
I haven’t tried cooking organic quinoa without rinsing it first, so maybe it was just a bad brand I used that one time, but I don’t want to take the risk :)))
0:01 BREAKFAST
Chocolate Oatmeal:
» 1 cup of oats
» 2 cups of water
» Dash of plant milk
» 1 tbsp of cacao powder
(Add a sweetener like maple syrup or agave if you don't like the bitter taste of cacao)
Toppings:
» 1 sliced banana
» 1 tbsp shredded coconut (or coconut flakes)
» A couple strawberries
» A couple cubes of dark chocolate (the higher the cacao content, the more antioxidants it contains)
» A handful of almonds
» More plant milk on top to make it more creamy and delicious
0:58 LUNCH
Rice Paper Wraps
» 12 small (or 6-ish larger) rice paper wrappers
» 2 stalks of celery, diced
» 1 zucchini, sliced and steamed
» 1 red pepper, cut into strips
» ¼ avocado, cut into strips
» 2 handfuls of fresh baby spinach
» A couple strawberries, sliced
Construct you wraps by wetting the rice paper in a shallow dish, transferring it to a cutting board, and laying your filling ingredients in the center. I liked the combination of strawberry, zucchini and spinach, as well as the combination of celery, red pepper, avocado and spinach. After laying your filling on top, fold the sides of the wrapper over and roll it up as tight as it will go. Set it aside to stick together and firm up a little. You can steam these, deep fry them or shallow fry them in a pan, but I like them plain and fresh.
Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce:
» 1 tbsp creamy, 100% peanut butter
» 3-4 tbsp water
» ½-1 tsp hot sauce (I used sriracha)
Stir everything together, adding the water one tablespoon at a time until you achieve the smoothness and consistency that you want. This is a delicious sauce for the rice wraps, but I also use it as a stir fry sauce, or even as a salad dressing.
3:15 DINNER
Easy Black Bean Chili:
» 500g dry black beans
» 3x as much water as beans volume-wise (3:1 ratio, 3 cups of water to 1 cup beans)
» 1 diced onion
Cook until the beans are soft.
Then add:
» 1 can of sweet corn
» 2 cans of tinned tomatoes or tomato juice (I used homemade tomato sauce that my grandma purees)
» 1 diced chili pepper
» 2 tsp cumin
» 1 tsp cayenne pepper
» 1 tsp cracked pepper
Cook until sauce reduces and thickens.
Tricolor Quinoa:
» Quinoa and water in a 1:2 ratio (2 cups of water per 1 cup of quinoa)
Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat and simmer until all the water is absorbed and the quinoa is fluffy.
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