Bloom Into Spring With These Delicious Meals

It’s Spring and it's time to enjoy some delicious meals!!!

And the weather is getting warmer each day. As summer approaches and you are still working towards those “summer bodies” why not bloom into Spring with these delicious meals that nourish the body inside and out. Spring and Summer is the time to get creative with your meals.

Healthy Spring Meals: Bowl of Fruit

Fruit is packed with nutrients that nourish the body with vitamins and minerals the body needs to function. Fruit provides you with energy while offering a cool snack during the hotter days.

In a large bowl, add your favorite fruit. Create a mixture with a ½ cup of orange juice and a squeeze of agave, stir and drizzle over the fruit. Chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes and enjoy. Berries, papaya, and dragon fruit are great fruit options.

Spring Meals: Salad for Lunch or Dinner

Salads are great to eat especially for lunch or dinner.

The great thing about salad is you can be as creative as you want to be, adding as much or as little as you want.

Try this arugula salad, with Roma tomatoes, avocado, flax seeds, red onions, and goddess dressing. It’s so delicious and you can add some grilled salmon to complete your meal. Other additions to your salad can include, walnuts, olives, carrots, and corn.

Spring Meals: Cucumber and Quinoa Salad

If you are looking for another salad option that is a bit more filling a cucumber quinoa salad is great.

Just cook your quinoa according to the bag, chop English cucumbers in half, slice cherry tomatoes, add avocado, and drizzle with any dressing of your choice. You can even throw arugula or strawberries in it.

Chickpea and Avocado Sandwich

Both the chickpea and avocado sandwich are perfect for Spring and a great option for those who eat more plant-based or vegan. The chickpea sandwich is an alternative to the chicken salad sandwich.

Prepare it by using 1 can of garbanzo beans and mashing them in a bowl.

Mix in chopped red onion, tomatoes, and mix in with a vegan dressing or your favorite hummus (hummus adds more flavor). Spread on your bread of choice and add a little arugula and enjoy!

The Avocado sandwich is just as easy. Spread your favorite hummus on both slices of bread and add sliced avocado, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, and red bell peppers. Simple and quick!

Roasted Veggies

While no one really wants to use the oven during the hotter months, roasted veggies are always a great meal no matter the season. They double as a snack and a meal, and if you don’t want to use the oven, use the outside grill and get out the house.

This is another area you can get creative with the ingredients.

Choose your veggies of choice, preheat the oven on 400, and cook for 20 minutes. Some great veggie options include; sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower.

Spring Meals: Squash Saute

I am all about quick and easy meals, and sauteed squash is my go-to. It takes less than 15 minutes and is filled with flavor. Slice zucchini and yellow squash, and saute (in water or oil), on medium heat with tomatoes and green onions. Cover and stir occasionally. Serve in rice, quinoa, or couscous.

These are just a few meal options you can try for the Spring and Summer months. If you decide to try one of the meal ideas let us know how it was.