What is a Buddha Bowl?

Ever heard of a Buddha Bowl? Wondering what it is? Buddha Bowls are a big trend in the healthy food world and you might have seen #BuddhaBowl on Instagram quite a few times.
A Buddha Bowl is a healthy meal in a bowl. It’s probably named after Buddha’s round belly. A Buddha Bowl is most often a dinner dish but it could also be served at lunch. It’s a one bowl dish and should include all the nutrients you’ll need in one bowl. Buddha Bowls are vegan, so there shouldn’t be any animal products in them like meat, fish, cheese or eggs. In a Buddha Bowl you’ll have several nutrient ingredients put together.
There’s not 1 combination, it’s more a concept than a recipe.
It should contain whole grains, plant based protein and vegetables.

For grains or starch you can use rice, quinoa, barley or sweet potatoes for example.
Plant proteins could be ingredients like chickpeas, beans, tofu or tempeh. (Read here about the difference between tofu and tempeh). And you can add any kind of vegetable you’d like. I use at least one green vegetable like broccoli or spinach to get my iron intake.
For this buddha bowl recipe I used spinach, falafel, broccoli, sweet potato fries, lime, pomegranate seeds and guacamole.
Most healthy foodies make their buddha bowl as colorful as possible, because hey: it needs to look good on Instagram!

Check out more Buddha Bowl inspiration on Instagram:

Buddha Bowl ???✨ Brown rice, stirfry enoki mushrooms & broccolini, tofu stir-fried in @mekhalaliving Thai sweet chilli paste, corn, red cabbage, carrot, edamame, tomato, bean sprouts, green onion & toasted sesame seeds ??? So nutritious, satisfying and delicious. Not to mention really easy to throw together! Remember, eat the rainbow ?❤? #VEGAN

A post shared by C H E R I E (@thrivingonplants) on Sep 22, 2017 at 4:48am PDT

When it’s a warm sunny day I don’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen, so I make an easy vegan bowl. Like this one with lettuce, broad beans, radishes and hasselback potatoes. Check facebook.com/annetravelfoodie for the recipe of the hasselback potatoes ánd a chance to win a trip to Malta! #veganbowl #healthydinner #hasselbackpotatoes A post shared by Anne Travel Foodie (@anne_travel_foodie) on May 25, 2017 at 12:31pm PDT

repostando a foto desse bowl verde de segunda feira pra inspirar vocês a fazer uma sexta feira sem carne amanhã ✌?? e porque eu achei ele lindo e gosto de coisas lindas nesse feed ⭐️

A post shared by Marina Godward (@healthymima) on Aug 31, 2017 at 5:01pm PDT

Easy healthy vegan bowl for dinner tonight. Did you also enjoy the sun today? #veganbowl #healthydinner A post shared by Anne Travel Foodie (@anne_travel_foodie) on Jul 9, 2017 at 11:01am PDT

As you might have seen in my stories or my previous post, I went to the opening of the new @hemanederland in my hometown #Tilburg today. They’ve got a whole new food concept where they sell healthy meals called #LekkerHEMA. These veggie saladbowls are also available there! Check my blog post for more news about the new HEMA store! #HEMA #saladbowl

A post shared by Anne Travel Foodie (@anne_travel_foodie) on Sep 21, 2017 at 9:12am PDT

Grilled veggie bowl ?✨ Happy Sunday! I topped today’s bowl with a simple tahini dressing made with lemon, tahini, water, garlic, sea salt & pepper! ? curly kale, grilled peppers, grilled asparagus with lemon and sea salt, carrot ribbons, edamame, purple cabbage & avocado with sesame seeds #eattherainbow #vegan #plantbased #vegansofig #nycvegan #plantpower #buddhabowl #wholefoods #veganrecipes #veggies #bestofvegan #thrivemags #veganfoodshare #foodstyling #eeeeeats #veganlife #hclf #veganism #wslf #flatlay #foods4thought #vegansofny #whatveganseat #cleaneats #feedfeed #govegan #avocado #salad #vegansofinstagram #vegancommunity

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