Cooking with Benefits
Incorporating more plant-forward dishes into your meal plan is easy, as long as you're stocked with the key ingredients. Make your pantry more plant friendly with these switches, but remember, subbing a plant product for an animal product means a different – though still tasty – flavor profile. Don't expect tempeh to taste like chicken; do, however, expect it to be a deliciously different kind of meal. There are many more proteins out there that you can experiment with, but this handy guide can get you started!
Instead of this... |
Try this... |
Why that? |
Chicken |
Eggplant |
Use eggplant as a substitute for chicken in chicken parmesan! |
Beef |
Portobello Mushrooms |
The meaty texture and umami flavor makes a tasty stand-in for burgers and more. |
Pork |
Jackfruit |
This slightly sweet fruit is a light and savory substitute in pulled pork dishes. |
Seafood |
Various |
For seafood, it can really come down to how you season your substitute (try Old Bay, seaweed or lemon). |
Any Meat |
Faux Meats |
Tempeh, seitan and tofu are tasty, versatile protein substitutes for any meat, depending on the desired texture and the dish. |
Any Meat |
Lentils, Beans, Legumes |
These OG plant-forward proteins work in recipes from chili to burgers to vegan 'tuna' salad. |
Butter |
Coconut Oil |
Slightly sweet and nutty with about the same smoke point. |
Cow/Dairy Milk |
Soy Milk |
There are many great options for a milk substitute, but we love soy milk for a more nutritionally-equivalent option. |
Cow/Dairy Milk |
Cashew Milk |
Due to it's natural sweetness, it makes for an adequate substitute when baking dessert. |
Egg |
Baking Soda |
To replace 1 egg as a leavening agent in baking recipes, mix 2 teaspoons baking soda with 2 tablespoons warm water. |
Egg |
Flaxseeds |
Great for use in recipes that call for eggs to be used as a binder. To replace 1 egg as a binding agent in recipes, mix 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed with 3 tablespoons water. |
Egg |
Applesauce |
To replace 1 egg for moisture in baking recipes, substitute with 1/4 cup applesauce. |
- RECIPE -
MEDITERRANEAN
BUDDHA BOWL
Feta and farro make this dish a
delicious combination of flavors.
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