Power Bowls

Servings

1

Ready In:

30min

Calories/person:

110

Good For:

Breakfast or snack

 

About this Recipe

By: Dr. Jenneffer Pulapaka

The Portfolio Diet lowers cholesterol, inflammation and heart disease. Savory oatmeal with edamame, sunflower seeds, walnuts, wheat germ, avocado, tomato, cucumber and spices.

Read up on using food as medicine from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. 

Also — here is the list of foods high in plant sterols. 

 

Ingredients

1/2c  plain  COOKED  steel cut oatmeal

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CORE TOPPINGS:

2g wheat germ

1/3c edamame

1/4c peas or bean

1/4 lemon

Handful favorite nuts

and some veggies & dry herbs

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VEGGIE Ideas:

tomato

cream 40 peas

black eyed peas

kitchen scallions

bell pepper

spicy avocado

pumpkin seeds

cucumber

arugula

spinach

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Dressing options:

1/2 tsp chili flakes(optional)

dash black pepper

dash Golden balsamic

dash hot sauce

dash of “Mrs Dash”

METHOD

Cook steel-cut oatmeal as per instructions in water with 1/4 lemon (skin and all – chop it up in the end after fork tender) and dry herbs. When finished 30-45mins later, mix all together. 

Next, prepare your toppings. The CORE toppings are where the Portfolio Diet comes into play. Use all the ingredients.

Finally, pick your favorite veggie toppings or use a salad as a base. Remember, texture counts and raw veggies & nuts/seeds provide the pop and crunch.