Uncle Egg's One Meal A Day (OMAD) meal template
Putting this out bec I am not trying to lose weight; the other recipes I've seen are geared toward that and tend to generate smaller meals than I'd like. I personally like OMAD as a timesaver instead - you spend minimal time in the kitchen, you needn't do dishes all the damn time, etc - so calorie cutting I don't need.
The meal is:
- rice
- protein; pick at least 2 sources.
some ideas: canned beans, eggs (at least 2), some meat (we do a lot of chicken breast and salmon) - vegetables; pick at least 4 different ones, at least 1 each raw/cooked.
some ideas: pepper, eggplant, kale, radish, asparagus, onion, mushroom, spinach, beet, broccoli, carrot, radicchio, arugula, zucchini, brussels sprouts, celery, green onion, lettuce, cucumber, cauliflower, tomato, leek, sprouts - nuts/seeds, a couple handfuls.
some ideas: walnut, pecan, pistachio, peanuts, chia seeds, pepitas, sunflower seeds, pine nuts, flaxseed meal - something fermented; I usually do sauerkraut
- raw garlic
- olives (optional)
- cheese (optional)
- sauces/spices (optional)
Basically a Buddha bowl type. I eat this every day. Easy meal to prep for; easy meal to cook, esp with a rice cooker. I toss whatever vegetables I want tender in there, plus the meat; it'll cook it fine if it's a thin enough cut. While it runs I chef up any last little thing, and once it's done we pop a couple eggs in to cook off the residual heat. Combine all ingredients in big bowl; enjoy.