You discovered so many delicious recipes during the Plant-Based Whole30—some that became your best friends at mealtime. But how will they get along with the previous ingredient pals waiting in your food freedom? Luckily, it’s easy to integrate your new and old culinary friend groups to create a roster of plant-based food freedom recipes you can lean on anytime.
We have advice about how to turn six of our favorites into food freedom staples. There are also examples to put the tips into practice. But your food freedom will be uniquely yours—we just provide the starting point. Then you mix in what you learned from elimination and reintroduction to make these modifications work for your one-of-a-kind Food Freedom plan.
Advice for making elimination favorites into plant-based food freedom recipes
The key to transitioning Plant-Based Whole30 recipes into your food freedom is completing reintroduction. It’s where you’ll learn what ingredients work best for you, and which ones may cause you some trouble.
Start using small adjustments and additions to tweak recipes for your food freedom—and learn what’s worth it or not. You’ll know whether the addition of rice is really the best way to satisfy your craving for Chinese takeout. Or maybe you should stick to cauliflower rice, even though the sweet and sour tofu is great as is.
Here are some of our favorite small tweaks to make your favorite a plant-based food freedom recipes:
- Use brown or white rice as the base of your bowl
- Go ahead and have soba noodles in your soup
- Add a sauce with some sugar for added sweetness
- Panko-coat and fry your favorite veggies
- Roll up your favorite tasty filling in a whole-grain wrap
- Have a generous swirl of honey in your tea
- (If you’re doing dairy) Top with some of your favorite cheese or use butter wherever you want
The modifications you make are up to you. And you’re the only one who can truly answer whether the added sweetness of sugar or red wine sauce is worth it.
Below, we’ve picked six popular Plant-Based Whole30 recipes and provided a few easy ways to transform them into food freedom dishes. If you like what you see, feel free to add them to your menu for this week.
Wake up to a food freedom Strawberries & Cream Chia Pudding
Silken tofu helps make this creamy delight a perfect, protein-packed breakfast. And you can easily make it a must-have in your food freedom, too.
- Amp up the natural sweetness with a drizzle of honey
- If you choose to eat animal-sourced dairy, a dash of greek yogurt or milk adds richness and creaminess
A Plant-Based BBQ Bowl perfect for your food freedom
Building up flavor and plant-based protein is easy with this BBQ bowl. And it couldn’t be easier to add in your food freedom favorites. The bowl has several components that can be swapped out, but our favorites are:
- Replacing the lettuce with white or brown rice
- Adding corn for more pops of natural sweetness
- Opting for a BBQ sauce with brown sugar or molasses
- Dolloping on your favorite sour cream if you’re eating animal-sourced dairy
Customize this Caribbean Power Bowl for your Food Freedom plan
Another bowl, another chance to make many simple modifications to fit your needs. There’s so much flavor in the jerk-roasted carrots and sweet potatoes, you can’t go wrong with what you tweak around them. We love to:
- Swap out the cilantro cauliflower rice for real white or brown rice
- Toss your favorite flour or corn tortillas chips on top for an added crunch
Make this delicious Plant-Based Pad Thai your own
It’s hard to beat the harmonious balance of flavors and textures in this Plant-Based Pad Thai. But the additions of favorite food-freedom ingredients are your best bet for improving on perfection.
- Replace the spaghetti squash in the recipe with rice noodles
- Add some brown sugar to the sauce for a hint of sweetness
- Serve with a fried veggie spring roll on the side
Tofu Frittata is a great base for experimentation
Any day that starts with a dish as amazing as this Tofu Frittata has the chance to be a good one. The standard recipe also invites customization with a variety of ingredients you may have missed during your Plant-Based Whole30 elimination.
- Take out the nutritional yeast and swap in your favorite cheese—feta or goat cheese would be especially good—if you’re okay with animal-sourced dairy products
- Kick up the spice—top with some store-bought sriracha or your favorite hot sauce (even if it has some added sugar)
- Pair with a side of toasted sourdough bread
Creamy Chickpea Tomato Curry made with food freedom flair
Wrap yourself in the creamy comfort of this curry. And with a variety of few small modifications, it will fit perfectly into your Food Freedom plan.
- Eat over a bed of brown or white rice
- Substitute the soy variety for cow’s milk in the recipe if you do animal-sourced dairy
- Use a slice of garlic naan to dip or sop up the last drops of this delicious curry
If you want even more options for transformation, discover new favorites on our plant-based recipes page. Or have delicious dishes delivered to your inbox when you sign up for Plant-Based Whole30 emails.
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