I've been craving fresh, early summer tastes. Crisp veggies, tangy sweet fruits, and good for you grains. I'm Gluten Free and Dairy Free (allergic!) but no other food allergies or restrictions. I am a spoonie (I am multi-disabled, physically and mentally). Bowl dishes are fairly easy prep for me. I'm looking for suggestions of these kinds of dishes. ^_^ TIA.

I love overnight oats. We usually make them up on Sunday to have for the week, in a production line - set out the mason jars, add the oats to each, add extras, too off with non-dairy milk, give each a stir, cap and refrigerate. The ratio I use is 1:1, rolled oats:liquid. 1/2 cup each usually covers breakfast. I’ll add a splash more non-dairy milk if I have extra dry ingredients, such as peanut butter powder. A family favorite is to use chocolate non-dairy milk as the liquid and add peanut butter powder. So good. But, we go pretty simple with just berries most of the time. Also usually add up to a tablespoon of chia seeds. There are so many good flavor ideas for overnight oats on Pinterest.

I've never tried overnight oats,do you heat them up or just eat them right from the fridge? I cook oatmeal most mornings and usually add blueberries, bananas, and peanut butter.

You can heat up overnight oats in the microwave if you want (about a minute or so) but most people I know just eat them straight out of the fridge. Personally, I heat mine up. Can't do cold oatmeal. If you're going to heat them, make sure you use a microwave safe container.

I have a few smoothie bowl recipes (they can all be adapted for dairy-free...I use soy milk since I can't drink regular milk). I have to find them...but I have recipes for blueberry oats, chocolate peanut butter (it includes a recipe for homemade nutella...I just bought my own), mango pineapple (which I don't recommend, but only because I don't particularly care for pineapple), and a few others.

Oh have you tried Buddha bowls? They include a lot of fresh veggies and healthy grains. I've made a few. Most of them are largely vegetarian...which I like. I have recipes for vegetarian falafel, masala chickpea, and Mediterranean Buddha bowls. I can get the recipes for you if you're interested.

if you mean while making overnight oats, from what I have read, no. You don't cook the oats, you let them soak in your choice of milk over night in the fridge, usually in a mason jar. You eat them right out of the fridge cold, but like NecroticCreepShow has said, feel free to heat them up safely!

I would absolutely love any recipe you'd share. I have had a Buddha bowl once, and was looking through Youtube videos at 'em. They're delicious for the tummy and eyes. :p

Thanks for the reply, I love oatmeal so plan to give it a try. I'll look through my recipes, I have So many lol! Will post more soon.

http://withfoodandlove.com/chocolate-hazelnut-smoothie-bowl/ (this is the chocolate peanut butter that I mentioned...you can make your own nutella or just do what I did and buy it pre-made. By the way, it's really rich so just small quantities are recommended.)

https://marlameridith.com/strawberry-oatmeal-smoothie-bowl-recipe/

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https://downshiftology.com/recipes/mango-smoothie-bowl/

Here's some Buddha bowls for you:

https://healthyglow.co/2017/04/09/vegetarian-falafel-buddha-bowl-with-hummus-dressing/

http://www.beautybites.org/5-minute-mediterranean-bowl-healthy-lunch-meal-prep-recipe/

https://fullofplants.com/masala-chickpea-buddha-bowl/

Thank you very much! The Falafel Buddha Bowl with hummus is my favorite sounding. ;o; Gonna have to try it immediately.

Personally, I recommend getting the pre-made falafel mix as it's much less time consuming than making falafel from scratch. The only downfall is that you can't control the amount of seasoning, etc., that's in the mix.

gonna second on the overnight oats!! i use the same 1:1 ratio of oats to milk, and i almost always add a teaspoonful of chia seeds to mine. favorite toppings include nut butters, chopped nuts, seeds, dried/fresh fruit, and shaved dark chocolate! i also love to prep them ahead of time for quick breakfasts, the best part is that you can mix and match a variety of flavors for different days of the week. :^)

for dinner, one of my fave quick meals is a black bean or lentil-based pasta with tinned roasted tomatoes and garlic. i just cook the pasta according to the box, and sautee the tomatoes with minced garlic in a little bit of coconut oil. the tomatoes make a nice thin sauce, so i usually add the pasta to the pan of tomatoes and garlic and toss it around a bit. so yum and so easy since nothing really requires much prep, especially if you buy pre-minced garlic!

My company has overnight oats made from yogurt chia granola pineapple and oatmeal. I like how the sourness of the pineapple balances out the richness of the yogurt and the sweetness of the granola!