Eco-Friendly Eats

5 Eco-Friendly, Organic Meals You Can Make Today

Many times people avoid organic meals because they believe them to be pricey or not as tasty. While this may be the case for some meals, there are plenty of organic meals you can make that are more tasty, cheap, and healthier than your daily non-organic meals.


Keep on reading to find out 5 easy recipes that even the most beginner cooks can make successfully. These recipes are tasty and will help you keep money in your pockets while changing it up. A website that you can check out for more eco-friendly recipes is Web Ecoist, they have a list of 70 plus recipes you can try. 

There are plenty of reasons eating organic is the smartest way to go for you:

• Organic produce contains fewer pesticides
• Organic food is often fresher 
• Organic farming is better for the environment
• Organically raised animals are NOT given antibiotics, growth hormones, or fed animal byproducts
• Organic meat and milk are richer in certain nutrients
• Organic food is GMO-free

If going organic is something you're interested in read below a few of my favorite organic recipes for every part of a meal: appetizer, breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. 

1. Appetizer 

3-Minute Healthy Nachos

These nachos are a great appetizer for a midday snack when you need a quick pick me up or an appetizer before your real meal. Quick and tasty (oh and healthy, if you ignore the cheese you're putting on it), try it out today!!

What you will need: 

• organic blue corn chips
• refried beans
• canned kidney beans
• canned jalapeños 
• organic cheddar cheese 
• salsa
• any veggies you like

Once you have all the recipes put the ensemble together by layering all of the goods on top of the chips then finishing off the piece with cheese sprinkled all over on top. Then you can pop in the microwave for around a minute, take it out and finish it up with salsa. Enjoy!!

2. Breakfast

Organic Banana Spice Bread

This recipe is a yummy, great recipe to feed multiple people! Best served with warm butter on it :)

If you're still fixing for other breakfast recipes take a look at this link!

What you will need:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) organic unsalted butter 
• 1/2 cup firmly packed organic brown sugar 
• 2 organic eggs 
• 4 small ripe organic bananas, mashed 
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 tablespoon hot water 
• 1 cup organic all-purpose flour 
• 1 cup organic whole wheat flour 
• 2 teaspoons five-spice powder (or ground cinnamon) 
• 2 teaspoons baking powder 
• 1/8 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup of chopped pecans

~Directions~

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a standard-sized loaf pan.

2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add mashed bananas and mix until well combined. In a small cup, dissolve baking soda with hot water. Stir baking soda solution into banana mixture.

2. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flours, five-spice powder, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture to banana mixture, mixing until just moist. Stir in pecans.

3. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Remove from pan and serve warm, or toast in a buttered skillet.

3. Lunch 

Pita Tacos

This meal is cheap, easy and fast! You can fill these pitas with anything and it requires zero cooking!

What you will need:

• whole wheat pita
• grated cheese
• tomatoes
• crisp lettuce
• mushrooms
• avocados
• leftover grilled onions
• fresh sliced bell pepper

(or add any other thing you like to these easy to make pitas!)

To make these it is quite simple take any of the veggies you like and put them in the whole wheat pita and there you have it!!

4. Dinner 

Vegan Zucchini-and-Cashew-Nut Stuffing

This recipe is healthy and delicious, best eaten as a main course with veggies on the side!

What you will need:

• 3 cups oats
• 2 cups peeled and shredded zucchini
• 2 cups cooked quinoa
• 2 cups diced tomatoes
• 2 cups diced onions
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cups coarsely ground raw cashew nuts
• 1 cups minced fresh parsley
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tsp sea salt

Mix all ingredients and pour into 13" x 9" pan lightly coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350°F for 45 to 50 minutes.

5. Dessert

Easy Vegan Chocolate Cake

Everyone loves chocolate cake. If you love cake and living eco-friendly then you will love this cake recipe even more! Check out this link for more organic chocolate cake recipes!

What you will need:

• 3cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 6 tablespoon cocoa
• 2 tablespoons of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 teaspoon vanilla 
• 2 cup of cold water

Mix the dry ingredients, then add the wet ingredients stir and then place in two greased, floured pans at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Once cool frost it and enjoy!!

I hope these recipes can help you on your endeavors of living a clean eco-friendly life! If you try any of these recipes let me know your reviews and thoughts! Stay tuned next week for people's success stories on living waste free.