Our Favorite Weeknight Anti-Inflammatory Recipes

Our Favorite Weeknight Anti-Inflammatory Recipes

Lately, there's been a lot of talk regarding inflammation and how it affects our overall health. While some inflammation is inevitable, too much inflammation can cause unwanted health issues that leave you feeling pretty awful. Inflammation is our body's way of defending itself against foreign invaders like bacteria, pollutants and chemicals. It helps us heal from injury and keep crucial cells well-protected. So, what's the problem? When normal inflammation kicks into overdrive, it turns into chronic inflammation, which can hurt us more than help us. When your body becomes too inflamed, cells are often damaged in the process. Damage to cells is a severe issue that keeps them from functioning correctly, increasing our susceptibility to disease and other health issues. Luckily, a healthy diet and lifestyle can help prevent and even reverse chronic inflammation, lowering your risk of the symptoms associated with it. By incorporating more probiotic-rich whole foods into your diet, you can ensure your body receives the nutrients needed to stay healthy and strong. Following an anti-inflammatory meal plan and incorporating more digestion-friendly recipes into your diet is an excellent way to calm inflammation and eliminate the triggers associated with it. Keep reading to discover some of our favorite weeknight anti-inflammatory recipes that you can begin adding to your menu today. Let's get started!

Grapefruit, Avocado and Crab Couscous Salad Wraps

Wraps are a great go-to when you're craving a quick and healthy meal. A light weeknight dinner, wraps can be made with nearly any ingredient, which means they're easy to customize to your family's taste preferences. Whether you're trying to add more greens to your diet or cut back on carbs, wraps are the perfect digestion-friendly option. Including high-fiber veggies and leafy lettuce in your weekly dinners will provide your body with the boost of nutrients needed to fight off inflammation. Plus, because whole-foods are packed with essential elements like probiotics and probiotics, eating a veggie-based meal like wraps will support the growth of good bacteria in the gut. This means easier digestion and more regularity. It's a win-win. For the ideal wrap recipe, make these Grapefruit, Avocado and Couscous Salad Wraps. Deliciously packed with nutrient-dense foods, they make sticking to anti-inflammatory dishes easy. Pair these wraps with roasted veggies, a side of rice or enjoy them as is! The bonus, they're equally as beautiful as they are delicious, making them a great dish to impress anyone joining you at the dinner table.

Four Layer Millet Roasted Beet Strawberry Salad

Four Layer Millet Roasted Beet Strawberry Salad Searching for a no-fail anti-inflammatory meal? Ditch the pasta and opt for a vitamin-packed salad instead. While salads often get a bad rap for being boring, we believe that falls on the cook. With an endless amount of add-ins, making a colorful and flavorful salad is easy. To prove that a salad can be both flavorful and great for you, we came up with this mouthwatering Four-Layer Millet Roasted Beet Strawberry Salad. In this recipe, we strayed away from the traditional base of greens and used millet to add a unique flavor and consistency to the dish. This weeknight dinner can easily convert salad haters into enthusiasts when paired with fresh fruits and veggies like beets and strawberries. Served alone or as a side dish, it's an impressive recipe that will make a fantastic choice for your next anti-inflammatory meal. Because this salad is naturally vegan and gluten free, it reduces the risk of upsetting your body's digestive tract and instead reinforces the good gut bacteria already living in there.

Red Lentil Soup

Whether you're searching for the perfect comfort meal or seek a dish that's gut-soothing, soup is an excellent option. When many of us think of soup, we often see it as an indulgent dish to warm up with on a cold evening. But the truth is, soup makes for an excellent meal year-round. Reap the wonderful benefits of soup by making a light, gut-friendly variety that will curb your cravings and keep your stomach happy. Veggies, grains, greens and even nuts can be mixed into your favorite soup base to create a weeknight meal overflowing with antioxidants. Take this week's menu up a notch by introducing this Red Lentil Soup Recipe. Packed with anti-inflammatory spices like turmeric and paprika, it's an excellent way to help your body fight off chronic inflammation. Additionally, this soup uses nutritional yeast instead of cheese to boost its flavor, making it a dairy free dish that those with food sensitivities can enjoy risk-free.

Miso and Tahini Cold Soba Noodle Salad

Miso and Tahini Cold Soba Noodle Salad When it comes to gut-friendly foods, miso tops the list. During the fermentation process, active cultures and good bacteria, known as probiotics, are created. These probiotics play an active role in keeping your digestive system working correctly. They also help fight off harmful bacteria which may have entered the body, reducing your risk of inflammation. In traditional miso soup, many of these probiotics are killed when the miso comes in contact with heat, which means your body doesn't get the chance to reap the fantastic benefits of this superfood. To keep the good-for-you bacteria found in miso intact, we created this Miso and Tahini Cold Soba Noodle Salad. A refreshing and flavorful dish. This salad is delicious. Serve it with seared tofu, microgreens, avocado and snap peas for a gut-boosting treat your body will thank you for. Note: if you're a fan of traditional miso soup, we suggest adding the miso in after the rest of the ingredients have been fully cooked and removed from the heat. Doing so will help protect the miso's probiotics and ensure that you receive all of its nutrients.

Roasted Asian Style Vegetables with Quinoa

If you're searching for an easy dish you can whip up for better digestion, then you can't go wrong with veggies. Vegetables are loaded with essential vitamins, nutrients and prebiotic fibers that help naturally balance your gut biome, stopping chronic inflammation in its tracks. While veggies can be paired with numerous other whole foods to create a delicious meal, one of our favorite ways to eat them is with grains! The next time youre craving a weeknight meal rich in vegetables, make these Roasted Asian Style Vegetables with Quinoa. The perfect mix of sweet and spice flavors, this dinner recipe is packed with protein from the quinoa and loaded with gut-healthy prebiotics found in veggies. Roast these vegetables over your stove, or head to the backyard and break out the grill! No matter how you choose to cook this dish, it will quickly become a family favorite.

Coconut Crusted Mahi Mahi

Coconut Crusted Mahi-Mahi Looking to boost the anti-inflammatory benefits of your weeknight dinner recipes? Fish is a great place to start. Fish is rich in Omega-3 Fatty acids, a crucial component in keeping your body's inflammation levels low. For a tasty dinner recipe that your digestive system will love, flavor your fish with spices and pair it with whole foods like greens, grains and vegetables. Eating fish regularly is an excellent way to keep your gut healthy and expand your family's flavor pallet. For a recipe that is so great, it will practically disappear off the plate, make this Coconut Crusted Mahi Mahi. Organic coconut flour, shredded coconut and spices like ginger and ginger, and garlic are drizzled on mahi-mahi fillets to create a meal boasting delicious southeastern Asian flavors. Gluten free, high fiber, lactose free and soy free is a weeknight recipe that everyone can enjoy!

Curried Carrots and Sorghum

Increase your intake of superfoods and create a dinner dish centered around carrots. While many individuals love carrots and eat them often, they aren't exactly sure what it is about this veggie that makes it so great for you. The health benefits of carrots are plentiful. While you may have heard about this orange superfood being great for eyesight, it's not the only thing carrots assist in. When eaten, carrots help fuel the production of white blood cells and, in return, enhance their performance and boost your immune system. This immune system boost delivers powerful anti-inflammatory agents to the body, keeping your inflammation levels low and helping to receive digestion-related symptoms. A flavorful combination of savory, sweet and spicy this Curried Carrots and Sorghum Recipe will take your weeknight menu to the next level. In fact, it's so good we had it printed on our bags of whole grain sorghum. Give it a try; we can't wait to hear what you think! If you're eager to switch over to an anti-inflammatory diet and have spoken with a health professional about the benefits it provides, we hope this article helped you brainstorm delicious recipes to reduce inflammation. Eating food rich in prebiotics, probiotics and nutrients is an excellent way to ensure that your body's inflammation levels remain low and prevent unwanted symptoms. This being said, food isn't the only factor that plays a role in your body's inflammation levels. When fighting chronic inflammation, it's vital to get an adequate amount of sleep (seven to eight hours), remain active and reduce stress levels. From everyone at Bob's Red Mill, we wish you the best on your anti-inflammatory journey!  
Bob's Red Mill
May 06 2021

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