I’m partnering with Purple Carrot to share their delicious plant-based meal delivery service with you!
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I have so many readers, friends and yoga students who choose to follow plant-based diets. And while you guys know that I’m an “eat it all” kind of girl, I certainly try to incorporate meatless meals into my breakfast, lunch and dinner rotation and have become so much more mindful over the years about where my meat comes from when I do purchase it.
I was recently invited to sample four weeks of meals from Purple Carrot. It’s a meal delivery service that allows you to cook delicious plant-based meals at home. Purple Carrot ships you all the healthy ingredients and recipes that you need to create meals using only whole food plant-based ingredients. I said “YES” because this was offered to me during the busy holiday season and I knew that I would welcome some clean, plant-based meals during a typically indulgent time of year. Plus, I knew that my veggie friends would benefit from the review. 🙂
Purple Carrot Review
It was a good month of meals.
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I knew I was going to love Purple Carrot when this Tofu Bahn Mi came to me in the first week of meals. I can safely say this is a recipe that I will recreate over and over at home on my own. It was seriously amazing and so satisfying.
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I also particularly enjoyed this barley lentil salad that was paired with the most perfect mint vinaigrette. I loved this one for a flavorful plant-based lunch option.
![Cajun-spiced tofu from Purple Carrot](https://i0.wp.com/www.peanutbutterrunner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1.19.17tofu.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
I appreciated that Purple Carrot sent a variety of protein options and didn’t just rely on tofu. I think I only received two recipes including tofu. I also received meals like a vegetable pot pie with a biscuit crust and butternut and black bean enchiladas.
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But this cajun baked tofu with braised collards and creamy grits was to die for. Tanner went crazy over this one. I think he was surprised that he liked it so much.
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You roasted tofu in a cajun spice mix while you braised collards, carrots and onions on the stove top.
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It was all served up over creamy grits. It’s the opinion of this Georgia girl that you can never go wrong when you serve things over grits.
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Like most meal delivery services, Purple Carrot brings a recyclable box to your door that is filled with everything you need to make your selected meals for the week. Everything is pre-measured and portioned out so there is no food waste. Your box includes meal cards which are super straightforward and easy to follow.
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One of the things that I appreciate most about services like this are that they help me break out of food patterns and ruts and try new ingredients and combinations. This was a blood orange salad with toasted hazelnuts, fennel, radishes, roasted beets and a ginger miso dressing.
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It was a new and tasty combo for me. The ginger miso dressing will be added to my homemade salad dressing rotation moving forward.
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And the final dish I’ll share with you is this turmeric carrot soup. Y’all know I love a good carrot ginger soup and this one put such a delicious twist on my standby recipe. The first thing I loved about the recipe was that you roasted the carrots, sweet potatoes and onions before adding them to the soup. This added SO much flavor!
![Purple Carrot Carrot Turmeric Soup](https://i0.wp.com/www.peanutbutterrunner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1.19.17souppot.jpg?resize=600%2C900&ssl=1)
The second thing I loved was the addition of curry powder along with the turmeric to the soup. It was flavorful and a bit spicy. Just how I like my carrot ginger soup.
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We got FOUR servings out of this soup! I served it alongside everything from the blood orange salad to avocado toast. Broken record…I can’t wait to make it again.
Benefits of plant-based diets.
So…let’s chat about some of the benefits of eating a plant-based diet.
- 55% reduced chance of high blood pressure
- 32% reduced risk of heart disease
- 23% reduced risk of stomach cancer
- Negative 5 average reduction in Body Mass Index
- 3.6 additional years of life for people who eat very little meat compared to those who eat it often.
- More benefits here.
Definitely a motivator to keep increasing the number of plant-based meals into my weekly rotation. So whether you choose to eat a strictly plant-based diet or are just looking to add more of them to your diet, I can’t recommend Purple Carrot enough. And I’m not supposed to say this but if you do have a staunch meat eater in your house, it’s quite simple to add a protein to many of the Purple Carrot meals so they can please everyone.
I know this won’t be a one and done thing for me because I truly enjoyed the month that I spent cooking Purple Carrot recipes. I can honestly say that I respect this brand and I think they’re doing something really amazing and important. I highly suggest following them on Facebook and Instagram. Their branding is great and their photography and information shared is wonderful as well.
Do you try to add plant-based meals to your diet?
If you follow a plant-based diet, how long have you been doing so and what health benefits have you noticed from it?
ohhh these meals look so good! I have been less eater for 5 years (I do eat dairy sometimes and occasionally sushi) but overall, huge benefits! I no longer have seasonal allergies, no longer get winter irritations on my eyelids, my menstrual cramps are better and I also noticed more strength for running! definitely favor this lifestyle!
Oh my goodness! These meals look soooo good! I love that they are all plant based!
I have been a vegetarian for 31 years and just went mostly vegan (I still will eat some cheese or ice cream once in a while for a treat) about 2 years ago. For me, a plant-based diet has made me have more energy than I’ve ever had in my life. I didn’t think removing dairy from my diet would make that big a difference, but after hearing so much about how it causes inflammation, I thought I would try removing it from my diet because I have been dealing with running injuries for years. The difference in energy is SO noticeable and I’ve also noticed a difference in my body as well (recovering better, etc.). I know it’s not for everyone, but going plant-based has been a game changer for me.
Where can you get coconut powder (for the soup)?! I’ve never even heard of it!
I just used your code and signed up!! Thanks so much for sharing the info!