{"id":1135,"date":"2011-08-03T20:40:57","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T20:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2012-08-22T12:49:19","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T18:49:19","slug":"super-fast-vegan-mac-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1135","title":{"rendered":"Super Fast Vegan Mac & Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Super<\/p>\n

Yesterday I needed lunch\u2026like now. I was starved. When this happens, I\u2019m not usually craving a salad\u2026too much chopping, picking green veggies from the garden, and then I usually like to make a homemade dressing\u2026and frankly, when I\u2019m about to faint from starvation I crave something a little more hearty than a salad.<\/p>\n

This is why we should make healthy, light meals for ourselves when we\u2019re not hungry and have a small snack in the afternoon. People like me tend to be much more sane about food choices when we’re not about to claw someone\u2019s eyes out (I swear that\u2019s just a figure of speech!).<\/p>\n

Anyway, for those moments when you\u2019re vulnerable to chow down on the first food you see, I have a solution! Super Fast Vegan Mac & Cheese. It\u2019s a nice and hearty comfort food, but it\u2019s healthy and it\u2019s not too high in calories.<\/p>\n

Super Fast Vegan Mac & Cheese<\/h2>\n
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  1. 1\/2 cup uncooked whole wheat noodles<\/li>\n
  2. \u00bd red bell pepper<\/li>\n
  3. \u00bd tsp. sea salt (opt)<\/li>\n
  4. 1 tsp. Braggs soy sauce<\/li>\n
  5. 1\/8 cup raw sunflower seeds<\/li>\n
  6. 1\/8 cup nutritional yeast<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Boil up your whole wheat noodles. While your noodles are cooking, blend the rest of the ingredients in your high-speed blender. You can gently warm the sauce on the stove, if you want (I liked it as is). Once your noodles are cooked, rinse, and put in a bowl. Pour the \u201ccheese sauce\u201d onto your noodles. There. You may now devour.<\/p>\n

    Feel free to add additional veggies to this dish! I was in a hungry hurry so I just added a few fresh peas from the garden, but I think this would be great with some other saut\u00e9ed veggies added in! Pair with a protein for a complete meal. Serves 1.<\/p>\n

    \"Super<\/p>\n

    Nutritional Info (for sauce): <\/span><\/strong>Cals: 100, Fat: 4g, Sodium: 944mg, Carbs: 9.5g, Fiber: 6g, Protein: 10g<\/p>\n

    And\u2026if you have a couple minutes of extra time you can grab this Raw Vegan Cheddar Dip<\/a>\u2026it\u2019s amazing! I love it on noodles or dipped with veggies! Best dip evvvaaa!<\/p>\n

    \"Cheese<\/p>\n

    Today:<\/span><\/strong> As you know I’ve been upping my protein in my diet, so here\u2019s a glance at what I\u2019ve been having today. No workout today because I have a bad cold (sniff, sniff), but if I muster up the energy I might have a short walk later and\/or play some volleyball with friends tonight.<\/p>\n

    Breakfast:<\/strong> 1 Protein Pancake w\/ plain organic yogurt & maple syrup, 1 nectarine<\/p>\n

    Lunch:<\/strong> A green salad w\/ homemade dressing & 2 homemade tuna burgers (SOOO amazing! I will post the recipe soon!)<\/p>\n

    Snack:<\/strong> Iced Coffee w\/almond milk & 2 stalks celery w\/organic PB & raisins<\/p>\n

    Dinner:<\/strong> Not quite sure\u2026but probably a green salad\/a protein\/veggies<\/p>\n

    Snack: <\/strong>Probably yogurt or cottage cheese (I like to have a light protein snack before bed)<\/p>\n

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    What is your fastest \u201cto-go\u201d lunch? Do you plan your meals? <\/em><\/strong>
    \n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Yesterday I needed lunch\u2026like now. I was starved. When this happens, I\u2019m not usually craving a salad\u2026too much chopping, picking green veggies from the garden, and then I usually like to make a homemade dressing\u2026and frankly, when I\u2019m about to faint from starvation I crave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,134,8,4,44],"tags":[1151,1150,271,1153,272,270,1152],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1135"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1141,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135\/revisions\/1141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}