LeafSide 1-Week Meal Plan
Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl
Dig into this robust, saucy bowl of spaghetti and legumes for a mouth-watering meal full of classic Italian flavors! 🍝😋 Rich tomatoes and mushrooms team up with “meaty” lentils, sweet red bell peppers, leafy spinach, and bits of broccoli to create a nourishing feast you’ll want to enjoy again and again. 🍅🍄 It’s pasta just like Grandma used to make — with a whole food plant-based twist. 🌱
- Swapping traditional refined pasta for pea & buckwheat spaghetti gives this bowl an impressive 24 grams of protein — over half your basic daily requirement! 😮 And with 19 grams of fiber, you’ll get close to hitting the RDA in just one meal. 🌾
- Hearty tomatoes and sweet bell peppers 🍅🌶️ are tasty sources of vitamin C that boost the absorption of iron from legumes and other foods. Higher iron absorption means more myoglobin — a protein that brings oxygen to your muscles so that you can stay active for longer. 🏋🏻♂️
- Nourishing lentils and beans meet full-bodied mushroom flavor in a fiber-packed combination that’s fantastic for your gut. 🦠🍄 Powerful mushroom prebiotics like glucans, galactans, and chitin can increase microbial diversity and boost beneficial bacteria while smacking down the bad guys. 🦸♂️ All those good bacteria love to chow down on resistant starch from beans and turn it into short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) that strengthen your gut and keep it healthy.
- This savory sauce fest is swimming with anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant phytonutrients like flavonoids and carotenoids from aromatic onions and garlic. 🔥💪🏻 These powerful compounds can improve heart health and protect against strokes; some may reduce your risk of developing cancer. 👨🏻⚕️
What could be better than having all these great benefits wrapped up in slow-cooked tomato goodness — especially when it’s ready in just 10 minutes? 🍅🍜 Give the stove (and yourself) a break, and enjoy a restaurant-quality meal any time without the hassle or expense. 🍴
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Every LeafSide meal provides on average 10 or more serving units from Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen food groups — the highest standard in evidence-based WFPB (whole food plant-based) nutrition. Just add water to enjoy all the benefits, without the work.
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EMPTY in bowl
use 1 QUART bowl
ADD boiling water
use 1.5 CUPS
STIR well + COVER 10mins
ENJOY! Makes 1 full meal (2 cups) OR 2 small meals (1 cup)
Shannon G.
February 22, 2021
The Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl is FABULOUS!!!! These portions, even the soups, are huge, so all I do is add some extra greens and I have two meals, and am actually spending less than if I was cooking at home. These meals are a complete game changer!!! Thank you!!!
Kathy M.
April 12, 2021
I received my order last Friday. I was a little skeptical because sometimes online reviews are hard to believe, but I decided to give it a try. I've tried the Apple Cinnamon Crunch Sweet-Bowl, Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl, and a smoothie this morning. They have been awesome! I actually split the bowl and pasta dishes into two meals. Very filling. I've been following Dr. Greger for a couple of years and have several of his books. But I just cannot cook all those meals for just me. (My husband refuses to try anything without meat.) So I may have just found the perfect solution to eat plant-based with enough variety and plenty of taste. Looking forward to trying the rest of my order!
Alice F.
September 15, 2022
I share these meals with my granddaughter, she's a flight attendant. She enjoys using these meals and thinks Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl is delicious.
Shannon G.
February 10, 2021
I received my first LeafSide box last month! I ordered all the savory meals. The Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl is fantastic! So far, I've been adding sautéed greens like spinach or kale to the lentil pasta, which stretches it to two meals. I love my greens!
For the Creamy Forest Mushroom Savory-Bowl, I sauté greens and mushrooms as a base and add the meal on top, which also stretches it to two meals! Maybe I'm a weirdo, but I love to have greens as the base of my meals, and LeafSide meals go perfectly over them.
They add all the stuff that I just don't have the time to cook or buy all those ingredients for 😊
I hope you enjoy experimenting with them, they're so good!
Sil B.
February 8, 2021
I went all in ordered eight packs of all six different Savory-Bowls and I am eating two of those a day. I have been a junk food vegan for a long time and have severe swelling and weight issues. So far I loved the Sweet Potato Dal Soup, and the Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl. The Thai Veggie Noodle Savory-Bowl I squeezed some fresh lime on it before serving. I did order SOS-free to follow Esselstyn's program. My goal is to lose 180lbs and really just get healthy. I am on no meds at all and blood tests from a few years ago (and 60lbs ago) were surprising good. I am hopeful my issues are all weight related.
Thanks Leafside, I'll be putting in another large order near the end of the month and this time I am going to do half Smoothies and half Savory meals. At 60, I am hoping this is my last time on the rollercoaster. Peace!
Heather A.
March 3, 2023
I just had the Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl tonight and it was SO GOOD!! I think I could eat it every day.
Rebecca W.
July 3, 2023
I tried my first meal - the Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl. It was pretty good! I enjoyed the texture and flavors. I also found it very filling.
Ryan B.
June 11, 2020
I just tried LeafSide for the first time this past week. High-quality ingredients. Really good for you. Easy.
The Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl was very good for lunch today. They make bigger meals than you would think. I’m a big guy and can easily make two meals off of one bag, especially if you add oatmeal or rice (or not). The Sweet-Bowls are not as sweet as I would like, BUT with no sugar added you can control how much sweetener and the type you add if you wanted (like stevia). All and all, it's definitely worth it and I’ll be reordering next month.
Dian M.
September 15, 2021
Received my box today and had the Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl for lunch and the Apple Cinnamon Crunch Sweet-Bowl for dinner. Delicious and simple! So grateful to have healthy choices at my fingertips when I’m too lazy to cook or for travel!
Josh C.
March 17, 2021
My wife and I rely on these a lot, especially during ski season. I highly recommend them. My favorites include pretty much all of the Sweet-Bowls and Smoothies, as well as the Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl, Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup, Creamy Forest Mushroom Savory-Bowl, Madras Curry Savory-Bowl, and Creamy Potato Leek Soup.
TLynn P.
May 17, 2021
I've been WFPB since January 2022. I just received my first LeafSide order. I tried the Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowll and really loved the fresh herb flavor and spices. I have enough for two servings, which is great! So far, I’m very pleased. Thank you!
Jeanne H.
May 20, 2021
You can easily 'extend' them. For example, I add extra pasta (which is cheap!) and mushrooms to the Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl, making two or three servings! You can do this with all of them. Find inexpensive ways to 'extend' them over two or three meals, and you'll really get your money's worth. My husband loves these. They are very hearty.
Cindy S.
April 21, 2023
Just had my first meal, Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl, and loved it! It's enough for two meals, three if I add some veggies. I'm in a wheelchair, and others have been helping me with meal prep. This is so much better—just add hot water, and you have breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The packets are light enough for me to lift. I can be independent, and they are healthy.
Dan W.
May 25, 2023
The Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl turned into three meals when I added a bag of frozen broccoli to it. So, that makes the price per meal pretty reasonable for a no-work, shelf-stable, impeccable nutrition option. I don't see any surprising ingredients in this one, except maybe dates, which I think they use anytime they want sweetness.
Laura .
March 29, 2023
I recently got to try out two of your bowls. Creamy Forest Mushroom Savory-Bowl and Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl. Both were quite good.
Karla J.
May 11, 2021
Just enjoyed the Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl. It is my fav savory bowl so far (I've only tried 5 so far). I didn't have to add anything to enhance the flavor. Delicious!!!
The Berry Medley Sweet-Bowl is amazing! I enjoyed it yesterday for brunch. It was the first sweet bowl I've tried. I will be ordering many more!
Zanne Z.
March 1, 2023
I made Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl this morning, and just added some leftover steamed broccoli I had. It was delicious! You could easily extend this by adding a more cooked veggies and pasta, the sauce was really yummy!
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