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  • Marika Day’s quick and healthy poke bowl recipes

    Marika Day - 3 min read

    27 November 2019


    The humble poke bowl is now a popular meal worldwide. Dietitian Marika Day shares six great combinations to try at home.

    Marika Day’s quick and healthy poke bowl recipes

    Aside from being a nutritionally balanced meal, the thing I love about poke bowls is how easily you can make them your own. You don’t need to stick to traditional ingredients, either.

    In fact, it’s not so much about following a recipe as it is adapting a formula to fit your personal taste. You can mix and match different elements based on your dietary requirements, or just whatever you happen to have in the fridge.

    I love these meals so much that I led a session on perfecting poke bowls at the AIA wellness retreat in Queenstown. Alongside my formula for building healthy poke bowls, I’ve included three of my favourite recipes created by attendees on the day – as well as three additional combos to try at home.

    Building your bowl

    The key to a tasty and nutritious poke bowl recipe is getting the right balance between your building blocks. Here’s the formula I use:

    1. ¼ Lean protein

    The first quarter of your bowl should be some kind of lean protein, which can include fish, chicken, tofu, or legumes such as chickpeas, lentils or edamame. While tuna is the more traditional choice for fish, you can mix it up with other healthy seafood like salmon or prawns.

    2. ¼ High-fibre carbohydrates

    In the second quarter, we have a high-fibre carbohydrate, such as brown rice, quinoa, rice noodles, or freekeh. People often make the mistake of filling half their bowl with noodles or rice, but a well-balanced poke bowl leaves more room for veggies.

    3. ½ Colourful vegetables

    Once you’ve picked your protein and carbohydrates, fill the remaining half with colourful salad and veggies like spinach, beetroot, carrot, capsicum and kale – get as much variety as you can.

    4. Top with healthy fats and dressings

    Finish off your poke bowl with some healthy fats like avocado, olive oil and nut butter. When it comes to dressings, it’s always better (and cheaper) to make your own than to buy them. My go-to is a squeeze of lemon juice and a dash of olive oil, but you can also add things like chilli and garlic for extra flavour. I usually like to finish off my bowl with a sprinkling of seeds or nuts for extra crunch.

    Here are the recipes the retreat participants created using this simple formula.

    'Kai moana' (Food from the sea)

    This group went with a NZ-inspired seafood poke bowl, with some fresh flavours and a good amount of crunch to top it all off.

    Protein: smoked salmon and grilled prawns.

    Carbs: quinoa.

    Veggies: zucchini noodles, capsicum, cucumber and red onion.

    Fats and flavours: lime juice, avocado, coriander, sesame seeds and crispy shallots.

    'AIA all-blossoms'

    Here’s a more traditional style poke, using a colourful mix of veggies and local red tuna to create a fragrant, flavourful meals.

    Protein: red NZ tuna.

    Carbs: natural Japanese soba noodles.

    Veggies: shredded carrot and purple cabbage.

    Fats and flavours: coriander, miso dressing and sesame seeds.

    'A hot mess'

    If you like your food on the hot side, this sweet and spicy bowl will kick things up a notch.

    Protein: spicy marinated tuna.

    Carbs: brown rice.

    Veggies: edamame and baby kale.

    Fats and flavours: avocado whip, mango and chilli flake

    If you want to experiment further at home, here’s some of my personal favourites.

    Vegan

    You won’t miss the meat in this one. It’s full of flavour, and my go-to vegan poke bowl.

    Protein: silken tofu.

    Carbs: quinoa.

    Veggies: chopped kale.

    Fats and flavours: coriander and sesame seeds.

    High protein

    This easy protein poke bowl is great if you’re looking to increase your protein intake.

    Protein: grilled chicken and edamame.

    Carbs: just add more veggies for this one!

    Veggies: cucumber, radish and carrot.

    Fats and flavours: avocado and sliced almonds.

    Legume-based

    Legumes are packed with protein and are a tasty alternative to soy or animal protein.

    Protein: green lentils.

    Carbs: brown rice.

    Veggies: shredded carrot.

    Fats and flavours: avocado and pickled ginger.


    Marika Day

    Marika Day is a proud AIA Vitality Ambassador and our expert on all things nutrition. As a nutritionist and Accredited Practicing Dietitian, Marika is passionate about helping all Australians on their journey to better health and wellbeing. With her online nutrition and health platform 'Fuelled by Marika Day', you can learn about how health and nutrition in a way which is easy to understand and importantly, realistic and relatable. Find out more at fuelledbymarikaday.com.

    Disclaimer:
    The information in this article is general information only and is not intended as financial, medical, health, nutritional, tax or other advice. It does not take into account any individual’s personal situation or needs. You should consider obtaining professional advice from a financial adviser and/or tax specialist, or medical or health practitioner, in relation to your own circumstances and before acting on this information.


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