8 Healthy Alkaline Recipes to Relish

Alkaline foods are known for their stabilizing effect on the digestive system. People take it when they overeat acidic food. In addition, the intake of alkaline foods¹ prepared using alkaline recipes helps you gain a healthier lifestyle.²

Eating alkaline food keeps you away from many diseases like osteoporosis, digestive problems and urinary tract problems.

Spicy food is a treat for the tongue but a curse for the stomach. So try out some alkaline recipes and add them to your daily diet. You will be disease-free and healthy in the long run.

Quantity of Alkaline Diet Required

It’s important to understand how much of your food needs to be alkaline. To figure this out follow an 80-20 rule. 80% of the food should be alkaline, and 20% must be acidic or mildly acidic. You must avoid highly acidic foods.

How to Identify Alkaline Food?

Finding a balance is the difficult part of this journey. You don’t have to give up completely on acidic food and switch to alkaline foods.

Moderation is key. Gradual change is the means to achieve this. For instance, you don’t need to ditch your morning cup of coffee at once to maintain a healthy balance. 

The internet is full of alkaline recipes, and the amount of information it provides could be overwhelming. But don’t worry, here’s a solution for you. The best place to get the perfect diet chart is sourced out.

Related: Check out the list of alkaline foods arranged according to their alkalinity level. 

How to Get Started?

The processed food that you consume has made you dependent on them. Hence shifting to another kind of food unsuited to your taste buds can take time. This step-by-step guide will help you achieve this.

1. Start with Water

Many are the health benefits of water. It keeps illness at bay and keeps your body hydrated and running. So start your day with a mug of water before eating anything. Adding some lemon juice will further increase the alkalinity and effectiveness of water.

2. Don’t Overdo it

Don’t load yourself with complicated diet charts in the initial days. This can get frustrating, and you will lose the motivation to follow it. Make sure not to force yourself to follow the diet.

Pick up some simple alkaline-based and small cheat diet plans which will help you slowly replace your acidic foods. Choose alkaline recipes which are doable and use easily accessible ingredients.

3. Remove it from Sight

Sometimes, even the greatest willpower gets defeated when tasty junk food is right in front of you. So remove them from your kitchen, fridge, and other places and replace them with alkaline foods.

4. Exercise

Exercise is a blessing, and this will surely motivate you to get rid of junk food. In addition, exercising increases hunger and the body’s urge for a healthy diet. So, once you start shifting to alkaline foods, you must follow regular workout sessions.³

If it feels tough initially, start with simple activities like walking and jogging. Then, slowly add more exercises to it so that your body gets enough time to get used to the routine.

Related: Get to know 7 tension relieving exercises by clicking here

It’s up to you and your willpower to persist and see the change. Let’s learn something more about alkaline food and get to know some alkaline recipes.

How about Smoothies?

Smoothies are the best when you want to start your day with something light yet nutritious. Especially while going for a run or gym, you must feed your body. If you are struggling to find a replacement for coffee, smoothies are the right ones. Unlike coffee, they give you antioxidants, fibres, immune boosters, and energy.

Let’s know some of the best alkaline recipes for smoothies.

1. Spinach Strawberry Smoothie

One of the best alkaline recipes for smoothies is a spinach-strawberry smoothie. Strawberry is an antioxidant-rich food, while spinach is highly alkaline and rich in iron. In addition, coconut water has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

These plant-based nutritious elements together prevent many chronic diseases. The smoothie is also good for bones and teeth and keeps the digestive system stable and smooth.

You Need

• Spinach – 2 cups
• Strawberry -½ cup
• Lemon juice- ½ cup
• Coconut water – 1 cup
• Hemp seed – 1 teaspoon

Procedure

Add the five ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Then, add some sugar or salt as you prefer.

2. Blueberry Smoothie

Blueberry smoothie is one of the alkaline recipes which has both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

It prevents many diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes. In addition, it revitalizes energy in the body and is filling.

You Need

• ½ cup of fresh Blueberries
• 1 cup of spinach
• 1 teaspoon of raw almond butter
• 1 teaspoon of chia seeds
• 1 teaspoon of flax seeds grounded
• 1 cup of coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon of coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon of hemp powder

Procedure

Mix the ingredients in a blender until they are smooth, and serve it.

Related: Click here to learn how a plant-based diet⁴ can lower blood pressure.

Alkaline Recipes Breakfast

If you wish to maintain a healthy body, never miss your breakfast. This is a must-do, especially after your tiring exercise.

So let’s get to know some alkaline recipes and vegan recipes for breakfast.

 3. Spelt And Vanilla Vegan Pancake

 You Need

• Gluten-free flour- 1 cup
• Baking powder – 2 teaspoon
• Dairy-free almond milk – 1 cup
• Maple syrup -1 teaspoon
• 2-3 drops of stevia (alcohol-free)
• Cold-pressed sunflower oil – 2 teaspoon
• Vanilla extract -1½ teaspoon
• Coconut oil to cook
• Salt to taste

Procedure

Add all the ingredients to a bowl and stir fast to mix them thoroughly. Then leave it aside for some time until the batter rises.

Heat some oil in a pan. Then, with the help of a spoon, take out some batter and put it into the pan. Lower the flame and cook it gently. Flip to cook the other side. When it’s well cooked, take it out and serve.

4. Apple and Almond Butter Oats

You Need

• gluten-free oats -2 cups
• coconut milk – 1 ½ cups
• almond butter (raw)- 1/3 cup
• grated green apple- 1 cup
• cinnamon -1 teaspoon

Procedure

Mix oats, almond butter, and coconut milk well and stir. Add the grated apple and stir more. Cover it and keep it in the refrigerator throughout the night. Add some milk if it gets dried up. It’s ready to serve.

If you have no time to cook for breakfast, there are other healthy alternatives like fruits, cherry tomatoes, yoghurt, or curd. These don’t require any last-minute digging for alkaline recipes and can be prepared easily.

Alkaline Recipes for Lunch and Dinner

Lunch gets heavier all the time. So to fix that, we should get some more alkaline recipes that are tasty for our buds and healthy for our gut.

Related: Click here to know how much fibre is good for your gut

5. Avocado and Quinoa Salad

You Need

• Avocado- 1/4th
• Quinoa- 1 cup
• Chickpeas – 1x410g
• Fresh parsley

Procedure

Boil the quinoa until it is cooked (up to 10-12 minutes). Fluff it with a fork and add avocado and chickpeas together. Then, season it with black pepper and salt.

Add some lemon if you like. Serve it in salad bowls and enjoy.

6. Vegan Broccoli Mushroom Rotini Casserole

You Need

• Whole wheat Rotini
• Bread crumbs – ¼ cup
• Dried basil – ½ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Almond milk – 2 cups
• Garlic -1 large
• Yeast- ⅓ cup
• Oregano dried- ½ tsp
• Cornstarch- 1 tsp
• Brown rice miso paste- 5 tsp
• Cashews -¼ cup
• Smoked paprika
• Paprika
• White pepper

Procedure

Boil rotini in water for 6 minutes. Add salt to the water. Then, cut the broccoli, onions, garlic, and mushroom into small pieces.

Sauté it until it gets soft. Then, add water to cook it more. Next, make your sauce and add pepper, salt, and paprika. Finally, drain out the water from the rotini and add it to the pan.

Put the sauce you made on top of it in the pan and mix it properly. Add breadcrumbs and paprika. Finally, bake it for 15-20 minutes. Now, it’s ready to serve.

Alkaline Recipes Dessert

It’s very disheartening to skip the delicious dessert after dinner. And we know it’s hard to make a compromise on this. So let’s check out some mouth-watering desserts which are also alkaline, and if consumed in moderation, will have no negative impact on health.

7. Coconut Cashew Truffles

You Need

• Organic agave syrup- ¼ cup
• Coconut oil unrefined -¼ cup
• Organic cashews, soaked -½ cup
• Vanilla essence- ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste

Procedure

Process all the ingredients except coconut oil. To the mixture, add melted coconut oil. Then, mix all the ingredients with the oil until it sticks together to form a ball.

Let it freeze for 45 mins. Now, take it out, make balls and freeze again. Then, use liquid chocolate to pour onto it and serve.

8. Vegan Walnut Fudge

You need

• Coconut oil -melt
• Cocoa powder – ¼ cup
• Maple syrup- ¼ cup
• Almond butter- ¼ cup
• Chopped walnuts – ¼ cup
• Vanilla essence- 1 tsp

Procedure

Take all the ingredients and make a smooth mix by stirring in a bowl. Then, spread it in a tray.

Refrigerate it for 59-60 minutes (The container of the refrigerator should be airtight). Once hard, take it out and serve.

Key Takeaways

Your body is learning slowly, so don’t hasten yourself. Instead, go steadily and win the race. 

Keep track of your body’s change in pH (take samples from urine or saliva) using pH strips available in the market. 

Keep exercising. Don’t compromise with your food and workout sessions. Include the above alkaline recipes in your diet to lead a healthy and stress-free life.

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FAQs

1. Name some foods which are high in alkaline content.

Ans. Some foods which are high in alkaline content are as follows:

• Fruit.
• Unsweetened fruit juices.
• Nonstarchy vegetables.
• Almond milk.
• Mineral soda water.
• Soy foods.
• Almonds.
• Coconut oil.

2. Suggest an alkaline breakfast.

Ans. An alkaline-type breakfast will be buckwheat and quinoa porridge.

3. Are eggs alkaline?

Ans. Yes, eggs are naturally alkaline in nature.

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Last Updated on April 17, 2024 by ayeshayusuf