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  • Marika Day’s quick and healthy poke bowl recipes

    Marika Day - 3 min read

    14 May 2021

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

    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.

    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:

    • ¼ Lean protein
      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.

    • ¼ High-fibre carbohydrates
      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.

    • ½ Colourful vegetables
      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.

    • Top with healthy fats and dressings
      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 a couple of delicious recipes for you to try, created using this simple formula.

    'Kai moana' (Food from the sea)

    An 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 nutritionist and Accredited Practising Dietitian who knows what the body needs to function at its best. With more than five years’ experience in the health and fitness industry, Marika's holistic approach to diet and exercise is tried and true. 


    Brought to you by AIA Vitality NZ

    AIA Vitality is a personalised, health and wellbeing programme that supports you every day to make healthier lifestyle choices. Visit aiavitality.co.nz

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    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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