Recipes + tips for staying healthy with *limited* resources!

View fullsize 🍂 Sunflower Seeds 🍂 I feel like we’ve forgotten how cheap, delicious, and *good for you* sunflower seeds are. Nuts like almonds and cashews have taken center stage and, while they, too, are full of awesome nutrients, they are darn expensive a
View fullsize 🌱 White Beans + Asparagus 🌱 Making good, hearty food does not have to be hard. One of my go-to’s these days is a can of beans with a veggie! And get this: *canned beans are far more nutritious than dried/soaked beans (assuming you’re *n
View fullsize 🔹The Buzz on Berries🔹 We all know how good berries (of all types) are for you. There’s evidence that they may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, lower blood pressure, and even improve brain function. What the majority of us *don&rsquo
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View fullsize Made my first @thehealthycamper sale at a campground in Cusco, Peru! These little jars of fresh, homemade pesto *sold out* in 5 minutes! Feeling pretty proud right now. (Scroll back many months to find the recipe!) #thehealthycamper
View fullsize 🧀 Literally-Grilled-Cheese 🧀 Something for your 4th of July fun! Got ~1lb of this artisan cheese (called Chiquián) from the local market for $2.50 then I cut it in half, stuffed it with basil, drizzled it with balsamic, and *grilled* it - SO
View fullsize 🍎 Homemade Applesauce 🍎 I had some mealy apples lying around and didn't wanna waste them, so I made applesauce! And holy s**t was it good. And so easy. And so delish on pancakes! (I used a pressure cooker but it's still pretty fast without it) #Ing
View fullsize My happiest days on this trip are when I find everything I need at a market for under $10 (...this bounty was $7!) And it's all so fresh!! 🍎🥒🍋🍓🥕🍌#evenapomegranate #morenotpictured #thehealthycamper
View fullsize 🥒 Loaded Egg Salad 🥒 I never was a big fan of egg salad until I started adding tons of veggies to it - now I'm having trouble stopping. It's the perfect lunch! 🥚🌶🥒Try soaking the onions in water for 5 min before adding them to salad. Less onion
View fullsize 🛑🛑 Stovetop [Grain-free] Granola 🛑🛑 Depending on where in Peru you are, store-bought granola is 1) nonexistent 2) $$$ and 3) filled with sugar. This stovetop stuff is the opposite of all that - and SO EASY. Thankfully nuts are pretty cheap down h
View fullsize 💗White Beans 💗 Move over canned beans, homemade ones are IN! (...much tastier + cheaper, too). We spend a lot of time at altitude so these were made in our pressure cooker. (See "TIPS" below for making them without one). Altitude or not,
View fullsize The world's best pistachios taste even better in the mountains...and when you choose not to share. 👅 Ashwin and I flew back down to Ecuador ten days ago - he brought back a bag of electronics and I brought a [slightly larger] bag of some of my favor
View fullsize Tomate de arbol (AKA: Tree tomato!) 🍅🍅🍅They look like a tomato inside but have a bitter sweetness I can't quite get into...but blend them into a juice and I'm SOLD. #thehealthycamper
View fullsize One of the best soups I've ever had - an Ecuadorian staple called "Locro de Papa" (potato soup). This isn't just any old potato soup, though...you garnish this beauty with sliced avocado and [many] salty chunks of queso fresco. It's unbelie
View fullsize Sorry for bouncing guys - I've been busy dreaming about this veggie chili and skillet cornbread (aka NO OVEN) for the past 3 months 😜 Get ready for the easiest cornbread ever...🌽🌽🌽 #Ingredients • 8" cast iron • 3/4c polenta •
View fullsize 🍋 Turmeric Tonic 🍋 Can't stop drinking it! Hot or cold - it's delicious, easy, and so good for you. #RecipeFor2Cups • 2c water • 2-inch chunk of ginger (peeled and diced) • 2 sticks cinnamon • 2tsp turmeric powder • Juice o
View fullsize when yr trying to take a pic of your fresh coconut slices but yr bf's cake takes...the cake? #thehealthycamper
View fullsize Crispy rice is my new avocado toast. 🍚 I eat it with eggs for breakfast, with lentils for lunch, and with marinated tofu and veg for dinner. #cantstopcrispin #brownrice #thehealthycamper #lodgecastiron
View fullsize The boy wasn't down with these GF chia-blueberry-banana-coconut pancakes, so I ate 6. Maybe 7. SO easy. SO hearty. SO tasty. 🥞🥞 #thehealthycamper #Sunbasket #feedfeed #contest #RecipeFor2 • 2 bananas • 3 eggs • 1/2c shredded coconu
View fullsize When you use fresh beet juice as food (cookie frosting) dye. 🍥🍥🍥 #thehealthycamper