Healthy Meals | Basics with Babish

Introducing my first episode of healthy meals on Basics! My advice is stick to lean proteins, green vegetables, and cut out as much sugar as you can. If you want to see more about health and fitness journey, watch the latest episode of Being with Babish here:

Ingredients & Shopping List
+ For the cashew cream:
Cashews (raw and unsalted)
Water

+ For the Overnight Oats (366 calories, 17g fat, 9g protein, 40g carbs per serving)

1/2 cup old fashioned oats
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup cashew cream, diluted with 3/4 cup water to make cashew milk
Vanilla Extract
Artificial sweetener of your choice
Pinch of kosher salt
Berries and mint for topping

+ For the Turkey Bacon BLT (357 calories, 9g fat, 36g protein, 37g carbs per serving)

4 slices low-fat turkey bacon
3 Tbsp cashew cream with sprinkles of mustard powder, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper (to make "mayo")
1 heirloom tomato, thinly sliced
Sprouted whole wheat bread, lightly toasted
Spinach or butter lettuce

+ For the Cashew Chicken Salad (439 calories, 18g fat, 52g protein, 17g carbs per serving)

3 chicken breasts, butterflied and pounded to a uniform thin-ness
2-3 Tbsp cashew cream
1 apple, diced
4 green onions, minced
2-3 Tbsp minced parsley
Sprinkle of curry powder
Kosher salt and black pepper

+ For the Shrimp Pasta with Garlic and Basil (472 calories, 14g fat, 30g protein, 42g carbs per serving)

4 ounces red lentil pasta
2 Tablespoons olive oil, divided
1/2 pound shrimp, shelled and deveined (shells optionally reserved)
1 shallot, finely minced
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp dried oregano
8 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup packed basil leaves, minced
1/4 cup dry white wine (optional)
1/4 cup cashew cream
1/4 cup packed parsley, minced

Special Equipment:
High powered blender (for cashew cream)

Music:
"'90s Kid" by Blue Wednesday

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[babishculinaryuniverse]

What’s your favorite healthy whatever? What kinds of healthy whatevers would you like to see on the next healthy Basics?

[benfreeman]

You should make like a college basics, or just a assortment of meals that you can make for cheap

[carloh-nwvz]

Me: Do you live healthy now?
Babish: Yes
Me: What did it Cost?
Babish: My apron

[chandlerzimmerman]

We NEED more healthy basics, it's honestly exactly what I've been waiting for!

[BTonTV]

"Is it as good a real BLT? Of Course not!" I've never said this to any Chef on YT, but Babish, I trust you.

[strangejono]

"Express your pain and strength through dance"
More healthy Babish please.

[illogicalcookie]

Any chance for a Cheap Basics episode, im sure it would be appreciated by all my fellow students who want to cook on a budget :)

[mimilogan]

To anyone that’s allergic to nuts you can easily do the same thing w sunflower seeds or tofu

[pthill]

This is great, I love the idea of showing one new tool, the cashew cream, that can work in a lot of different situations.

[ZockerBrowsLP]

me: makes healthy meal that serves three in order to save calories


also me: proceeds to eat the whole three servings

[Tuffsmoygles]

I appreciate you making something that won't murder us in our 60's this time! (I also love the things that will murder us in our 60's). Great job getting in shape Babish!

[MintyyFresh]

Babish: "Three to four servings, depending on your appetite."
Me: O N E S E R V I N G

[monoman]

Me: Starts diet
Babish: Healthy Basics
Me: Oh thank god T_T

[MichaelBoehnlein]

me: MORE HEALTHY MEALS!!

also me: BROWNIES AND WHISKEY YES!! MORE OF THAT!

[adamghahate]

That poaching chicken tip was GOOOLD. I'd love to see a whole episode of just general and everyday tips like that. Tips that are often hidden in recipes but carry over to pretty much all recipes.

[justjoannak]

*PSA for those that are allergic to dairy alternatives (nuts/soy)!*
You can substitute the cashew cream for dairy yogurt. Any plain kind will do since yogurt actually has a decent amount of protein.
For the pasta, if you don't wanna use a tomato based sauce, you can just use a small amount of oil (olive oil is fine) instead from your shrimp.
Hope that helped.

[izzy]

I like how my next recommended Babish video is the Timpano one.
*Fitting. YouTube knows I’m trash.*

[lumbearjack]

I'm on a diet myself, these will come very in handy
Pls do more

[sayntfuu]

I like this healthy 'Basics'. Please make more in the future.

[kaitokid]

I'm not even on a diet and this stuff looks amazing