10 Brain Food Recipes to Boost Your Mood

Seafood: One of our favorite ways to eat shrimp, these grilled shrimp skewers are simple to put together and perfect for grilling season. The shrimp is drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled with herbs, and grilled for just 6 to 7 minutes. Serve with veggie skewers and Pesto Quinoa for a full brain food meal!

Greens: This hearty stew with lentils and loads of nutrient-dense kale is a delicious way to get your greens. Sprouting lentils makes them easier for your body to digest the nutrients. Sprouted lentils are sold dried in stores (we found ours for this one at Whole Foods), or you can also sprout lentils at home. This soup recipe uses sprouted lentils along with kale, tomato, onion and carrot to make an unexpectedly delicious, totally nutritious and super hearty stew. That’s brain food for sure!

Seafood: Another favorite way to eat shrimp is this Mediterranean-style baked with tomatoes and feta cheese. This brain food recipe can be made in just 30 minutes. Onion, garlic and tomatoes are simmered in a skillet, then the shrimp is added and baked in the oven until pink and tender. Garnish with fresh parsley and a squeeze of lemon!

Greens: This bowl is all about eating greens in the most delicious way possible. Fresh greens, sauteed kale and broccoli, and fluffy quinoa are all smothered in a savory yogurt lemon sauce. You won’t find a more delicious brain food bowl!

Seafood: Here’s a final brain food recipe for shrimp! This time the shrimp are grilled with a dusting of cumin and paprika. Then, they’re  tossed into a zesty salad with sweet mango, crunchy veggies, and cashews. To top it all off: a creamy cilantro dressing similar to our popular Healthy Green Goddess Dressing.

Beans and Greens: This beans and greens meal can be whipped up in just 30 minutes! It features white beans, mushrooms and spinach cooked up in a delicious saute, and quick cooking bulgur wheat. The bulgur wheat doesn’t even require any “cooking”: pour over boiling water and let it sit until the brains are plump. Add a dippy egg, and the yolk brings together this brain food meal with a rich sauce.

Nuts and Greens: You can knock out two of your brainfood requirements with this soup! It’s nutrient filled and savory-sweet, featuring sweet potatoes, spinach, peanut butter, and a dollop of mild harissa.

Seafood: Salmon is one of our favorite brain food dinner recipes, since it’s so fast to cook into delicious dinners! This 10-minute baked salmon recipe is an ultra quick dinner, paired with a bright green chimichurri sauce. This one’s perfect for a weeknight rotation.

Beans: These refried black beans are seriously simple, and you can use them in many ways to make fast and easy dinner recipes. Simmering the beans with garlic brings big flavor, and this brain food recipe is ready in just 15 minutes. Serve these refried black beans with eggs, in refried bean tacos with chipotle tahini sauce, or in our authentic Mexican homemade sopes.

Nuts: And now, for something sweet! These raw brownies are a wholesome dessert made primarily of walnuts and almonds, with a few Medjool dates for some sweetness. If this is brain food, we’ll have another!