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FOOD & HEALTH
If you’re searching for ways to create a healthy lifestyle, you’ve landed in the right space. I’ve spent years researching food, fitness and mental health habits to optimize the well-being of myself and my family. And although I’m not a trained health professional, I’m passing along the tried and true resources I’ve gathered along the way. The articles within these food & health pages are meant to be the catalyst to help you become the healthiest version of you.
“Food is medicine, perhaps the most powerful drug on the planet with the power to cause or cure most disease.”
-Dr. Mark Hyman
Let’s kick this off with a truth bomb: I’m a terrible cook. I’m not terrible because I cook pitiful tasting food. I’m terrible because I loathe doing it. I’m a culinary dodger. But I’m also a mom of picky eaters. Creating a healthy lifestyle that includes satisfying food for my boys is the ultimate goal.
For years, creating a healthy family meal plan was the bane of my existence. Everyone’s food preferences are different, so I fell into the grind of a short-order cook. I came to my senses a few years ago. Four people. Same meal. Thank you, Jesus.
HEAVY ON THE VEGGIES
I gravitate toward a heavy-on-the-veggie diet. I try my best to make our meals 75% vegetables seasoned with grass-fed meat, organic and pasture-raised poultry or wild-caught fish. By the way, I wholeheartedly tried to be a vegan. I was convinced it would help me heal. But, my functional medicine doctors insisted I incorporate a small amount of animal protein into my diet. And it worked.
If you choose to eat grass-fed meat, organic and pasture-raised poultry or eggs, or wild-caught fish, try to use it as seasoning. We only need a palm-size amount of protein for each meal. Vegetables, whether cooked or in a salad, should take center stage and all animal protein should be the side dish.
And yes, I always choose organic. I’ve learned way too much about the pesticides and antibiotics we consume through conventional food and cleaning products. I choose my battles and organic is an easy win.
These food & health articles includes my tried and true lessons-learned, including mental health nuggets. Creating a healthy lifestyle requires qualified information, personal effort and patience. We have to trust in our bones that we can do it. I mean seriously, if cauliflower can become pizza, we can do anything, right? -xo
FOOD & HEALTH ARTICLES
How to Determine Food Sensitivities and Feel Better
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Maple Walnut Granola Recipe
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts
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Healthy Cleaning Products
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My Healthy Snack Obsession
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