Functional Food 101 VITAMIN C☀️ cuz this lunch for my wee one is chock full of this amazing powerhouse vitamin & antioxidant! When you consume the entire nutritional profile of these immune boosting vitamin C rich foods, our body likes it the most because the assimilation & absorption of the vitamin C is greatly enhanced … Read more
WHAT MAKES VEGGIES GREEN, YOU ASK? CHLOROPHYLL! Here’s how it can be of great benefit to you! 💚Assist with diet related anemia as it is one of the best non-animal sources of iron as well as B-12 💚Skin benefits to assist with repairing sun damage and acne related issues 💚Reduces body odors due to its’ … Read more
LUNCH Finger food lunch boxes for kiddos are an easy & fun way to get in essential food groups while also adhering to portion control. These boxes aren’t just for kids though! If you are an adult who struggles with adhering to portion control, use one for any of your meals! They make glass ones … Read more
Functional food planning is so important to really get the most out of the nutritious foods that you consume, because it’s not only what you eat, but how you combine those foods. Iron-rich foods + Vitamin C rich foods are like BFF’s for assisting with the body absorption of iron, so that you get the … Read more
UP YOUR SMOOTHIE GAME WITH DRAGON FRUIT This magical fruit (also known as pitaya) is what makes this smoothie vibrant purple! Dragon fruit has soooo many health benefits, those of which I’d like to share with you: 💚 vitamins C, E, iron & magnesium 💚 7 gm fiber (per 1 cup) 💚 loads of antioxidants … Read more
🌈DAY 23🌈 WHEEL POSE This pose really opens up the body while also strengthening all muscles. It strengthens the chest and lungs, stimulates thyroid and pituatary, increases energy, helps to remove fat buildup in the obliques, opens the heart chakra & assists with relieving constipation and other gastrointestinal ailments as well as improving blood circulation.
Saturdays are for pancakes & sprinkles🎉 Adults & kids alike love a good pancake breakfast! Unfortunately we live in a world where food has gotten labels of being good or bad & as a society people have adopted this mindset. One of the main education principles that I work on with my clients is erasing … Read more
I don’t eat vegan all of the time but when I do it looks like this deliciousness! When food combining a vegan or vegetarian meal, I like to include ✅1-2 servings raw veggies ✅1-2 servings grain ✅1-2 servings legumes ✅1-2 servings cooked veggies No matter what your eating style is, incorporating a plant-based meal for … Read more
🍒another day another meal🍒 Kids need balance in their diet as well, so one of my favorite ways to achieve this is combining one of THEIR favorite foods–that may not be the most nutritional but they love with one to two other foods that are super duper nutritional powerhouses. This will BALANCE the meal out … Read more
Who said we can’t have delicious, crisp refreshing veggies for breakfast??? I like to food combine a high healthy fat meal such as this hashbrown-egg scramble, cooked in refined coconut oil with raw, crunchy baby cucs! Combining a meal this way helps with digestion of the fats and also gives some balance to the system. … Read more