‘Nutrition’ Category

  1. Epic Hour with Wellness Wonderland Radio!

    May 15, 2013 by Heather

    On Monday morning, I had the pleasure of chatting it up with Katie Dalebout, author of The Wellness Wonderland, for an hour-long chat about spirituality, food, body image, and blogging. Katie recently started her own Wellness Wonderland radio show and I’m honored to have been the second guest! She is such an amazing woman with so much creative inspiration to offer.

    You can listen to the interview in the video below or download the MP3 version here, put it on your iPod and listen to it in the car. I can’t get enough of podcasts lately, so I recommend doing this. It always makes the car ride go by so quickly!

    I know you’ll enjoy our interview. We talk about my morning and evening routines, go-to meals, and tips for living a j’adore la vie lifestyle. If you’re not already a frequent visitor to The Wellness Wonderland, you definitely will become one after listening to this interview. Katie will steal your heart much like she stole mine a few months ago. ;-)

    Make sure you leave us some questions and/or comments on YouTube too. Let’s have some girl chat!

    Stay lovely,
    Heather


  2. All BEET Up Salad!

    May 7, 2013 by Heather

    The other day, I decided to tackle a veggie that I absolutely love but never worked with before: beets! It’s funny because I love raw beets but never thought to prepare a dish at home using them. I think I was intimidated to use them because, at first glance, it looks like you would need to hack away at them.

    Well, to my surprise, the beets were super easy to slice. After a quick peel and some slicing, I had beets ready for assembling.

    I also had quite the amount of residue on my fingers. 

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    All BEET up! Har har har. 

    I decided to incorporate the beets into a hearty salad. When summer comes around, my palate for cooked foods fades away and I basically live off of salads. This one is perfect because it packs in all of your macronutrients and is chock-full of vitamins, antioxidants, and omegas. Make this baby and you’ll be glowing from the inside out!

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    Prep Time: 5-10 minutes

    Ingredients

    • 2-3 leaves of kale, de-stemmed and chopped
    • 1/2 beet, thinly sliced
    • 1/2 cup shredded carrots
    • 3 Tbsp hemp seeds
    • 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
    • 2 Tbsp vegan mayonnaise
    • 1/2 tsp Bragg’s liquid aminos (or 1 tsp coconut aminos)
    • 1/2 tsp garlic powder

     

    Directions

    • Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
    • Stir with a fork until ingredients are well combined.
    • Serve and enjoy!

     

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    This is definitely going to be one of my go-to salads this summer. It keeps me feeling satisfied and energized for hours. I love the punch from the garlic powder and salty bite from the Bragg’s liquid aminos too! The crunchiness of the raw veggies marries so well with the creamy combination of the hemp seeds, nutritional yeast, and vegan mayo. Can you tell I’m excited?! You should get excited too, and make this ASAP.

    Stay lovely,
    Heather


  3. #plantPOWER Round II, Day 3: C is for…Creamy Coconut-Curry Roasted Veggies!

    February 3, 2013 by Heather

    Thank you so much for entering the giveaways! It’s really fun to go through the comments and read how you would use the foods in your own lives. You have until Tuesday, February 26, at 5:00 p.m. EST to enter ALL giveaways, so no worries if you didn’t get around to it yet. 

     

    Make sure you click the above links, leave a comment on those posts, and then send out your tweets for an an extra entry! xo

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    When it came time for me to create a recipe with foods, herbs, and spices beginning with the letter “C,” my mind was spinning! Cashews, cinnamon, coconut, curry, clementines – there are so many incredible choices! I ultimately decided I wanted to make a new Indian-inspired sauce. If you peruse through my recipes, it’s no secret that I’m slightly obsessed with curry. So, today, the obsession continues. ;-)

    We’ve got curry, shredded coconut, and cinnamon, all of which have outstanding #plantPOWER benefits! A compnonent in curry called curcumin shuts down genes that trigger the onset of breast cancer. Coconut is fantastic for heart health and improved digestion. Cinnamon contains polyphenols, antioxidnats that help reduce the risk of heart disease. As you can tell, we have a #plantPOWER-full recipe on our hands!

    Serves: 2-4
    Prep time: 5-10 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes 

    Ingredients

    Roasted Veggies

    • 1/2 eggplant, diced
    • 1 cup Brussels sprouts, diced
    • 1/2 medium sweet potato, diced

     

    Creamy Coconut Curry Sauce

    • 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
    • 4 Tbsp organic shredded coconut
    • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
    • 1.5 tsp curry powder
    • 1/2 tsp garam masala
    • 1 tsp garlic powder
    • 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
    • 1/2 tsp stevia

     

    Directions

    • Preheat oven  to 450 degrees.
    • Spray a large roast pan with organic non-stick cooking spray and place veggies in the pan.
    • Spray the veggies with the non-stick cooking spray and place into the oven for 20-25 minutes.
    • While veggies are roasting, combine all sauce ingredients in a blender or food processor.
    • Pulse until smooth. 
    • When veggies are done roating, transfer them to a large sauce pan on low-heat.
    • Pour sauce over the veggies are stir until well combined. Add a few Tbsp of almond milk if desired.
    • Plate and garnish with extra shredded coconut!


    There are no words, my friends. If you love curry, you’ll love this recipe. If you’re going grocery shopping for the week, pick up the ingredients here that you might not have on-hand and get to making this dish! While you’re at it, you can make Kasey’s Cheesy Basil & Butternut Quinoa too! Talk about a homerun #plantPOWER meal. Don’t mind if I do!

    Have a beautiful Sunday and keep those pictures coming. You all ROCK!

    Stay lovely,
    Heather 

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