Healthy Eating
"This is an Opportunity to Change our Relationship with Food."
While we don't HAVE to change our diet in order to cleanse, I highly recommend it. The "Love Your Stinkin' Guts - Cleansing Challenge" is an opportunity to change our relationship with food. If you are here, you already know at least some of the dangers of a highly processed diet and/or "SAD" diet.
Even though I am a perfectionist at heart, I know there is know such thing as perfect. What I do know is there is almost always. . . a better choice. So lets all try our best to (at least temporarily eliminate the sugars, starches, dairy, alcohol, etc.) eat a cleaner, less processed diet.
Here are a few new recipes to try. There are a few that call for dairy. During the challenge, I encourage you to swap out the traditional dairy products for alternatives like coconut or almond. Empowerment Reminder: YOU are the keeper of your home and your body. . . so as always, the choice is yours to make.
Please Note: During this challenge, I plan to try and add more recipes as I try them out myself. If you have recipe(s) you would like to share, please post it with a photo in our discussion room aka "The Reading Room" and I will get them added onto this screen.
Breakfast
1/2 Cup - Coconut Yogurt
1/2 Cup - Pumpkin Puree
1- Toothpick Swirl of Cinnamon Bark Vitality*
1 Tsp - Maple Syrup
Toppings: Granola, Pumpkin Seeds or Toasted Walnuts
Mix all ingredients together, top & enjoy!
or
Mix puree, Cinnamon Bark Vitality, and syrup together then layer in cup with yogurt. Top and enjoy!
*Adjust to your liking. A toothpick swirl (TS) is enough for me. If you would prefer, you can sub in 1/2 tsp pie spice or cinnamon.
(rediscovering nature's essentials)
2 Scoops - Chocolate Pure Protein Complete
1 Cup - Milk of Choice
1 Dropper - Mineral Essence
2 Drops - Peppermint Vitality Oil
1 Cup - Ice
Blend & Enjoy!
When choosing your sweet potato for toasting, look for large round ones. The odd shaped ones don’t work the best in the toaster unless you trim and shape them.
Peeling is totally. . . Optional.
Slice your sweet potato vertically into ¼” long slices. (PS – use a sharp knife)
Toast your slices 2-3 times (on high) until cooked all the way through, browned, or to your liking. It helps to flip them.
If you are NOT feeding 7 people like me – LOL – then you may not use the whole sweet potato in one meal. Feel free to slice the entire sweet potato and keep the extra in the refrigerator. They should keep for at least a week or better if stored properly.
If you choose to shape your slices to fit the toaster, please save the pieces. You can totally use those pieces and/or small ends for another meal! Hint: toss them with veggies and coconut oil. Then roast them in the oven with some chicken. YUM!
Topping Options:
Nut Butter (Read Your Labels!)
Nut Butter + Bananas + Cinnamon*
Nut Butter + Raisins
Apple Butter (Read Labels)
Maple Syrup
Smashed Avocado
Smashed Avocado + Cherry Tomatoes
Smashed Avocado + Fried Eggs
Butter + Fried or Hard Boiled Eggs
Honey Butter + Dash of Cinnamon*
Get Creative!!
*Dash of Cinnamon can be Replaced with a Swirl or Drop of Cinnamon Bark Vitality. Pro Tip: A little goes a looonnngg way. :)
(rediscovering nature's essentials)
1 Cup - Greens (Kale, Spinach, etc)
2 oz. - NingXia Red
1 - Banana
2 Drops - Orange Vitality
2 Drops - Lemon Vitality
1 Drop - Spearmint Vitality
Blend together & Enjoy!
*Add a scoop of Vanilla Pure Protein Complete if you would like.
(rediscovering nature's essentials)
1 - NingXia Nitro (Could sub in NingXia Red if needed)
1 Scoop - Vanilla Pure Protein Complete
1/2 - Banana
1/2 Cup - Frozen Raspberries
1/2 - Avocado
Blend & Enjoy!
*Take with OmegaGize for even more Boss Power ;)
(Nicole Morrissey)
2 - medjool dates, pitted & chopped
1 - large apple, cored & quartered
2 Tbsp - pecans
2 Tbsp - unsweetened coconut
1 Tbsp - almond butter
1 Tbsp – warm water
Pulse first four ingredients in a food processor to get your desired consistency.
Put mixture into a bowl.
Mix almond butter with warm water and top.
Enjoy!
Main Dish
(Sarah Cook)
4 cups – diced carrots
3 cups – chopped celery
1 cup – diced onion
5 cloves – garlic, minced
3 cups – potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 pound - chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 tbsp - arrowroot powder
1 tbsp – dried parsley
3/4 tsp - celery seed
3 cups - chicken stock
1 cup - milk of choice
10 oz - frozen green beans
Put everything except the milk and green beans in the crockpot and put on low for 6 hours.
When everything is cooked, add in the milk and green beans. Cook for another 15 minutes or so.
Enjoy!
(Sarah Cook)
1 lb - stew beef
2 tbsp - arrowroot powder
1 cup - onion, chopped
5 cups - carrots, peeled & chopped
4 cups - potatoes, peeled & chopped
2 cups - beef broth
1 cup - tomato-based vegetable juice
1/2 tsp - smoked paprika
1/2 tsp - dried tarragon
1 - bay leaf
salt and pepper
Put all the ingredients in a slow cooker. Cook on low for 8 hours.
Enjoy!
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