Hi and happy Feel-Good Monday!
This is where we share our favorite tips, tricks, secrets, and ways to "think like a healthy person" so that you can find your own delicious path to healthy living.
"Feel-Good Mondays" are meant to help us get back into that place of feeling energized, nourished, and ready to take inspired action for the week ahead.
If you’re a parent, at one point or another, you’ve probably stolen the leftover crusts and the rejected veggies off of your kiddo’s plate for your “lunch” (or breakfast, or dinner). (Been there, done that!)
Even before I had a toddler, finding time to make a ton of veggies every week (along with making homemade breakfasts and healthy proteins) was tricky – not to mention the time it can take to shop for it all! But now that we have a two-year-old in the mix, finding that time has become even more challenging. Rye LOVES to eat, which means I now have to make plentiful food for all of us. And run my practice and make time for self-care and spend time with my family.
Yeah. I’m sure many of you can relate! And that’s why I am a huge fan of healthy-eating shortcuts whenever I can find them.
Here’s my go-to list of ways to make your life easier (while simultaneously making it healthier!):
Veggies: Vegetables are the foundation of a healthy diet. Get them in however and whenever you can! Boxed greens are a total godsend. Toss organic baby spinach or arugula with a little olive oil, sea salt and pepper, and an acid of your choice (lemon, lime, vinegars) and top with any protein (eggs, meat, fish, beans) for a super quick and filling meal.
Our local Whole Foods has been putting out a great selection of vegetable “noodles” in the produce section: spiralized zucchini, beet, carrot, or squash “noodles” that simply need a quick sauté before they’re ready to be served with your favorite healthy toppings.
Soups are a great, quick way to get in a ton of veggies. You can make your own (this is my favorite red lentil soup that I make every fall and winter) or simply seek out veggie-filled soups on the outside.
Boxed seaweed and boxed kale chips are two of my favorite on-the-go ways to get in vegetables while traveling.
Proteins: Canned organic beans, organic rotisserie chicken (from a local health food store or butcher), organic deli meats, canned wild fish (salmon, pole-caught tuna, mackerel, sardines), and lentil-based pastas (available in the pasta section of your health food store) are all great, quick, easy, healthy proteins to have on hand for weeknight meals.
If you have a little more time, bake a batch of organic chicken, turkey, or grass-fed beef meatballs and freeze. Defrost individual portions as necessary (a huge hit with my toddler).
Breakfasts: Download my guide to healthy breakfasts you can make in 5 minutes!
Sweet treats:Check out some of my favorite, easy, healthy desserts here:
Try out some of these shortcuts and let me know how they work for you.
With love,
P.S. Fun side note! I’ll be doing an Instagram Q&A on with my dear friend and colleague, Hadley Seward, founder of the amazing Bonnenuit Baby. We’ll be talking about how to quickly, easily stay nourished as a parent (so that you can leave those leftover crusts behind).
Stay tuned for the date!!
