Do you ever wonder if you’re serving up the right food portion size when you’re creating your snack or meal? Portion sizes and serving sizes can be confusing. How much should I be eating? Should I follow the serving sizes? How do I know whether or not I need more than the “average” person? These are just a few of the many questions I hear from the community daily! In order for the nutrients you’re eating to do their job and fuel your body appropriately, we need to ensure we’re consuming the right amounts. When you understand what food portion...
This article is sponsored by Further Foods. We like working with brands that can support your health. All opinions are our own. When you’re feeling under the weather, these natural cold and flu remedies can support your body and help reduce your symptoms and even lessen the length of being sick. Caring for your immune health is something you should be mindful of year-round. By taking care of your gut health, nourishing yourself well, and practicing a healthy lifestyle, you can better prevent catching a cold or flu. With that in mind, there are ways you can support yourself when...
This Healthy Gluten-Free Veggie Pizza is topped with a variety of vegetables and nutrients, making it a great balance of nutritious and delicious! If you’re looking for a satisfying way to incorporate more veggies into your day, this is an easy way to do so! Not only can you top your pizza with a mix of several veggies that give you a variety of nutrients, but making homemade pizza is also a way to bring a little more enjoyment to the process. This recipe is a combination of some of our favorite ingredients that taste well together to give you...
Do you ever find yourself feeling a little too full or eating when you’re not really hungry, but at the same time, you’re struggling to stop overeating? We all overeat sometimes, and that’s normal and expected. We’re not perfect and you don’t need to be because that’s not the goal. However, if you recognize that overeating is consistently present in your life, it’s also important to address it because it’s not supporting you. Consistently overeating can leave you feeling not well physically, more disconnected from your wants and needs, and also be a sign that you haven’t found how to...
Take a pause to check in with yourself in the afternoon by making yourself a cup of calm tea. Not only do herbal, calming teas help you to relax on a cellular level, but taking a break in the afternoon to slow down, make a cup of tea, and give yourself a few minutes to relax as you enjoy that tea is a beautiful way to bring more slowness to your day. Even on the busiest of days, we all can find 15 minutes for a tea break. For many, adding in a practice of using herbs is a fun...
The “eat the rainbow” philosophy is rooted in eating an abundance and variety of nutrient-rich, plant-based foods. These foods help us get the wide variety of nutrients our body needs throughout the week. Mother Nature provides us with so much nutritious and beautiful produce, and eating the rainbow is a simple visual reminder that allows you to appreciate all of these powerful foods that are available for you to enjoy. By visualizing the rainbow as you eat throughout the week, it will help you to incorporate a variety of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants into your diet. Discover a few of...
Who says smoothies are only for the summer! This Cinnamon Tahini Smoothie is the perfect flavor to enjoy year-round. Whether you enjoy your smoothies for breakfast or in the afternoon for an energy boost or as a dessert, this tahini smoothie has everything you need to maintain your energy throughout the day and keep you feeling satiated until your next meal. Tahini is the star ingredient in this smoothie. If you’re not familiar with tahini, it’s similar in texture to peanut butter, but it’s made from sesame seeds! Not only does its nutty flavor give it a satisfying flavor that pairs...
Your food portions will change from meal to meal, and day to day. As they do, it’s important for you to develop an understanding of what that is so you can use those little insights about yourself feel more confident in how to best nourish your unique body. Learning to listen to your body’s hunger and fullness signals to guide your food choices is one of the most important skills for nourishing yourself well. Being in tune with your hunger guides you to know what to eat, when to eat, and how big or small of food portions to eat...
The body’s health relies on the quality of food that goes into it. Today’s fast-paced lifestyles have made it way too easy to settle for diets that not only lack nourishment but actually weaken the body’s systems and overall health. For these reasons, a poor diet has become a top risk factor for developing chronic diseases. The Hallelujah Diet is designed to supply the nourishment the body needs to maintain good health on a long-term basis. Read on to see how our plant-based eating lifestyle can help restore your body to good health. The Deadly Effects of the Standard American...
Spice up your next snack session with this delightfully-dippable Vegan Smokey Cashew Queso Dip! It’s no secret at this point that we here at NS are big-time fans of snacking. We also believe that the best healthy snacks include recipes that not only taste delicious but also check some of the nutritional boxes. Using lightly toasted raw cashews and almond milk gives this Smokey Cashew Queso dip a boost of protein. Finding substitutes for dairy isn’t always easy. Especially when it comes to mimicking the texture of a perfectly creamy cheese sauce. In our home, we’ve personally tried numerous store-bought...
