Fruits of our labour 🍏🍋🥒🥕
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❤️ I love doing seasonal juicing - particularly in the spring and fall as we transition into the warmer and colder months. Here’s a few reasons why:
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🧡 Assists the body’s natural detoxification system! Juicing can help support the digestive system, kidneys and liver to do their normal daily jobs a heck of a lot easier - which is to nourish and detox the body!
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💛 Boosts immunity! Fruits and veggies are super high in antioxidants and usually have a lot of anti-inflammatory properties. Boosting our immune system as we move into new seasons can help our body to prepare and regulate to the new temperatures and changes that each season has to offer.
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💚 Use up the last of the seasons goodies! As we transition to new seasons, new produce starts to arrive and old produce needs to be used up! What better way to take advantage of end-of-season sales and end-of-season garden goodies than to juice?!
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💙 Higher nutrient levels in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants - and it tastes better, too! Buying in season means the nutrient content of the food will be higher as it will not have been “forced” to grow in a season/climate it wasn’t intended to grow in. Ever wonder why strawberries taste soooo good in the summer vs the winter?! Well there’s your answer 🍓
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💜 Local, seasonal produce not only tastes better and has higher nutrient levels, it’s also waaay more economical! When we buy food that has been locally grown in season, we are getting foods at their peak when they have the highest nutrient content as it hasn’t been picked early (before ripening) and shipped half way across the world - your wallet, body, farmer and the earth will thank you 🙏🏼
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🖤 As a holistic nutritionist, and someone that is passionate about Ayurveda philosophy, eating in season is living in tune with nature’s rhythm which makes us more aware and appreciative of the beauty that each season has to offer. Our body’s naturally will do this - this is why we crave warm, root vegetables and comfort foods in the winter and fresh, light fruits/veggies in the summer! Listen to your body, it already knows the way 💕
Green onions anyone?! 🌱
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🆓 Actually though.. anyone want some green onions?! We have waaay too many and they all gotta go! Whatever people don’t take, I’ll just dehydrate 😇
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HEALTH BENEFITS 🤓
✅ Nutrient dense - low in calories, high in vitamins/minerals - especially vitamin C, A, K and B vitamins
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✅ Loaded with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory/antibacterial properties
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✅ Quercetin is also a flavonoid antioxidant that’s highly concentrated in onions!
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✅ GREAT for heart health
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✅ Contain cancer-fighting compounds
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✅ May help regulate blood sugar + may boost bone density
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✅ Rich source of fibre + prebiotic to help with optimal gut health
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👩🏼🍳 HOW TO USE THEM
I looove using these little guys (also known as scallions) in miso soups, homemade ramen, savoury breads, toppings on almost any meal, soups, stew.. hellooo fall! 🍂
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👉🏼 Shoot me a message if you’d like to pick some up! 💚
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CHAI APPLES 🍏
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🌳 One of the quickest and easiest ways to preserve all those apples that are falling off the tree this season! This 2 ingredient preservation recipe is packed with tasty nutrients that everyone can benefit from!
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INGREDIENTS
🍏 Diced, cored apples (skin on)
🍏 Chai spices
OPTIONAL ADDITIONS
🍋 Raw cane sugar
🍋 Lemon juice
🍋 Himalayan salt
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DIRECTIONS
👩🏼🍳 Toss all ingredients into a stainless steel bowl and mix until well combined. Freeze in glass, stainless steel, reusable silicone bags or old waxed cartons!
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🤤 Pull these out of the freezer and use them in a apple crumble, apple pie, apple tarts, SMOOTHIES or apple sauce!
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👉🏼 Check out the link in my bio for the full recipe under ➡️ recipes ➡️ preserves 👆🏼 AND for:
✅ Full ingredient list to make your own homemade chai spice mix
✅ List of health benefits from cooking/preserving with chai spices
✅ WHY I leave the skin on my apples + all the nutrients found in the skin!
✅ AND why I suggest those optional ingredients!
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✨ Also, big shout out to @om.foods for having ALL the bulk spices a girl could ever hope for! Get ALL these ingredients from them, in bulk, for a fraction of the cost! (Apples not included)
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🌿 HERBS to use for the perfect ROAST CHICKEN 🐓
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👩🏼🍳 Roasting a chicken has got to be one of my favourite ways to meal prep at the beginning of the week! 1 chicken is usually enough for dinner + a few meals throughout the week, plus I always like to save the carcass to make bone broth or soup!
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🤤 Aside from the recipe being completely delicious (and super simple to make) it’s also jam packed with nutrients from being cooked bone-in with fresh herbs! (See link in bio for details 👆🏼)
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INGREDIENTS
🌿 1 free range chicken
🌿 2-3 sprigs Sage
🌿 2-3 sprigs Rosemary
🌿 2-3 sprigs Oregano
🌿 2-3 sprigs Thyme
🌿 1/4 onion, roughly chopped
🌿 1/2 lemon, roughly diced
🌿 3 garlic cloves, roughly crushed
🌿 3 tbsp melted coconut oil
🌿 3 tbsp melted ghee
🌿 2 tsp Himalayan salt
🌿 1 tsp fresh cracked pepper
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DIRECTIONS
1️⃣ Detail the herbs (saving the stems) and chop finely. Add herbs, S+P and oils to a small bowl.
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2️⃣ With a brush, coat the outside + inside of the chicken with the herb mixture.
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3️⃣ Put stems, onions, lemon + garlic into a bowl + toss with S+P. Stuff into the chicken carcass.
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4️⃣ Cook chicken in a roasting pan lined with parchment paper. Cook covered at 400 for 45min. Uncover and cook at 425 for 30min.
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5️⃣ When done, let sit for a few minutes. While it sits, take the drippings and make a quick gravy! Serve when ready.
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👉🏼 For full instructions, tips and my top 5 reasons to eat bone-in meat, check out the link in my bio under ➡️ recipes ➡️ dinner👆🏼
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BATH BOMBS 🧼💣
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🛀🏼 BIG fan of bubble baths!
🙅🏼♀️ NOT a fan of nasty chemicals!
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🎁 With the cozy months upon us, keep it clean + natural with these homemade essential oil bath bombs! The perfect gift for yourself this season 🙏🏼
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INGREDIENTS
💣 1 cup baking soda
💣 1/2 cup cornstarch
💣 1/2 - 1 cup Epsom salts*
💣 1/4 cup cream of tartar or citric acid*
💣 3 tbsp carrier oil of choice*
💣 2 tsp essential oils
💣 dried flowers, tea, homemade dyes, etc.
💣 water bottle with water or witch hazel
💣 molds
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👉🏼 For full instructions, tips and info on the right carrier oil, essential oil and bath salts for you, check out the link in my bio 👆🏼
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