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Hack your rice!!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I love my rice, and

Hack your rice!!⁠⠀
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I love my rice, and while using this hack isn’t giving you permission to over eat it, why not make it work for you when you do decide to enjoy it!⁠⠀
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Here’s whatcha do: ⠀⁠⠀
Add about 1 tbsp of coconut oil for every one cup of raw rice you are cooking, then cool your rice completely in the fridge right after it’s done cooking.⁠⠀(you can reheat before eating)
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Why do this?? Let’s geek out! 🤓⠀⁠⠀
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When you cook coconut oil and rice together, the oil binds to the digestible starch in the rice (that’s the starch that turns to glucose). Once bound with the oil, the digestible starch begins to crystallize, creating resistant starch...⠀⁠⠀
Cooling the rice after cooking it promotes crystallization, leading to an increase in resistant starch compared to normally prepared white rice...⁠⠀
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So what are the benefits? ⠀
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1. The rice has a much milder effect on our glucose levels

2. The simple carbs change to resistant starch which has less of an impact on net carbs (because we don’t digest these starches, our gut bugs do)
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3. It serves as a prebiotic which feeds our friendly bacteria in our gut.⠀⁠⠀

4. The calories of the rice reduce 10% if not more.
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Drop a 💙 if you are gonna try this out!⠀⁠

#foodhacks #bulletproof #rice #biohack #lowcarbhacks #foodprep #whiterice #paleohacks #bloodsugarbalance #bloodsugar #bloodglucose #glucoselevels #PCOS #pcosdiet #pcosdietsupport #prediabetes #diabetesawareness #guthealth #goodguthealth #gutbacteria

nut-free & grain-free paleo chocolate chip cookies

nut-free & grain-free paleo chocolate chip cookies perfect for school or you!

Many schools have a nut-free policy and I’ve gotten lots of requests for a grain-free cookie that are also nut-free… THIS IS IT! 🍪🍪🍪🍪

Swipe left to get the ingredients.

Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to 180C / 350F
2. In a food processor or blender, grind the sunflower seeds as fine as you want them. These cookies can be chunky or as smooth as you like.
3. Combine your wet ingredients with coconut sugar and mix.
4. Add in your dry ingredients and mix well.
5. Fold in your chocolate chips.
6. Make about 12-20 balls (depending on the size) and flatten gently on a baking sheet. Bake for 9-10 minutes.
7. Let cool completely and sprinkle with flakey sea salt (optional)
8. Enjoy!

* note - don’t be alarmed if your cookies turn green inside! This is a natural reaction when sunflower seeds are heated 💚

#paleocookies #chocolatechipcookies #nutfree #grainfree #nutfreepaleo #seedcookies #schoolsnack #healthysnack #paleokids #paleoschoolsnacks #grainfreesnack #cookiemonster

Did you know eating a banana at different stages o

Did you know eating a banana at different stages of ripeness will have a different impact on you?

Here are 5 stages of a banana and how eating them at that stage impacts you!

1. underripe - improves blood sugar control, promotes gut health as they are full of resistant starch that feed your good gut bacteria. Resistant starch is also wonderful at helping you stay full!

2. barely ripe - has most of the same benefits as our underripe bananas but are simply tastier if you ask me! They are still high in fiber, low in carbs, promotes blood sugar control

3. just ripe - our resistant starch starts to decrease, and sugars increase but ripe bananas have the maximum micronutrients like potassium and vitamin B6

4. very ripe / overripe - while these are nice and sweet and easier to digest, keep in mind this when the sugar content of the bananas really starts to elevate which can lead to blood sugar spikes and imbalanced blood sugar.

So if you ask me, if eating a banana solo go for the barely ripe to just ripe variant. You’ll get the most benefit from it!

#banana #nutritionfacts #wholefooddiet #fruit #bananafacts #knowyourfood #b#foodbenefits #nutritiontips #guthealth #bloodsugar #bloodsugarbalance #balanceyourbloodsugar #gutmicrobiome #resistantstarch #microbiome

Butter is always better! Butter contains lecithin

Butter is always better!

Butter contains lecithin, a substance that assists in the proper assimilation and metabolism of cholesterol and other fat constituents.
Butter also contains a number of anti-oxidants that protect against the kind of free radical damage that weakens the arteries. Vitamin A and vitamin E found in butter both play a strong anti-oxidant role. Butter is a very rich source of selenium, a vital anti-oxidant–containing more per gram than herring or wheat germ.

Margarine and other butter replacements are frankenfoods! They contain highly processed rancid vegetable oils, soy protein isolate and a host of additives and preservatives. All of these ingredients are terrible for our inflammation levels and heart health. Luckily there has been movements put in place to remove toxic hydrogenated fats. but never the less, these fake foods are bad news!

https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/know-your-fats/why-butter-is-better/#gsc.tab=0

#hearthealth #butterisbetter #cholesterol #truthaboutbutter #butter #ghee #improveyourhealth #nutrtiontip #frankenfood #margarine #diethearthypothesis #westinprice #goodfat

While I usually talk about what you eat, what you

While I usually talk about what you eat, what you eat and drink out of also matters!

When doing metal cookware, drinkware, foodware, etc. there are a few types I recommend and a few I suggest staying far away from. Aluminum is definitely one you want to stay away from. Aluminum is often used as a blend with steel (to make it less expensive) or can often be confused with steel as it looks and feels very similar.

How to test if what you have at home is steel or not. Simply take a magnet to it.
✅ If it sticks, STEEL! 🙌🏽. I
❌ f it doesn’t, probably aluminum 🥴.
❌ If it kinda sticks but isn’t really holding on, you probably have a blend.

Why do we want to stay away from aluminum? It can leach into whatever is being cooked or stored in. There are studies that link it to Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. Aluminum is also an endocrine disruptor and can impact estrogen levels as well as other reproductive and developmental hormones.

While the amount of exposer to cause an issue is up for debate, my view is, if it ain’t good for you, and it can do you harm, avoid it if you can! There are too many people suffering from neurological disorders, reproductive and other hormonal conditions today. 😩

Other places to watch out for aluminum - antacids, deodorant, cosmetics, and sunscreen.

If you want to know more about ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS I did a post on it a while back so scroll through my feed and look for “what could be impacting your hormones”

#endocrinedisruptors #hormonebalance #brainhealth #alzheimers #aluminumfree #safecookware #whatsinyourkitchen #hormonedisruptors

Most of my recipes start with me playing in the ki

Most of my recipes start with me playing in the kitchen - trying new flavors, and new combinations can make magic!

I don’t have an exact recipe for this salad yet but here is the gist of what I did

Marinated cauliflower with EVOO, @foodsbyri garlic chili oil, salt, cumin, paprika, and a squeeze of lemon. Air fried it for 17 minutes on 190C. Plated a bed of mixed greens, added the cauliflower along with some dried figs for some sweetness. Made a very simple vinaigrette for some freshness, and finished it off with some almond slivers for a bit of crunch.

It turned out delish!

Hope I’ve inspired you to get a little creative in the kitchen this weekend! 👩🏻‍🍳💕

#fridayfeels #recipeoftheday #cookingwithoutarecipe #goodingredients #qualityingredients #playinginthekitchen #whatsforlunch #delish #salad #roastedcauliflower #warmsalad

THIS IS 43! And if I’m being honest with myself

THIS IS 43! And if I’m being honest with myself I love where I have come and where I am going.

Growing up I was insecure, shy, self conscious, unforgiving of myself, and if I’m being brutally honest didn’t have much self worth. I still know the shy insecure little girl I was growing up is still inside but instead of shaming her or hiding her, I’m embracing her, giving her the biggest hug, and letting her know it’s all going to be ok.

Today I want to give all of you the very important reminder to give yourself grace and to give yourself love!!!!! We tend (at least I used to) to focus our self worth on external factors and validation from others, but as I’m learning slowly but surely, until you love yourself, put yourself first, and are truly content with who you are, you’ll never get what you are looking for outside.

Some of the things I’ve been doing which has helped me.

❤️ Journaling - really calling out the little things that make me happy, sad, etc.
❤️ Trying to set boundaries and ask myself if I am doing something to simply oblige others - always a challenge for me, but awareness is the first step!
❤️ Listening to my body
❤️ Spending time with myself
❤️ Going for therapy (lots of stigma around this but I wanted to put it out there because I just started recently and this has been huge!)

I’m still a work in progress but that’s what makes me beautiful. Our “flaws” and our differences is what makes us special.

If you relate to any of this, which I’m sure many of you do, would love to hear from you.

#blessed #itsmybirthday #lovemyself #content #mentalhealth #hapiness #lovemylife #iamwhoiam #proudofme #thankingmyself #itsallaboutme #youarewhoyouare #justbreath

Quick and easy COMPLETE breakfast for the kids or

Quick and easy COMPLETE breakfast for the kids or you!

Breakfast can be hard and many of us turn to quick choices which are usually full of refined carbs, and sugars.

Even something as “healthy” as oatmeal (if not prepared right) can lead to sugar spikes, cravings, and energy crashes

Here is an alternative that my family loves and I hope yours does too! It’s a overnight oat chia pudding hybrid and it’s got everything you your little one needs to start their day on the right foot! These measurements will make 1 big kid portion or 2 little kid portions

1/4 cup whole rolled oats
2 to 3 Tbsp chia seeds
1 Tbsp flax meal
1 1/4 cup milk of choice
1 tsp raw honey
Chopped fruit & nuts

Mix everything together the night before and pop in the fridge for the next day. Easy, complete, delicious!

#overnightoats #overnightoatsrecipe #quickbreakfast #balancedbreakfast #glutenfreebreakfast #easybreakfast #makeahead #makeaheadmeals #makeaheadbreakfast #chiapudding #oatsandhoney #oatsandchia

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