Food and Nutrition

Celery juice…Weight loss cure? Digestive aid? Flushes out viruses? Overall health panacea? Reverses brain fog, depression, and anxiety? No. Absolutely not. Ridiculous.

Physical hunger is triggered by hormone shifts – ghrelin, cortisol, insulin, leptin etc. Without having to be an endocrinologist you absolutely can help yourself out here by manipulating your food choices and making some simple lifestyle changes!First goal is to stabilize your blood sugar. This encapsulates a few tips in one. Eat protein. Eat fiber rich food.

SERVES 2INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup unsweetened milk of choice
• ¼ cup chia seeds
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon 
• 1 tbsp pure maple syrup 
• 1 serving protein powder of choice (I like Alaya Naturals Grass Fed Vanilla Whey with Branched Chain Aminos)
• For topping: fresh fruit of choice, granola, raw cacao nibs, nut butter

SERVES 1INGREDIENTS:

• ¾ cup rolled oats 
• 1 cup unsweetened milk of choice
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 1 tbsp raw cacao nibs 
• 1 tbsp peanut butter 
• 1 tbsp hemp seeds
• ½ banana sliced
• Drizzle of pure maple syrup

INSTRUCTIONS: 

1. Add the oats, milk, and chia seeds to a mason-style jar container and mix well.

SERVES 1INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup unsweetened Greek yogurt 
• ¼ cup granola 
• 1 cup strawberries, sliced 
• 1 tbsp raw honey 
• For Topping Options: Mixed Berries, Walnut Pieces, Cacao Nibs

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Add the yogurt, strawberries, granola and honey into a blender and blend till smooth.  
2. Top with ingredients of choice and enjoy!

Who's in?!

Low in sugar, decadent, and delicious.

Serves 1 INGREDIENTS:

• 1 scoop Protein Powder Of Choice – (I use Alaya Naturals Vanilla Whey)
• 1 Tbsp.

Serves 20 Serving size is one Square INGREDIENTS:

• 2/3 cup coconut butter
• 1 cup creamy organic peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon Alaya Naturals Vanilla Whey Protein or Alaya Naturals Plant Based Protein
• 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt

DIRECTIONS