"adding" the good

"adding" the good

Last week I talked about having an "adding"mindset" when starting a healthier lifestyle. I truly believe healing for the body and soul comes from a place of adding... adding love and nourishment, ADDING goodness to your life. Add healing nutrient dense foods that are full of vitamins and minerals that will help you live not only fully but to thrive.

Start by focusing on adding goodness into your life vs. worrying about taking anything out. 

One good thing at a time. One good decision, one healthy choice. One at a time and slowly watch them start to pile up and see all your good things grow.

We talked about mindset and not focusing on taking anything out but also realize it doesn't need to be complicated to eat healthy. Unless you have a medical condition you probably don't need a list of rules. I have only one for today... Feel good. Eat to feel good. A dieting mindset can be hard to break and take a lot of emotional work to get through. Restrictions and beliefs get so engraved into our thoughts we may not even recognize it. Things like "I can't eat carbs or fat makes me fat." Obsessing leads to a negative approach around food. Just ADD the good.

What are the goods I'm talking about?

Whole Foods.

Eat more whole foods.

Basing your diet around unprocessed foods will fill you up and leave you satisfied. They provide both Macro and Micro nutrients that will power your day. Focus on nutrient density, not calories. 

How you may ask?

1. Add veggies to yo breakfast. Green smoothie, veggie omelets or casseroles, pumped up pancakes, breakfast salads, scrambled veggies, basically anything can be breakfast if you put some eggs with it! 

2. Double the veggies. Take the family favorite casserole or soup recipe and double the veggies up! You're only going to enhance the flavor and nutrient value...

3. Stuff them into sandwiches. Start with your blank canvas of meat and bread and get creative. Think cucumber, zucchini, sprouts, olives, spinach. Anything! 

4. Add one new veggie every shopping trip. If that is too much, start with one a month. Walk around the produce aisle and find something you haven't used before and pick it up. Once you're home look up how to prepare it and enjoy. It may be a flop but hey it could also be a new family favorite. That is how we fell in love with Kiwi!

Remember a mindset shift wont happen overnight or from a place of shame. Focus on adding the good and progress, not perfection. 

Try out a tip and let me know how it goes!


Want to know more about my veggie breakfasts? Come back next week and I'll share a family favorite!

XOXO
Ash