Kimberly Pierro

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Let’s talk about Lunch! Poor lunch gets overlooked far too often, for me it would go one of two ways. I would either skip it or eat waaaayyy too little or I would head to the drive thru and go waaaayy to hard on the burger and fries both options have negative consequences (hello 2pm crash and binge city when I get home). Once I started doing a little bit of planning and purposeful grocery shops things started to turn around. When it comes to nutrition I ...think one of our biggest problems is overthinking it. It doesn’t have to be gourmet or overly complicated recipes but in my opinion it does need to taste good. In this leftover taco bowl you might recognize the greens mix as the infamous sweet kale salad. This week was particularly busy so for taco night instead of my usual homemade fresh slaw I used the kale salad mix BUT subbed my own dressing and passed on the sugar laden dried cranberries. I will save my research on supermarket salad dressing for another post, however, I alway keep some @primalkitchen salad dressing on hand just in case I don’t have time to make my own. Okay so, what is in this bowl? Left over seasoned taco meat (I always make a ton to have protein hanging in my fridge for lunch salads) Guacamole (I add vegan Parmesan or straight up nutritional yeast because I try to stay lighter at lunch and avoid cheese, I also buy frozen avocado so guacamole is always just a few mashed avos away) Sweet Kale Salad mix Homemade coleslaw dressing Franks red hot because I put that shit on everything All the supporting recipes will be coming to a post near you or included in my upcoming Reset to Basics Plan Side note: I do agree that fresh is best but I also believe some greens are better than no greens and sometimes that means bagged salad or frozen veggies See more

Got zucchini? The whole family loved this one and if you have an abundance of zucchini in your garden right now it makes a great creamy addition to your smoothies both fresh and frozen. 1 cup Almond Milk... 1/2 cup Frozen pineapple 1/2 Frozen banana 4 zucchini rounds 1 tbsp soaked chia seeds handful spinach 1 tbsp almond butter 1 scoop vanilla or strawberry protein powder Blend to your hearts content See more

Chia Seeds Tiny but mighty and how to incorporate them so you get the full benefits! In 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) of chia seeds you are getting: 4.4g of protein... 10.6g of fiber 177 mg of Calcium (18% DV) 8.6g of fat (13% DV coming partially from omegas which is AWESOME) 30% DV of Manganese 27% DV of Phosphorus (DV = Daily Value) These versatile seeds make it so easy to make them a daily staple in our diet. I use them to make chia pudding, overnight oats and chia jam. They’re a great addition to smoothies for added fibre as you can tell from most of my smoothie recipes. However, these wonderful little seeds do contain something called phytic acid which can impair the absorption of certain nutrients, most seeds and grains have these as they help the plant grow. In order to release the acid and stop it from binding to certain nutrients I always soak my seeds. If you are enjoying them in jam, pudding or overnights oats you are golden but I always have some soaking in water in my fridge for my smoothies or to mix with almond butter for my toast. This is how I soak my chia seeds plain: I mix a ratio of 1/3 cups chia seeds to 2 cups water, give it a good shake and place it in the fridge for at least 2-3 hours and they're good in the fridge for up to 5 days. See more

Hope you had some time to enjoy the long weekend! I had some family, friend and alone time which was the balance of primary nourishment but I didn’t put too much thought into my secondary nourishment (food) so I’m really focusing on balanced meals this week. Looking for adequate protein, fats and carbohydrates from whole foods along with veggies and fruit to keep me fuelled, improve my quality of sleep and just feel better! Pictured: me feeling peaceful as heck in the middle of a lake all by myself