"I'm a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and amateur chef. I will help you get to an optimal level of health by giving you a balanced healthy eating plan." - Heather Nauta. HealthyEatingStartsHere.com
Austin is an amazing place for vegan food! I spent the weekend there speaking at BlogHer Food with Christy Morgan and checking out all the fun vegan spots. There were lots more places we didn't get to, so if you're heading through Texas Austin is definitely the place to stop. You'll have to hunt down your own mangoes though ;)
I love finding things at the store to make hotel room meals, and think of it as an adventure in creative meal planning. Some things can be annoying, like if you don't have a can opener, but if you plan ahead it's so much fun!
I decided it would be fun to try to make a treat for my pregnant friend to help her get to sleep using plant foods that have tryptophan, and came up with these little balls that I started calling Tryptophan Balls, and the name kind of stuck.
Tryptophan rich foods can be helpful as a bedtime snack if you're having trouble getting to sleep because it triggers the neurotransmitters that help your brain's sleep cycle.
Although they're called 'breakfast' patties, I had them for lunch topped with avocado and a homemade tomato chutney mixed with tahini, along with a fresh salad. The texture of the rice with the toasted walnuts is amazing, and the flavors go so nicely together.
I was having way too much fun adding colorful vegetables to this eggplant chickpea curry, so this dish wound up making quite a bit - especially with the chickpeas. That was great, because we then had enough for lunch the next day
I thought it might be helpful to show just how easy it is to make a healthy meal. I made a spinach salad with veggies, chickpeas and a peanut dressing for a train ride.
Being Honest With Myself - And Sharing With You
My Full Thoughts: http://www.healthyeatingstartshere.com/you/being-honest
Well, today I have some serious news to share. It's difficult for me to talk about, and difficult for me to share, [...]
Well, today I have some serious news to share. It's difficult for me to talk about, and difficult for me to share, but because you've all become such a big part of my life I want to try to explain.
This Saturday, April 13th at 2pm ET I'll be doing a FREE LIVE webinar going through what you need to know to plan healthy balanced meals, and answering your questions!
In an ideal world, meal planning would be easy and intuitive. We do tend to make a bigger deal of planning meals than we need to sometimes.
I like meals like this quick easy lunch that are simple to prepare because I have a lot more fun making them than if I have to spend hours in the kitchen, and it's nice to bring out the wonderful flavors of the foods themselves.
When Phil and I were traveling in Europe a couple of years ago, we spent 3 months moving from place to place every week and I started cooking without oil because I didn't want to carry a jar around with me.
I get asked a lot why I don't eat 100% raw, since I have on my about page that Phil and I tried eating all raw for a month once but don't anymore. We still eat lots of fresh produce, but also cooked veggies, beans and whole grains.
This fava bean dip recipe happened because we've been having a bit of trouble getting enough legumes while we travel. Working with shared, badly equipped or no kitchen can make things tricky.
While traveling, Phil and I are still conscious of getting the variety of healthy foods we need, and here in Peru it's been easy for the most part. The one food that's been a bit trickier has been the beans and legumes.
We've tried a few of the vegetarian restaurants in Arequipa, and my favorite spot has been Manadala Vegetarian Restaurant. The food is good in all of them, but the staff at Mandala are so sweet that they make it special.
Hiking Up A Volcano - El Misti, Arequipa, Peru
Full Article: http://www.healthyeatingstartshere.com/planning/el-misti
Every morning in Arequipa, we look out at these gorgeous volcanoes. Phil kept thinking how amazing it would be to hike up [...]
Every morning in Arequipa, we look out at these gorgeous volcanoes. Phil kept thinking how amazing it would be to hike up one, and there was a group leaving the next day so we decided to go...
The next day, I went to volunteer at an animal rescue center down the road (http://www.amazonshelter.com/volunta_ing.htm), which was an amazing experience. I tried to capture some of it on video for you.
Peru has become a huge producer of chocolate on the worldwide market, and I learned a lot of interesting tidbits about chocolate in the Cusco chocolate museum - plus got to sample :)
My friend Ricki Heller posted this amazing recipe for butterscotch pudding, which includes a bit of lucuma powder, and I decided to try making something similar with fresh lucuma.
Today I have a pure travel video for you - clips from our trip biking, ziplining and hiking to Machu Picchu, along with dancing and water/soap fights for Carnival in Cusco.
Our go-to lunch here in Cusco, Peru has been a warm quinoa salad with fresh vegetables dressed with lime, garlic and ginger - simple, but incredibly tasty.
A friend of mine had a really unpleasant experience adjusting to the altitude, so I was maybe a bit overcautious in preparing, but I think that's better than underpreparing, right?
With all the fast food in airports and train/bus stations, I tend to take my own travel snacks with me. I have some ideas for you here...
Plus I have an amazing giveaway from my friends Jill and John of Vegan Cuts! They're offering 3 FREE months of their vegan snack box to one of you lucky ducks :) Just sign up for their newsletter at the link above!
Phil and my first meal out in Peru was at El Alma Zen, after being highly recommended by our friends Jill and John of VeganCuts.com, as well as HappyCow.net and several other vegan/vegetarian bloggers. It was amazing...
I know a lot of you are like me, and like to make ridiculously yummy treats from whole foods when you can, so I made this variation of my chocolate krinkles (posted last week) using dates and cocoa powder.
New Year's Resolutions/Intentions & What Should My 2013 Motto Be?
7 Jan 2013
New Year's Resolutions/Intentions & What Should My 2013 Motto Be?
Happy New Year!
Do you have a goal/intention/resolution for yourself? I shared mine in the video, and I need some ideas for a motto to remind myself of it. Let me if [...]
New Year's Resolutions/Intentions & What Should My 2013 Motto Be?
Happy New Year!
Do you have a goal/intention/resolution for yourself? I shared mine in the video, and I need some ideas for a motto to remind myself of it. Let me if you have any good ones!
And if your goal is to shift to healthy eating, that's exactly why I set up my 28 day meal plan program. If you want in, now's the time to take advantage of the huge discount - it ends tonight (Mon Jan 7) at 9pm Eastern!
8 Secrets To Staying Motivated For Healthy Eating
Full Article And Free Transition Guide Download: http://www.healthyeatingstartshere.com/
Any time you try to change something in your life, you have to learn new information and figure out [...]
Any time you try to change something in your life, you have to learn new information and figure out new ways of doing things. But don't worry, I'm here to help! I have a free transition guide for you today, to make your transition as easy as I can.
And be sure to check out my new meal plan program! I've been blown away by the response I've gotten from everyone who's signed up so far: http://www.healthyeatingstartshere.com/plan
I get asked about what I eat ALL THE TIME! So I started filming from when I woke up right through one whole day showing what I ate. It was fun, like hanging out with you all day. You'll just have to excuse my quiet voice first thing in the morning ;)
I've found that making healthy treats has a huge effect, so that when I crave something sweet it's something that makes me feel energized, happy and motivated.
My krinkles are a fantastic way to get a chocolate-peanut butter fix in a healthy way, with natural peanut butter and dark chocolate.
Since it's pretty much the top thing you guys request from me, Phil and I did a video together. I wanted celebrate my Youtube channel getting to 15,000 subscribers!! Thank you so, so much for your support, it's what keeps me making videos and having fun :)
We also wanted to share our thoughts on 2012 as it comes to a close, and share some of the exciting things we have planned for 2013!
I hope you enjoy :) And sign up to get updates on my new project this week at http://www.healthyeatingstartshere.com, and I'll give you my free '7 Secrets For Shaping Up Your Healthy Eating Habits'.
This year I put together 2 gingerbread cabins, an outhouse and a fire pit around a skating pond, with a clay skating figure I made and attached to a magnet so that she can skate around. The magnetic setup was a brilliant idea from a friend, and I plan to keep the skater for use in future years :)
Rather than ignoring the failure of the loaf I was trying to make, I thought I would share it with you anyway because sometimes things just don't work out and you have to try to roll with it...
My mom caught a really bad cold/flu while we were visiting Ottawa, so I went out and got her a bunch of herbal remedies to try to help her body fight it off - which she says all taste pretty bad...
The serious reasons for eating a plant based diet are so incredibly important - the environmental, ethical and health impacts of animals raised as food are massive and unnecessary. But I think it's also important to remember to have fun!
I experimented with making sweet baked plantains, because my awesome Bermudian plantains were already yellow when I bought them. I topped them with lots of spices and a drizzle of maple syrup...
I'm down in Bermuda, visiting a friend, and thought it was a perfect chance to show you how many awesome places with healthy food you can find when you travel...
This recipe is from Dreena Burton's newest cookbook, Let Them Eat Vegan!, which is full of healthy vegan recipes for the whole family. Pick up a copy of the book here: http://plantpoweredkitchen.com/books/
When I think of Dreena Burton, I think of veggie burgers and cookies and other kid-friendly recipes. Her newest cookbook, Let Them Eat Vegan!, has plenty of yummy recipes for both...
I love both sweet potatoes and beets (you see them pretty often in my healthy vegan recipes), and one day I decided to put them together in a soup. I was so happy with the results that I wanted to share with you...
And if anyone has any good ideas for me for Hallowe'en costumes, let me know in the comments below!
It used to be hard to find the best non dairy milk, because there wasn't much of a market for it - people just weren't interested. Because of the growing awareness of dairy as an allergen (and its environmental, ethical and health issues), the demand for non dairy milks is growing.
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