MY PANTRY ESSENTIALS...
I don’t meal prep much anymore, instead I have embraced intuitive eating (eating specifically what my body craves that day) and it feels so right.
Before, I used to feel hemmed in to whatever I had planned that day to eat. If I ended up feeling like something different for dinner…more spicy, more simple, less fat, more fat, more proteins, more carbs, less raw, more raw…than what I had planned, there was this feeling of disconnect between my body’s natural intuition and what I was telling it it “had” to eat.
( Of course, sometimes I still do meal prep for the week ahead for my kids or if I’m having an especially busy week, saves time and helps with sanity).
However, there’s also the logistics of intuitive eating. My followers often ask me, how can I craft things on demand and still have time for life? The answer for me (and it may be different for you) lies with stocking my pantry and fridge with certain base foods. With these, I can add any kind of fresh, local, seasonal produce and herbs to create something delicious and unique to what my body needs in that moment.
I’ve also learned to embrace simplicity - keep it simple, keep it whole.
Meals that are too complicated or take too long to make are simply not included in our usual rotation anymore.
It’s really freeing to liberate yourself from the “what’s for dinner” stress. A protein, a legume, a fresh raw component or sautéed greens + a sauce and maybe some nuts or seeds is a balanced and easy meal that you can have for dinner a million times without it getting old by switching up the ingredients. If you cook a big pot of whole grain at the beginning of the week, you can use them in a buddha bowl one night, a stir fry with some cruciferous greens the next, then the last of them in a soup with all the leftover veggies in your fridge + spices, broth or coconut milk. I encourage you to EXPERIMENT!!!
Choose flavors based on your taste, not a recipe. This is what makes cooking fun, not a chore. Taste as you go, use your hands, get messy and laugh. Share with friends and loved ones. Prepare with love, eat with gratitude.
Xo
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