Quick, what did you have for breakfast this morning friend?
Was it something that satisfied your hunger and cravings? Was it something that nourished and vitalized you? Do you feel good about what you ate?
No judgement here, especially because I’m not sitting with you….you get to privately survey what you chose to have to start your day.
As you probably know, I’m very much a proponent of ‘you are what you eat’. What you put into your body creates your chemistry and physiology. That leads to output. Output of health, energy, vitality, clear thinking.
The more foods you eat that are filled with live enzymes, life force (in Ayurveda they call it ‘prana’), vitamins, minerals, water, and color, the fuller and more robust your chemistry will work for you.
That leads to:
- balanced blood sugar
- balanced fats
- less inflammation
- less body fat
- More energy
- Less pain
I know this from personal experience AND I see it with my patients everyday! Good food= good health.
This past weekend, my husband and I enjoyed watching this year’s Netflix series ‘You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment’. Actually, I was in the kitchen cooking and baking with all of the locally grown fruits and veggies that I’d procured that morning at the farmer’s market and from one of my favorite family’s apples from their orchard in Northern New Mexico.
While I was prepping food, I was drawn into the show coming from the living room and slowly edged my way over to the couch. But over the hour I was listening, I felt the inspiration growing and started adding more colorful veggies into my minestrone I was making.
…..and since then, I’ve been making some improvements to my daily diet (when I use the word ‘diet’ I don’t mean that I’m cutting calories, I’m referring to everything that makes up the items I put into my body).
I’ve started being more thoughtful about:
- Eating veggies in the morning, because I know that when I eat sweets, my brain fogs up and my body feels heavier
- Drinking more water
- Eating less animal-based products. ie: using vegan butter and olive oil rather than cow-based
- Adding fresh herbs and vegetables into anything that I can
This documentary was a great ‘kick-start’ for me. I know how to eat, and I know you do too…..and I think we just slide back into old habits and what we see around us, which is primarily heavy carb-based meals, loaded with sugar and unhealthy fats. I like watching things like this because it reminds me to get back into eating to live, not living to eat…meaning I remember that food is the building block of repair and rejuvenation for our cells and tissues.
While I’m not able to link directly to the documentary, because it keeps just taking me to my own Netflix account, you can go to ‘ You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment’.
Below, I’m linking to many of the cooking videos I’ve made over the years. I started these way back when I wanted to help my patients learn newer foods like quinoa, flax, millet and other ‘funny’ foods that are highly nutrient-dense but maybe not as well-known to you. And below that, I’m sharing my own personal breakfast sandwich recipe that’s loaded with veggies and other goodness to start your day.
I hope this helps inspire you to get more goodness into your daily food adventures! Remember: You are what you eat…that’s not just a silly saying.
My challenge to you:
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Healthy Breakfast Sandwich ‘Recipe’
This is one of my go-to-grab-and-go meals. Great for breakfast, lunch, snack or dinner:
- Gluten free bread toasted
- Miyoko’s vegan butter or olive oil
- Cucumber
- Tomato
- Red onion, thinly sliced
- Fresh herbs: dill, basil, thyme, rosemary, oregano….whatever you have on hand and feels inspiring
- You can also add sprouts, tempeh, tofu…..the sky’s the limit with this!
- Balsamic reduction drizzled on top
On the side here, I’ve got a pomegranate from my tree. What fruit is local and seasonal where you are? Can you slice up some pears, apples, or managoe?
I have a couple slices of havarti cheese. Sometimes I’ll add an egg, hummus or some kind of pesto or other spread.
*****I buy absolutely everything I can from local vendors. I’m a huge proponent of shopping from local, small businesses and farms to support our local economy. Additionally the food tastes so much better and it still has it’s nutrients since it was most likely picked within a day or two of my buying it.
Always in healing,
Dr. Arjan