MINDFUL EATING – mindful of WHAT you eat and HOW you eat.

Do you multi-task while you eat?  Eating in front of the TV…while reading your email on your smart phone…while reading the paper? When is the last time you JUST ate, paying attention to each bite?  Or, when eating with your family, put all your electronic devices away, notice the food you’re all eating, thanking those who prepared the food, thanking mother earth for providing you that food, and talking to each other with eye contact?  Hmmm…maybe it’s time to eat mindfully!
IDEAS FOR COLORFUL WRAPS AND SALADS

Want to eat clean but, you’re tired of beans and rice or plain old salad?  Here are some ideas for being creative in the kitchen.  Try it and maybe you’ll discover your colorful, inner chef! Get your kids creating in the kitchen too!

Take the time to choose colorful foods and present them with care and creativity. Treat your meal like a masterpiece and savor each beautiful bite.

Add color to your veggies by adding these to your salads and wraps:

• shredded carrots
• purple cabbage
• watermelon radish
• yellow and red peppers
• orange sweet potatoes
• strawberries
• raspberries

 

Add protein:

• creamy avocadoes
• hearty legumes
• hummus
• pesto
• nut sauces
• nuts
• whole grains like quinoa

Try gluten free:

• rice paper
• nori sheets.
• “noodles” of spaghetti squash
•  zoodles from zucchini in a spiralizer

Brighten flavors with herbs:

• cilantro
• parsley
• basil
• dill

Spice it up:

• curry
• jalapeño
• salsas
• chipotle sauces

Add acid:

• lemon
• lime
• vinaigrette

Add richness with oils:

• sesame oil
• olive oil
• coconut oil
• avocado oil

And savory “umami” flavors:

• tamari
• Bragg’s liquid amino acids
• sautéed mushrooms
• caramelized onions
• fun sea salts

Eat clean and organic for 3-7 days and notice how you feel. Eat two or more hours before your next vigorous yoga class and notice how it affects your practice and digestion. Think PTY “pretty, tasty and yummy” when creating your food art…have fun and enjoy each bite!!

Thank you for participating in this month’s Spiritually Fit Yoga Mindful May challenge!  Join anytime!  It doesn’t matter if you haven’t started on day one with us.  Just follow me on Instagram @spirituallyfityoga then in each post tag @spirituallyfityoga and #SFYMindfulMay.

Here’s to happy, mindful eating!

Yogamama Meels