I try to make everything I eat be something that will nourish, sustain, and nurture my body. It does get easier when you keep doing it on a daily basis. It’s such a great phone call when a client calls me and tells me what they made and are so excited about it. Especially when they say how easy it was to put together. It thrills me to no end that they have reached that point to where they have put extra thought to what they are eating and finally see really how easy it is to do to make their meal as healthy as they can…which brings me to my quinoa bowl.
First off…sorry the picture is a little blurry, I was so excited to eat it and had decided that I wanted to blog about my excitement. Yeah yeah I know what you’re thinking…and yes little things like this do make me happy! How can I not be happy when this little bowl of quinoa and friends are providing so much nutriment. Let me list the benefits of quinoa’s friends that I have added to the bowl:
Ginger: It’s helping my digestive system…who doesn’t want that? Also, it’s providing powerful anti-inflammatory protection which means I won’t be hurtin on the inside because arthritis just doesn’t sound fun.
Garlic: Who doesn’t like this friend? There are so many benefits to garlic I should really do a whole blog on it. But I find the most interesting fact about garlic is that it is a powerful antibacterial and antiviral agent due to Allicin, one of the sulfur compounds responsible for garlic’s characteristic odor. Yay…doesn’t that make you happy to eat it??
Turmeric: Yes I also added this yellow staining friend! I have blogged about turmeric before but let me remind you that that it also promotes anti-inflammatory. It has many benefits but one that is important to me is how it helps the liver to detoxify nutritive substances.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Good ol’ EVOO. Love this stuff. I use it as a moisturizer for my skin as well! Omega-3’s here…and you guessed it…reduces inflammation.
Kelp: Yes I sprinkled on some kelp as well. I have blogged about kelp and how great it is for your thyroid and the many benefits of it and sea vegetables in general.
So now after reading this…wouldn’t you be all giddy to eat this as well? See, I knew you would. So my point is you can have a plain bowl of quinoa or rice or pasta, whatever you’re eating, and add good healthy friends to it. A little dash here, a little dollop there, a little splash everywhere…your body will thank you. However, quinoa is a powerhouse all on its own because it’s a complete protein all by itself…I feel it just gets lonely. 🙂
To your health!
Julie
