August Meal Shortcuts

Happy sunday & meal shortcuts dayyyy!!!

Summer is summering. I can’t stop eating salted watermelon & tomatoes. I’ve also just been enjoying life more. I am such a homebody, or so I thought…I actually feel like a few years ago I became more introverted (caused by covid? health? living alone? maybe a combination?) but I am finding my inner extrovert again and it feels so good. The sun shining will do that to you I guess. I have been going out more, just saying yes more often, making friendships a priority, and I have felt so nourished & recharged.

I think when it comes to health, it’s easy for things to get lost in translation. We start saying no to things or doing less of something we love “for health” but what does that really mean? What really is health? Is it saying no to going out to stay in and go to bed early and have an early morning to make sure to complete your routine? Or is it saying yes to going out and dancing all night and laughing with your friends? Maybe the answer is somewhere in the middle. Honestly that is not for me to decide for you, but I think it is worth questioning. Is health really health when you stop living in order to achieve it?

For me, I have learned that health and wellness was never supposed to be all of the things you can’t do. Fear and stress (which is usually at the crux of restriction) is the antithesis of health and wellness. Being able to do the things you love, and feel good while doing it, is what health is for me.

And with that in mind, let’s make some August meal shortcuts wooooo. Bits and bobs that make my life easier and a lot more delicious, flexibility without rigidity. Abundance of zucchini? watermelon? blueberry? basil? Let me help you with that!!!!

• Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

• Watermelon Juice

• Watermelon Gummies

• Watermelon Rind Pickles

• Blueberry Basil Jam

• Tahini Fudge Fiber Bites

Let’s get intoooo it……