Superfood-Supersleep Latte

This nightcap is delicious, with superfoods that may help you sleep!

  • 1/4 cup hot (not boiling) water
  • 1 cup warm non-dairy milk of choice
  • 1 Chamomile (or chamomile/lavender) tea bag (I like Traditional Medicinals)
  • 1/2 tsp ceylon cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Ashwagandha
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • maple syrup to taste (~2 tsp)

Steep tea bag in hot water 5-10 minutes – squeeze all the goodness & remove teabag. Add warm milk and remaining ingredients. Stir to combine or use a frother!

Summer Salad

This quick, easy & delish summer salad was a hit at the last 2 (outdoor, socially distanced) potlucks I’ve attended. Try it at your next gathering or meal prep it & you’ve got lunch covered for the week!

adapted from tastyasfit.com

Beans and Greens Soup

Warming & hearty – this healthy soup is quick to prepare and delicious!

  • 1 TB olive oil
  • 1/2 yellow onion, diced
  • 2 celery stalks, diced
  • 2 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp Herbamare or salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 box / 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 TB miso paste (white or yellow)
  • 1 can cannellini beans-drain and rinse
  • 1 can chickpeas-drain and rinse
  • 1 can diced tomatoes with green chiles
  • 1 can fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup quinoa (dry)
  • 2 cups collard greens – remove stems and chop
  • 2 cups spinach
  • 2 cups kale
  • juice of 1/2 lime

Heat oil in large stockpot, add onion and saute until transparent. Add celery and carrot, saute until tender. Add garlic, Herbamare/salt, pepper and miso – saute, stirring constantly 1 more minute. Add beans, tomatoes, quinoe, broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Add lime juice followed by greens and stir until wilted, then serve.

What I Eat in a Day

As requested, here’s a typical weekday’s food.  Workout-wise, I did 30/35 min of fasted cardio before work.

5:15am: 32 oz warm lemon water, plus more water during workout

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7:45am: Organic coffee with Foursigmatic Cordyceps Elixir and a few shakes of cinnamon while driving to work

9:30am: 17oz Hydroflask filled with warm water, lemon & ~1TB apple cider vinegar

12:00pm: “Health Insurance” Smoothie: I drink some iteration of this most days at work as I eat at my desk. Today’s included PlantFusion chocolate protein powder, ~2 c organic power greens (spinach, chard, kale & mizuna), 1/2 avocado; 1/3 frozen banana; 1/2 c organic wild blueberries, 1 TB chia seeds, few shakes turmeric.  Also: 2 chopped carrots, 1 c celery, 1 c jicama with 6TB Trader Joe’s Sauerkraut with Pickled Persian Cucumber.

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2:30pm: Organic Fuji apple, ~1/2 to 3/4 packet Justin’s almond butter

4:30pm: 25 oz S’well bottle with water & 2 drops lemon essential oil

5:30pm: 1c Butternut Squash soup & salad (2c mixed greens, 1/2c chickpeas, 1/3 c edamame, cherry tomatoes, red peppers, cucumber, 1/4 c quinoa, ~2TB homemade citrus dressing.

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8:00pm: Hot cacao  – 2TB Navitas Cacao with hot water & pumpkin pie spice,  frozen banana with light smear of peanut butter & sprinkle cinnamon

9:30pm: Reishi mushroom elixir (switching up from my usual Natural Calm).