Herbal tea makes all the difference during cold season. Cozy up with some mint or chamomile herbal tea and sooth your body and soul.
When you’re not feeling well and a sore throat is stinging, Throat Coat Tea by Trad Medicinals is magical! ✨☕🌱 The tea tag message: “One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.” – James Russell Lowe
One consolation for summer winding down is peach season! I love apricots the most and they signal the start of summer, but peaches are a welcome treat. When I saw this Bundaberg peach soda, I had to give it a try. Peach flavor was dead on and just enough zing in the soda. I don’t love all the added stuff though, can’t there just be a soda with no more than 4 ingredients?? This peach soda from Bundaberg is pretty tasty though!
My new favorite seasoning: Ghost Pepper Salt from @savoryspicefranklin! Adds a nice kick to a green salad… Just a few granules will do!
Start your day with a green smoothie. If you can’t make one yourself, you might want to consider Naked as a great store bought option.
Product review: I love a good healthy granola but don’t often make the time to bake my own. Since it’s the Fall season, thought I’d try Trader Joes Pumpkin Spice Granola. After cutting up a peach and pouring homemade almond milk, I left the bowl for a few minutes to take care of something, by the time I got back to it the granola was mostly soft and mushy. Tuck! Not my favorite as I prefer the crunch of a good firm granola mixture. Probably won’t get this one again.
Product review: Gotta love Trader Joe’s sauces that allow for a quick cook meal. Their Indian sauces are some of my favorites, especially the Masala Simmer Sauce. This was my first time cooking seitan and it was delicious and the texture was like a soft chicken. Simmering the seitan in the masala was a snap. Served over basmatirice made for a quick and easy vegan dinner that even @glttrgrl enjoyed! I look forward to cooking with Seitan again.
Having quick to prep items is helpful for a healthy way to eat. Sometimes I just don’t have time, nor the desire to cook so I make sure to have options on hand. Veggie Dumplings are quick to cook by boiling for few minutes. To reduce calories, don’t pan fry in oil. Just serve hot after boiling with a small scoop of Sambal or Sriracha for a little spicy kick or drizzle of soy sauce. Great side dish or quick snack. Purchase at Asian food markets. In Utah, I found these at Ocean Mart in Sandy.
While the coconut milk soup was tasty, the vegetables offered nothing. Perhaps cooked too long or the soup was too flavorful, the veggies were soft and flavorless. There wasn’t nearly enough veggies or noodles to make this a full meal. For a quick freezer meal, I won’t be picking this one up again. Sorry, but back to the drawing board Trader Joes.
One of the biggest changes for me around food was reading food labels. As you learn about what is added to food, you’ll realize how there’s a lot of additives, sweeteners, etc. added to our food. I look for as few #ingredients as possible and as natural as possible, of course! I found this yummy granola at Walmart, ironically! Few ingredients, great taste. I added soy milk and peach for a delicious and quick breakfast.
Spicy peanuts… bring the heat! Vegan snack!