Nourishing Chickpea Salad Recipe (Hormone Friendly!)

Summer is here! That means it’s time to put away the heavy carbs and opt for something fresh, yet nourishing!

Today, I’ll be sharing a delicious and simple recipe with you: Nourishing Chickpea Salad.

This recipe is great for those who are trying to eat healthier at home, without sacrificing their calories (nobody wants to eat restrictive salads only to be left unsatisfied, right?). This is also PCOS friendly, hormone friendly, and gut supportive—let’s get to it!

The recipe (the ingredients here DO matter):

-drained organic chickpeas (peeled if you have the patience hah)*

-organic kale

-organic cherry tomatoes

-ripe avocado

-soft boiled egg (pasture raised if possible)

-organic canned corn

-mozzerella/soft cheese (optional if going DF)

*removing the peel of chickpeas may help reduce bloating if you have sensitivities to legumes, due to lectins in the skin

The vinaigrette:

-extra virgin olive oil (cold pressed if possible)

-basalmic vinegar

-lemon juice

-salt + pepper

-oregano (optional)

Keep in mind, I don’t put portions/measurements because I believe it’s best for YOU to get creative in the kitchen to build a connection with your food! Listen to your body of how much quantity it wants and what herbs/spices you’d like to try.

Once you have all your ingredients, all you have to do is literally mix everything together! It’s SO simple.

Many of the ingredients I listed are organic because these are commonly sprayed food items, containing pesticide exposure. However, you can always play around with variations of this recipe to your liking!

Due to the high protein & fat content from the chickpeas, eggs, cheese, and avocados, this makes a great recipe to keep you FULL, while supporting your metabolic needs. Great for those hormones!

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Gut Healing Pineapple Gummies

This easy 2-ingredient gut health recipe will blow your mind. Say hello to better digestion and skin just from this recipe alone!

These gummies are made with bovine gelatin, pure collagen protein which has an impressive amino acid profile that’s amazing for healing the gut lining, improving skin elasticity, strengthening muscles and joints, and so much more.

Collagen is actually the most abundant form of protein in the body. It forms our muscles, joints, hair, skin, nails, and supports the lining of our gut. Unfortunately, as we age, our bodies produce less collagen and it’s difficult to obtain from food unless quality animal proteins are a staple in your diet. Supplementation has been shown to help!

The collagen that I use is from Perfect Supplements, a brand I personally love and stand by wholeheartedly! They prioritize clean supplements that are pesticide, glyphosate free and source from pasture raised, grass fed cows. You can find many incredible products such as dessicated grass fed liver, pure vitamin D3 drops, Magnesium, and so many other great functional, whole food supplements.

If you’d like to find this exact supplement and make these gummies with me, you can find it here.

Let’s make some gummies!

Recipe:

-1/3 cup of Perfect Supplements Bovine Gelatin

-4 cups of 100% pineapple juice

First, bloom the gelatin in a small bowl with 1 cup of juice. Then heat a pan or pot with remaining 3 cups of juice on medium heat. Once the gelatin blooms (you’ll see it texturize), add it into the rest of the heated juice and stir.

Then grease a shallow glass container with virgin coconut oil. This step makes the gummies taste like pina colada flavored! Now pour in the juice to the container and let it cool down.

Place it into the fridge for 3+ hours or overnight to let it firm up.

Cut them out into cubes once it’s ready and enjoy!!

So much fun to eat. It’s great as a snack or breakfast bite if you’re on the go or have a hard time eating foods in the morning. It’s a great way to stabilize blood sugar and to stay nourished. A big batch will last about a week!

If you make this recipe, share your photo and tag me! I’d love to see your gummies!

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Blueberry Banana Bread

The fluffiest, juiciest banana bread I’ve made to date.

You can totally toss some extra agave syrup on top if you really want to satisfy your sweet tooth!

But for those who want to cut back on sugar, this tastes SO good alone.

Ingredients:

(wet)

-2 eggs

-2 bananas (ripe)

-1tsp of vanilla essence

-1/4 cup of grassfed butter softened

-1/2 cup of brown sugar

-1 cup defrosted wild blueberries

(dry)

-1 1/2 cup of flour

-1tsp of baking soda

-pinch of salt

-handful of walnuts

First combine eggs and bananas together. Then mix butter and brown sugar together and add into eggs. Mix together until it becomes frothy. Toss in the vanilla.

Then combine your dry ingredients separately, without the walnuts. Toss in the dry ingredients with the wet until the batter becomes thick and gooey. Then add in the blueberries and walnuts. The color may turn a little blue from the melted berries. You can coat them in flour first if you choose.

Place extra berries on top with some coconut flakes if you want extra flavor!

Preheat the oven to 360 degrees then bake for about 35-40mins, depending on your oven.

Once it’s done, you can do the toothpick check to make sure it’s fully cooked.

Then enjoy! Absolutely so easy to make and delicious. Share it with family or friends!