cleanse in the kitchen

It all starts in the kitchen…

The basis of clean eating is consuming primarily whole, unprocessed food.

Eating clean revolves around maintaining a balanced and personalised diet of fresh, unprocessed food including fruits, vegetables, grains, healthy fats, and some meats, fish, and dairy.

Keep it whole. Stick to whole foods – those that occur in nature and don’t go through a lab or another manufacturing unit. Examples include fresh fruits and vegetables, grass-fed and free-range meats, dairy, whole grains, nuts, and seeds.

Get in the kitchen

When you cook for yourself, you’re almost guaranteed to up the nutritional value of your food.

The way you do one thing is the way you do everything. 

If you take care of yourself by feeding yourself beautiful food, you’re much more likely to engage in self-care practices, such as exercise, meditation, baths, massages, and other techniques that make your life rich and vibrant. 

When you feel great, you’re able to move through your days with joy and ease, creating and nurturing supportive relationships and a career you love.

Get kitchen organised

Have a think about anything that is currently causing frustration in your kitchen.

Open all the cupboards and drawers to get a really good idea of what you have and where it is located.

Look at anything you can throw out and tidy up. See if there is opportunities to swap your plastic items for glass or stainless steel.

kitchen essentials

Some appliances and utensils to consider:

Juicer, blender, slow cooker, dehydrator, spiraliser, lemon squeezer, coffee pot, cast iron or stainless steel cookware, good quality knife, wooden chopping board, water filter, glass containers & jars.

Herbs & oils

Adding fresh and dried herbs, essential oils and other condiments to your food creates big bursts of flavour and can make your meals special. Do you even salt and pepper??! :/

Cooking with essential oils can unlock a healthy and delicious experience. Ginger is a great helper to promote stomach acid production and keep the GI tract healthy and moving. Additionally, ginger is a potent anti-inflammatory that provides antioxidant benefits as well. 

Try experimenting with herbs and oils in your food!

I am a big advocate for a clean fridge. I honestly believe if you take pride in the condition of your fridge, you will take care what you put in it.

Additionally you will want to have more and more healthier options in there which when you look into your fridge you will be reminded whats available

Not eating enough veggies? Fed up with your veggies getting buried in the bottom drawers of your fridge only to never be consumed and eventually thrown out? Bring them out and put them front and center when you open the door.

Fruit bowls aren’t just for aesthetics; the more fruit you have out in plain view the more of them you are going to eat.

Clean your fridge out and have your veges ready to grab and munch on!

Confession!!! - I clean my fridge once a week! I pull everything out! I go through anything that is left and make it into a juice or a soup. I wipe the fridge out and then place everything back in there neatly and with minimal plastic. I also use this time to prep some food like, crunchy salad leaves that just need some wet ingredients added to, a bowl of brown rice to add to meals throughout the week, some nut butter for snacking etc etc!

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