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Balsamic Blueberry Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner
Nutrition: This meal is loaded with nutrients- salmon & walnuts are high in healthy omega-3 fats, and blueberries and Brussels sprouts are antioxidant superstars.
Omega-3 fats: These are fats that directly help to reduce inflammation in your body. This effect of reduction in inflammation is extremely potent for reducing the risk of so many health conditions and also treating chronic inflammatory conditions. However, most people don’t eat nearly enough, and most are eating inflammatory foods that further throw their bodies into inflammation dominance. Whether it’s sourced wild or farm-raised, salmon is one of the best additions you can make to your diet. Try for 2 servings the size of your palm 2x/week.
Technique: Sheet pan meals are easy- no techniques & quick clean up. And yet this meal is so tasty & pretty. I LOVE adding seemingly unrelated ingredients together to create new dishes, like adding the blueberries to the salmon here.
Diets: **For Low FODMAP Diet, simply omit the Brussels sprouts & garlic and sub another low fodmap veggie, like carrots. The flavors are still great! This is how I usually make this recipe for myself, but the Brussels sprouts version is a crowd-pleaser for all of my “what-the-heck-is a-FODMAP?” friends.
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Is a Leaky Gut Causing my symptoms?
Leaky gut may be causing your digestive issues among other health issues.
If you’ve read any headlines or social media posts about health & wellness in the past few years, you’ve probably come across the hot topic of gut health. And rightly so.
The health of one’s gut, or digestive system, and more specifically the stomach and small and large intestines, is of utmost importance to the health of the entire body. It’s the epicenter of food transformation. Food comes in through the mouth (where part of digestion actually takes place with chewing & action of the saliva) and then gets chemically broken down to eventually be absorbed into the “inside” of the body in the bloodstream, where the nutrients are delivered to all parts of the body.
And get this- the gut is really one large canal that starts in the mouth and esophagus and can technically be considered “outside” of the body. That’s because things that come in through the mouth do not go directly into the bloodstream, which is considered “inside”. Pretty interesting to think about it that way. What is the need for this preliminary period of food breakdown while remaining sort of “outside” the body?
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Can Diet Cure My…?
Can diet cure my…
…diabetes?
…high cholesterol?
…PCOS?
…arthritis?
I hear family, friends, & clients all the time say things like this:
Diabetes is just genetic. Everyone in my family has it, so it’s just inevitable.
OR…
I have high cholesterol but it’s ok, I’m on medication.
Is it possible that diet can cure these issues?
And by “diet”, I mean simply changing what we eat.
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What is “Real Food”?
Just ground beef, veggies, olive oil & spices! You’ll see the phrase “real food” a lot around here. So let me explain what I mean by that.
It sounds funny, right? Would I really eat anything other than food that is real? Most people would promptly answer a resounding “no!”.
Is an apple real, naturally occurring as a food? Yes! 🙂 How about eggs? Yeah, those too. Is my collagen powder real? It doesn’t look like something straight out of the ground or from the farm. But yes, collagen is a real food and a pretty cool one too. Collagen extraction requires beneficial processing that helps turn big protein into little collagen peptides in powder form. What about my protein bar? Hmm…maybe.
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Easy Paleo Pancake Recipe- Only 2 Main Ingredients You Have Already
Nutrition: This is breakfast at its best: high in protein + appropriate portion of carbs, the perfect combo to fuel your morning.
Eggs + nut butter = protein.
Sweet potato/banana = quality carbs.
100% real food.
Technique: All you need is a microwave & a skillet. Pan flipping not required but super fun. You can just use a large spatula to flip this mega pancake.
Diets: Low FODMAP: go for the banana option instead of the sweet potato, or a combo of 1/2 banana + half cup sweet potato, or about 3/4 of a medium sweet potato. If you can’t tolerate sweet potato or just want to change it up, swap in a sweet plantain or banana for the sweet potato.
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Welcome to Wonderfully Made Nutrition!
Hello! I am so excited to FINALLY move forward & take the plunge into my nutrition counseling & helping people heal with real food. I have so many things I desire to share: my innovative & nourishing recipes, the truth + debunk the many myths regarding food, my personal health journey & nutrition expertise, and healing with food for healthy body & soul.
A little more about me…