2017 is here and I’m ready! My goals are simple – eat well, get into shape and be healthy. One of the first, and most uncomfortable things I did was have surgery to fix a deviated septum and open my sinuses. Our well being is tied to getting a good nights sleep and a deviated septum was not allowing me the sleep I needed to recharge.
It was a challenge to eat well during the recovery period. I don’t know about you but when I’m sick food is the last thing on my mind. Especially when we have a cold, the flu or like me, having nasal/sinus work done you can’t even taste what you’re eating. We crave food that is soft and comforting. I made a pot of chicken soup but you can only eat so much of one thing.
As hard as he tries, Steve isn’t really cut out to be a caretaker. He is very sweet and attentive but his form of comfort food is a hot dog – that is not what I need. Luckily, with friends that kept me fortified with soups and a refrigerator stocked with a variety of Nourish Bowls it was a breeze to eat well.
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With the Nourish Bowls I knew I could have a nourishing meal with sufficient protein to allow my body to heal. One of the things I’m finding in my quest to be healthy is ensuring I have sufficient protein, as it allows my body to bounce back faster from illness, injury or a strenuous workout. The other is to eat every four hours. That is a tough one for me and I found that snacks are easy by mixing up a Nourish Bowl and eating half and saving the other half for later. It has changed the way I eat for the better – even now, when I don’t feel like eating. It’s important to keep up my strength to heal.
Nourish Bowls are great because I can zap them in the microwave* for 3 – 4 minutes and I have a meal ready. I tend to practice a flexitarian diet so Nourish Bowls provide vegetarian source for sufficient protein complete with veggies, grains, along with a flavorful (and heathy) sauce. For breakfast I like to top the bowl with an egg, for lunch and a snack I enjoy a bowl without any additions, for dinner I serve it with some chicken, beef, or whatever, enhancing their appeal to my meat-eating husband.
*If you don’t like the microwave sauté the veggies in a pan with a bit of oil them mix in the grain and flavor packets and heat until warm.
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Last night Steve had a meeting and even though I wasn’t in the mood to eat I made one of the Nourish Bowls and curled up in front of Netflix. Before I knew it I had eaten the whole thing. I’m on the mend now but I learned to keep a stock of Nourish Bowls in the fridge to help me on my quest to eat well.
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I’m so glad your surgery was a success! LOL at your hubby—mine would “try” to make something I like, but I’m sure he’d come up with a doozy or two. Glad these yummy Nourish Bowls came in handy.
Monica, I have never heard of Nourish bowls, but now I will be on the lookout for them. I often have to eat alone and I don’t always want to cook for myself. Having something like this would be so great. Thanks for sharing about them.
We all have days like that, and these bowls are great for ensuring we still eat healthy even when cooking a healthy meal is just too much effort! I hope you are continuing to heal and will be back to 100% soon!
Thanks Kristen! I’m hoping to be back in action very soon.
Glad you are on the mend. I like the choice of sometimes skipping the microwave and heating in a pan!
The pan is just as easy as the microwave. Somehow we forget that.
These bowls are the perfect choice to keep you eating healthy when you aren’t up to preparing a more complicated meal for yourself or your family! Love egg with them too!
The egg was my favorite!
I have never heard of Manns but will have to look for them. When you are not feeling well, it is hard to get in the kitchen and cook. Having something like this handy is a great idea.
It was a lifesaver in my case. Thanks Cynthia!