Here are a few of my favorite foods to eat during the cold winter months. In Ayurveda, warming foods and spices have a healing effect on one's body constitution. I included only non-gluten carbohydrates and fruits and vegetables that have anti-inflammatory properties.
Choose one option for all categories.
Morning Ritual
One cup steel-cut oatmeal, with ghee and strawberries green tea
Two eggs (cooked any style) spiced with curry and smoked paprika powder, I/2 avocado, ginger tea
Three palm-sized buckwheat pancakes, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 Tsps. agave nectar or honey, lemon-infused hot water
Mid-morning snack
One cup herbal tea or decaf coffee plus (choose one)
One apple, 1/2 cup low-fat ricotta cheese sprinkled with cinnamon and ginger
One serving gluten-free crackers and 1/4 cup hummus spiced with rosemary, oregano, or thyme
One banana and one Tsps. almond butter
Fueling Lunch
Two cups water or non-decaffeinated beverage plus (choose one)
One large garden salad with vegetables, 1 oz. grilled chicken, salmon, or tofu, drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice
One can low-mercury tuna with olive oil, oregano, capers, and onions and 1 cup roasted edamame
Power snack
One cup water, or tea plus (chose one)
Chocolate pudding (1/2 small avocado mixed with 1 Tsps. agave nectar and 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder)
1/2 cup low-fat ricotta cheese mixed with 1/2 cup canned pumpkin and 1 tsp. slivered almonds.
One cup low-sodium minestrone soup and one serving gluten-free crackers.
No-stress dinner
Two cups water or non-decaffeinated beverage plus (choose one)
Amy's macaroni and cheese frozen meal mixed with 1 cup spinach or broccoli
Curry chicken and vegetables ( 1 oz. rotisserie chicken, curry powder, 1/3 cup coconut milk, cauliflower, peas, carrots and/or one small Yukon gold potato, salt and pepper to taste)
Egg rancheros (Two non-gmo corn tortillas, topped with black beans, red and green peppers, onions, low fat jack cheese, and two eggs)
Anytime dessert
One oz. dark chocolate plus (choose one)
One cup warm dairy, almond or soy milk with cardamom, cinnamon and agave nectar to taste
1/2 Pomegranate arils
One package of Annie Chuns Seaweed Snacks
One package "Healthy Choice" frozen yogurt (100 calorie)
Choose one option for all categories.
Morning Ritual
One cup steel-cut oatmeal, with ghee and strawberries green tea
Two eggs (cooked any style) spiced with curry and smoked paprika powder, I/2 avocado, ginger tea
Three palm-sized buckwheat pancakes, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 Tsps. agave nectar or honey, lemon-infused hot water
Mid-morning snack
One cup herbal tea or decaf coffee plus (choose one)
One apple, 1/2 cup low-fat ricotta cheese sprinkled with cinnamon and ginger
One serving gluten-free crackers and 1/4 cup hummus spiced with rosemary, oregano, or thyme
One banana and one Tsps. almond butter
Fueling Lunch
Two cups water or non-decaffeinated beverage plus (choose one)
One large garden salad with vegetables, 1 oz. grilled chicken, salmon, or tofu, drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice
One can low-mercury tuna with olive oil, oregano, capers, and onions and 1 cup roasted edamame
Power snack
One cup water, or tea plus (chose one)
Chocolate pudding (1/2 small avocado mixed with 1 Tsps. agave nectar and 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder)
1/2 cup low-fat ricotta cheese mixed with 1/2 cup canned pumpkin and 1 tsp. slivered almonds.
One cup low-sodium minestrone soup and one serving gluten-free crackers.
No-stress dinner
Two cups water or non-decaffeinated beverage plus (choose one)
Amy's macaroni and cheese frozen meal mixed with 1 cup spinach or broccoli
Curry chicken and vegetables ( 1 oz. rotisserie chicken, curry powder, 1/3 cup coconut milk, cauliflower, peas, carrots and/or one small Yukon gold potato, salt and pepper to taste)
Egg rancheros (Two non-gmo corn tortillas, topped with black beans, red and green peppers, onions, low fat jack cheese, and two eggs)
Anytime dessert
One oz. dark chocolate plus (choose one)
One cup warm dairy, almond or soy milk with cardamom, cinnamon and agave nectar to taste
1/2 Pomegranate arils
One package of Annie Chuns Seaweed Snacks
One package "Healthy Choice" frozen yogurt (100 calorie)
