If you’re looking for healthy holiday dishes, meals, and recipes, I’ve got just the thing for you. I believe in celebrating the holidays with BIG energy and delicious food, but that doesn’t mean I’m not reading ingredients and labels carefully to ensure I’m giving my body (and my family!) foods that love it back. It’s actually pretty simple to make wholesome, nutritious, and nourishing healthy holiday meals that also support hormone health IF you’re willing to sub some tried and true ingredients and products. I’m also a big believer in the 80% rule and although I personally use all these products, some of them still aren’t 100% (looking at you, unbleached parchment paper!). I’ve learned that stressing out over 100% of things isn’t worth the time and mental brain space this can take up and if there’s one thing I know about hormone health, it’s that keeping that nervous system in check is top priority for us all.
My favorite swaps can be found below. In general, these all focus on avoiding seed oils, refined sugars, refined wheat flours, and processed dairy, which are all tied to increasing inflammation, brain fog, and / or weight gain over time. Swapping these out with foods known to help your metabolic health at the cellular level is key to better hormone and overall health.
Here’s what I’m substituting for my healthy holiday fun. Take a look and let me know what you think!
