eating healthy Archives - LUX & LUSH Sun, 21 May 2023 13:54:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Our Favorite Grain Bowl Combos https://luxandlush.com/our-favorite-grain-bowl-combos/ Tue, 23 May 2023 16:39:00 +0000 https://luxandlush.com/?p=4450 A good meal consists of many elements. Any nutritionist will tell you that it’s best to have a combo of carbs, protein, fats, and veggies, which is why the grain bowl is the ideal dish. It is also a delicious way to use up leftovers while still being exciting. You can throw practically anything into […]

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]]> A good meal consists of many elements. Any nutritionist will tell you that it’s best to have a combo of carbs, protein, fats, and veggies, which is why the grain bowl is the ideal dish. It is also a delicious way to use up leftovers while still being exciting. You can throw practically anything into a grain bowl, but these are some of our favorites. 

Mediterranean

Start with cooked quinoa or bulgur wheat as the base. Top it with cucumbers, sun-dried tomatoes, marinated olives, feta or goat’s milk cheese, chickpeas, artichoke hearts, and fresh herbs like parsley and mint. Don’t forget a drizzle of olive oil and lemon juice.

Asian

We’re using brown rice, rather than white, as our base. Stir-fry some vegetables like bok choy, mushrooms, carrots, and snap peas. Add in some tofu or shrimp for protein, and top it off with a sesame and ginger dressing.

Breakfast

Not all grain bowls need to be savory. Hop on the oat train by adding sliced bananas, berries, chopped nuts almonds or walnuts, chia seeds, a drizzle of honey or maple syrup. A sprinkle of cinnamon will elevate the dish, and you can even include some peanut butter if you like.

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]]> This Magic Remedy Will Keep You From Getting Sick https://luxandlush.com/this-magic-remedy-will-keep-you-from-getting-sick/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:09:00 +0000 https://luxandlush.com/?p=3095 We don’t know about you, but nobody over here has any time to be sick! Sadly, we’re in the middle of cold and flu season and viruses seem to be attacking left, right, and center. Thankfully, we have a secret weapon that is anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, and packed with antioxidants. View this post on Instagram […]

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]]> We don’t know about you, but nobody over here has any time to be sick! Sadly, we’re in the middle of cold and flu season and viruses seem to be attacking left, right, and center. Thankfully, we have a secret weapon that is anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, and packed with antioxidants.

Ingredients

  • 7 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 5 tablespoons honey

Instructions 

  1. Peel and lightly crush the garlic cloves.
  2. Place the cloves in a glass container and pour in enough honey to cover all the garlic. 
  3. Allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for around 5 days, until bubbles begin to form, indicating the fermentation process has begun. 
  4. Let the honey and garlic sit for 1 month, opening every few days to release the carbon dioxide. 
  5. After 30 days, eat a teaspoon of the honey daily or incorporate into your food. 

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]]> How Often Should You Eat Sweets in a Week? https://luxandlush.com/how-often-should-you-eat-sweets-in-a-week/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:23:00 +0000 https://luxandlush.com/?p=2669 If you’re someone who simply loves sweets, and refuses to eradicate them completely from your life, we totally get where you’re coming from. Because while fitness gurus and workout influencers are constantly telling their followers to eat less sugar, the rest of us living on planet earth have a different approach. Instead of getting rid […]

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]]> If you’re someone who simply loves sweets, and refuses to eradicate them completely from your life, we totally get where you’re coming from. Because while fitness gurus and workout influencers are constantly telling their followers to eat less sugar, the rest of us living on planet earth have a different approach. Instead of getting rid of sweets completely, we merely eat them in moderation. But how much is moderate? How often a week should you be eating sweets?

The first question you need to ask yourself is this: when you eat sweets, how much of it are you eating? If you’re eating a very minor amount, then we believe there’s nothing wrong with doing that two or three times a week. It’s really not very much in the grand scheme of things, especially if you limit it.

But if you allow yourself to binge eat sweets, then our recommendation is a tad different. If you eat a lot at once, then we’d say you should probably only do that once a week. Sweets are generally loaded with sugar, and this can be really bad for you if you do it too much.

Anything in moderation is okay, so just make sure you’re keeping your sugar-intake to a minimum.

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> eating healthy Archives - LUX & LUSH Sun, 21 May 2023 13:54:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Our Favorite Grain Bowl Combos https://luxandlush.com/our-favorite-grain-bowl-combos/ Tue, 23 May 2023 16:39:00 +0000 https://luxandlush.com/?p=4450 A good meal consists of many elements. Any nutritionist will tell you that it’s best to have a combo of carbs, protein, fats, and veggies, which is why the grain bowl is the ideal dish. It is also a delicious way to use up leftovers while still being exciting. You can throw practically anything into […]

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]]> A good meal consists of many elements. Any nutritionist will tell you that it’s best to have a combo of carbs, protein, fats, and veggies, which is why the grain bowl is the ideal dish. It is also a delicious way to use up leftovers while still being exciting. You can throw practically anything into a grain bowl, but these are some of our favorites. 

Mediterranean

Start with cooked quinoa or bulgur wheat as the base. Top it with cucumbers, sun-dried tomatoes, marinated olives, feta or goat’s milk cheese, chickpeas, artichoke hearts, and fresh herbs like parsley and mint. Don’t forget a drizzle of olive oil and lemon juice.

Asian

We’re using brown rice, rather than white, as our base. Stir-fry some vegetables like bok choy, mushrooms, carrots, and snap peas. Add in some tofu or shrimp for protein, and top it off with a sesame and ginger dressing.

Breakfast

Not all grain bowls need to be savory. Hop on the oat train by adding sliced bananas, berries, chopped nuts almonds or walnuts, chia seeds, a drizzle of honey or maple syrup. A sprinkle of cinnamon will elevate the dish, and you can even include some peanut butter if you like.

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]]> This Magic Remedy Will Keep You From Getting Sick https://luxandlush.com/this-magic-remedy-will-keep-you-from-getting-sick/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:09:00 +0000 https://luxandlush.com/?p=3095 We don’t know about you, but nobody over here has any time to be sick! Sadly, we’re in the middle of cold and flu season and viruses seem to be attacking left, right, and center. Thankfully, we have a secret weapon that is anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, and packed with antioxidants. View this post on Instagram […]

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]]> We don’t know about you, but nobody over here has any time to be sick! Sadly, we’re in the middle of cold and flu season and viruses seem to be attacking left, right, and center. Thankfully, we have a secret weapon that is anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, and packed with antioxidants.

Ingredients

  • 7 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 5 tablespoons honey

Instructions 

  1. Peel and lightly crush the garlic cloves.
  2. Place the cloves in a glass container and pour in enough honey to cover all the garlic. 
  3. Allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for around 5 days, until bubbles begin to form, indicating the fermentation process has begun. 
  4. Let the honey and garlic sit for 1 month, opening every few days to release the carbon dioxide. 
  5. After 30 days, eat a teaspoon of the honey daily or incorporate into your food. 

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]]> How Often Should You Eat Sweets in a Week? https://luxandlush.com/how-often-should-you-eat-sweets-in-a-week/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:23:00 +0000 https://luxandlush.com/?p=2669 If you’re someone who simply loves sweets, and refuses to eradicate them completely from your life, we totally get where you’re coming from. Because while fitness gurus and workout influencers are constantly telling their followers to eat less sugar, the rest of us living on planet earth have a different approach. Instead of getting rid […]

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]]> If you’re someone who simply loves sweets, and refuses to eradicate them completely from your life, we totally get where you’re coming from. Because while fitness gurus and workout influencers are constantly telling their followers to eat less sugar, the rest of us living on planet earth have a different approach. Instead of getting rid of sweets completely, we merely eat them in moderation. But how much is moderate? How often a week should you be eating sweets?

The first question you need to ask yourself is this: when you eat sweets, how much of it are you eating? If you’re eating a very minor amount, then we believe there’s nothing wrong with doing that two or three times a week. It’s really not very much in the grand scheme of things, especially if you limit it.

But if you allow yourself to binge eat sweets, then our recommendation is a tad different. If you eat a lot at once, then we’d say you should probably only do that once a week. Sweets are generally loaded with sugar, and this can be really bad for you if you do it too much.

Anything in moderation is okay, so just make sure you’re keeping your sugar-intake to a minimum.

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