This is a fun dish to serve to a family or eat on your own. I like to grow my own bean sprouts for this meal. 🛒 Ingredients - 1 lbs beef bones - 8-12 cups water - 2 apples, quartered 🍎 - 2 onion, sliced🧅 - 1–2 inch ginger (optional) - 2 cinnamon sticks - 2–3 star anise and 5 whole cloves - 3–4 garlic cloves - 1 tbsp fish sauce (optional) and coconut aminos or soy sauce - Sliced beef For serving: - Rice noodles - Peppermint and basil 🌿 - Lime 🍋 🔥 Instructions Load the Instant Pot - Add bones, apples, onion, spices, garlic, ginger - Pour in water (don’t go past max fill line) - Place cinnamon, star of anise, and cloves in a small bag or mesh tied to be pulled out later Pressure cook - Set to High Pressure – 45 minutes - Let it natural release (important for flavor) Strain & season - Strain out everything - Add fish sauce + salt to taste Build your bowl - Cook noodles separately - Add noodles + thin beef slices to bowl - Pour hot broth over (cooks the beef instantly) 6. Top it off - Fresh herbs and bean sprouts 🌿 - Lime squeeze 🍋 - Optional chili like Siracha

🍓🍌 FRUIT + SUGAR… let’s talk about it 👀✨ I used to think I was doing everything “right”… 🍌 Banana every morning 🍇 Grapes and lots of fruit as my go-to snack Healthy, right? 🤔 But for me, this actually led to blood sugar spikes, crashes, and brain fog 😵‍💫⚡ Seeing a breakdown of sugar content in fruit really opened my eyes 👁️💡 Not all fruit is created equal—some can spike blood sugar much faster than others 📈 Through the food plan I’m following, I’ve learned a new way to approach fruit: 👉 Focus on lower glycemic options first 🍓 Berries 🍒 Cherries 🍎 Apples 👉 They also recommend eating fruit earlier in the day (before 1 PM) so your body has time to burn it off 🔥⏰ Then slowly add in higher sugar fruits later 🍍🍌 ➡️ Especially after you’ve spent a few months balancing blood sugar and reducing insulin resistance One of the biggest game changers for me 👇 ✨ Pairing fruit with protein or healthy fats 🥜 Nuts or nut butter 🥙 Hummus 🍳 With a meal instead of alone This helps: ✔️ Balance blood sugar ✔️ Reduce cravings ✔️ Improve focus (bye brain fog 👋🧠) ✔️ Keep me full longer ⚠️ Quick tip: Bananas (especially first thing in the morning) can spike blood sugar—something to be mindful of, especially for women navigating hormone balance ⚖️ It’s not about fear—it’s about awareness 💛 👉 What fruit do YOU love? 🍉🍓 👉 Does this list surprise you? 😮 👉 Have you noticed brain fog or energy dips with certain fruits? 🤯 Let’s chat! 👇 #BloodSugarBalance #HealthyEating #LowGlycemic #HormoneHealth #RealFood #WellnessJourney #FoodAwareness

This is one of our go-to meals—simple, nourishing, and packed with flavor! Sauté:🧅 1 onion🥕 Carrots🥬 Cabbage🌿 Celery🍄 Mushrooms🫑 Bell pepper🥒 Zucchini🧄 Fresh garlic🫚 Fresh grated ginger🌿 Fresh grated turmeric Add:🥩 1 lb beef (stew meat works great!)🥦 2 bags cauliflower rice🫛 Peas Season with:🥥 Coconut aminos🧂 Salt & pepper🌶 Cayenne🥄 Sesame oil Top with:🍳 Fried egg⚫ Black sesame seeds ✨ Why black sesame seeds? ⚫In Chinese medicine, black sesame seeds are known to nourish the liver and kidneys—systems believed to influence hair health and color. 🌿 I am putting sesame seeds on my eggs in the morning and it is delish. They’re rich in minerals like iron and copper, which support melanin production (what gives hair its color). While not a miracle fix, they’re often used to help support healthy hair and slow premature graying over time ✨ High protein ✔️Low carb ✔️Deeply nourishing ✔️

🍳🌿 Simple breakfast I keep on repeat 🌿🍳 This is one of my favorite on plan breakfasts because I prep in bulk and it makes mornings so easy 🙌 I make a big batch of beans and a veggie mix with sweet potatoes or yams ahead of time so all I need to do is add: 🥚 freshly fried eggs 🥬 greens Along with my smoothie that has clean protein, this keeps everything balanced, filling, and steady energy for the day 💪✨ 💜 Why I love purple yams for women’s wellness Purple yams are naturally rich in nutrients that help support overall hormone balance and cellular health. They are especially loved for their deep antioxidant content which helps the body manage oxidative stress that can affect hormones over time 🌸 Key nutrients in purple yams include: 🍠 Anthocyanins (powerful antioxidants that give the purple color) 🍠 Fiber for gut health and hormone clearance support 🍠 Vitamin C for immune and skin health 🍠 Vitamin B6 which plays a role in hormone regulation 🍠 Potassium for energy and fluid balance 🍠 Manganese for metabolism support I like them because they are grounding, satisfying, and keep me full without cravings later in the day 🌿 Simple food. Real ingredients. Consistent energy 💚

What’s your go-to “I need dinner to basically cook itself” meal? 😅 I made a super simple Instant Pot dinner tonight that took about 5 minutes of prep and then let it do the work. It turned out like this: 🍗 1 whole chicken 🍚 3 cups brown rice (optional — I made it for my family but didn’t eat it myself) 💧 2 cups water 🫒 1 cup black olives 🍅 3/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes 🌿 Fresh rosemary 🧄 Garlic 🧂 Salt + pepper I set it on pressure cook for 45 minutes and let it run. Easy Italian-style night that ended up being higher protein and more nutrient-dense, with fewer carbs for me personally since I skipped the rice. We served it with artichokes, fermented tomatoes, and sauerkraut on the side 🥬 It’s one of those meals that feels way more impressive than the effort it takes.