Everyone is overwhelmed. Laundry, responsibility, work, a million school papers flying out of kid’s backpacks. The garage. Voicemails. Emails.
Then there’s meal planning, grocery shopping and cooking healthy meals.
The difference between those who can handle the overwhelm and those who allow it to paralyze them is basic: Healthy-striving people prioritize and plan. Successful people prioritize and plan. Less stressed people prioritize and plan. They listen to their intuition and trust it. They ignore that which is not important and focus on all that is to them.
What does it even mean to prioritize and plan? For some it’s a detailed planner, for others it’s utilizing Apple technology, google calendar or an app. For my grandpa it was always a notepad and golf pencil stashed in the breast pocket of every shirt he wore. It means saying “no” more than “yes” even if it hurts someone’s feelings, makes the kids cry or the neighbor annoyed. It’s taking action, one priority at a time.
Yup, without disclaimer or explanation. It’s a “no”.
Week four of six weeks of bowl meals is the perfect salad to add to next week’s meal plan. It follows all the balanced nutrition guidelines for ideal blood sugar control—a high healthy eating priority. It just so happens eating balanced, nutrient dense meals aids in the effort to feel less overwhelm. Blood sugar control is related to hormone regulation. Hormone regulation is responsible for balanced cortisol which aids in calm, clear, focused thinking, sleeping, and moving. It’s crazy how everything is connected.
Suddenly the emails and garage have bumped to the bottom of the list.
Harvest Burger Bowl
By Audrey Byker Health Coach
serves 4-6
FOR THE VEGGIES FAT AND PROTEIN
-2-3 head of romaine lettuce, chopped, washed and spun in the salad spinner
-1lb ground beef (know your farmer)
-1-2 Tbls. non chili spice blend(burger blend). I can’t get enough of this
-1/2 medium onion, chopped
-1 cup pecans, roasted and salted
for the carbs and flavor
-4 med/lg sweet potatoes, scrubbed and chopped into 1in. pieces
-1-2 Tbls avocado oil
-salt
-pepper
-1 apple sliced or diced(optional for garnish)
Creamy Avocado Dressing(or this):
-1/2 large avocado
-1/4 tsp sea salt
-One lime, juiced
-1/4 cup olive or avocado oil
-1/2 Tbls raw honey(optional)
-1 clove garlic, minced
-1/4-1/3 cup water, as needed
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Add sweet potato to a large bowl and stir to coat with oil then sprinkle with 1 1/2 Tbls spice blend. Add salt if spice does not contain it. Add to parchment paper covered sheet pan and add to oven to roast for 30 min or desired doneness, stirring 1/2 way. Set aside to cool slightly before adding to bowl.
While sweet potatoes roast add ground beef and onion to pan over med. heat. Add 1/2 Tbls spice blend. Cook through and brown. Remove from heat until sweet potatoes are ready.
Prepare bowl and dressing. Layer romaine coated in dressing, sweet potato, ground beef and pecans. Drizzle a bit more dressing on top as desired.
