The hustle and bustle that pervades the work week can take a toll on our health and well-being. It's hard to eat well when we barely have time to plan for meals, cook and rest during the week. Subsisting on to-go coffee, cafeteria meals and take-away food during the work week may not be the healthiest option but sometimes we just don't have the time and the energy to cook.
I welcome the rest and the respite that the weekend provides. Sleeping-in, listening to my favorite Spotify playlists and playing with my fur babies are the kind of recharge I need. The weekend is also the time to eat clean and whole. Thank God for vegetarian/vegan restaurants like Monkey Grounds Coffee, it's now easy to have a healthy, balanced meal delivered to your home.
My favorite weekend reset is the Buddha Bowl. Monkey Grounds has 3 types of vegan Buddha Bowls: Buddha Bowl Spicy Peanut, Avocado Lime and Garlic Tahini. This one-bowl wonder has typically 25% grains (i.e. quinoa, Adlai or brown rice), 50% vegetables (red/green bell peppers, beans, sweet potato, pumpkin, greens), 20% protein (candied walnuts and chickpeas) and 5% herbs, spices and toppings (dressing of choice). A Buddha Bowl is filling and good for your body and soul.
For breakfast, I have my weekend oatmeal reset- a bowl of natural protein oats, paleo protein raw superfood mix and chia seeds. I either add hot water or soy milk depending on my mood. Of course, there's caffeine free drip coffee sans the sugar.
For more mindful meal planning you may want to check out Eating Well Meal Plans or the Eat This Much Automatic Meal Planner.
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