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300+ Recipe Digital Cookbook
"I spent 10 years creating and testing 1000's of recipes for this cookbook, it's my proudest creation!"
- Mariel, Author & Founder
For the last 2 weeks I’ve been feeling fantastic…and of course, food has everything to do with it. Food always has everything to do with it. You know the saying “you are what you eat”? Well, I think it’s accurate; not only physically, but mentally as well. If you eat right not only do you look better, but you also feel better; better in terms of digestion, sleep, energy and overall health.
So why am I feeling this good? Well, these last weeks I’ve been cutting down sugars (honey, unsweetened chocolate chips, fruits, etc.) and trying not to consume solids past 9pm. My reasons are plenty. Sugars bloat me up, make me feel tired (the sugar low after the sugar high) and give me cravings. Eating past 9pm brings me nightmares and a lot of tossing and turning at night. Not good. Plus, when I eat late, I feel so full that it’s uncomfortable for me to even lie down.I needed to put an end to all of that, and so I did.
Don’t you love how there are always solutions to problems, and it all boils down to choices? Choosing to be healthier, to feel better, to have more energy, to have a stronger immune system…it’s all up to us. In order to be able to maintain these two changes I’ve made, it’s been crucial for me to set myself up for success.
These are a few of the things I do to help me out:
- Eating every 2-3 hours. This is important because if I wait longer to eat, I’ll start craving anything (including what is readily available, like a smoothie at the mall if I’m out shopping).
- Planning ahead. If I know I’ll be out and about I’ll pack a little lunch and take it along with me.
- Designating a cooking day. That way you don’t find yourself ‘food-less’ when its time for your next meal, but instead have plenty of foods to choose from.
- Switching up my veggies and protein. I do this to avoid boredom (“variety is the spice of life”, another great saying I agree with).
- Finding better substitutes for things I usually crave. Examples: If I want Nutella I’ll use Sunbutter, which still gives provides me with that same creamy consistency and serves as a nice smooth spread. If I crave a treat, I’ll prepare myself a nice guacamole bowl and accompany it with yummy sweet potato chips.
- Drinking lots of water. Sometimes we think we want food, because we crave something, but in reality it’s just our body letting us know we need to hydrate it. Remember to constantly give your body H2O.
- Keeping physical activity to a minimum as night approaches. I am trying to slow down and take it easy after 7pm, this way my body knows to chill out and uses less energy. When less energy is used, the body burns fewer calories and it doesn’t feel the need to replenish lost calories with more food.
Here’s how the recipe went down:
I came up with this Pesto Tilapia to keep protein exciting. We all know how bland tilapia can be, so I added a few magic ingredients and made it shine. So long boredom, welcome good-tasting Pesto Tilapia.
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Pesto Tilapia
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 6 tilapias 1x
Description
This Pesto Tilapia is nourishing, comforting and so delicious, a must try.
Ingredients
- 6 tilapia filets
- 7 tbsp Paleo Pesto
- Almond meal/flour, to sprinkle on top
- Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
- Coconut oil spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Spray a baking dish with coconut oil spray and place tilapia fillets side by side on your baking dish. Top each filet with 1 – 1 ½ tbsp of pesto, sprinkle almond meal/flour on top and add sea salt and black pepper to taste.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool and serve right away.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
This fish is amazing! I’m new to the paleo lifestyle so your blog has been very inspiring to get me started. Can’t wait to try more recipes!
Awesome! Thanks Anne! Welcome to the Paleo lifestyle 🙂 you’ll love it!
I’m here from Pinterest and have been cruising around your site! You’ve got some great recipes that I can’t wait to try. My family of 6 has followed a modified version of Paleo before I even knew what that was. So now I am researching so we can follow it even closer.
I had to comment that I’ve never met anyone that gets nightmares from food. I’ve learned that if I eat sugar too late, I will have nightmares all night. It’s horrible! Good to know that I’m not the only weird one!
This will be our first Paleo Thanksgiving and I realized that I could still have cranberry sauce after seeing your post! Yeah!
So cool that you and your family will be following the Paleo diet all together now. You guys will have a lot of fun eating Paleo-style ;). My Paleo Cranberry Sauce is super yummy, you’ll love it along with your turkey. The food-induced nightmares, haha, its an awful thing. I now try not to eat past 8pm, otherwise, I just don’t sleep well! And yes, I agree with you, if I eat sugars late at night, the nightmares definitely get worse :/