31/03/2022
Focus on a balanced diet of whole foods
Cooking and eating primarily home-cooked, balanced meals is an essential step to correcting hormonal imbalances. Refined and processed foods are often void of nutrients and contain harmful additives and toxic ingredients. Focus on fresh, organic, local, and seasonal foods that will provide the body with adequate amounts of amino acids, essential fatty acids, complex carbohydrates, fluids, vitamins, minerals, and fibre.
If eating a vegetarian diet, ensure that you’re getting your full amino acid profile by eating many different sources of plant foods to get complete proteins. This can be achieved by combining beans, peas, or lentils with rice or consuming foods such as quinoa, buckwheat, or spirulina with grains or nuts.
When it comes to any hormonal issue, the importance of balancing blood sugar levels cannot be overstated. Avoid the spikes and crashes associated with blood sugar levels fluctuating rapidly by ensuring that every meal and snack contains a healthy amount of protein, fat, and fibre. Remove high-glycaemic foods from your diet - common culprits include bread, pasta, fruit juices, dried fruit and other refined carbohydrates and sugars - or include them only in small amounts.
Try the “Avocado Sweet Potato Toast” recipe as a breakfast alternative or service with a salad for lunch. This recipe helps balance your hormones and your blood sugar levels.
Ingredients:
1 Sweet Potato (large)
4 Egg
1 Avocado
Sea Salt & Black Pepper (to taste)
Directions:
1. Trim the pointy ends off the sweet potato then lay it on its side on a cutting board. Slice it lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices.
2. Pop the sweet potato slices into the toaster and toast twice. You may need to toast a third time depending on your toaster. If you do not have a toaster, set your oven to broil and bake on a sheet for 3 - 6 minutes per side, or until golden brown.
3. While the sweet potato toasts, carve the flesh of the avocado out into a bowl. Season with a pinch of sea salt and black pepper and mash with a fork until smooth and creamy.
4. Poach, fry or hard-boil the eggs.
5. Spread the mashed avocado over the sweet potato toasts and top with cooked eggs. Season with sea salt, black pepper and/or red pepper flakes. Enjoy!
Notes:
Add Greens
Add a layer of baby spinach after you spread on the avocado.
Guacamole Lover
Add lemon juice, lime juice, minced garlic, tomato and/or chopped red onion to your mashed avocado.
Egg-Free
Skip the eggs and top with h**p seeds instead.
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