20 Minute Winter Detox Soup

There are a lot of ways to stay sane during the holidays. As well as some pretty useful tips to eating well.

However, the holidays and health can sometimes be tricky.

So I’ve taken it upon myself to end that battle. The battle where you tell yourself you’re not going to indulge at the next holiday party  only  to find yourself gorging on the cheese tray. Wait is that just me?

Or you say you’re going to not eat sugar through the holidays but grandma made her secret cookie recipe and she’s begging you to try them.

So you hit the mentality that you’ll just refresh in the New Year.

I mean isn’t that what resolutions are for anyways?

So bring on the food, the cookies, the sugar, the egg nog and everything else that screams holidays.

Where’s the balance between healthy and holidays? 

I don’t believe in a perfect life formula that balance even exists. I mean I really hate to say there is even such a thing. If there were, I think it is the universal answer we’ve all been seeking.

But maybe instead of seeking an all or nothing approach we should just live more in the present.

You know plan less around your New Years resolutions <- Notice I didn’t say not plan.

And think less about what you’ll actually eat at the Holiday party or how you’ll run every day even if it is -36°.

Instead I think the only way to find balance is to be realistic.

And realistic decisions happen only in the present.

So while I’m not saying adios to planning, thinking ahead and creating solutions. What I am saying is that instead of making grand plans to be everything, why not just be realistic and focus in each moment on what you value. What has meaning to you and hopefully that is your health.

So instead of telling yourself you are not going to eat a cookie and find yourself nibbling on one only to have horrible feelings about yourself, ultimately leading to a binge fest on all the cookies you can get your hands on. Of course telling yourself you’ll pick it back up tomorrow.

Focus on each meal, each day, in the present moment.

Be present, is what I’m trying to say. 

It’s not a grand plan that is going to make you succeed in this thing we call health. Instead, it’s letting go of expectations, honoring and respecting your body and being flexible with what comes up.

We must stop letting our circumstance determine our health. 

How do you be present?

The biggest key in being present is being self aware. Knowing when you’ve pushed your body, your health, your stomach to the brink and when it’s time to clean things up.

But self awareness can only come from being present.

Am I talking in circles now?

Stick with me.

Here’s an example. You were realistic with the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend and you choose not to restrict, deprive or starve yourself but rather just enjoy them for what they are, food and all.

You found yourself making better choices but still overeating.

So come Sunday or Monday your body is really craving health. Like nutrients, comforting satisfying food.

So you listen and you whip up a big nutritious pot of winter detox soup. Knowing it is warm, satisfying, flavorful and yet fully dense of nutritious essentials.

The Bottom Line

You guys, it’s not about not eating or depriving yourself of everything that screams the holidays. This is where the crash and burn happens.

Instead, it’s about fully living but doing so with honor and respect.

This comes from not letting your circumstance determine your health but having such great meaning and belief about what you want that you can actually reach that with ease.

Easy health is possible, we just miss it because we tend to miss the present.

Insert the winter detox soup

A quick and simple solution to those moments when my body screams health is this hearty and delicious winter detox soup. It is loaded with nutrients from the tomatoes, white beans, and kale. To the amazing power of bone broth that seems to make all my troubles go away.

While all the veggies are healthy (And this is one of the few ways I actually like kale. Just saying.) bone broth really is my staple for all of my troubles.

I mean have you heard about the amazing power of bone broth?

It is my staple for fighting illness and really just providing the essentials for a healthy and high functioning body. I mean high functioning is the goal right? Here are some additional benefits:

• healthy skin and hair
• boost the immune system
• boosts natural detoxification
• protects joints
• aids in metabolism
• regulate hormonal flow

And pretty much everything else you can think of. It provides the essential minerals, and nutrients our body tends to be deficient in.

While I would love to tell you about an amazing homemade bone broth recipe I whipped up. Let’s be realistic because this is my new mission. While bone broth is technically a really simple recipe to make, I have to say that there is just something about the ease and convenience of buying it.

Because if I’m telling the truth I’d prefer to buy it all of the time and thus why I’ve only made it once.

However, not all bone broth is created equal and the only way to benefit from it is to buy the highest quality bones or pre-made bone broth. My brand of choice is Kettle & Fire. They are 100% pure grass-fed bone broth made with all organic ingredients. You guys this is everything you need bottle up into one simple box just for you!

Not to mention, I got a you a deal on your first order because I believe it to be so important in the overall health of your body, especially through the winter months. So click here and get $10 off your first purchase to Kettle & Fire!

It’s simple, easy steps that make all the difference. But these steps can only be done in the moment. Stay present this holiday season in all areas of your life.

Here’s to crushing winter free of illness and with a healthy and high functioning body.

{Insert all the fist pound emojis!!}

Now go make this soup, it’ll be a new winter staple!