Colorful Eats

Thank you Primally Pure for sponsoring this episode.  Listen to the podcast for a discount code for a free lip balm! On today's podcast episode, Caroline is sharing the details on her new nutrition course, Flourish: a modern lady’s guide to eliminate stress, balance hormones and embrace the full potential of living. As women we know all too well the struggles that come with hormones, but here is the beautiful fact—our bodies so desperately want to function effectively and with a little love and nourishment they truly can. In today’s episode we are sharing three foundations for how you can start balancing your hormones today. Eliminating Stress Non-Toxic Living Real Food Nourishment If you want to learn more about Caroline’s newly launched nutrition course, head over to colorfuleats.com/flourishworkshop.  This hands-on workshop style course offers a holistic approach to balancing hormones and adrenal fatigue, but more importantly giving you the tools you need to truly flourish! Thank you Primally Pur

On today’s Colorful Eats podcast episode, we are diving into why and how finding your “why” is the thing to do to help you create a more clear and meaningful path to achieve whatever you set out to do in life -- whether it be in your career, your family life, your health or even your life’s purpose. Finding your “why” may be a new concept to you, but we think this can be an incredible exercise to help you dig deep into the heart of the matter and create more purpose in whatever your life’s dreams and goals may be. To help you take action and do this exercise in your own life, we created a few action steps for you! We’re excited about this because we know it has the potential to be a game changer for you. This was a fun and kind of deep episode where we get a little personal with our own “why’s” and journeys to find them. We encourage you to spend a few moments to dig deep and even be a bit philosophical to find your why and unleash your full potential!   Highlight Reel: 5:20 | Why we all need date nigh

Today we are chatting with Jessi of the popular food blog, Jessi’s Kitchen, about her autoimmune disease diagnosis and how she has learned to “live beyond” and find joy within the challenges of her diagnosis. Jessi shares her passion for good food and how changing her diet made a world of difference in her health journey. She talks dream meals and cocktails and lets us in on her recent guilty pleasure and shares some awesome encouragement for others dealing with autoimmune disease or other health hardships. We had a great time talking with Jessi and if you want to try out some of her delicious real food and cocktail recipes, check out her blog, Instagram, Facebook or Twitter!   Thank you to the Nutritional Therapy Association for sponsoring this podcast episode.

On today’s episode of the Colorful Eats podcast, we are digging into protein powders and dissecting those famous label claims of weight loss and six pack abs. Is the powdered form of protein all it’s cracked up to be or should be reconsider our go-to protein powder? We share our favorite protein sources and how adding them to foods and smoothies can amp up your usable nutrient intake as well as provide some pretty incredible support to your beauty regimen. And since smoothies are a place we tend to sprinkle our fave protein powder into, we take a look at how they can fall in line with those “healthy” food items that can be really unhealthy and take you through some ways to optimize your everyday smoothie into a total powerhouse. As always, we’ve included links to all the products and superfoods we talked about during this episode below. We’d love to hear what some of your favorite smoothies superfoods are! Let us know in the comments! Don’t forget that we LOVE to hear what you’re enjoying about the podcas

Today we are honored to welcome our sweet friend and fellow Nutritional Therapist, Amanda Koch of My Well Balanced Life to the podcast. She’s a passionate real food lover, military wife, mama and a woman with a story of great loss and incredibly beautiful gain. Amanda shares her story of multiple miscarriages and how her faith and the knowledge she gained from holistic practitioners changed her health and her journey in an incredible way.  Amanda opens her heart to share her story, not to talk about herself but to help other women through a difficult time in their lives and talk about a subject that maybe isn't talked about that much.   We chat both the emotional and physical stress of miscarriage, how her husband encouraged her through every step of the way and how nutrition and non-toxic living has played a huge role in her journey and beautiful family! So for some of you listening, this may be a difficult episode to listen to and for some this may not exactly pertain to you.  But, chances are, everyone

Thank you to the Nutritional Therapy Association for sponsoring this episode. We are really loving this whole “simplifying” craze that’s happening in the world right now because as you know, we are all about being more mindful in life—your stressors, messes, what’s draining you, what’s filling you up, how food makes you feel and so on. We believe that you need to be mindful in order to know what and how your life needs simplifying, but figuring out how to actually put this into practice can be a challenge. We totally get it. The thing is, it’s not necessarily about doing more or less, but more about doing the right thing. So on today’s episode, we are giving you 10 ways to simplify your life—from cleaning out your closet to checking your email less and a few more good ones in between. Maybe you’re kicking butt at a few of these, but other areas are leaving you overwhelmed or exhausted. We challenge you to put one or two of the points to practice in the coming week. And since we love to give you ways to m

As the weather begins to brighten up, we find ourselves with a hankerin’ for some entertaining. A long table set up outside, some fresh flowers and your favorite cocktail. Sounds lovely, right? The fact of the matter is that entertaining can oftentimes feel a tad bit overwhelming and stressful, but we don’t think it has to be that way. Today we’re hanging out with the fabulous Lauren Kelp of LaurenKelp.com talking all about a less stressful approach to Spring entertaining. From simple strategies like having enough seating for your guests to hang and relax to creating a playlist to set the vibes, Lauren shares her entertaining philosophy and how she hosts without all the fuss and stress. One of our favorite aspects of her philosophy is her focus on creating community, breaking bread together and maybe even making a new friend of two, not so much about presenting the perfect table scape or menu. This is the perfect episode to help inspire you to get your favorites together for some much needed laughter, com

Welcome back to another episode of the Colorful Eats podcast! This week we are digging into the infamous “cheat day” and revealing some not so satisfying facts about why these days of gorging on donuts, pizza and anything else you can get your hands on isn’t the best idea for encouraging a healthy body and mind. We’re sharing the ways a “cheat day” can cause physical and emotional messes in your life and how cheat days can reveal deeper life issues that may need addressing. Most importantly and the reason for doing this episode, we lay out how to create a lifestyle of balance so that you’ll never need to rely on a “cheat day” to eat that bowl of ice cream or pour that second glass of vino and really enjoy your life. Please do us a huge favor and go hit the “Subscribe” button on iTunes and share the podcast with your friends and family! And if you love the podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes! Highlight Reel 1:30 | Why the logic of “cheat days” is so flawed 5:34 | Metabolism and your body on a cheat

Thank you to the Nutritional Therapy Association for sponsoring this episode! Today’s episode is all about YOU, our incredible listener and friend. We love to come up with fun, actionable content for you to listen to, but we also love to hear about what you’re most interested in, what you want to learn more about and where you need extra knowledge and support in your health journey. In today’s episode, we answer 5 questions that some of our faithful podcast friends sent in. From how to address a picky spouse and our take on intermittent fasting to what inspired us to become Nutritionists and how to address hormones naturally, we are digging into some of your burning questions and creating more clarity on the topics that interest you most. We had so much fun with this episode and we’d love to do this again. Feel free to leave your nutrition and lifestyle questions in a comment below! Thank you to the Nutritional Therapy Association for sponsoring this episode!   Highlight Reel 06:04 | How to eat healthy t

Thank you Primally Pure for sponsoring this episode. Be sure to listen along to get your free lip balm with any order!   Welcome back to another episode of the Colorful Eats podcast! Today we are getting personal and sharing 10 lessons we have been learning lately with the hope that maybe you’ll be able to relate to some of our struggles or successes and know that we’re all in this together. Being open and honest with what life really looks like can be tough, but what we’ve begun to realize is that living intentionally and sharing what’s really going on behind the Instagram photos can be an incredible way to connect and even encourage others who may be experiencing some of the same life lessons. We each share 5 recent life lessons, some have to do with nutrition, stress and emotional health and of course how to experience more joy in your life. Because we do love us some joy! So, grab a cup of broth and relax or your mop and DIY kitchen spray (I’ve heard many of you have enjoyed listening while cleani

Thank you the the Nutritional Therapy Association for sponsoring this episode—real education for people who believe in real food.   We both love sunshine and the life and energy it brings into our daily lives! And we better because we both live in sunny, warm areas of the world! Funny thing is, we rarely lather up with sunscreen, really only if we’re going to be in the sun for long periods of time. Today we are talking about just how vital sunshine is to our health and why choosing the right sun protection is so important. We’re sharing some hard facts about vitamin D and the importance of getting in some good ol’ sunshine daily for overall health and wellbeing. We share some awesome, simple ways to protect your skin naturally using foods and our favorite non-toxic sunscreen! And since summer is fast approaching, taking action in your life with this episode’s practical “Action Steps” will help make sure your skin is naturally protected, well-nourished and safe! Can we ask for a quick favor from you? If

Thank you Primally Pure for sponsoring this episode.  Be sure to listen for your free lip balm!   Welcome back to another episode of the Colorful Eats podcast! This week we’re getting all deep and philosophical on you and you’re going to love every second of it. Because we’re giving you permission to take a step back from life, sort out the “busy” and create healthy ways to recharge and take a breather from it all. In fact, I think we even make “the hustle” look a little uncool. We live in a time where, “I’m so busy”, is something just about everyone utters at least once a day. But is all this busyness really doing anything positive in our lives? Is our joy and our relationships suffering because of how “busy” we make ourselves? In today’s episode, we challenge the “glorification of busy” and offer up 8 strategies to lessen the fluff and noise in your life, creating more time to do what you love and more opportunities to bring joy to your life. We’re also giving you permission to be YOU and we think tha

Today we’re getting a bit giddy hanging with our dear friend Bethany McDaniel, the owner and creative mastermind behind the clean beauty products of Primally Pure. We can’t help it, she’s one of our faves! Rather than digging into the details of her amazing products (which you have heard us talk about so many times), today we decided to get down and dirty with the business side of things. Because it’s always fun to get the “behind the scenes” look at our favorite brands and even learn a few things from the pros. In today’s episode, Bethany shares what life was like when she first started Primally Pure, making products straight out of her home, how her routine has changed since having her first baby and ways she tries to practice balance within it all.   To learn more about Primally Pure and Bethany’s mission for creating safe, organic and effective products, head over to the Primally Pure website or follow along on Instagram!   And if you haven’t already, we’d love for you to click SUBSCRIBE in iTunes

  If you missed last week’s episode, Part 1 of our detox series, go back and listen to Episode 27 before listening to today’s episode. In "Detoxing Your Life Part 2," we are continuing with the theme of looking at detox through a whole body lens and diving into external detox. Your external environment—the products you use to clean your home, your beauty and skincare routine, the sheets you sleep on, stress, even toxic relationships—can all add to your body’s toxic load and even cripple your body’s natural detox superpowers. The good thing is that we have the ability to make simple, intentional choices day to day that can help us clean up our external environment and encourage gentle, daily detox and create more balance and joy in our lives. Today we’re talking about 6 environmental areas and how to clean them up using lifestyle hacks and safe, non-toxic products. We put today’s “Action Steps” into a free download that’ll help you put everything you (as well as Part 1) into motion in your own life. Cli

Today is the first day of spring and we thought this was the perfect time of year to talk about detox since most of us have the natural urge to purge the junk in their lives and take on the new season with a healthier flare this time of year. What do you think about when we say the word “detox”? A juice cleanse? Expensive supplements? Restricting animal products? A sort of “punishment” to help get you into those skinny jeans? Yeah, that’s not really our style. On today’s episode, we’re re-defining detox. Because society has made it a little crazy and even harmful. We forget that our bodies should be detoxing all the time—sadly with all the life stressors, normal detox properties aren’t happening as efficiently as they should. We dig into how we approach detox with the whole body in mind and how you can create an atmosphere and lifestyle that naturally encourages every day detox. We also get specific with our top 5 favorite areas to focus on for internal detox and give you steps to take to create better he

Thank you to Primally Pure for sponsoring this week's episode.  Head over to Primallypure.com for the BEST and absolutely effective 100% natural deodorant and more! Today we have on the beautiful Tori Wesszer of Fraiche Nutrition, a Registered Dietitian, wife and mama extraordinaire. As a mom of two little guys, Tori is no stranger to the busyness of life and business yet healthy foods remain a staple in her family’s everyday routine. Tori shares her food philosophy with us and why getting back to the art of food can be so good on your health. She gives some great ideas for making family meal prep a little easier and shares her favorite apps to help organize groceries and hopefully make shopping a whole lot less stressful. Check out more from Tori on Fraiche Nutrition and Instagram!   In other news...we received a review in iTunes that absolutely made our week! Amanda wrote a super sweet note and here is what she said...   “A couple of years ago I remember I didn’t want to start listening to any podcasts

Today we are talking about what it means to be a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and how you can be an influencer without ever going back to school! This episode is a little different than the usual. Today we are digging into what we do as Nutritional Therapy Practitioners and what that title actually means. Each week we share about different health topics and lend our expertise as Nutritionists so we want you to understand a bit more about where we come from, why we approach nutrition and healthy living the way we do and what we love most about working with clients. We’re also giving a bit of business advice, that I’d say could apply to just about any career path. ← You might be surprised what my advice is! Not only are we giving you a bit of an inside look into what we do, we’re also sharing why we think being an NTP may be something that could be a next step for those who have a passion for real food and healthy living but aren’t quite sure what step to take next. We understand this won’t be for ever

  Today we’ve got a special guest on the podcast whom you may already know and love by her delicious grain-free recipes, Carrie Vitt of Deliciously Organic. But if this gal is new to you, you’re in for a treat!  Carrie is the author of the best selling cookbooks Deliciously Organic and The Grain-Free Family Table, the genius behind the recipes of deliciouslyorganic.net and a brand new NTP.  On today’s episode, Carrie is sharing all about her journey to find health and wellness after a Hashimotos diagnosis — how her diagnosis came about, how she used a nutrient dense, real food diet to make major progress in her health and how important managing stress is on healing. Her story is incredible and many of you may be able to relate or even find comfort in her journey. We know many women struggle with thyroid issues and Hashimotos, so if that is you or even a friend, this will inspire you to keep strong despite these physical and emotional struggles! Check out more from Carrie Vitt over on her website, Delicio

  Our first fitness focused podcast episode (wow, try saying that 3 times fast!) is up and it’s a good one! In today’s episode we chat with the incredibly real and insanely beautiful Rachel Doell of Daily Routine Fitness about making fitness and movement a part of your everyday routine and the real challenges that come along with it. We love her take on loving your body, supporting the emotional side of your health and pushing yourself to create strength and perseverance in your life.  Rachel shares her tips on how to move to lose weight while simultaneously loving your body, how to get back into working out after baby (and why choosing sleep over movement may be better on your waistline) and how to create daily fitness goals despite your crazy schedule. There is definitely something for everyone in today’s episode.  What we enjoy most about Rachel and her take on fitness and life is her ability to role with the punches, so to speak, and find joy in family, self love and the messiness of this life.  Head

In today’s episode, we’re diving into a topic that we consider the “ultimate form of preventative health” — preconception nutrition!  This episode is one of my favorites so far. It’s serious, it’s deep, it’s encouraging and it has the potential to be life changing for those in this beautiful stage of life.  No, this isn’t an episode on sex ed, rather on the powerful impact good nutrition plays on creating a human. In today’s episode, we interview Kim Schuette, a Clinical Nutritionist, certified GAPS practitioner, owner of Biodynamic Wellness and board member with the Weston A. Price Foundation. Kim shares a very beautiful and mindful take on making babies. From what foods to eat and what to avoid to optimize fertility (in both men and women) to the importance of supporting emotional health and creating immense love between both partners, Kim shares her incredible knowledge and encouragement for couples planning to conceive.  What I love most about this episode is the change in perspective that Kim presents