The Mood NT

Just a little Monday reminder for us all!

The basic habits can make BIG changes to our emotions. A recent study found that exercise increases happiness by 52%🤯🤯🤯

Wellness shouldn’t be complicated - simpler the better

Happy Monday, everyone🫶🏻✨

//QUICK AND EASY MINESTRONE SOUP//⁣⁣
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I fell in love with minestrone soup when I tasted the legendary Olive Garden’s for the first time! This soup has become a staple for me, it is filled to the brim with veggies and deliciousness!!
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Soups are a lunch time favourite of mine (multiple times a week when I’m at work😳), I find them so satisfying and filling.
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This recipe is easily changed as well - you can add and change the vegetables to fit your taste or even add in pasta (I’ve added 1/4 cup of barley this time!)
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🌱Minestrone Soup recipe:⁣⁣
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-2 tbsp olive oil⁣⁣
-2 carrots, halved and diced⁣⁣
-1/2 red onion, diced⁣⁣
-2 celery stalks, sliced⁣⁣
-1/2 cup frozen peas⁣⁣
-2 cloves garlic ⁣⁣
-4 cups vegetable broth ⁣⁣
-1 can chopped tomatoes⁣⁣
-1 can kidney beans⁣⁣
-2 tsp dried mixed herbs⁣⁣
-1 bay leaf⁣⁣
-2 handfuls of spinach⁣⁣
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1️⃣Heat olive oil on medium heat, add carrots, onion, and celery. Cook until tender (5 minutes).⁣⁣
2️⃣Add in garlic, give it a big stir. Add in veg broth, tomatoes, frozen peas and spices. Bring to a boil.⁣⁣
3️⃣Turn down to a low simmer, add in beans. Cook for 15 minutes (30 mins if you add barley).
4️⃣Stir in spinach, cook for further 5 minutes.⁣⁣
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Enjoy!!!

Not much can top practicing yoga in the middle of Times Square 8 years ago, on the 1st ever celebration of International Yoga Day.

Here’s to the most beautiful, soul nourishing practice that changed my life and continues to do so with every class.

Happy Yoga Day, everyone!!🙏🏻✨✨✨

Have you imagined life without the constant feeling of being overwhelmed, afternoons without those dreaded energy crashes and improved overall well-being?

As a Registered Nutritional Therapist I can help you cultivate a calmer mind so that you can get back to being the best version of yourself because it IS possible to live a life free from the shackles of stress and the mind!

When working together we step away from the outside noise of what wellness SHOULD look like and focus on YOU, and what works for you and your life. There is no magic cure, no one thing that will change everything overnight. We want to build deep rooted changes that will continue to support you long after our work together.

I am pleased to announce that I have found my home base here at Health & Wellbeing Therapies every Wednesday! (Both in person and online consultations available)

I offer a FREE 20 minute discovery call so I can better understand you and your health concerns/goals - book via the link below👇🏼

https://calendly.com/themoodnt/20min

I look forward to connecting with you all🙏🏻✨

Katie

Discovery call - Katie Ross FREE 20 minute discovery call

I’ve found the last two weeks of April a bit ungrounding and demotivating for me. So I am welcoming May with open arms and going to use this daily checklist to reset and get back into the simple habits.

I will do as many as possible daily but we all know life gets in the way sometimes so daily(ish) seems more achievable and with less disappointment attached to it.

It really is the small daily habits that create our life✨✨✨

What are you focusing on this month?? I’d love to know👇🏼

THE QUICKEST & EASIEST WAY TO MEAL PREP✨

1. Roast a tray of veg, my go-to’s are sweet potato, bell peppers, red onion and broccoli but you can use anything!

Drizzle with olive oil, salt & pepper and cook in the oven for 30 minutes at 200C.

2. Cook quinoa in veg stock (makes it even yummier) for about 15 minutes.

3. Choose and cook your protein of choice - chickpeas, tempeh, chicken, salmon etc.

4. Your ‘add ons’ (tahini dressing, hummus, olives, greens, nuts/seeds) these are really easy ways to make your meals even more delicious!

MEAL IDEAS:
- you can use all the above to make a Buddha bowl like I did
- use the quinoa as a stir fry base
- use the veg to have with eggs for breakfast
- use veg and quinoa as salad topping or add salsa and avocado to make burritos!

We all live such busy lives so this 30 minute meal prep is a blessing for keeping us nourished during the working week!

If you found this helpful leave a ❤️ below, or save for your next meal prep day!✨

WHY EAT SEASONALLY?✨

Eating local seasonal fruit and veg makes for tastier, fresher and more nutritious produce!

1. Produce that hasn’t traveled across the globe normally means less pesticides, waxes and preservatives. These are used to keep the veg fresher for longer, but once veg is picked the nutritional content starts to decrease.

2. Mother Nature knows best! She supplies us with all the right nutrients when we need it. For example we are provided with more hydrating and phytonutrient rich fruits to protect against sun damage and provide hydration during the long hot summer days.

3. Normally the cheaper option, it all comes down to supply and demand!

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It’s officially official! Graduation day🎓

What a time it’s been. I’ve never been more ready to take on the world and help others on their health journey then I am right now!

When I was at my worst with anxiety I wish I had known what I know now. I truly believe the missing piece of the pie when it comes to anxiety and mental health is nutrition and lifestyle. The body is fascinating and has this incredible capability to heal itself. We just need the right tools and information to do it!

I’m so blessed to be able to share this knowledge and healing with everyone! I have now officially opened my diary for 1-to-1 consultations🥳🥳

If you’d like to book a FREE discovery call with me, I would love to chat with you and be part of your journey. Link in my bio✨✨

Katie