Calming Foods
When you are feeling stressed out, do you have your favorite comfort foods, that might not actually make you feel comfortable?
Eating “calming foods” can help stabilize blood sugar and increase levels of serotonin, the feel-good hormone. So, if you are feeling a little stressed (and seriously, who isn’t?), try some of these foods, which are known to ease anxiety and stress.
1. Omega-3s: Salmon, Arctic Char, Sardines
2. Vitamin C foods: oranges, lemons, mango, pineapple, papaya, kiwi, grapefruit, bell peppers
3. Chickpeas/garbanzo beans
4. Steel Cut Oats: To save time in the morning, try this: Combine 1 cup steel oats with 4 cups water, vanilla, and your favorite toppings - fresh or dried fruit, nuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie seasoning in a slow cooker and cook 6-7 hours on low overnight.
5. Chamomile Tea – if you want something different, you can steep a teabag in a cup of hot apple cider, lemon peel, & cinnamon stick
Attached is a recipe that includes 3 of these de-stressor foods. If you try it, let me know what you think, and of course, I’d love to hear of any foods/recipes that work for you during stressful days.
Stay well,
Angie
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