This fall, soups and chili have been staples for us. They are a great way to sneak in tons of extra veggies and are a super nourishing, comfort food that everyone loves. Plus they make great leftovers! This recipe is especially convenient because if using grass fed beef, you can just throw it right into the crock pot thawed or frozen and it cooks beautifully. The vegetables and spices are very flexible in this recipe. Mushrooms, squash, or sweet potatoes are great additions. If you like it spicy, add more spices or jalapeno. If you are serving a crowd or want more leftovers, doubling this recipe is the way to go!
Beef and Veggie Crockpot Chili
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
1 pound grass fed ground beef
1-15 oz can of tomato sauce
1-15 oz can of diced tomatoes
1-2 Green Peppers, chopped
1-2 Onions, Chopped
1-2 diced, zucchini
4 Carrots
1 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 Tbsp Cumin
1 Tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa
½ tsp Oregano
½ tsp Cinnamon
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Directions
Mix beef, tomatoes, tomato sauce, veggies, and spices in crock pot. Cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 4. Top with optional cheese and avocado.
Author: Joelle Kurczodyna, NTP
Need more motivation to begin eating real food and get healthy? This is what one of the participants from the last class had to say about her experience!
With Restart, I have lost almost 13 pounds. I really don't miss all the sugary foods that I was eating. I can't believe how much I enjoy eating my salads and veggies. I took away from this program, how important it is to forgive yourself if you do eat something, not on the program. Eat it, enjoy it and move on. I am motivated to stick with this way of eating since the program.
Yes, Bacon is allowed on RESTART! Eating Real Food can taste so good and we will give you some great tips and recipes!
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What is The RESTART® Program?
RESTART® is a 5-week program with a 3-week sugar detox built into it. Part nutritional class, part sugar detox, and part support group, it is a powerful and empowering combination for success!
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I can't tell you how excited I am about this!"
These are just a few things people are saying about the RESTART® Program.
What is The RESTART® Program?
RESTART® is a 5-week program with a 3-week sugar detox built into it. Part nutritional class, part sugar detox, and part support group, it is a powerful and empowering combination for success!
Are You Ready?
Side effects of the The RESTART® Program may include (but are not limited to):
- Weight loss
- Better sleep
- More energy
- Boosted Immunity
- Reduced cravings for sugar and starchy carbs
- Mental clarity, calmness and even temperament
- Reduced PMS and menopausal symptoms
- An appreciation for the taste of REAL FOOD!
You will also learn:
- How to prepare mentally, physically, and emotionally to make successful changes to your diet.
- How Digestion is supposed to work and simple ways to enhance yours.
- What sugar really does in your body, the stages of dysglycemia (Hypoglycemia, Hyperglycemia, Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes), and effective ways to reduce your risk of these conditions.
- The truth about FATS and why healthy fats are essential for healthy Blood Sugar Regulation, as well as your general good health. You will learn which fats to eat, which fats to avoid, and why!
- How to move forward from the sugar detox and re-introduce foods in a healthful way back into your daily diet.
The next 5-week class begins Monday, October 26th from 7-8:30! Click HERE to learn more and sign up. Want to take RESTART® but can't do Monday nights? Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. today as more class times are pending.
It is finally starting to feel like fall and with it comes some of my favorite foods! This is the only time of the year when beautiful orange winter squashes and sweet potatoes are in abundance. We got our first round of sweet potatoes in our crop share basket this week so I wanted to try doing something different with them. I love how versatile sweet potatoes. Some of our favorite ways to eat them are mashed, as fries, cubed, hash browned, and baked. However, I wanted to try something that would be more filling as an entree instead of just a side dish. That's how these fiesta stuff sweet potatoes were born. Maybe you can tell from the Italian Stuffed Pepper recipe, but
a common meal at our house are stuffing whatever vegetable is in season with whatever meat you have and it is always surprisingly delicious. Besides sweet potatoes and peppers, zucchini, acorn squash, and butternut squash are some of our favorite things to eat this way.
On to the recipe. This is very easy to prep ahead and reheat and depending on the type of meat and spices you use can be adapted to your family's style.
Fiesta Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Yield: 8 - 1/2 sweet potato portions
Serves: 4-8
Ingredients:
- 4 large sweet potatoes
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 diced onion
- Spinach or other green
- Seasonings to taste (for a Mexican flair, I used chili powder, garlic, and little cumin)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Avocado and cilantro (as a topping)
What to do:
Bake sweet potatoes at 400 for 1 hr. While potatoes are cooking, brown ground beef and add onion once beef is almost cooked through. Add in desired spices and greens until the greens are cooked down and the taste is to your liking. Once the sweet potatoes are done, slice in half length wise and using a fork push the flesh of the sweet potato down as much as you can. Scoop a healthy amount of the beef mixture onto the sweet potato. Return to oven (or reheat later) at 350 for 10 minutes. Top with avocado and cilantro when serving.
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I hate to break it to you but nothing on the above list is “normal” and none of these things should be experienced day to day.
Thankfully, YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH AND YOU CAN TURN THESE THINGS AROUND! Living this way does not need to be normal!
That is what the RESTART® class is for! This 5 week class provides the education, support, and a 3 week REAL FOOD CHALLENGE where we’ll be focusing on using FOOD to HEAL the body, specifically by eliminating all processed food and sugars.
Want to begin living life without those everyday complaints? Go against the normal and sign up for the next RESTART® class that will be held on Monday nights from 7-8:30 beginning OCTOBER 26th!
You can learn more and Sign up for the class here.
Nourish Your Family Freezer Cooking Party
Want to put healthy meals on the table for your family but aren’t sure where to begin? Are you too busy to cook real food from scratch? Need some new fresh ideas for meal time?
If any of these are true of you, then you would LOVE our new Nourish Your Family Freezer Cooking Parties!
We will provide the menu, recipes, pastured meat and eggs from a local farm, and run the cooking party.
You will walk away with several servings of 4 different freshly prepared meals ready for your freezer to enjoy at anytime!
You will need to bring groceries from a very basic grocery list that will be provided and the cost of the party is $75 per person.
The next party will be on Friday, October 23rd from 6-9 pm in Warrenville. Spots are very limited so sign up today by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Can’t make it to this one? That’s OK – we can come to you! Gather 4-5 friends for your very own freezer cooking party. This will be no cost for party hosts.
All of our menus are gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, and paleo with pastured meat and eggs that we will provide from a local farm.
Our Fall Menu:
-Pumpkin Chili
- Italian Stuffed Peppers
- Salmon Cakes
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Veggie Egg Cups
