wholefoodsaga (2025)

13/11/2022

It's past 1pm where I am and it feels like my day is only starting 🌙

Since I can remember Sundays brought with them a nostalgy I desperately tried to forget about or even ignore when the feeling felt particularly strong

Looking at it now, my thought is that I always ran from the idea of Sundays because, at least in the collective ideology, it means taking it slow and being lazy. Like what?!

So here I am at 1 in the afternoon with my eye patches and bathrobe on, not running away.

Embracing this whole idea of slooow living and making it enjoyable and guilt free 🌿

Hope you have a day just as you wish, without second guessing or feeling guilty about it 💫

13/04/2022

This day marks one of the most excited days of 2022 for me 🌱🌻✨

The e-book I have been working on for a while (and which you've probably heard me talk about a few times) is now done and ready to download 🧡

In order to do so you will need to subscribe to my newsletter (yes, I have one of those as well now! 🕊) and then simply download it.

Without further ado, LINK IN BIO my friends💞

To your health and wellbeing,
R o x a n a ✨

06/04/2022

Sneak peak into the eBook I am working on with breakfast recipes which will nourish you and leave your hormones feeling functional and not depleted ✨

We have an omelet cooked in evoo (or ghee) with dill, pepper and salt. Sardines in olive oil (!)

As well as some radishes and endives, both bitter foods and also delicious. In Ayurveda, bitter foods are used to detoxify the body and help it cleanse. Pretty much what we all need when spring comes 🌱🌸

What you can't see in the picture is some balsamic vinegar and sea salt I topped the veggies with.

Also, swipe to see a serving suggestion 😋

To your health,
Roxana ✨

23/02/2022

Folosesc uleiuri esențiale de ceva vreme și mă ajut de ele în diverse activități și provocări pe care le întâmpin.

Nu ar fi corect să omit detaliul ăsta în ceea ce share-uiesc aici cu lumea toată, având în vedere că le testez pe pielea mea (literally) de o vreme și efectiv mi-au îmbunătățit calitatea vieții în tot felul de moduri. Vreau să împărtășesc! 💞

Uleiurile esențiale sunt un subiect controversat and that's okay. Testați și lăsați-vă ghidați de intuiție mai mult! În orice. Întrebați oameni care au mai multă experiență cu asta.

Doar să știți că există și alte variante atunci când aveți o durere sau o afecțiune. Să nu fugim direct la pastile sau tratamentele "convenționale".

Sunt multe moduri în care putem folosi aceste uleiuri, conștient și deschis ✨

Sunt curioasă, tu folosești uleiuri esențiale? Sau ești interesat/ă să o faci?

21/02/2022

Initially I wanted to make this into a recipe that can be served for breakfast. But that is not a good idea considering it consists of potatoes, celery and beans. So mostly carbs, starches and a tiny bit of protein.

That being said, this makes a really yummy and wholesome lunch/dinner! Especially when paired with a slice of kwispy bacon (yes I just said that out loud as well) and some seed crackers 😋

✨ Cannelini, celeriac and potato creamy soup ✨

2 onions
3 cloves garlic
1 medium celeriac
1 medium potato
2 1/2 cups veggie stock
1 can Cannelini beans
Evoo
Sage leaves
2 bay leaves

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Heat a large saucepan and cook the onions, garlic and sage in olive oil. Add the rest of the ingredients and cook for 20 minutes. Blend it up and serve with toppings of choice. Voila! Enjoy 🌸🌸

Gotta go now, ice cream in the park is waiting! What a lovely day today ✨

16/02/2022

5 of the books that have shaped the way I think for the past couple years.

I recommend The Fifth Commitment by don Miguel Ruiz and don Jose Ruiz to pretty much everyone who wants to reach a deeper understanding of who they are and how they can achieve more self-acceptance and connection to their higher self ✨

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle is perhaps a book most of you have heard of/read. On how to live more fully by living in the present moment. And on learning how to detach from our analytical minds in order to feel more 🔸

When the Body says No by Gabor Mate has been receiving so much attention lately and for good reason! It's a book I read not just for myself but to understand how I can better serve my loved ones and clients I work with. What role is the mind playing in how a disease of the body forms? That is one of the main questions that this book answers 🌾

How to do the Work by Nicole LePera aka The Holistic Psychologist is a brilliant stepping stone in one's journey towards healing trauma and healing through one's own inner power with a handful of tools. Really to the point and an easy read which makes a lot of sense 🌱

In the Flo by Alissa Vitti is for everyone who bleeds monthly and wants to get a better understanding of their cycle. There is a lot of valuable information in this one about how to support our hormones so that we can feel our best 💞

Artemis is also enchanted with them apparently 🙈🧡

Have you read any of these? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments ✨

09/02/2022

Here's a classic ▫️✨

I've been doing oil pulling on and off for quite some time now and Everytime I stick to it the results are really satisfying. Fresher breath, whiter teeth, better overall mouth hygiene 🌱

Here's one yummy recipe to easily integrate oil pulling into your morning routine:

* 200g coconut oil
* 10 drops peppermint oil (I use dōTERRA)
* 3-5 drops oregano oil (also dōTERRA)

✨ Melt the coconut oil in a bowl over some boiling water. Once melted remove from heat and add the essential oils. Pour in molds and let them sit in the fridge until solid. Transfer to jars and use every morning.

▫️▫️ 15-20 min swishing first thing in the morning followed by brushing and tongue scraping - a recipe for a healthy and happy mouth (gums, teeth, the whole environment 🧡)

07/02/2022

Creating this post has been really exciting and fulfilling for me as well, so thank you for expressing interest in fasting during the poll I did last week 🌱

While there are many things to be said about the fascinating practice of fasting, here are some takeaways for everyone who wants to know more and get themselves started with fasting.

🔸 🔸 🔸 The information provided here has been highly researched and has as foundation scientific papers published in reputable sources and books from trustworthy authors and fasting experts.

I think this is the beginning of a beautiful exploration into the fasting world for me, you might hear more about it on this account ✨

Questions and comments are highly appreciated. Save and share this post with a friend if you found value 🧡

To your health,
Roxana

22/01/2022

Well, hello after some time, it feels good🧡

What makes a good breakfast? This information felt like the kind that should be posted as well, not just added to the stories so here it is ✨

17/10/2021

Savoury breakfasts, as healthy and nutritious and better for your insulin management as they are, it's still a challenge to pull of. I mean... How many days in a row can we really eat the omelette, the scrambled or the poached eggs with avocado? Not cool 🌿

Porridge is good a couple times a week, but have it every morning and it's veeery easy to bring upon you glucose spikes which can seriously affect your day and your overall health as a result.

However, savoury breakfasts need not be a pain to create 🌈 There are a few things to keep in mind and play with:

🌱 use a fair amount of cooked veggies (eating a lot of raw food first thing in the morning can cause a slow start of the digestive process)
🌱 mix in some beans, the ones you like and tolerate - here you can play a lot - from chickpeas to adzuki to yellow lentils oh yes! 😋
🌱 spices are THE secret to a non-boring dish; oregano, thyme, dill, rosemary, basil, parsley, chilli, cumin are great spices to play with in your morning breakfast. They don't only make a dish more interesting and yum ✨ but they also have loads of healing properties and magical benefits 🌿 From improving gut health to aiding in digestion and keeping the blood sugar levels at bay and the list goes on and on ✨

20/09/2021

Beginnings are always scary, especially when they excite you. And even more when they announce big changes 🌿

The post mostly speaks for itself - I'm now ready to serve, to the best of my abilities, those of you who want to work together in the name of better health ✨🌾

As I've learned in these past couple years, health is not only about the amount of veggies you have on your plate. But having that plate balanced definitely helps understanding the bigger picture 🌻🌻

I'm scared but all the more enthusiastic and curious about what I can teach you for a better life and what we can learn together in the process 💜💜💜

To your health,
Roxana

24/03/2021

Someday I will get better at food photography🌻Today is clearly not that day, but I promise you the recipe is really yummy 🤍✨

And it is up on the blog with the link in bio, as usual! Enjoy 💞

18/03/2021

I am counting the days to the Spring Equinox, anyone else? ✨

Maybe because this winter has been one of the most challenging ones in my 27 years as Roxana on this Earth, or maybe because Spring means loads of color on my plate and loads of spring onions on every dish I can think of 🌿🦜

In front of your eyes today, a really simple super yummy pasta salad recipe: al dente spelt pasta, chopped kalamata olives, roasted squash, fresh spinach, pine nuts and a delicious honey mustard sauce (honey, mustard, olive oil and lime juice in a ratio of 1:2:2:1). Sooo good! 🧡

28/02/2021

They might've gained popularity only recently, however pulses have been in the diet of humans ever since we discovered agriculture, over 10000 years ago. ⠀
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What are pulses? The edible seeds of legumes. What are legumes? Plants that produce pods with seeds inside. There is often a confusion made between these two. Basically, when we refer to a legume we include its leaves, stems, and pods. A pulse is the edible seed from a legume plant.⠀
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Examples of pulses: beans (chickpeas, kidney beans, black beans to name a few), lentils, peas.⠀
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Why are pulses good for us? ⠀
◽️ rich source of protein (hence so abundant in the plant-based diet, although not limited to it)⠀
◽️ excellent fiber source ⠀
◽️ high in folate (important in DNA and RNA formation, also needed to produce red blood cells) ⠀
◽️ appetite balancing (if you eat pulses you have probably noticed how satiated you feel after eating them)⠀
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How to prepare pulses? ⠀
◽️ ideally buy them dry - there is a wide variety nowadays of canned pulses, however the food absorbs the packaging it stays (think harmful chemicals); when in hurry, a can here and there is fine, however on the long run aim for cooking them yourself⠀
◽️ soak them overnight - always, but always soak your pulses; this helps remove antinutrients such as lectin and phytates (more on these in another post); by soaking the pulses before cooking, you will digest them and absorb them efficiently ⠀
◽️ cook them well - soaking and cooking are vital when it comes to pulses; not cooking them properly can be toxic due to the lectin intake⠀
◽️ split pulses don't necessarily need soaking (split peas, mung dal)

12/02/2021

For when you're in snacking mode but don't have a lot of options at home ⚡️

🔸Peel 4 small/medium apples, remove the core and cube (do not throw away the peels)
🔸Heat up 1 tbsp of coconut oil in a pan and cook for about 5 minutes
🔸Add cinnamon, raisins and pumpkin seeds (or anything else you feel like) and cook for another 3 minutes
🔸Remove from heat and place on toast/rice cake or serve as is 🧡

With the peel of the apple you can make a really yummy tea. Add them in a teapot together with:
🔸 2-3 cardamom pods
🔸 2 star anise
🔸 1 cinnamon stick
🔸 a few cloves

Brew for 8-10 minutes and voila! 🧡

11/02/2021

Sweet Potato & Amaranth Porridge 🧡

I am always searching for new and yummy breakfast ideas to make my mornings even more awesome. Today another amazing breakfast has been added to that list. You have to try this I swear! 🧡🧡

Recipe from the Balance eBook by ✨ thank you Tish for all the beautiful inspiration you provide 🧡

08/02/2021

Little did I know a year ago how much my passions and desires would come to transform into my own Universe 💛 When I started this account about 6 months ago I did it to keep track of my own progress with healthy habits, yet it's becoming so much more than that ✨

To celebrate the fact that I am becoming more open towards who I really want to be, my soul craved a beautiful and magical artwork and my did I get one 💛

Thanks to the amazing and gifted goddess I can now admire this illustration to remind me how far I've come, how much more there is to explore and also, to help me finally change the old profile picture 🐝 also, how sweet is Artemis?! That is exactly how we spend time in the kitchen 💛

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