The Simple Life

I recently crashed my car which was at no ones fault but my own. I was reversing in the underground carpark of my apartment building and backed, quite forcefully, into a stationary concrete pillar. Luckily, no one was injured (except for my insurance premium), but the back bumper and car boot door of my vehicle were completely smashed in and I felt so stupid when it happened. I often overanalyze bad luck situations like this into thinking they are signs from the universe. For starters, "slow down when reversing" would be a logical one! But a more meaningful one would be "don't be in a rush to do everything at once." I really feel as though I have tried to embody these statements after my recent accident and would like to share the following excerpt from Less is More by Domonique Bertolucci with you dear readers, in the hopes of helping you de-stress your lives a little...

1. Learn to say "no" - and say it a lot. Don't make commitments you don't want to keep or agree with things you don't believe in.
2. Don't worry about what anyone else does or has. Everyone is on a different journey; the only one that matters is yours.
3. Dump your to-do list. Stop worrying about what you should be doing or kicking yourself for things you should have done. Do the things that matter and do them now.
4. Eat healthy food in abundance and indulgent food in moderation. Treat your body like the high-performance machine it is.
5. Spend time with the people you love. At the end of your life, it won't matter if you earned a lot of money or were a size eight. What will matter is that you lived a life filled with love, laughter and joy.

Happy destressing, Ladies!

Female Inspiration: Audrey Hepburn

Organic Italian-style Scramble with Cheddar

When it comes to eggs, this is one of my favourite ways to jazz them up! I often make this style of eggs over the weekend or when I'm having an egg craving. It's quick, easy, tasty, and fills you up substantially without making you bloated. Another plus! This is a 'soul food' recipe, so I don't really have any specific measurements for the ingredients involved- I just go by feel- and you should too. :-)

Ingredients
(For One)

2 x Organic Eggs
Milk
Soya Sauce
Butter
Oregano (freshly chopped or dried)
1/2 Truss or Roman Tomato (diced)
Grated Cheddar (Tasty) Cheese
Salt
Pepper
Bread of choice to serve on (optional)
Pesto (for bread)

Method

1. Heat pan with a little butter.
2. Whilst the pan is heating up, crack the two eggs into a mixing glass or bowel.
3. Add milk, soya sauce, oregano, salt and pepper. Beat together.
4. Once pan is hot, pour the scramble egg mixture into it. Shortly after, add diced tomato and cheese. Gently fold cheese and tomato in through the scramble egg mixture.
5. As soon as eggs have been cooked to desired consistency, remove pan from heat.
6. If serving on bread, toast a slice and spread the pesto on it. Serve eggs on top of the pesto toast. Enjoy!

Super Food: Eggs

Ahhh, eggs...the perfect amino. Baked, boiled, scrambled, poached, fried, beaten, fluffed or folded, there are so many inventive choices for this complete super food! In my first trimester of pregnancy, I was going through a mega egg craving, so it was good to have a variety of options to liven my craving up. Eggs are high in vitamin B12, protein, riboflavin, choline, phosphorus, and selenium. A good source of vitamin B6, folate, pantothenic acid, and iron. The saying should be,"An egg a day keeps the doctor away!" 

With all the different labels of eggs that are stacked on our grocery store shelves, it can be hard to decipher which source is the best for your nutrition intake. Organic eggs are laid by free-range chickens that eat organically grown feed only that is free from animal byproducts and genetically modified organism (GMOs). Unlike caged or free-range chickens that both may be given antibiotics, organic egg-laying chickens will only be given antibiotics in absolute emergencies. 

In a 2009 review article published in the Nutrition Reviews journal, the Institute of Medicine added choline to the list of recommended nutrients due to its health benefits. The authors noted that eggs are one of the best sources of choline, which has numerous roles in human metabolism. Choline may help prevent atherosclerosis, neurological disorders, and liver disease. 

Facts/Serving

Boiled Egg

(1 large/50 g)

Calories: 78 (324 kJ)

Protein: 6.3 g

Total Fat: 5.3 g

Saturated Fat: 1.6 g

Carbohydrates: 0.6 g

Fiber: 0 g

Origin: Asia and Europe

Season: All year-round

Home Garden: Chickens are easy to have roam at your home.

M.I.A.

Hello Dear Readers,

I apologise sincerely for my recent disappearance from the blog world. Unfortunately, my computer decided not to work one morning without warning and it has taken some time to get it all fixed up, updated, and back in working order (smiley face).

I intend to pick up right where we left off!

Some exciting new additions will be made to this blog. Apart from the regular organic recipes, super food exposes, and female inspiration, I will also be updating the body shape posts and adding more well being posts and product information for beauty related things. I will also try and dedicate a few posts per month to notify you of various holistic activities happening locally (mainly for South East Queensland readers).

Another thing...I will be changing the name of this blog from Holistic Baby to Holistic Lady soon. The URL for this blog will change to, www.holisticladybabble.blogspot.com.au. 
The reason for these changes is that I originally started this blog post pregnancy with the creation of D.I.Y. organic baby food recipes in mind however, as my mood would have it, I was also passionate about creating a blog that was holistic and empowering for women - the natural way- but did not want the name 'Holistic Baby' to be taken and so I merged the two ideas. Now, I have decided to separate them and let them stand on their own for what they are.

The new Holistic Baby blog will have the same fundamentals as the Holistic Lady blog. Organic. Nurturing. Natural. However, it will be focused primarily on mother and child rather than all ladies in general. The old URL for this blog, (www.holisticbabybabble.blogspot.com.au), will become the URL for the new Holistic Baby blog. Still with me? Or has this all gotten lost in translation?

Anyways, for now, please excuse my absence, keep a look out for some awesome updated posts that will hopefully enrich your life, remember the new URL change, and accept my apology.

Looking forward to connecting with you all again soon!

With Love and Positive Karma...