Colorful Eats

Today’s episode is so fun because we are digging in and answering YOUR burning questions, the things you wish you could ask your Nutritionist bestie...if you had one. Well, now you do!

We reached out to you, our listeners, and asked what you want to know more about, from nutrition, lifestyle, business and everything in between. In today’s episode, we dive into our fave environmentally-friendly clothing brands, our top cookbooks (even for feeding little ones), some of our favorite everyday detox methods, the best busy mom snacks and more! We’ve linked to all of the products, books or sites we mention in the episode below so you can snag all our faves!

We’re also spilling the beans on our upcoming GIVEAWAY in celebration of our 50th episode! Don’t miss out on your opportunity to score these delicious eats and clean beauty treats. All you have to do is write a review in iTunes and you’ll be entered to win!

Highlight Reel

02:02 | Episode 50 Giveaway items...revealed

05:03 | Our fave environmental-friendly, ethical clothing brands and why this matters

17:57 | Thyroid health ain’t so easy

22:03 | How to detox everyday stress

26:25 | Why we never leave home without snacks

 

Link Love

Cuyana

Coyuchi (sheets/bedding/towels)

West Elm Organic

Patagonia

Everlane

FashionABLE

Nisolo (amazing shoes)

Reformation

All-American Paleo Table

Against All Grain

The Simply Real Health Cookbook

The Heal Your Gut Cookbook

Fed & Fit

My Paleo Patisserie

It All Begins With Food

Caroline’s post on thyroid health and the emotional struggle

Episode 41: 3 Foundations to Balancing Female Hormones

Episode 30: Stop the Glorification of Busy

US Wellness Meats

This episode was so exciting for us to record and we are thrilled to share it with you today! Joining us today is the passionate, clean living expert behind our favorite cleaning product brand, Allison Evans of Branch Basics! On today’s episode, Allison shares her story of healing and how she went from meds, countless doctors and being told she’d never conceive on her own, to experiencing the freedom of health and conceiving a beautiful baby girl naturally.

Allison shares what motivated her to really take her health seriously and how her journey to heal her body naturally led her to create a non-toxic all-purpose cleaning product that is able to help others live healthier and thrive. We’re so excited to be able to able to share Allison’s story and Branch Basics’ amazing new product with you!

Head over to Branch Basics to purchase their brand new formula, learn more about non-toxic living on their blog and follow along on Instagram.

 

Highlight Reel

02:55 | Allison’s diagnosis that challenged her fertility

05:07 | How and when the healing happened

10:30 | The power of choice and Allison’s take on what it means to live healthfully

20:06 | How experiencing the power of pure can change your health

23:23 | How choosing a non-toxic cleaning product can be a powerful first step toward a healthier you

 

Link Love

Environmental Working Group

Our Fave Branch Basics Starter Kit

The Journey to Branch Basics’ New Formula

Allison’s Journey to Fertility

Allison’s 3-hour Home Water Birth

Stress is inevitable, but what if we could make seasons of stress more tolerable? Approaching them with more energy, grace and better health. Just like seasons in nature, our own lives have times of rest and times of grow, adventure and hardships and we believe that it’s what we do within these different seasons that encourage us to thrive.

Today we’re sharing some of our tried and true tips for taking care of yourself during seasons of stress and how these tips can actually make difficult times more tolerable, allowing you to be your best self even when the going gets tough. From the importance of listening to your inner dialogue to the best foods to eat while you’re stressed, these tips will definitely help push you through a challenging season. We’ve also got some helpful Action Steps to really help you bring it home and make it happen in your own life.

Since we are so close to our 50th episode, we are celebrating by doing a giveaway! It’s super simple to enter - all you have to do is leave us a review in iTunes! We’ll announce the lucky winner during Episode 50! Giveaway goodies will be announced in an upcoming episode!

Highlight Reel

06:00 | How stress can save your life...and create problems

11:12 | Creating a plan to stay healthy while you’re stressed

24:45 | How exercise can actually change your mood

31:20 | The best way to fuel your body

35:35 | Action Steps to bring it home and make it happen

Link Love

Episode 11 and 12 - Part 1 and 2 Recognizing, Preventing and Conquering Adrenal Fatigue

Episode 30: Stop the Glorification of Busy

Rx Bars

Ashwagandha

Cordyceps

You will fall in love with today’s episode with the bubbly and endearing Meredyth Cann of Meredyth Delayne Nutrition.  Meredyth is a fellow NTP and in our words, “She’s just our people.” We absolutely adore her take on nutrition and healthy living and know she’ll be a light in your day.

On today’s episode, Meredyth shares how a rough time in her life led her to the field of nutrition, how powerful a nutrient-dense diet was on impacting her emotional and physical well being and how this drove her to share her passion with others. She also gives us some helpful tips on how to make healthy changes stick, creating a mindset shift and really making it a lifestyle.  Meredyth goes beyond just the aesthetics of nutrition, really getting to the heart of the matter and her fresh take on healthy living will leave you inspired.

We hope this episode inspires and encourages you to continue to take your healthy journey forward, one day at a time, one bite at a time and to always find beauty in the process!

 

And before we go, we wanted to let you in on a giveaway opportunity! To celebrate our 50th episode, coming up in a few short weeks, anyone who leaves a Colorful Eats podcast review in iTunes will be entered to win a super awesome healthy living gift...giveaway deats to come! We will announce the winner during our 50th episode! Add a little reminder in your phone or planner to leave some love in iTunes and we’ll enter you to win! I’d say that’s a win-win!

 

Highlight Reel

03:02 | Caroline’ reads a sweet listener review

06:30 | Meredyth shares how she went from grief to emotional grounding

11:39 | What motivates her to live a healthy life, beyond the aesthetics

16:00 | How Meredyth founding freedom and joy within healthy living

22:00 | Meredyth’s anti-quick fix encouragement

34:30 | Don’t take yourself too seriously

Thank you to the Nutritional Therapy Association for sponsoring this episode—real education for people who believe in real food.

Today we are sharing our thoughts and feelings on slowing down, what we believe may just be the new hustle, creating more time and space for the things we love and being more productive because of it.

There’s a movement toward slowing down and we really like it. It’s something we’ve both been working toward in our lives and we’re seeing beautiful and positive impact on our health, our personal lives and our businesses.

But it isn’t always easy to figure out how to do it in your own life so we’re sharing some ways to begin slowing yourself down and living with greater intention and purpose. We definitely haven’t perfected it in our own lives, but it’s not about doing it “right”.

It’s about learning how to move with the seasons of life and fit it into your own journey.  

What are your thoughts on slowing down? Leave a comment below!

Highlight Reel

03:41 | Caroline and Justine’s recent victories and struggles

08:15 | There’s a change happening in society around that “go, go, go” mentality and we like it

18:45 | How the pursuit of slow can become a negative

22:30 | How to hop off the hamster wheel of life and take a step toward positive change

31:29 | Caroline’s Instagram comparison struggle

41:20 | Our final thoughts on slowing down

Link Love

Episode 11 and 12—Adrenal Fatigue

Episode 30: Stop the Glorification of Busy

Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist

Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner

Thank you Primally Pure for sponsoring this episode, be sure to listen along for your free lip balm code!

Happy Monday and welcome back to another episode of the Colorful Eats podcast! We are so excited to have on a very special guest, Blair Staky, the brains and beauty behind the lifestyle and fashion blog, the Fox and She. We loved the shift we saw in her blog, sharing her new found passion for healthy living and thought her story could encourage other women to make it happen.

On today’s episode, Blair shares a bit about her healthy living journey, gives us some insight into her lightbulb moment and shares what advice she’d give to other women just starting out on their health journey. Blair also talks about how changing direction with her fashion focused blog has changed her business and her impact in a super positive way.

We are crazy about this beautiful mama-to-be and we know you’ll love her too! To get more Blair in your life and follow her super fashionable, cute little baby bump, visit her website, The Fox and She, or Instagram!

Highlight Reel

4:00 | Why Blair began her health journey

6:50 | Blair’s lightbulb moment

11:20 | Blair’s advice on where to start if you’re a newbie

14:30 | Her healthy living motivator

29:02 | How sharing her heart has changed her business

 

Link Love

The Woman Code

The Book That Changed My Life

Giving Compliements

We’re back beautiful! And we are so excited! We’ve missed our Monday podcast dates with you, but it was a nice break for both of us and we hope for you as well. Summer is a time for creating memories, basking in the sunlight celebrating togetherness with family and friends and that is exactly what we did! We hope you’ve had some good summer fun and are relaxed and ready for a great second half of 2017!

Today we’re talking about the pains of poor body image and self consciousness, a topic that is near to our hearts and something we’ve both struggled with at some point in our lives. This episode is the first of it’s kind, but a conversation we hope we can continue for as long as we need to.

And to be honest, this conversation was pretty challenging for us to start, you’ll hear more about this in the episode, but we knew it was something that we wanted to be a part of.  There’s a movement with young girls and women to learn to love your body, no matter your size or shape, and all the incredible things it allows you to do.

Today we’re sharing our hearts with you, our stories and some encouragement that we hope will empower you to better love and cherish that amazing body of yours. We’ve got some action steps for you to use to challenge yourself to move forward and create a more positive approach to...well...YOU!

We’d also love to know where you want this conversation to go.  If you’d like to share your journey with us, please please feel free by leaving a comment below! Your journey can most certainly encourage other women and help break down insecurities and shame.

 

Link Love

The Emotional Struggle of Weight Gain (my recent health journey)

Women we love on Instagram: Jennakutcher, Elanaloo, Darling, Simplyrealhealth, Thebalancedblonde, Bewellbykelly

 

Thank you Primally Pure for sponsoring this episode.  Be sure to listen to learn how you can get a FREE lip balm!

Summer is in full swing and we are excited to talk about our safe summer beauty tips and how to nourish your beauty routine. We believe that true beauty comes from the inside out-- cliche or not, it’s true! So we are sharing our top beautifying foods and why eating getting more of these tasty eats can help fight aging and create more supple skin.

We talk about some of our favorite clean summer beauty products so we’ve linked to each of the items under our “Link Love” below. These items are all tried and true and we only recommend products we actually use and love.

Plus we have a fun summer beauty challenge that YOU get to participate in TOO!

Today’s episode will be our last before a lovely little summer break. We do this to allow ourselves to rest and rejuvenate and want to encourage you to do the same! Enjoy time in the sun, with your loved ones, doing a whole lot of nothing or adventuring. We’ll be back in action on Monday, July 31 with an episode all about body image and our open conversation with it!

Thank you to the Nutritional Therapy Association for sponsoring this episode!

 

Highlight Reel

03:05 | Why we love morning workouts

08:15 | What to eat to nourish your skin

18:58 A few ways to give your skin a summer vacay

38:48 Our beauty challenge to you!

 

Link Love

Celtic Sea Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix

Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides

Vital Proteins Gelatin

Beautycounter Brightening + Vitamin C Line

Prim Botanicals

Briogeo Repair Conditioner

Primally Pure Dry Shampoo

Protect All Over Sunscreen

Protect Stick Sunscreen

Primally Pure Blue Yarrow Body Oil

Primally Pure Body Butter

Thank you Primally Pure for sponsoring this episode.  Listen to the podcast for a discount code for a free lip balm!

On today's podcast episode, Caroline is sharing the details on her new nutrition course, Flourish: a modern lady’s guide to eliminate stress, balance hormones and embrace the full potential of living.

As women we know all too well the struggles that come with hormones, but here is the beautiful fact—our bodies so desperately want to function effectively and with a little love and nourishment they truly can.

In today’s episode we are sharing three foundations for how you can start balancing your hormones today.

Eliminating Stress

Non-Toxic Living

Real Food Nourishment

If you want to learn more about Caroline’s newly launched nutrition course, head over to colorfuleats.com/flourishworkshop.  This hands-on workshop style course offers a holistic approach to balancing hormones and adrenal fatigue, but more importantly giving you the tools you need to truly flourish!

Thank you Primally Pure for sponsoring this episode.  Listen to the podcast for a discount code for a free lip balm!

Highlight Reel

10:00 | How to design a life with less stress

11:40 | How day to day toxins can disrupt your hormones

25:25 | Why you need fat for healthy hormones

34:29 | 5 Action Steps to help balance your hormones from the inside out

 

Link Love

Episode 40: Finding Your “Why”

Episode 30: Stop the Glorification of Busy

Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist

Magnesium Oil Spray

Evening Primrose Oil

Celtic Sea Salt

Primally Pure Deodorant

Tint Skin Foundation

Balancing Face Oil

On today’s Colorful Eats podcast episode, we are diving into why and how finding your “why” is the thing to do to help you create a more clear and meaningful path to achieve whatever you set out to do in life -- whether it be in your career, your family life, your health or even your life’s purpose.

Finding your “why” may be a new concept to you, but we think this can be an incredible exercise to help you dig deep into the heart of the matter and create more purpose in whatever your life’s dreams and goals may be. To help you take action and do this exercise in your own life, we created a few action steps for you! We’re excited about this because we know it has the potential to be a game changer for you.

This was a fun and kind of deep episode where we get a little personal with our own “why’s” and journeys to find them.

We encourage you to spend a few moments to dig deep and even be a bit philosophical to find your why and unleash your full potential!

 

Highlight Reel:

5:20 | Why we all need date nights

13:20: | How having a clear vision can create more self-confidence

16:26 | 6 Action Steps to help you find your “why”

22:48 | Caroline shares her “why”

27:05 | Justine shares her “why”

 

Link Love:

Simon Sinek’s TED Talk "Starts With Why"