EA Stewart

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If so, be sure to review this post on sleep where I outline some of my favorite tips and tricks for getting a good night’s sleep! Let’s move on to his week’s NEW healthy meal plan, featuring a brand new recipe my awesome intern In addition to 5 dinner recipes, you’ll also get 1 new breakfast recipe, 1 new smoothie OR snack recipe, and 1 new “healthyish” dessert recipe to try each week. All of the recipes are gluten free, with an emphasis on a wide variety of anti-inflammatory plant based ingredients, gut friendly foods, and my favorite foods for brain health.

Using an air fryer to cook our falafel makes this recipe extremely nutritious as well as tasty, by keeping the traditional flavors and textures. If you’re in the market for one, here are some popular and reliable brands to choose from: EA’s note: I don’t own a traditional air fryer, but I have a Breville Smart Oven Air with an air fryer setting which works well too. In addition to the classic way, you can enjoy your air fryer falafel on a bed of greens with other veggies and dressing of choice. Below is my go-to 5 ingredient tzatziki sauce recipe that adds so much flavor and zest to these air fryer falafel.

Download this week’s free Healthy Weekly Meal Plan with Grocery List. This week’s healthy meal plan features a brand new recipe In addition, with strawberry season upon us (yippee!), this week’s healthy treat is my yummy Strawberry Oatmeal Bar recipe. In addition to 5 dinner recipes, you’ll also get 1 new breakfast recipe, 1 new smoothie OR snack recipe, and 1 new “healthyish” dessert recipe to try each week.