Sunday: Welcome to Week 3!

Hello, and welcome to Week 3 of the Rainbow Challenge. You have been doing a fantastic job.

You have set yourself up for success with starting off your day with breakfast veggies and layering in concepts like blending for soups or smoothies. And this week we are going to turn up the notch a little bit, and we are going to focus on building balanced plates. I don’t care if you haven’t done everything perfectly. We’re gonna give it a try and see how it works. But this week is all about building a balanced.

colorful, and satisfying plate. This means going beyond just snacks and smoothies. We’re going to think about more savory, heartier meals, things that are really going to make you feel nourished and leave you feeling satisfied, and our goal is to layer in some new foods, maybe explore some new ingredients, or maybe things you haven’t tried in a while, particularly focusing on seasonal eating.

We’re also going to capitalize on capital H. Herbs and capital S. Spices by adding more flavor that is going to help everything. Just be that much more delicious, and that much more satisfying, but also those herbs and spices are colors, and they totally count towards your checklist

and 3rd balance. We wanna make sure that our meals are not only colorful, but they also have the foundation of macronutrients that they’re a healthy mix of healthy fats, carbohydrates.

fiber, and of course, protein. And that is what’s going to make you feel satisfied and energized.

So to add a little flavor to the week. I have also made sure to include some easy and fun resources for you. Number One is a balanced plate guide. This is a step-by-step template that you can use to create a colorful balanced meal and some graphics to help you start to visualize what this means. I’m hoping that these start to spark your creativity, feel free to copy them verbatim like. Do exactly what it says.

but also feel free to tweak them and change them, based on your preferences and what’s available. And what’s just like sitting in your fridge right. Now, remember, we’re not measuring. We’re not weighing. We’re not counting calories. This ain’t that. We are basing this on visuals, and, above all, color. And I want you to start to be able to trust your visualization of the plate to help you start to make the connection between what you’re seeing in front of you, and how that’s going to feel in your body. And as we go through the week

hopefully, that starts to shift our focus a little bit more towards building your curiosity and figuring out what new foods and what creative ways you can start to style your plate

and 2 flavorosity. We’re gonna go with it. But how can you regularly start using herbs, spices, and flavors to elevate your meals? And these are going to be just these small enhancements, these small additions. Nothing. Super. Fancy. This isn’t a culinary class, but this is going to not only make it more satisfying for you, but hopefully, it’s going to add to that nutritional value in that rainbow.

Remember, this week is a chance to have fun and get curious in the kitchen. Start experimenting with new ingredients. Start dusting off some old ideas, maybe play with combinations of flavors, and use the resources that we provided as a guide and an inspiration. Balance does not have to be complicated

is a simple plate. It can be just roasted vegetables, some source of good protein, and a drizzle of healthy fat

and sprinkle on those herbs. And that’s it, that’s all it needs to be. It just needs to be delicious for you, and something that is satisfying to you. It doesn’t have to be Instagram worthy. It doesn’t have to look a certain way as long as it is delicious and satisfying to you.

Remember Batch prepping, meal, planning, all of those are going to be your best friend more than ever, but lean into those habits, and by the end of the week I hope you feel a little bit more confident in creating meals are both satisfying.

and leave you feel full, and and also offer some more variety and more of the rainbow

as always. Please don’t forget to share your creations. DM, us, tag me. Let me know if you have any questions. Share your beautiful or not so beautiful creations. I want to hear about it.

So let’s take this week to again. Above all, just lean into the adventure. Continue to grow your confidence and your curiosity in the kitchen. Start building that powerful plate. This is a big step in creating a sustainable and nutrient, dense way of eating. This is a skill that adapts. Well, whether you are at home

rummaging around trying to figure something out to eat from what’s available in your fridge, or even if you’re on the go traveling, or you’re eating out, being able to visually be able to make those connections and understand what’s satisfying, and build that colorful rainbow is such a translatable and important skill to make this sustainable. I cannot wait to see what you come up with have fun with it, above all, and I can’t wait to see you again

later this week.