Posts by Molly Patrick
My Morning Dance + Antioxidant Packed Vegetable and Wild Rice Soup
Did you notice that my morning routine doesn’t consist of meditating for an hour and a half, followed by 20 rounds of sun salutations, topping it off with aligning and cleansing my heart chakras with fresh stream water that I gathered? Don’t add shit to your morning routine just because everyone else is doing it and you feel you “should”
Read MoreTake A Pause And Do This + Basil Crusted Baked Tofu (Oil Free)
Take a pause and wrap your ENTIRE body in love and gratitude. Do this without exception and without being selective. This is your vessel through life. You only get one. And this is it. If there are parts of your body you don’t like, set aside your dislikes and wrap them in love too.
Read MoreI Ate A Burrito Instead… + Whole-Food Plant-Based Barley Risotto
Life is really hard sometimes. That’s the reality of it. Shitty days, unfair circumstances, fights, tragedy, assholes, stress and heartbreak are all guaranteed. What’s not guaranteed is how you handle them. That my love, is entirely up to you. You can self destruct or you can inject love.
Read MoreThe Plant Based Wizardry Behind Team Dirty + Creamy Avo Quinoa Salad
Last year I was on the brink of a meltdown…But let me back up. Clean Food Dirty Girl has been 100% self funded. Luanne and I started working on our business full time in January 2014. We put in 12 hour days for two years straight before we started making enough money to pay our rent and our bills without a side gig. For those first two years we were running on passion, determination and trust that one day it would gain traction and it would work.
Read MoreHow I Stuck to Eating a Whole-Food Plant-Based Diet During my Recent Three Week Trip to Australia (with pics)
Eating like a champion plant eater takes a bit of time and effort, regardless of where you happen to be. When you travel, you won’t be getting your batch on like you do at home, but you will have to gather up some ingredients and put a few things together. What you make will depend on the amount of kitchen and refrigerator space you have to work with.
Read MoreWhy I’m Not Dedicated to Eating a Healthy Plant Based Diet + Roasted Beet Hummus
There’s a huge difference between trying to eat really damn healthy because you think you should and eating really damn healthy because you honestly prefer it. When you honestly prefer to nosh on unprocessed plant food it becomes really easy to do so, regardless of where your body happens to be in the world or what anyone around you is eating.
Read MoreDr. Joel Fuhrman and the Importance of Nutritional Excellence + Instant Pot Smoky Black-Eyed Peas
Dr. Fuhrman might look like a badass gangster from the 40’s, but he’s actually a plant based gangster from present day. And I was lucky enough to have a chat with him a few weeks ago! I love this dude and his work has been a huge inspiration for me and what I do.
Read MoreThe Best Way To Prep Your Leafy Greens So They Last at Least 7 Days (video) + Creamy Curry Dressing
Nutrient density refers to how many nutrients a particular food has per calorie. For example, a donut has lots of calories and very few (if any) nutrients. A bowl of blueberries on the other hand has few calories and a ton of nutrients. So blueberries are nutrient dense and donuts are nutrient void. Easy enough.
Read MoreAll About Cheese with Dr. Neal Barnard (video) + Plant Based Tofu Ricotta (oil free)
Just like any bad habit that doesn’t serve your health and wellbeing, cheese is a bitch to quit. From what I hear.
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