{"id":38122,"date":"2017-05-30T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanfooddirtygirl.com\/?p=38122"},"modified":"2021-02-10T11:48:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T19:48:24","slug":"i-ate-a-burrito-instead-whole-food-plant-based-barley-risotto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleanfooddirtygirl.com\/i-ate-a-burrito-instead-whole-food-plant-based-barley-risotto\/","title":{"rendered":"I Ate A Burrito Instead… + Whole Food Plant Based Barley Risotto"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this week I wanted a cigarette more than anything.<\/p>\n

I wanted to put it between my lips. I wanted to light it. I wanted to inhale the smoke. I wanted to blow it out. I wanted to sink into it. And I wanted to repeat.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a convenience store a few blocks from my house. They sell cigarettes. I have plenty of lighters lying around my house. And, I\u2019m an adult, 100% capable of making the decision to go buy a pack of cigarettes and light up if I want to.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I did instead…<\/p>\n

I made a burrito. I went out to my deck. And I ate it.<\/p>\n

It was filled with homemade refried beans, cauliflower sour cream, salsa, sprouts and avocado. I didn\u2019t feel like eating… I felt like smoking. BUT I made the conscious decision to nourish my beautiful body instead of harm it. In that moment it was the harder choice, but if I zoomed out for just a split second, there was ease in my decision.<\/p>\n

Life is really hard sometimes. That\u2019s the reality of it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shitty days, unfair circumstances, fights, tragedy, assholes, stress and heartbreak are all guaranteed. What\u2019s not guaranteed is how you handle them. That my love, is entirely up to you. You can self destruct or you can inject love.<\/p>\n

Whatever you decide, know that the craving, the yearning, the wanting of your go-to self destructive substance – it will pass. It will loosen its grip. It will fade. It will fall to the wayside. You just have to give it a minute. Honor it without reacting. Sit with it without taking action.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And allow it to pass.<\/p>\n

Because it will pass. And you will be okay.<\/p>\n

Have you ever sat with your cravings and letting it pass? Talk to me in the comments below.<\/p>\n

Want to fuel your beautiful bod with plant goodness\u00a0every week? Sign up for my Plant Fueled Meal Plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s recipe is nourishing in the best possible way.<\/p>\n

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Whole Food Plant Based Barley Risotto<\/h2>\n\t\t
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