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If you’re reading this blog, you might want to know a bit more about the person behind the articles and recipes!

I’m Kelsey, a registered dietitian nutritionist living in rural Michigan. I spend my days working as a geriatric dietitian, wrangling two toddlers, and experimenting in the kitchen whipping up new recipes and herbal concoctions.

I’ve been a registered dietitian, credentialed by the Commission on Dietetics Registration since 2016. I’ve worked in many different areas of nutrition from clinical work in the hospital to community geriatric nutrition to consulting with brands on the nutritional values of their products.

Personally, I have been on a journey of leaning into the earth and our own land for the nourishment of myself and my family. Taking a look at my own personal ethics as well as the research behind what a “healthy” diet can look like, I’ve begun to explore a different way of planning our meals and sourcing our food.

For me, in this stage of life, I am working on incorporating more plant focused eating and choosing meat and animal products that are sustainably and ethically obtained.

What is Plant Focused eating?

Plant focused eating is not vegan, vegetarian, Whole Foods Plant Based, gluten free, or any other diet, although for some it might end up falling into one of these categories. Plant focused eating is the act of making plants the main focus of your meal planning.

Plant focused eating can still include meat and animal products, but helps you to eat less of it and need less of a valuable resource that is expensive in many ways to produce.

If you put cheese on your tofu bowl, use honey in your granola, or enjoy a Friday night fish dinner, you’re not breaking rules. Anything is allowed as long as it aligns with your ethics and needs, but plants take the main stage.

Plant focused eating may align with your ethics to avoid meat or to avoid animal products. It could align with your dietary restriction or health goals. It could help you to save money by using less meat in your meals. It does make an impact on this world we all call home, significantly decreasing your own carbon footprint.

Where herbs fit in

Herbs and Graciously Nourished is a newfound love affair! Of course, using culinary herbs will bring any recipe to a new level, but it’s so much more than that!

There is such a rich history in herbal use to treat ailments, improve health and wellbeing, and to protect ourselves from disease before modern medicine was a thing. In fact, many medicines are based on active compounds found in traditional herbs!

Learning how each herb can help us to live a better, healthier, cleaner, more beautiful life is such a blessing. I love sharing what I learn and the recipes, DIY projects and concoctions that can easily bring herbs into your home to help you feel better, live better, and have fun with plants!

Mother Earth and our responsibilities?

When we consider that we all share one home, and that home is undergoing massive amounts of damage on a daily basis, it’s important that we consider how our own patterns are impacting the health of the earth.

How and what we eat can have a significant impact on our carbon footprint, increasing or decreasing pollution and the use of important resources. In addition to how we eat, every other decision we make in our lives can have an impact as well.

Making simple and practical swaps can add up to big differences, especially if we can share what we use and love with others who will also make changes.

To make instead of buy, you’ll find a ton of DIY home, personal, beauty, food, and remedies to help you buy less and make more. For things that we just don’t want to or can’t make (because, let’s be real, life get’s busy!) you’ll find sustainable options to purchase here as well.

Thank’s for reading, for participating and learning, and for trying recipes and projects from Graciously Nourished, where science and nature come together in our kitchen, homes, and lives!

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I'm Kelsey- Registered Dietitian, aspiring herbalist and enthusiast for everything homemade. Stick around for delicious homemade, nature-filled and herbal recipes, DIY projects, research based herbal information, and sustainable low waste inspiration along the way!

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Who else has a constant supply of veggie scraps in Who else has a constant supply of veggie scraps in the freezer?đŸ™‹đŸ»â€â™€ïžđŸ™‹đŸ»â€â™€ïž  Don’t waste those peels, then waste $$$ buying boxes broth! It just doesn’t make sense when flavorful nourishing veggie broth can be made from the skins and scraps of your vegetables you use through your the week.  A few veggies I wouldn’t use: broccoli, cabbage, or anything cruciferous that will overwhelm the other flavors.  Once your gallon bag or container is full in the freezer just add the scraps to a stock pot, fill with water, season as you’d like, bring to a boil and simmer for an hour or so- strain and freeze in portions you will need!  When you’re all done, add those veggie scraps to the compost bin- now your veggie scraps that would have ended up in the trash have saved you $$, are kept out of the landfill, and will help make some good garden dirtđŸŒ±!  #Eatmoreplants #foodbudget #plantfocused #thenewhealthy #sustainablefood #frugallife #makeyourown #nofoodwaste #eatyourvegetables #sustainablekitchen#easyhealthymeals #zerowaste #weekendmealprep #fridgecleanout 
#cookathome #saveyourmoney #eatbetternotless#frugalfood #feelgoodfood #zerowastetips #healthyeatingideas #lowwastekitchen #zerowastekitchen #plantbasednutrition
Easy Vegetarian Lunch filled to the brim with plan Easy Vegetarian Lunch filled to the brim with plants:
-Black Bean Tortilla Chips (love @aldiusa brand)
-Smashed Avocado
-Pinto Beans (canned or homemade)
-Salsa
-Cheese (use vegan cheese or opt out to make this lunch vegan!)
-SautĂ©ed Swiss Chard  - To sautĂ© Swiss chard: roll the Swiss chard leaves a few at a time up like a cigar and slice into ribbons. Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan, add Swiss chard and sea salt and sautĂ© for 3-5 minutes until wilted.  - Assemble nachos on a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes at 350 OR microwave for 30-45 seconds until cheese is melted.  I count 5 🖐different types of plants in this meal! What would you add to get it up to SIX??   #nutritiontips#lunchideas #plantfocused #vegetariantips #thenewhealthy #eatbetternotless #eatmoreplants #vegetariandinner#quickandhealthy#healthyandtasty #easydinner#quicklunch #easylunch#quickandeasymeals#leftoversforlunch#healthycomfortfood#goodmoodfood #lunchrecipes#lunchgoals #easydinnerideas #cheaprecipes#10minutemeals #eatingright#weekdaylunch #simpledinner#lunchrecipe#dinnertonight
Skip the white rice.. (again!) and opt for a new n Skip the white rice.. (again!) and opt for a new nutrient dense flavorful option instead!  White rice has the nutrient-filled germ and bran removed, so yes it’s a plant,but no its not the most nutritious option you could select.  Instead of white rice, add brown rice, farro, quinoa, buckwheat, or litterally ANY other whole grain to your dish.  Brown rice is an even stevens exchange- use it anywhere white rice is used.  For a soup or something that might get "soggy" on you, try farro or wild rice, the dense grains hold up well to moisture.  Not ready to skip the white rice? Try adding a whole grain to it- mixing half brown rice in!  Want more easy and practical tips to get more plants on you and your family's plates? Follow @graciouslynourished!  #Eatmoreplants #frugalfood #haveaplant #plantfocused #thenewhealthy #eatlessmeat #makeyourown #herbsandspices #trynewfoods #easyhealthymeals #wholegrains #healthydinnerideas #dinnertonight #familymeals #budgetfriendlymeals #healthyswaps #healthychoices #eatforhealth #healthyplate #healthyplanet #wholegrain 
#cookathome #eatbetternotless #feelgoodfood #plantprotein
Have I told you how much I love pizza? And how ea Have I told you how much I love pizza?  And how easy pizza night makes it to get a dinner on the table that everyone lovesđŸ’đŸ»â€â™€ïž!  Naan (I learned we don’t need to say “naan bread” because it just means “bread bread”😅) makes this 100 times easier, since it’s ready to go for toppings. Some day I’ll make my own crust-  but that day is not today!  Cheese bread for Harper.
Pepperoni for Mav.
Meat lovers for the hubs.
Caprese for me please.  I’ve got 3 topping ideas on the blog for you- as well as how to get the crispy  crunch I crave- and how to easily freeze pizzas for an even quicker dinner another night!  Visit: https://graciouslynourished.com/naan-bread-pizza/ or with the link in the profile!  For more easy recipes and ways to eat more plants follow @graciouslynourished !  #Eatmoreplants #frugalfood #naanpizza #caprese #thenewhealthy #sustainablefood #eatlessmeat #makeyourown #herbsandspices #meatlessmeals #easyhealthymeals #vegetariandinner #quickandeasyfood #healthydinnerideas #dinnertonight #familymeals #budgetfriendlymeals #healthyswaps #healthyplate #healthyplanet #familypizza #frugalfamily #homemadecooking 
#cookathome #eatbetternotless #feelgoodfood #pizzanight
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