ICYMI, best-selling author, podcast host, and entrepreneur Rachel Hollis has a lot of fans. Like, we're talking 1.8 million Instagram followers. Casual.
Unsurprisingly, Rachel is busy. (Did I mention she just launched an appcalled The RISE Apptoo?) Her secret to staying energized through it all? Good food, of course!
I want to eat foods that bless my body, Rachel tells Women's Health. Saying it like this helped me to get out of the way I was raised, which was thinking of food as good or bad and punishing myself if I ate something bad.
Basically, this means that Rachel tries to eat intuitively, opting for whatever she feels will give her the strength she needs to carry about her day. Growing up, I developed really unhealthy approaches to food, like emotional eating and binge-eating, and no consciousness about the way food affected our bodies," she says. Now, I try to pay attention. I ask: How does this food make me feel? Does it give me energy?
For Rachel, this means a happier, healthier relationship with foodand all of the benefits that go along with it.
I hate diets because diets are all about restrictions, she explains. I think the easiest thing that you can do if youre trying to make a change in your nutrition or health is to add something, not subtract it.
Feelin inspired? Heres what a typical day of Rachels eatsfrom breakfast to dessertlooks like.
Rachel is the definition of an early-riser. She gets up at 4:30 a.m. in the morning so that she can read, have her coffee, and journal before the kiddos wake. Around 6:30 or 7 a.m., she drinks some natural pre-workout (she loves a brand called Natural Force) and then gets in a sweat, which usually involves a run.
Then, an hour or two later, after showering and checking on her kids, its time for breakfast. Its always a green smoothie with almond milk, hemp, flax, natural almond butter, collagen protein powder, and spinach. Rachel says. Yum!
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Recently, Rachel has gone the grazing route, opting for a few hearty snacks throughout the day instead of one big lunch.
My favorite snacks are green apples, almonds, and almond butter. Ive got Justins nut butters in just about every flavor, she says. I also love RXBARs. (She digs their simple, transparent ingredients.)
Another favorite: protein overnight oats with berries.
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She also munches on tons of veggies, and she says she feels best when she eats raw foods.
Rachels other staple throughout the day is hydration. I drink water like it's my job, she says. Im a long-distance runner, and its 100 degrees in Texas, so I have to make sure Im hydrating. To give her H2O a boost, Rachel adds sugar-free electrolytes called LYTEshow, which she says give her water a yummy lemon-y flavor.
Organic Apple Ginger Pre-Workout
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Chocolate Sea Salt Protein Bar
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Classic Peanut Butter
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Sugar-Free Electrolytes
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Come dinnertime, Rachel likes to sip on a lil cocktail (her fave is vodka in La Croix) while she cooks. Im not going to pretend that I dont have cocktails, she says. Straight whiskey, vodka, and tequila are my only go-tos, though. I really tried to get on the White Claw bandwagon, but my body cant do it.
What exactly dinner looks like, though, varies depending on whether Rachel has kiddos to feed (they live with her for half of each week). When shes solo, she keeps it super simple with a protein like steak, chicken, and fish with a side of veggies. If her children are with her, though, she makes the same thing, plus some sort of carb (like pasta), too.
They had spaghetti last night, so I had spaghetti too, she explains. I dont want my kids to see me prepare a full meal for them while I eat something different, she says. I think that sort-of says that theres something wrong with what theyre eating.
Whether Rachel is eating out or at home, her love for sweets is strong.
Baked goods are my favorite, she says. I love cake. I love cookies.
Though she also loves dairy-based treats, too, she doesnt stomach them too well anymore. I love things like ice cream and banana pudding, but they dont end well for anybody. So, to save her tum, she limits these to special occasions. Same, girl. Same.
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Rachel Hollis Diet Is All About Intuitive Eating And Staying Energized - Women's Health
