February’s Seasonal Eating Produce List For the South East ⋆ Earth and Water

I recruited some help for my seasonal eating habits in the form of a new cook book! I’ve been super excited about it and if you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed.

It’s amazing looking back to see how far I’ve come in only a few short months. I detested cooking. The sheer thought had me bitter and angry. I was resistant to spending even ten minutes in the kitchen for one meal. Now, I’m peacefully cooking at least 2 meals a day FROM SCRATCH. Who am I and what have I done with me?!

I finally wrote you a blog post on the three doshas so we can further explore them. Seasonal eating is how you maintain balance in all three doshas. When one becomes imbalanced, you bring it back into alignment with certain food items that counteract it.

I’m learning about it in two different Ayurveda books, both written by Sahara Rose Ketabi. The first is The Idiot’s Guide to Ayurveda, the second is her plant based Ayurvedic cookbook, Eat Feel Fresh. It’s so much more than just a cookbook though, the first half of the book is all about the whats and the whys of the doshas, chakras and science behind the Ayurvedic teachings of nutrition. It’s absolutely wonderful and I highly recommend it.

Slide on over to my three doshas post to read about them and figure out which one(s) you are and where your imbalances lie. If you need help understanding it, email me or hit me up on your social media of choice and I’ll help you figure it out. It took me a minute to understand it myself, and when I say minute, I mean like a week of research.

February’s Seasonal Eating List:

Carrots
Celery
Celery Root
Chard
Chicories
Cilantro
Collard Greens
Endive
Fava Beans
Fennel
Green Onions
Horseradish
Kale
Mint
Mustard Greens
Oregano
Parsley
Parsnips
Pecans
Radicchio
Rapini
Rhubarb
Rosemary
Sage
Shallots
Sprouts
Sunchokes
Tarragon
Thyme
Turnips
Yams

I’ve grown quite found of quinoa oatmeal for breakfast in the mornings. I sweeten it with berries, bananas and/or monk fruit sweetener which has no effects on our blood glucose levels and also has less of the side effects we’re now finding stevia to have.

You want to start your morning off with a warm, wholesome meal to get your digestive fires burning. I’ve found that when I break my fast in this way instead of something cold (which has always been my norm), I feel much better during the first half of the day and can manage my hunger a lot easier.

I’m learning about spices which I’m finding not to be much different from using essential oils. I’ve even learned a bit about cooking with essential oils because I have so many oils but am new to the spices. If you’re wondering about substituting oils for spices, 1-2 drops is plenty. It goes a long way.

Cardamom is great for making things easier to digest and turmeric is the magical anti-inflammatory herb that you should be using every day, every day.

Drop your favorite recipes using the items on February’s seasonal eating list in the comments below!

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