One of my lunches from this week:<\/p>\n
I made this lentil coconut curry soup and it was SO delicious.<\/p>\n In the Instant Pot, I added:<\/p>\n – 1 sweet onion<\/p>\n – 4 cloves of garlic<\/p>\n – 2 chopped zucchini<\/p>\n – Most of a bag of chopped cauliflower<\/p>\n – 3 small chopped and peeled carrots<\/p>\n – 1 knob of ground ginger<\/p>\n and sauteed it for about 5 minutes.<\/p>\n Then I seasoned it up with about a tablespoon of curry powder, 1\/2 teaspoon garam masala, 1 teaspoon turmeric and salt and pepper. I stirred in half a can of crushed tomatoes, a whole standard size box of chicken stock, and 6 oz sprouted lentils (from Thrive Market<\/a>). After cooking on the soup setting for 20 minutes, I added two big handfuls of spinach, a can of coconut milk, and a squeeze of lemon juice.<\/p>\n It was SO GOOD and so easy! It\u2019s been freezing around here (in the 20s in the morning. My Arizona soul is suffering), so this was very warming and deeeeelicious.<\/p>\n Check out this amazing check-in from our community FB page!<\/p>\n (You can order a detox here<\/a> if you want to try it out and use the code FITNESSISTA20 for 20% off)<\/p>\n It\u2019s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I love hearing about your faves, too, so please shout out something you\u2019re loving in the comments section below!<\/p>\n We took the fam to see Bluey\u2019s Big Play the other night. While it was definitely geared towards younger kids, it was super cute.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve revamped my Facebook page<\/a>. One of my goals for 2023 is to share some more content in a smaller environment with my close reader friends, so if you\u2019d like to join,\u00a0the link is here!<\/a><\/p>\n 15 things I wish someone would have told me when I first started cooking.<\/a><\/p>\n Perfect if you\u2019re looking for weeknight meal inspiration<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lower body barre with weights.<\/a><\/p>\n Been wearing this heart sweater lately! I took a break from RTR Unlimited and am giving Nuuly another chance after a couple of iffy experiences with it.<\/a><\/p>\n (Skinny jeans foreverrrr)<\/p>\n How to edit your closet.<\/a><\/p>\n Loving this blush lately.<\/a>\u00a0I wear the color Encourage.<\/p>\n After my last facial, I bought to this moisturizer to change things up a bit! I feel like my skin gets *used* to different products, so I rotate every now and again. It\u2019s so hydrating and doesn\u2019t make me break out. It\u2019s on Gilt here at a better price<\/a>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Daily habits that made me a more positive person.<\/a><\/p>\n YAY for this incredible Tucson chef.<\/a>\u00a0(If you visit Tucson, definitely add Tumerico to your list.)<\/p>\n For my Colleen Hoover fans.<\/a><\/p>\n Happy Friday, lovely friends!<\/p>\n xo<\/p>\n Gina<\/p>\n The post Friday Faves<\/a> appeared first on The Fitnessista<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hellooooo! Happy Friday! How was the week? I hope you had a great one. It was a quick one over here and I\u2019m looking forward to some fun time this weekend. With school and the kids\u2019 activities I feel like the week is such a blur, so it feels nice to just slow down a\u2026![](\"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lentil-soup.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/p>\nFriday Faves<\/h2>\n
Fitness, health, and good eats:<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nFashion + beauty:<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nRead, watch, listen:<\/h3>\n
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