I have spoken about whole foods many times on this blog. It is something I truly believe is important and a way in which our bodies are fed and nourished. This keeps us healthy in more than one way. But, sometimes it helps to have a few practical applications in our eating. And sometimes we want to go a bit farther than we are with what we’re cooking.

So, I have made a list of 3 foods that will help to boost your nourishment. These aren’t my thoughts- I am guided by many! Books, articles, and experience can show these ‘gold star’ add-ins to be boosting to our health.

Super Greens Powder

I have shared before about making this goodness. It is essentially greens dehydrated and blended into powder. It is a simple addition of green foods to almost any meal, including dessert (I would try brownies first)! An easy ratio comparison is that 1 Tbsp. of powder = 1 cup greens. Just another lovely veggie in your meals! I always add this to rice and soups, sloppy joes, tacos, and even burgers.

Organ Meat

Pureeing organ meat (above is beef liver) is an easy way to add it to your meals. I froze two 1 lb packages of liver that had been puréed into these silicone muffin cups. Each cup was only filled halfway. This way, I can pop 1-2 ‘muffin cup’ sized portions into each meal I make with ground beef- tacos, burgers, Korean beef, sloppy joes… You get the idea. This batch made 24 half-filled muffin cups portions. Why organ meat? It is packed with nutrition! Eating liver helps filter toxins from our bodies. Organ meats contain numerous vitamins and minerals including potassium, iron, folate, and magnesium. This is a whole food our bodies can utilize. Try eating heart and brain as well! Now, perhaps you want to hide this project from your spouse and kiddos… or maybe you would like your spouse to hide this from you! Either way, give it a try. You are sure to be surprised! My kids know I add it have never made a fuss!

Bone Broth/Meat Stock

Yes…. I am saying it again! The final way I’ll mention today to add nourishment to your meals… bone broth! Use it for rice, use it for soups and stews, use it for back splash into other dishes instead of water. It is an easy jolt of goodness and serves our bodies tremendously! What’s the difference then? Bone broth is made from… bones! Along with veggie scraps, apple cider vinegar (ACV), and spices you wish to add (salt and pepper…). Meat stock uses the entire piece of meat (I now do chicken this way almost exclusively)! You definitely want a gelatinous broth! For an entire chicken (4-6# approximately) I add 1/2 gal of water plus any root veggie scraps, ACV (1/4 c), and peppercorns. Let it cook for 4-6 hours in a slow cooker and you’ve ‘killed two birds with one stone’… pun intended.

Since this may sound a bit foreign, I’ve decided to give you a couple of meal ideas that utilize one, two, or three of these add-ins.

Burgers and Sides- For this meal, I thawed the ground beef and liver, mixed it in the stand mixer (by hand is also fine!) with super greens powder, worchestershire sauce, and a couple of spices. The baked beans have broth added to keep them from burning. And the skillet potatoes have broth added as well to help steam them as they cook. That sounds like all 3 to me!

Baked Nachos- again, cook your liver with your ground beef. Add your taco seasonings (I use cumin, oregano, paprika, garlic powder/onion powder, and salt/pepper). Add super greens powder to your taco seasonings. That uses 2 out of 3- but you could make an easy rice side dish using your bone broth. Voila!

Other ideas without photos: Korean Beef, Chili, Sloppy Joes… I think I have included several other ideas within each description above.

We could go farther with our add-ins, but we won’t today! Again, always KNOW your sources! Meat and veggies! Think through the ‘why’s’ of your eating and what matters in your health, day in and day out. Try these 3 simple ways to boost your nourishment and let me know what you think!

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