Happy Monday to the Noos crew!! Hope everyone had a great weekend and are starting the week off well. We are psyched to be sharing a video recording with you all. We love to write, but thought we would try this out, too, in case you’re like us and like to do things while you listen (click “watch now” and it will take you to the Substack website to view the full video). Below you will find a quick synopsis of our recording, so if you prefer to read, be our guest.
We have a solid group of subscribers that are friends and family, so they know who we are, but we are thrilled to have Substack followers who don’t know us yet, so here we are! We are moms, friends, and love to talk about all things nutrition, movement and behavior (why we do the things we do!).
We kicked off our video talking about how September is kind of like a second new year. It’s a great opportunity to get back into a routine or try something new. I (Avery) gave an update on my protein challenge. It was a success! My muscle mass is the same (even though it briefly dipped) as it was in mid-july. The challenge definitely kept me focused on fueling my recovery with the right nutrition, during a time when I wasn’t as hungry as I might normally be (in the video I really butchered “anesthesia,” hopefully you got the gist 😂). Anne reflected on her plant challenge, which led us to the importance of building a complete meal, featuring protein, fat and fiber.
When we can put a meal together that is balanced and hits each of those categories, the difference in our energy is pretty remarkable. Not only does it fuel workouts or daily activity, but a balanced meal helps our moods, our brains and our bodies function on a daily basis. Complete meals also satiate our appetites so we aren’t reaching for things we ideally don’t want to eat (that aren’t nourishing/satisfying).
Finally, we give a preview for what’s to come over the next few months. Having the right mindset going into the holidays and the end of the year is critical! We are excited about the topics we will share as the year winds down. We will be discussing what immune boosting foods to work into your diet, protein/fat/fiber combos to energize you, ways to break behavior loops, the value of the placebo effect and putting a Noos spin on some of our favorite recipes!
If you have any recipes you’d like us to take a look at, respond to this email and send us a link to it! We love riffing on recipes in many different ways — for ease (time, hassel, ingredients), added nutrition (more protein! more fiber!), or to make it more kid friendly! With Anne’s experience as a Registered Dietitian, and our combined experience as moms who cook for hungry kids on a daily basis, we are always looking for tasty, easy things to make.
As always, we have so much fun putting these Noosletters together. We stepped out of our comfort zone a little bit today as we recorded our video post, but want to bring you in on our conversations — we hope you enjoyed!
Until next time…
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