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Good Mood Food: Feel-Good Recipes, Happy Ingredients & Mindful Eating Inspo
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items Good food = good mood! 💛 This list is packed with feel-good recipes, mood-boosting ingredients, and kitchen essentials that help you eat for happiness. Think cozy comfort meals, energizing smoothies, nourishing snacks, and indulgent treats that lift...
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Energizing Morning Meals
Comfort Food That Loves You Back
Mood-Boosting Ingredients
Energizing Morning Meals
Start your day with fuel that feeds your focus and lifts your energy. These breakfast favorites are full of slow-release carbs, protein, and natural sweetness to help you power through your morning.
This is a great article listing mood lifting foods, along with other benefits and recipes.
Feel Good Food | 11 Foods That Can Make You Happier | MYPROTEIN™
Every bit as nutritious as it is delicious! This recipe for Baked Oatmeal with Pears will totally set you up for the day.
Baked Oatmeal with Pears
Packed full of veggies and protein - is there any better way to start the day?!
Breakfast Burrito of Champions
Who says crepes are a no-no when it comes to a healthy breakfast? This Keto friendly recipe is a definite Yes-Yes!
Easy Keto Crepes Recipe with Almond Flour - Low Carb No Carb
Greek Yogurt Bowls are super quick and easy to throw together, which makes them ideal for a healthy, energising breakfast on busy mornings. Add some superfood blueberries and chia seeds to give your day an extra boost.
Fruit, Granola, & Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bowls
The food you eat can transform your day and this book has over 100 quick and tasty recipes that will boost your energy and help you to feel your best.
Feel Good Food: Bestselling fitness guru Joe Wicks
Chia Seeds are completely natural and are a must-have ingredient for many energy & mood boosting recipes. Holland & Barrett offer a variety of options, some of which are included in their mix & match 3for2 offer
chia seeds | Holland & Barrett
Blueberries are packed full of antioxidants and are often found in mood lifting recipes. Add some to your Tesco shop and throw some in a smoothie to give yourself a boost.
Tesco Blueberries 350G
Need an excuse to eat chocolate? Read on!
The Health Benefits of Chocolate for Your Brain May Include Memory & Mood Improvement
Now that we know that chocolate is good for you, you can go ahead & treat yourself, guilt free! Enjoy!
Serious Dark Fix H-box
Comfort Food That Loves You Back
Healthy comfort food? Yes, please. These recipes are full of whole ingredients and feel-good flavor — all the warmth, none of the heavy crash.
The best of both worlds - creamy & comforting whilst full of nutrition. This recipe is so versatile - just throw in your favorite veggies. A great, filling mid-week meal.
Nutritious & Comforting Shrimp and Rice Casserole
This has to be top of my list when it comes to cozy recipes. When the weather turns colder, beef stew is my absolute go-to for a warm comforting meal that's packed full of goodness.
Beef Stew - Like a Hug in a Bowl!
Carbonara is definitely one of my fave comfort foods but it can be pretty heavy on the calories - So this carbonara recipe with added veggies is great for when you need a lighter option.
Healthy take on pasta carbonara
I absolutely love fish & chips, but my waistline doesn't! So switching greasy fried potatoes for healthier roasted sweet potato fries and pairing them with this Sicilian Fish Recipe makes a delicious alternative to the calorie loaded version.
Craving Fish & Chips but don't want the Calories? This Sicilian fish with sweet potato chips recipe is the answer!
Chili has to be one of my favorite feel good recipes and replacing ground beef with lentils makes this a much healthier option when you need some comfort food.
The BEST Lentil Chili
OK, so this recipe does include a generous amount of cheese, BUT, the eggplant is roasted rather than fried so therefore has made it into this list for healthy comfort food! Cos, you know, I just can't eliminate my cheese cravings altogether.
Italian Eggplant Parmesan
Risotto has got to be one of the best comfort foods and this recipe for a Butternut Squash Risotto is packed with goodness...plus you can get a mini arm workout with all the stirring...WINNING!
Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto
Mood-Boosting Ingredients
Certain foods literally help your brain make more serotonin and dopamine (the happy chemicals!). Being neurodivergent, I've found that adding particular foods into my diet really help with the dopamine boost I often need with having ADHD. These pantr...
This article is a really good read and gives some great insights into why certain foods help to boost your mood.
Mood Food: Salmon & Other Foods That Can Really Boost Your Spirits
Yes, a chocolate bar can really help improve your mood! Studies have shown that dark chocolate consumption is associated with boosting seratonin. This may be related to chemicals in dark chocolate called cocoa polyphenols, which are potent antioxidan...
Dark Chocolate To Lift A Dark Mood
In addition to supporting good gut health, fermented foods, like sauerkraut, yogurt, and kimchi, may also have a positive impact on your mood. These foods contain probiotics, which, according to numerous studies, may boost serotonin levels. This is e...
Serotonin Boosting Fermented Foods
Brazil nuts are one of the most potent sources of selenium, which has several functional roles in the body, including in the generation of key immune and antioxidant proteins called selenoproteins, as well as in the healthy production of thyroid horm...
Go Nuts For Brazil Nuts!
Dark leafy greens, such as kale, spinach, and Swiss chard, are rich in B vitamins. These vitamins play a role in producing brain chemicals that affect mood and other brain functions. Additionally, low levels of B12 and other B vitamins, such as B6 an...
Leafy Greens to Rid the Mean Reds!
Did you know that coffee can make you feel happy because its active ingredient, caffeine, increases dopamine levels in the brain, which is a neurotransmitter linked to pleasure, mood, and motivation. Caffeine also stimulates other neurotransmitters l...
A Coffee A Day Keeps The Blues Away!