kimgilroyinsideout

kimgilroyinsideout

I received my Holistic Health Counseling Certificate from The Institute of Integrative Nutrition in 2008. I also hold a Masters Degree in Education and Special Education and a Bachelors Degree in Communications. I have spent the past five years using my knowledge to feed my family and myself wholesome, good food.  I recently started blogging about health and wellness (kimgilroyinsideout.blogspot.com) and continue to research and explore personal wellness, lifestyles and recipes. Through my Taste and Talk Series, individual sessions and wellness lectures, I look forward to helping people understand their bodies and the lifestyle that will allow them to meet their health and wellness goals.  By sharing information, healthy tips, recipes and digging beyond the average “diet plan,” I am excited to be a part of the wellness movement that is changing the way we approach healthy living and personal fulfillment.

There is a wealth of information about diet and nutrition and it can get confusing.  Talk shows, magazines, books and diet clinics provide information on health and wellness that is often inconsistent. I don’t believe in dieting.  I believe in living.  Too many of us walk around tired and depleted.  We think that by eliminating certain foods or trying a new diet we will find the body and energy that we desire.  In the five years that I have been studying health and wellness, the many trends and conflicting opinions on what it means to be healthy have made my head spin.  It has left me only to rely on one thing: what my body tells me.

What we put into our bodies is vital.  The food that we eat is the fuel that makes our bodies and brains run.  It’s taken years and I am still tweaking, but I am running on some good stuff and I want to share all my secrets!

I can’t wait to help you feed your soul and nourish your life.  Below please find a list of my services.

Love deeply and eat mindfully,

Kim Gilroy – kimgilroyinsideout@blogspot.com

kimgilroy@gmail.com

My Services.

Taste and Talk – Group Sessions

Experience food.   Prepare, taste, and discuss quality, organic, whole food.  2-hour sessions will include the following:

• Taste and discover a variety of ways to get fruits and vegetables into every meal
• Learn how to incorporate whole grains into your diet and understand gluten
• Discuss and reflect on current wellness habits and learn how to integrate practices to build on your lifestyle needs
• Learn how to incorporate chocolate and other “can’t have foods” into your life
• Receive recipes, health and wellness handouts and a gift to take home

  

If you have a group of friends that would like to cover a specific topic please contact me.  Other Taste and Talks include: ”Eat Your Greens” “What’s the Deal with Gluten and Whole Grains” “Cook Once, Eat Twice“ “What are toxins? Do I need to eat organic?  Do I need to do a Cleanse?”

Price: $40 per person

Private Sessions

Private sessions are designed to meet a client’s individual needs.  Through cooking and counseling, clients will learn the basics of healthy food preparation and healthy living. Clients will use Integrative Nutrition’s “adding in” theory to change current eating habits.  Each 90-minute session includes the following:

• Prepare and take home one healthy organic meal (to feed minimum of four people)
• One-on-one coaching sessions to review current health and discuss how to integrate wellness practices into your lifestyle
• Receive informational handouts based on individual goals
• Follow-up motivational e-mails with notes, goals, recommended shopping list and other wellness tips for your individual needs
• Unlimited access to call or e-mail me with any wellness questions or success stories
• Receive recipes and a gift to take home

Price: $125 per person

Teen Group Sessions

With today’s schedules and demands, pre-teens and teenagers need a healthy, balanced diet more than ever. It is important that they feed their bodies and brains with the proper foods in order to maintain optimal wellness. 2-hour sessions include the following:

• Discuss, learn and reflect about health and wellness through cooking, interactive games and creative journaling
• Prepare, taste and discover fruits, vegetables and whole grains
• Students will understand that the phrase “healthy diet” means a lifestyle filled with amazing food and wonderful choices
• Follow-up motivational e-mails with notes, goals, recommended shopping list and other wellness tips (parents will be included on all e-mails)
• Unlimited access to call or e-mail me with any wellness questions or success stories
• Receive recipes, health and wellness handouts and a gift to take home

Price: $40

Let my passion for wellness become your resource.  Experience, taste and explore wellness with Kim Gilroy of kimgilroyinsideout.  Open for business and so excited to meet you!

Love deeply and eat mindfully,

Kim Gilroy – kimgilroyinsideout@blogspot.com

kimgilroy@gmail.com

Bone-Sticking Good

Bone-Sticking Good

This time of year, it can be tough to motivate to reach for vegetables and fruit.  It’s so cold and crisp out, the last thing I want to do is reach for a carrot stick, apple or any other veggie and fruit that has a cold and crispy feel.  The vegetables don’t even look as appealing in the grocery store.  The colors don’t seem as vibrant and the leaves seemed to have lost their luster.  If you are uninspired to pack a salad for lunch and raw veggie for a snack, you are not alone.  For me, snacks have been more along the lines of dried fruit and nuts, and meal times have been a bit heartier as well. 

In October, I went through a phase where I stalked vegan websites and blogs.  As a wellness coach, I too can get sucked into a theory or concept that sounds good and may work well for others.  As I study the recipes on these sites (and look at the pictures), I sometimes think, “I really wouldn’t be missing out on anything.”   The vegan concept makes sense to me.  In fact, Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo (Who wrote Eat Right 4 Your Type) says my blood type would thrive on a vegan diet.

So why am I not a vegan (or a vegetarian for that matter).  There are a bunch of reasons.  But the number one reason is winter.  Winter stew, chili, chicken soup, Sunday sauce and my grandmother’s American cheese and chopped meat casserole.  Once the winter comes, I crave bone-sticking foods.

In today’s recipe, I have taken a family favorite of chopped meat, cheese and macaroni and turned it into a casserole that has a balance of meat, vegetables and whole grain pasta. I hope you enjoy the following bone-sticking recipe as much as my family does.

American Classic

Ingredients:  1 pound of ground chop meat, 1 medium-large yellow onion, 1 bunch of collard greens, 6 carrots, 1 of a head of cauliflower, 28 oz can of chunky tomato sauce, 8 slices of American cheese, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon of garlic salt, ¼ teaspoon of pepper, 1/8 teaspoon of salt, 1 ½ bags of Tinkyada Pasta - Joy Brown Rice Pasta - Elbow (or pasta of choice),

1.)   Peel, rinse and chop vegetables (carrots, cauliflower, collard greens and onion) and place on the side.

2.)   Place sliced onions in a large pot with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

3.)   Put stove on medium high and sauté the onion for about 6-7 minutes or until the smallest pieces start to slightly brown.

4.)   Place chop meat in the pot and stir in with onions and lower the heat to medium.

5.)   Add 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce and continue to stir.

6.)   When meat is almost cooked (almost all browned with just touches of pink meat remaining) add the chopped carrots, cauliflower, and collard greens mixing well after you add each vegetable.

7.)   Add 28oz can of chunky tomato sauce and then fill the empty can ½ of the way with water making sure you get the remnants of the left over sauce mixed in with the water and add to the pot.

8.)   Stir well and add ½ teaspoon of garlic salt, ¼ teaspoon of pepper, 1/8 teaspoon of salt.

9.)   Cook on medium heat, stirring often until the ingredients come to a light boil; then place stove on low.

10.)  Place 1½ bags of Tinkyada Pasta Joy Brown Rice Elbow Pasta into a pot of boiling water (about 6.5 quarts) and cook the pasta al dente.

11.)  Drain the pasta and slowly add it to the large pot of vegetables and meat.

12.)  Stir well.

13.)  Place the mixture in a medium size baking dish filling it half way.  Take two pieces of American cheese break them into small pieces and place over the mixture.  Make a second layer in the same dish and break up three pieces of American cheese for the top layer.

14.)  Cover with tinfoil and place in it the oven for 25 – 30 minutes.

This recipe makes enough for two medium-size baking dishes so this makes for a great “cook once, eat twice” meal.  If you are saving the second dish for another night, let it cool to room temperature.  Then cover with plastic wrap and a layer of tin foil and put it in the refrigerator.  When you take it out to cook, MAKE SURE YOU TAKE PLASTIC WRAP OFF.  Then, put the tin foil back on top and bake on 350 for 35 – 40 minutes (It takes longer than the first dish because it comes out of the refrigerator cold.  If you can remember to take it out and let it come to room temperature before baking, cook time will be a bit quicker).

Enjoy!

Love deeply and eat mindfully,

Kim Gilroy - kimgilroyinsideout

Kim's Top 3

Happy New Year!  I wish you all health and happiness in 2013.  As the holiday season comes to an end and your resolutions start to take shape, be sure to proceed with moderation.  Diet overhauls and weight loss goals can be fleeting because they often leave us deprived and frustrated about all the foods we “can’t” have. 

Most diets will work in the short term, because they cause you to be more conscious about food choices you make and limits you set.  But most are not designed for the long haul. They tend to be too monotonous, deprivation-driven, or extreme to stick with.  And to the degree that many popular diets are all of the above, their effects tend to be easily reversed, leading many dieters into an agonizing loop of gaining, losing, and gaining again – which is as bad for health as it is for morale. - Eat, Drink, and Weigh Less by Mollie Katzen and Walter Willett, M.D.

As we start the New Year, here are three realistic goals to focus on as you start your 2013 wellness journey:

Kim’s Top 3

1.)   Drink more water;

2.)   Add more vegetables and fruits to your diet; and

3.)   Experiment with cooking (“Cooking Light” is a magazine where I find good recipes, or find a cook book that inspires you)

Sharing my energy and thoughts through this blog has helped me in my own wellness journey this past year.  Thank you for being my audience and sharing in my love and passion.  I look forward to digging deeper and sharing more in the New Year!

Love deeply and eat mindfully,

Kim Gilroy – kimgilroyinsideout