The Magic in Tempeh -

Nutrition
Written By Leanne de Groot
 

Originating in Indonesia, tempeh is a fermented soybean product made by a natural culturing and a controlled fermentation process that includes adding a tempeh starter, which is a mix of live mold. When it sits for a day or two, it becomes a cake-like, fermented food.

Tempeh may be just the protein source your body is looking for;

♡ Tempeh is a good source of isoflavones such as phytoestrogens and genistein. * this can offer menopausal symptom relief

♡ Rich in probiotics! Probiotics can help break down sugars and carbohydrates so they’re more easily digested, control harmful bacteria in the body, assist with indigestion & nutrient assimilation, fight chronic inflammation and even boost immune system function

♡ The niacin (B3) in tempeh can niacin lower levels of triglycerides and LDL cholesterol, while it can potentially also increase levels of beneficial HDL cholesterol

♡ Tempeh is a delicious and nutritious way to onboard Manganese. Manganese is amazing and its involvement in the formation of bone mass and hormone balance are just two of the benefits of this mineral

Try out my favourite Organic Tempeh recipe tonight ♡

Ingredients:

2 tsp coconut oil

1 (80z) package of tempeh, sliced into pieces

2 lemons, juiced

1/2 tsp fresh ginger, grated

1 - 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1/2 tsp ground cumin & 1/2 tsp Italian herbs

A generous splash of coconut amino or organic tamari sauce

A sprinkle of salt and freshly ground pepper

Method:

  1. Whisk together the lemon juice, garlic, ginger, cumin, Italian seasoning in a small bowl.

  2. Marinate your tempeh in this mix

  3. Melt the coconut oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add tempeh and cook for two to three minutes, flip and cook for another two minutes or until both sides of the tempeh slices are brown. Splash your coconut amino over the cooked tempeh and rotate to imbue the flavours

  4. Season with salt and pepper

  5. Serve with your favourite healthy sauce

Let us know what sauce your put with your creation!!

Need some sauce ideas? Stay in touch and I will be posting some delicious simply sauce recipes ⭐️

 
Leanne de Groot

My contribution is a union of nutrition, mindfulness, meditation, breathwork & movement intertwined with behaviour change and how it impacts a life worth living.

As a health and fitness professional, I want to shift the paradigm toward one of self-love and self-care instead of an aesthetic insecurity-based industry. Let’s move away from the trail of being overweight, body shape dissatisfaction, the daily dose of pharmaceutical and social drugs, persistent envy, unhappiness, anxiety, depression, and a life full of pressure to keep up, skip steps, and rush.

Living without awareness and intention creates pressures that we are not doing, we are not moving fast enough, as bosses, workers, weekend warriors, friends, lovers, parents, siblings, or grandparents. We have to be able and willing to step outside the pull of unhealthy and unhealthful cultural norms and make the critical space to do our meaningful thinking.

The first thing I need people to take in is if they are going to work with me or read my work because for me this re-frames the core of moving through all obstacles we have around stress, rush, health, weight, etc … The very blantant truth is that living under the guise of society’s expectations - is not living.

We have been fed a narrative that stepping outside or away from norms is the wrong way to exist and this narrative furthers unhappiness, unhealthiness, pressure, and a life that is too fast to enjoy.

Wherever we are, this is life—it’s happening right now, and I’ve decided that I am not going to rush through it and I invite you to join me today …

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