Tag: food addiction recovery
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Spring Clean Your Kitchen, Refresh Your Recovery
the kitchen is considered the heart of the home because it represents nourishment, abundance, vitality, and the way we care for ourselves. For someone in food addiction recovery, the symbolism can feel even deeper. The energy of the kitchen can either support peace and clarity, or can reinforce chaos, depletion, or emotional overwhelm.
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Grilled Zucchini
Fresh zucchini, a little olive oil, salt and pepper, and a hot grill come together to create a smoky, flavorful side dish that pairs perfectly with just about any other dish.
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Grilled Marinated Chicken
A simple marinade adds incredible flavor while keeping the chicken juicy and tender on the grill. Once it’s cooked, you have a versatile protein ready for the entire week.
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Summer BBQs In Food Addiction Recovery
Memorial day can mark the beginning of the filled with food-centered events, which is why its such an important time to strengthen recovery routines instead of drifting away from them. Going into summer with intention, structure, and support can make all the difference. Recovery does not have to disappear just because the season changes.
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Kale Crunch Salad
Sometimes, food recovery looks spiritual and profound. Sometimes, it looks like chopping veggies, prepping quinoa, and making sure tomorrow’s lunch is ready before bed. Both matter. Both are acts of recovery and self-care.
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Committing To Your Food Plan In Food Addiction Recovery
Commitment means we treat the plan as a promise to ourselves. It means we don’t negotiate with “terrorists”: every craving, mood, inconvenience, or passing urge. It means we understand that feelings change, but commitments can remain steady.
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Abstinent Fast Food
Think of your kitchen as your recovery support hub. When it’s stocked intentionally, you remove decision fatigue and create safety in moments of vulnerability.
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Girl Breakfast – Abstinent Edition
What Does Girl Breakfast Actually Look Like? It’s simple, but it’s intentional. Think “assembled”, not “prepared”… Because, some days, you just don’t feel like cooking… but you still want to stay strong in recovery and maintain abstinence. This breakfast is the ticket!
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Step Three in Food Addiction Recovery
Step Three is the step where recovery stops being about managing food perfectly and starts being about living spiritually.
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Mercury Retrograde and Food Addiction Recovery
Mercury Retrograde gets a bad rap. However, in life, and especially in recovery, it can actually be a powerful little portal if we know how to work with it instead of fighting against it.
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Egg Bake
If you are in food addiction recovery, rebuilding your relationship with food, or purely trying to simplify your mornings, this high-protein egg bake recipe may just become one of the most supportive tools in your kitchen. At Abstinent Kitchen, we believe food should support your life, not complicate it. That is exactly why this easy…
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Step Two in Food Addiction Recovery
Step Two reads: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Notice it doesn’t say did believe. It says came to believe. This is a process step, not at all a finish line. It’s about movement. A shift. A soft opening.