What are your favourite meals to eat when you have your period? I love warming curries or stews but I make sure to add plenty of iron & micronutrient rich foods to them to support my bleed! In today's video, I talk about what foods I focus on eating when I have my period :)

Eating in a way that supports your period might sound hard and confusing, but it's not! It's all about adding foods to your meals that make them more nutrient dense. For example, I like to base my meals around legumes like lentils and sprinkle a mix of seeds (sunflower & pumpkin) on top. This ensures I am getting lots of iron and zinc. Other additions would be adding seaweed flakes to your meal for iodine! So easy, right? You can use these tips all cycle long, but I want to focus on the menstrual phase today!

Most of the delicious meal footage I use in this video is courtesy of Simnett Nutrition (my boyfriend lol) so please check out his recipes if you want to learn how to make delicious food!!! All the recipes are period approved too, trust me:    / simnettnutrition  

Plant foods are amazing for your hormones, so I hope this helps you add more yummy plant foods to your meals :)

00:00 my philosophy for eating when you have your period
01:15 iron rich foods
02:48 vitamin c rich foods (iron booster)
03:52 beta carotene rich foods (iron booster)
04:49 micronutrient dense foods (zinc, iodine, selenium)
06:03 tips for boosting nutrition of your meals
06:56 ginger (I had to sneak this one in!)
07:22 raspberry leaf tea
07:33 nettle tea
08:08 the benefits of meal prepping for your period
08:45 thanks for watching :)

Here is my fav. cookbook that focuses on menstrual cycle phase specific recipes!: https://amzn.to/3eG148x

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