Healthy, quick, and guilt-free recipes

Happy almost Memorial Day!

Most people get excited to go away so they can wear their new sandals or bikini, but one of the reasons I love to go away is to pack my snack bag. I’m being serious.

If you’re the type that gets anxious about what to eat or what to pack I’ve got 9 Healthy On-the-Go Snacks with Ingredients You can Pronounce on MODE.com.

These are perfect whether you’re heading out of town on a road trip, on the plane, or just on-the-go heading to work.

Hope these are helpful ideas!

be simple. be quick. be healthy.

Be Well,
Arielle

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Last month I hosted a”Spring into Health” Wellness Event as part of my Seasonal Be Well Event Series.

I served a Spring-inspired menu, talked about what to eat in the Spring and the guests even helped me demonstrate how to make the dishes!

We had such a blast. The guests loved it and my heart was full!

During my lecture, I spoke about eating more of the following Spring foods to stay strong, healthy and fit.

Here are some of the tips:

Light, Dry, Warm foods: such as flavorful steamed veggies, brothy soups, brown rice help energize and warm us up, so it’s best to increase consumption of these in the Spring.

Seasonal Foods: such as carrots, beets, asparagus, peas and greens help aid in cleansing the liver. When we eat with the seasons, we’re giving our body what nature intends it to have, so head to your farmers market (or Supermarket and look for foods that are locally grown) and eat up!

Astringent Foods: like lemons, apple cider vinegar and coconut vinegar are great for preparing your body in the Spring because they help dry up fat and lighten the tissues in the body to prepare you for Summer.

I also showed a demonstration of how to use a Dry brush. It’s one of my favorite daily morning rituals and helps stimulate blood flow, rids dead skin cells, energizes you, helps with cellulite and metabolism. I absolutely swear by it, so I wanted to share..and the guests loved it!

Here’s the Spring menu I served:

Incorporating foods and ingredients to rejuvenate, cleanse and energize the body.

Recipe 1:

Simple Chard Salad with a Spicy Lemonade Dressing (bitter and astringent)– made with lemon, honey and cayenne. Get the recipe here.

Recipe 2:

Carrot-Turmeric Hummus (seasonal and bitter) made with chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, garlic, lemon and turmeric. Get the recipe here.

Recipe 3:

Brown Rice Pasta with Garlic-Almond Pesto made with almonds, olive oil, garlic powder, garlic and sea salt. Get the recipe here.

Recipe 4:

Spiked Green Juice Cocktails! Made with Bleustorm Gluten-Free Vodka and Juice Press Green Juices.

Check out some more photos here:

The guests had so much fun and I did too!

Thank you, Coco-mat for hosting this amazing event at your beautiful, natural space, Simply Organic for providing us with delicious, cleansing spices to inspire the guests to cook more and Bleustorm Vodka for helping to spike out green juices!

Hope to see you at the next event! I’m hosting the Summer version called “Hot and Healthy” on June 23rd and hope you can come!

Click here for details.

be bright. be happy. be delightful.

xo

be well,

arielle

Photos taken by Roni Martin Photography. Shirt by Generation Love Clothing.

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I’m SO excited.

My friends at the Natural Gourmet Institute (NGI) invited me
to take their 2-Week Intensive Cooking Course.

(When they asked me, I literally cried for joy, and excitement!)

I’m always open to continuing to learn new techniques, styles and approaches to healthy cooking.

NGI has always been my go-to cooking school, because they care about the quality of ingredients (think: coconut oil, ghee, tamari and coconut sugar) and promote healthy living, like me.

They focus on:
1. Whole Foods
2. Fresh
3. Real
4. Organic (non-GMO)
5. Local and seasonal
6. In harmony
7. Delicious

This two-week immersion course will teach the fundamentals and skills of healthful cooking. If you’re interested in joining me, get excited to learn various cooking techniques, such as:
– boiling
– broiling
– steaming
– sauteéing
– baking
– blanching
– pressure-cooking
– grilling
– roasting
– toasting
– pan-frying

Dates of class: Monday, May 25- Friday, June 5th, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Check out the program details HERE.

And if you’re not able to make it for the intensive (I know it’s during the day…and only offered in NY), be sure to check out
their list of public classes (they have tons of vegan and gluten-free baking and cooking classes too)!

Oh, and their Friday Night Dinner is truly one of New York’s best kept secrets. It’s a candle-lit, 3-course vegetarian meal prepared by the Chef’s Training Program students and instructors! They use seasonal, local, fresh, traditional and whole ingredients, often vegan and/or gluten-free AND it’s BYOB so you can bring tons of wine or even spiked green juices! Not to mention, it’s only $45. Make a reservation next time you’re in NY HERE.

Hope to see you in class on May 25th!!

Follow me on instagram HERE for behind-the-scenes look when I’m at school!

be healthy. be inspired. be yummy.

be well,
arielle

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In June, I’m hosting a “Hot and Healthy” Summer event in NYC
and you’re invited!

Join me on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 for a night of fun and inspiration.

What You’ll Get:

• tips to rejuvenate, energize and feel hot and healthy for Summer
• list of foods to eat for glowing skin and to prepare you for a confident summer body
• quick cooking techniques to make you look and feel fabulous
• healthy dinner apps and cocktails will be served

Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Time: 7pm
Location: Coco-mat Soho, 49 Mercer Street (bet Grand & Broome)

Early-Bird Ticket: $29

If the ticket button doesn’t work, click HERE to purchase tickets.

See you there!

be hot. be healthy. be you.

be well,

arielle

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Every May, I look forward to the Cherry Blossoms and the WITS benefit!

Wellness in the Schools (WITS) is one of the nation’s leading non-profit organizations in the movement to end childhood-obesity.

I’ve been associated with WITS for 10 years, and am continually impressed by impact of their hands-on health and fitness programming in public schools. Their work in the cafeterias, classrooms, and recess yards help even the most struggling schools create lasting cultures for healthier kids and wellness in the schools.

Some examples of the amazing WITS impact, include:
– building greenhouses and hydroponic tower gardens on the rooftops of public schools to give students access to nature
– teaching students about where food comes from and giving them the opportunity to taste fresh off-the-vine herbs
– championing the fight for green cleaning supplies in schools. Toxic chemicals are now out of schools!
– winning the fight for styrofoam trays out of schools too (effects 1M kids daily)
– curating menus in school cafeterias by healthy chefs. (Now offering tasty, healthy, options, like vegetarian chili, instead of mozzarella sticks)
– Incorporating vibrant, healthful and fresh salad bars in school cafeterias

This year, WITS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a gala at
Tom Colicchio’s RiverPark on May 5, 2015.

The honorees of this year’s benefit include:

– Sam Kass, Former White House Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition
– Lauren Bush Lauren, Founder/CEO of FEED
– Jenna Wolfe, TODAY Show/NBC News Correspondent

And, it’s going to be hosted by one of my favorite/funniest
celebrities, Chrissy Teigen.

About Wellness in the Schools:
Wellness in the Schools (WITS) inspires healthy eating, environmental awareness and fitness as a way of life for kids in public schools. Through meaningful public/private partnerships with school leadership, teachers, chefs, coaches, parents and kids, WITS develops and implements programs that provide healthy foods, healthy environments and opportunities for regular play to help kids learn and grow. WITS programs currently support 60 schools and 30,000 children in New York, Kentucky, and Florida.

Tickets to the gala are being sold here.
If you’re not able to make it, you can still do good and bid on fabulous items starting on 4/28 here.

If you are a company, brand, chef, fitness expert and you would like to get involved with WITS, check out their site at www.wellnessintheschools.org or email me at info@bewellwitharielle.com for more info.

Hope to see you there!
xo
Be Well,
Arielle

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People always ask me my go-to places and the best healthy restaurants in
New York City, so I figured that it’s about time to just write them all out!

This list does not include ALL of the places I frequent, but it does include some of my all-time faves.

Some are seasonal and/or organic, others source their ingredients from their rooftop gardens or from the farmers markets. A good mix — from casual and reasonable, to fancy schmancy. Just be sure to look it up before you go so you know if you can wear your yoga leggings, or heels!

Get excited… and enjoy!

Brunch/Lunch/Dinner
ABC Kitchen
Barn Joo
Souen
Candle Cafe
Elizabeths Neighborhood Kitchen
Cafe Clover
Riverpark
Darrows
Mailino
Hundred Acres
Bluestone Cafe
Bell, Book and Candle
Siggy’s
Rosemary’s
Hu Kitchen
Le Pain Quotidien (Flatiron and in Centrial Park)
Friedman’s Chelsea Market
Friedman’s Lunch
Cafe Claudette
Little Beet Table
Chalk Point Kitchen

Quick Healthy Somethings
Juice Press
Liquiteria
Gingersnaps

Dessert
Van Leeuwen
Lula’s Apothecary

be healthy. be fun. be adventurous.

be well,
arielle

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I’m hosting a LIVE cooking event
and you’re invited!

The Be Well Series: Spring into Health

Join me on Thursday, April 23rd for a night of fun and inspiration.

What You’ll Get:

• tips to rejuvenate, energize and feel stronger and lighter for Spring
• list of foods to eat for glowing skin and to prepare you for bikini season
• quick cooking techniques to make you look and feel fabulous
• healthy dinner apps and cocktails will be served

Date: Thursday, April 23, 2015
Time: 7pm
Location: Coco-mat Soho, 49 Mercer Street (bet Grand & Broome)

Ticket: $25

More info and to purchase tickets, click HERE.

Can’t wait to see you!

be energized. be rejuvenated. be well.

xo be well,
arielle

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Last week I hosted a Spring potluck for 35 wellness influencers in NYC.

I love hosting events and it gave us all a chance to mingle, connect and inspired
in a relaxed and beautiful setting.

The event took place at Coco-Mat in Soho, a gorgeous organic home store that has just the warmest, zen energy.

I sent out an exclusive invite to my old friends (and new friends)
in the wellness scene — well-known food bloggers, publicists, authors, Holistic Health Coaches, Nutritionists, healthy restaurants owners, Registered Dietitians, Yoga Instructors, Fitness Experts — women who are passionate about health and wellness and those who have inspired me in some way.

I gave them a criteria — no soy, white sugar, white flour, corn syrup or artificial sweeteners. If providing meat, eggs or dairy, organic is preferred.

I asked them to bring enough food for 10 people, on a nice plate or platter with servingware. Photo-friendly and “instagrammable” is key!

I provided little cards with the guests names in calligraphy and as guests walked in, I asked them to write out the ingredients on the back. So many people have dietary food restrictions nowadays that it’s very important and helpful to display whats in the food, so people don’t have to ask you every second what it’s made of and if they can eat it.

I served water with lemon and white wine with oranges.

Here are some pictures of the food that everyone brought. How delicious and colorful does everything look?!

First, I welcomed everyone and then I went around and introduced each person, and gave a little personal tidbit about how I know them and how they’ve inspired me.

Then, the guests served themselves, then ate, mingled, and enjoyed!

Here are the people that attended and what they brought:

I made: Fried Rice Quinoa and Seasonal Kale Salad with Farmers Market Carrots and Lemonade Dressing.

Mollie Lehman, Yoga Instructor, made my Loaded Sweet Potatoes from my Glamour.com Cooking Show!

Phoebe Lapine, Private Chef, Auhor and Gluten-Free Caterer, brought Gluten-Free Pasta with Shrimp and Sundried Tomatoes

Lily Kunin, of Clean Food Dirty City, made Gluten Free Oatmeal Cacao Cookies

Sarina Appel, Celebrity Parenting Wellness Publicist, brought avocado toast

Victorine Deych, Owner of The Holistic Haven in NYC, Sante made home-made chocolate truffles

Nitika Chopra, Talk Show Host and Beauty Expert at Bellalife.com brought fruit salad

Cory Grude, Corporate Office at Classpass made kale chips

Karolina Palmer, Celebrity Chef made Raw Medicinal Healing Chocolate

Aimee Raupp, Author, Well-Known Acupuncturist and Owner of All-Natural Beauty Line, made Coconut Carrot Soup

Chase Rosen, Fitness Fashion Blogger at Athleisurley made Chocolate Chip Cookies

Jodi Moreno, Natural Foods Chef and Blogger at Whats Cooking Good Looking brought stuffed sweet potatoes

Liz Friedland, Health and Wellness Consulting Publicist

Claudia Ficca, Food Stylist made Macaroons

Jamie Graber, Owner of Gingersnaps Organic in NY brought Chocolate Pudding

Erika Zauner, Owner of Healthy Kick NY

Miranda Hammer, Food Blogger at The Crunchy Radish and RD, made Spring Pistachio and Mint Farro Salad

Stephanie Middleberg, RD Middleberg Nutrition made White Bean – Avocado Dip

Jessica Karp, Owner of Hu Kitchen brought Almond Crusted Chicken Fingers

Nicole Silber, Pediatric RD at Middlberg Nutrition made Nutella Balls

Harper Spero, Life Coach made Cucumber Salad with Smashed Ginger and Garlic

Blair Badenhop, Health Coach at Parsley Health made a Spring Pea Salad

The guests had such a good time that we almost got kicked out! I received countless emails after BEGGING to host a potluck every season. The next one will be an invitation-only event
in Central Park on June 17th in celebration of the Summer!

If you’re interested in attending one of my seasonal cooking events, check out my event schedule HERE.

(Thank you again to Coco-Mat for hosting and Oksana from Fedali Photography for the photos.

be kind. be friendly. be a great hostess.

xo
be well,
arielle

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Last night I hosted a healthy Spring potluck event
for 35 influencers in the wellness world.

Many people have been inspired to plan their own potlucks after seeing all
of the fun pictures on instagram (#bewellpotluck), so I wanted to give a
few tips on how to host your own healthy potluck!

Here are 6 tips to host a healthy potluck event:
1. Invites. After you pick a date and confirm the location, create a pretty invite to get people excited. I’m not too tech or graphic design savvy so I used picmonkey.com.
2. Servingware. Ask guests to bring their own servingware – platters, bowls and tongs to serve their food so the table is photo friendly and “instagrammable”. You definitely don’t want to serve food out of tupperware containers and the last thing you want to do is search for platters when guests start to arrive! I love this salad set.
3. Ingredients. So many people have food sensitivities and restrictions nowadays, so to prevent people from asking you every second what’s in each dish, create blank recipe signs. I folded fold square cards in half, wrote the guests’ first names in calligraphy on the front and left pens for them to write out the ingredients on the back. Or, you can purchase these placecards.
4. Water and wine. You can never have enough of each. To keep it simple, I used filtered tap water and put in lemon slices in pretty decanters and for the wine, I made a simple orange sangria using organic wine and orange slices and poured it into decanters too. A sweet and colorful stress-free way to jazz up simple items. I love this fancy decanter or you can use a simple one like this decanter.
5. Music. It can change the environment in a second. I use spotify to create an ongoing playlist.
6. Tupperware. Remind guests to bring an extra set of reusable containers in case they want to take home any leftovers at the end of the party. I like these glass containers.

Stay tuned for a recipe round-up of all of the recipes that were featured and all of the the amazing people who attended!

be well,

arielle

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