Food To Boost Your Mood: Baked Sweet Potato, Cottage Cheese & Ruby Salad

by comforteatingcoach on June 9, 2011

Got Cravings? Eat Food To Boost Your Mood

food to boost your moodIf you suffer from cravings, overeating, comfort eating or emotional eating then it’s likely that you’re sometimes a little moody and you need to concentrate on eating food to boost your mood.

For one reason or another your serotonin levels aren’t what they should be which causes your mood to swing about and make you feel pretty miserable and this is where eating food to boost your mood can really help.

The recipe below is not only delicious, nutritious, and easy to prepare but it will help you to balance your blood sugar, lose weight, and improve your mood!

Eating Food to Boost Your Mood Gives You Tons of Energy Too

Eating food to boost your mood is a clever way of raising your serotonin levels and if your meals are as healthy as this one you’ll not only reduce cravings but have tons more energy too.

Not bad going – but this should be the case with anything you eat really.

Recipe

1 medium sweet potato
1/4 red cabbage
1 medium tomato
1/2 red pepper
1/2 yellow pepper
2 good tbs cottage cheese

For the dressing:

1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
3/4 tsp dried oregano
Freshly ground black pepper

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 175-210 degrees C
2. Prick skin of potato and place in the oven
3. Bake for 50 minutes or until soft

For the salad:

1. Chop peppers, tomato, and red cabbage and place into a bowl
2. Drizzle with the dressing (the remainder can be saved in the fridge)

Once the potato is soft it can be sliced and topped with the cottage cheese. Serve with the salad and enjoy!

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