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Finding Inspiration in the Kitchen

Our Featured Chef program has been running for well over ten years. Every month, we select from a wide range of food aficionados — from restaurant chefs, home cooks, nutritionists, trainers, athletes, and food bloggers — to serve as a featured chef for one month. Our featured chefs have given us kitchen, health, and nutritional inspiration over the years. Many have had serious health problems they've overcome by changing lifestyle and diet, taking to heart what Hippocrates said, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food". Doesn't it make sense that what we put into our bodies will have a direct effect on our health and wellbeing? Poor fuel results in poor performance. Some have overcome lyme disease or have learned to control it with diet. Others have used diet to heal from autoimmune, intestinal, cognitive, or other illness. Since every person has unique situations and DNA, the same diet doesn't work for everyone. That's why it's so important to pay attention to what your body is telling you. If you notice distress signs, then it's probably time to make some healthy changes.

Our Featured Chefs have also inspired us with hundreds of delicious and nutritious recipes to try. We all know it's easy to get into a rut in the kitchen. Someone else's perspective is often all we need to turn that around and find the joy in cooking again. If your cooking lately has been less than inspired, we recommend browsing through some of our Featured Chef recipes on our Discover Wellness Blog. Our friends over at FoodSocial.io also have a wonderful site dedicated to creators. You'll find many of these creators using our grass-fed and pasture-raised meats in their recipes. When you use all-natural, clean ingredients, you're not only getting the health and nutrition benefits, but also amazing flavor.

Another way Featured Chefs and recipe creators find inspiration is to start with a main ingredient that isn't their normal, everyday go-to. You can do the same at home. This week, try Ground Lamb, Ground Pork, Ground Turkey, Ground Bison, Ground Chicken, Ground Elk, or even Ground Rabbit in place of whatever ground meat the recipe calls for. Or, challenge yourself, and include organ meats into your dishes this week. This is a great opportunity to gain even more nutrition from your meals. Our 75% Lean Ground Beef with Heart, Kidney, and Liver has become one of our patron's favorite items from USWellnessMeats.com. Give it a try...we think you'll be pleased with the results.

All the Best,  Team USWM