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HOW TO MAKE NOTINMYBELLY “SNICKUTS”

By notincatsbellyMay 2, 2019May 2, 2019
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HOW TO MAKE #NIMB PESTO PASTA

By notincatsbellyOctober 28, 2018
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How to make Crispy Cauliflower Bites!

By notincatsbellyOctober 25, 2018
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Will we ever come to an agreement?

By notincatsbellyAugust 21, 2018August 21, 2018
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“MAC”-INGTON BLISS BALLS

By notincatsbellyJune 15, 2018June 15, 2018
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28 things that I wish someone had told me.

By notincatsbellyApril 3, 2018April 3, 2018
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Easter Chocolate Bark!

By notincatsbellyMarch 31, 2018
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My journey with Season 4 of TDDCo. “UN-TOLD”

By notincatsbellyMarch 26, 2018March 26, 2018
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Beware of anything that looks Perfect.

By notincatsbellyMarch 17, 2018March 17, 2018
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INDIAN VEGAN KOFTA BALLS

By notincatsbellyMarch 7, 2018March 18, 2018
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My “LOVE YO SELF” Spotify Playlist!

By notincatsbellyFebruary 24, 2018February 24, 2018
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Who is #notinmybelly?!

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Hey there! My name is Cat Santos and I am based in Sydney, Australia. I work as a professional dancer & teacher and because of the nature of my work, I spent majority of my life working on my body and what it looked and felt like on the outside. Later in age I found myself not feeling 100%, it took my skin breaking out for me to finally explore & learn about my body on the INSIDE and how it affects me not only physically but mentally & emotionally as well. This passion led me to discover all things to do with gut-health, overall wellbeing and places & resources that support this life-style. I've created this page to share all the mind-boggling information that I keep learning about with you! Falling in love with my body on a deeper level changed my life, I hope you find a way to fall in love with yours too. Love, Cat.

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Today my body craved mushrooms and eggs for lunch. Yah. So I had that. Yah. That simple. Learning and trusting what my body is craving versus what my HEAD likes to tell me it “needs” and “should” have to be “healthy” has lifted a huge amount of weight off of my shoulders. Now I know some y’all have got your hands up like “oh okay, so I’m craving a double quarter pounder with extra fries and a side of Big Mac sauce, is that what my body needs?” Obviously, no. Your sprit maybe yes?! (Everything in moderation my peeps) But no. We obviously can’t just decide to listen to our body straight off the bat and expect our body to suddenly crave vegetables & all the good stuff. We’re eating too many processed foods with hidden additives and chemicals that have altered our mental state to convince us we are “craving” those foods. First, you gotta “de-tox” As in a “I-gotta-reset-&-retrain-my-taste-buds-&-brain detox” Then once you’ve reached that state where your body is weaned off of what it thinks it wants, THAT’s when you start practicing listening. And that’s where something as simple as mushroom & eggs come in. I know the health & wellness world has you got you thinking you MUST add this extra powder & that extra tonic & that extra super food. Guys, eating REAL food IS eating SUPER food! So, basically, what I am trying to say is - cut yourself some slack. Eating basic & simple &... “boring”... is sometimes exactly your body might need. (Side note: Can the weather please come back to days like this? TYIA)
This my friends is my absolute favourite morning/afternoon/nighttime/whenever I want snack ✨ A cup of herbal tea (this one is called “immuni-tea”) & .... DATE BOATS! I’m telling you, give it a go... it will literally change your life! (unless you don’t like dates... then maybe don’t) This for me is the perfect substitution for a biscuit or chocolate with my tea. Not to say there’s anything wrong with bikkies & chocolate!everything in moderation! But I like to keep my sugars & food a little more real and a little less processed & refined ✨ DATE BOATS (makes 4 boats) - cut 2 medjool dates in half and remove the pit - lay flat 3-4 roasted almonds - BON APPETITE YO You can also get super creative and add a little bit of nut butter, fresh raspberries, coconut shreds etcccc
Hands up if this weather has got you feelin the blues? 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼❄️❄️❄️ The last few days my body has been fighting off a cold so yesterday afternoon I decided to make the @medicalmedium healing broth! I had a little bit left over but today I was feeling something a little more hearty so I added my favourite @sanremopasta Red Lentil pasta into the mix and it was deliciousssss. For all the nutrient info on the broth head over to the @medicalmedium page, but for those who want to make it here’s the recipe! ... Medical Medium Healing Broth ✨ i n g r e d i e n t s - 4 carrots (chopped) - 2 stalks of celery (chopped) - 2 onions sliced - 1 cup of fresh parsley (chopped) - 1 cup of shiitake mushrooms (sliced) - 2 tomatoes (chopped) - 1 bulb or garlic (6-8 cloves minced) - 1 inch fresh ginger root - 1 inch fresh turmeric root - 8 cups of water _ p r e p a r a t i o n Place all the ingredients into a pot and bring to a gentle boil. Turn the heat down & place the lid on top and allow to simmer for an hour. About 10 minutes before the broth is ready bring another pot of well salted water to boil & cook your pasta! Strain & add your desired amount of pasta into a bowl and then add your soup! I love to top it with a little bit of chilli oil + salt!
I meannnnnnn.... what else are cold mornings best for? 😋😋😋
✨〰️ NEW RECIPE UP 〰️✨ Ladies & Gentlemen, I present to you... SNICKUTS! That’s Snickers... but as a Biscuit... but also gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free & vegan friendly 😱 Swipe right to see how these simple ingredients can create a masterpiece! Link to recipe in BIO!!! #notinmybelly #glutenfree #dairyfree #sugarfree #vegan #yummy
Woooahhhh. 😳😳😳 Not just to my freshly needled/very red face, but to the fact that I haven’t posted on here in over a month and a half!!! For those who follow my personal account (@catsantos) you would know I have been very focused and passionate about my illustrations lately! But that don’t mean I’m not thinking about what goes and what doesn’t go in my belly!!! I’ve been slowly putting together a new site for notinmybelly with a WHOLE lot more features (and also some new recipes!!!) But all in good time 😌 slowing down, doing less and taking it one thing at a time has been my most honoured intention and promise to myself this year. But to catch you all up, I have finally come to a good place with my skin and have started needling with the amazing team at @beauty.balance to help reduce my acne scars by stimulating the collagen production in my skin ✨ it looks painful but it isn’t w h a t s o e v e r thanks to the trusty cream anaesthetic that they apply an hour before hand and their extremely mindful approach. The ladies at @beauty.balance are absolute angels! My skin angels!!!!

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