Kickstart your holiday and new year weight loss with Splendid Spoon (plus $25 off your first Splendid Spoon order!)
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Post updated 2/3/2020: Hi friends! Did you overindulge this holiday season? I know I did! Home-baked cakes and scones, extra cranberry sauce, green beans with shallots, pasta, rice, holiday turkey and ham! I will admit to eating it all! This holiday season, I have allowed myself to cheat on my good eating habits, but it’s now time to eat well again and kickstart my holiday and new year weight loss (or weight maintenance). Are you with me?
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Eating well is a lifestyle. It’s not about starving, or pure dieting. It’s about choosing the right foods to put into your bodies. It’s also about eating in moderation, and thinking about our planet when we eat. As humans, we’re engineered to seek out the fattiest and sweetest foods to ensure our survival. That’s why it’s so hard for us to say no to a hot seared steak, a piece of decadent cake, bacon, and French fries. It’s up to us to change our palates and preferences, to learn to crave veggies and fruits, and to make better food choices.
Luckily I’m not doing this alone, and you don’t have to either. I have my trusty Splendid Spoon fully-prepared meals to help me along the way, especially on days when I’m too busy to cook a full meal, or when I wake up too late to put together a sack lunch for work. #busycanbehealthy
How I use Splendid Spoon may look different from how you might use Splendid Spoon. For many years now, I intermittently fast. I eat my first meal at 11AM and I try not to eat after 8PM. This gives me a window of about 9 hours to eat. I technically don’t eat breakfast, and have two full meals a day: lunch and dinner. In 2019, I have not gained a pound. I am also steadily shedding weight! (I also exercise moderately, mostly through my work with children as a physical therapist. I don’t drink fruit juices, sodas, and snack very lightly.)
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For lunch, I may have a Splendid Spoon smoothie and a grain bowl, or a soup and a smoothie. For dinner, I either cook our meals or we eat out together as a family. When I’m not having a Splendid Spoon meal for lunch, I eat a veggie-packed meal.
Do you really lose weight on Splendid Spoon?
Many people ask, will I lose weight on Splendid Spoon? YES! You can definitely lose weight on Splendid Spoon. Here are testimonials from real Splendid Spoon users (all Spoon Crew members):
Tori W: “I’ve lost almost 50 pounds since July (2019) with Splendid Spoon!”
Eric F: “I went from 192 to 187 after finishing my second week. Most important to me was the drop in blood pressure. I went from 135/85 to 127/76.”
Maria M: “I went from 216 to 189. In two month(s).”
Kristin D: “80 pounds (loss) now since January (2019)!”
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On the weekends, if I’m feeling generous, I will share a grain bowl with my husband, and he can have one of my smoothies. (lol) We love pouring our smoothies into a glass with ice, and plating our pretty grain bowls!
Here is the Splendid Spoon Aloo Gobi Quinoa Bowl, an Indian-inspired comfort food packed with nutrients thanks to quinoa, carrots, red peppers, peas, button mushrooms, and turmeric. Help your body fight inflammation, and build strong bones with vitamin D! Thanks to all the fiber in this bowl, you’ll feel full, and from masticating so much, you’ll burn calories! I added leftover cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving (the bowl is a little dry), and some mild chili flakes.
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Here is the Splendid Spoon Brown Rice Taco Bowl. It’s a Tex-Mex inspired meal packed with magnesium and vitamin C, and complete with black bean sauce, pepitas, brown rice, and red peppers. I added sweet and red potato chips and topped the bowl with nutritional yeast (it tastes like vegan parmesan cheese!).
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The Soup Reset
About once or twice a month, you can choose the Splendid Spoon Reset program. There are five available liquid soups. For one whole day, you will eat only soups to reset your digestive system.
Effective Weight loss
An effective weight loss program is multifaceted and comprehensive, and requires us to make lifestyle changes, which includes proper eating, increasing physical activity, and making modifications to our behaviors. Splendid Spoon can be your starting point. Splendid Spoon can help you rethink your “diet” and change your relationship with food, for the better.
So many people who eat Splendid Spoon meals have lost weight effectively. Some will incorporate Weight Watcher or Noom methods. With Splendid Spoon, you learn to focus on eating clean, and proper portion sizing. Eating meals that are high in plant-based protein and fiber will help keep you feel full, stay regular, and feel less bloated!
You’d want to try Splendid Spoon’s One Full Day of Reset plan. During the week, chose one day and consume only Splendid Spoon’s Reset soups. You can begin or end your week with a reset day, or even set the middle of the week as your reset day.
For the rest of the week, you can choose to intermittently fast, then have a Splendid Spoon smoothie for lunch, and a soup or grain bowl for dinner to help you lose weight.
How Splendid Spoon has changed our lives
Splendid Spoon has amped up my love for veggies and vegan foods. Thanks to Splendid Spoon, we love smoothies! We’ve bought a blender and dreamed up many different smoothies. (The ones my husband makes are always greenish-gray).
Also thanks to Splendid Spoon, I eat moderately now, and never indulge to the point of popping (or feeling so full that I want to pop.) Through eating better, I’ve gained more energy, look and feel less bloated, and have stopped gaining weight.
Let us know what you think, friends, and how you are kickstarting your holiday and new year weight loss programs/goals! Happy eating, friends, happy holidays and happy new year!
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Splendid Spoon FAQ
Is Splendid Spoon dairy free?
Yes! Their smoothies, grain bowls and soups are made with completely vegan ingredients, which means you won’t find any dairy products in their products. Splendid Spoon is also gluten-free and GMO-free. The smoothies do not have added sugars.
Is Splendid Spoon organic?
A majority of the ingredients used in Splendid Spoon smoothies are organic, but their meals are not fully organic as of right now.
How long do Splendid Spoon soups last?
In the refrigerator, my soups have lasted for at least a week and still tasted fine. If you want them to last longer, you can freeze them. The smoothies taste freshest when you consume them within a few days of receiving your delivery.
Is Splendid Spoon worth it?
Splendid Spoon is definitely worth it especially with $25 off your first meal plan. You can stop your delivery orders or cancel your subscription if you feel Splendid Spoon is not right for you. The next time you’re feeling busy, seeing that you’re not eating healthy, give Splendid Spoon a try. You’ll be eating healthy, nourishing your body, and replenishing your energy.
How can you skip a delivery?
“If you would like to skip a week of your subscription, please note Splendid Spoon’s cut-off times to be sure that you aren’t too late to skip the week’s delivery: For Wednesday deliveries, you must make changes by 4pm ET on Thursday. For Friday deliveries, you must make changes by 4pm ET on Sunday. We cannot refund, cancel, or make changes to an order after the cut-off time.
To skip a delivery:
Log into your account.
At the top of the homepage, click on My Deliveries.
Your upcoming orders will be organized by their scheduled delivery dates.
Locate the week you would like to skip and select Skip on the right side of that bar.”- splendidspoon.com
Is it bad to eat soup everyday?
Some people drink and eat soup everyday. It depends on what soup you’re eating. Is it soup packed with sodium, cream, and other fats? Or is it a nice vegetable broth with veggies? Healthy and hearty soups should be OK for everyday consumption, but please consult your primary care physician, nutritionist, or other doctor before starting any new diets.
Which Splendid Spoon smoothies taste the best?
My five favorite smoothies (out of 13 available) from Splendid Spoon taste sweeter than their other smoothies. I do have a sweet tooth! My top five favorite smoothies are: Banana Flax, Chocolate Cherry, Blueberry Coconut, Cacao Almond, and Raspberry Cacao.
How many calories are in Splendid spoon?
The grain bowls are about 350 calories each (per full serving). The smoothies are usually under 300 calories (per full serving).
Are the Splendid Spoon containers BPA-free?
Yes they are! They are also reusable and recyclable, and microwavable. I tend to eat my soups straight from the container, without reheating them in the stove or microwave.
Weight Watchers and Splendid Spoon?
Here are Splendid Spoon’s meals with their WW Points calculated. “Splendid and Weight Watchers go great together. Please keep in mind that each meal has 2 snack-size servings, which is what our nutritional facts are based on. The points are based on each snack-size serving, so if you are enjoying the whole container as a meal, you'll want to double the points in your Weight Watchers app.”-splendidspoon.com
Recycling the Splendid Spoon Packaging
You can recycle everything you take out of the Splendid Spoon delivery box, including all the containers and cardboard. Splendid Spoon uses dry ice to keep your meals frosty during the delivery process. The dry ice usually evaporates and disappears during transit, but some may remain. Be sure to never touch dry ice with your bare hands!
Spoon Crew member, Diane Biesecker, put together these amazing spreadsheets charting all the Splendid Spoon meals by calories, fat, sodium, carbs and so forth.
Did you know you can incorporate Splendid Spoon meals into your Noom plan? So many spooners have lost weight while eating Splendid Spoon meals!