187 | Fulfillment through Food with Hollan Hawaii
Welcome to Episode 187 of The Optimal Body Podcast
Fulfillment through Food with Hollan Hawaii
Thinking about eating more plant-based? Hollan explores the realm of vegan eating and how it can manifest in enhanced awareness and connection within your body. With 15 years of experience eating vegan, Hollan emphasizes that her journey continues to evolve and change over time. As she shares what inspired her passion for food, Hollan shares her best tips to giving vegan eating a try and how you can begin to make substitutes. She describes the changes she felt in her body with energy, mood, and overall health, and how she loved food while being healthy. She hones in on trusting the process and giving the body time to adapt to changes in food intake and how she progressed from a state of “not health” to “health.” Finally, she speaks to the short-term changes you may feel when you first switch to vegan eating and the best type of oils to use. Let’s dive into the world of plant-based eating!
What you will learn in this interview with Hollan Hawaii
2:42 – What drove Hollan’s passion for food?
5:30 – How does Hollan love food so much and be super healthy?
8:01 – Hate vegetables? How to make vegan eating more accessible?
10:50 – How did Hollan switch to becoming vegan & what changed within Hollan’s body?
15:34 – Basic switches to move towards plant-based eating
18:25 – Taking the time to actually try a diet change
21:51 – What Hollan changed to get to a state of “not health” to “ health” for Hollan?
23:50 – Changes when you switch up the way you’re eating?
27:04 – Best types of oils to use & Hollan’s vegan ranch
32:29 – Learn more with Hollan
About Hollan Hawaii
Hollan Hawaii is an expert in vegan plant-based food and cleanses. As a Le Cordon Bleu trained chef, health advocate, former restaurant owner, and mom of three, she has worn many hats in this life, but she knows the one that matters most is her relationship with herself and her body. When those two are aligned, everything falls into place, and she can be a better mother and chef. Hollan has been on her own health journey for 13 years and loves sharing her perspective and experience with food that led her to be in charge of her own health.
Good Food Gratitude is Hollan’s plant-based lifestyle cookbook that also encourages people to change the way to perceive healthy food. Hollan knows how much work it is to make sure you and your family are eating healthy foods, so her recipes are fast, affordable, easy, and healthy. True to her family-friendly beach-inspired lifestyle and aesthetics, Hollan lives on the beautiful garden isle of Kauai and enjoys spending time in the kitchen, with family and friends, and in the rejuvenating waters of the Pacific Ocean.
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