5 Fall Foods That Help You THRIVE!
Hi there friends, Ash here, Ecocentric Chef for DEFINE foods, Yoga Instructor, and Professional Eater. As Summer comes to an end, it’s important think about adding foods to your diet that will help you thrive as we transition into the Fall season (that is, if you...
Superfoods to the Rescue
Our co-owner and creator of DEFINE foods, Erin Stewart, was just featured on the CW in a fun segment talking all about how to control your sweet cravings with superfoods instead, such as cacao, maca and acai berry. These Superfood ingredients are exactly what...
Introducing DEFINE Length Granola
Introducing DEFINE Length granola created by our in-house chef and co-owner, Erin Stewart. This unique granola packs a punch of flavor, antioxidants, and clean energy for a morning or afternoon boost. Matcha enhances mood, energy and concentration while ginger aids...
From the Kitchen to the Studio: the Journey of DEFINE foods Protein Bars
A Q + A with Creator Erin Stewart First juice, then granola, why now a protein bar for DEFINE foods? I consider myself a bar connoisseur. I’ve relied on the energy that protein bars give me for performances when I was dancing in high school, college, and then all the...
Foods that Fight Cancer
Each October DEFINE honors Breast Cancer Awareness month. From our annual Pink Ride benefitting local breast cancer research organizations, celebrating our clients who bravely fought the battle to providing health and wellness education, our goal every October is to...
May Recipe of the Month: Summer Peach & Tomato Bruschetta
There’s nothing better than a sweet, juicy peach on a hot summer day. Peaches are packed with vitamins, low in calories, and terrifically tasty by themselves or mixed with other goodies. Fuse this fragrant fruit into lunch, dinner, or a midnight snack and you’ve hit...
A TASTE OF SPRING
First-of-the-season herbs, tender greens, berries and wild flowers. Outdoor picnics, family time, freshly cut grass, and clean eating. A walk through the farmer’s market, a pantry organization, or commitment to a nourishing cleanse. It’s time to clear out the clutter,...
DEFINE foods Spring Festive Salad
Quick and easy, with only a few fresh ingredients needed, this colorful and festive salad is the perfect side to any meal this spring season. The exclusive recipe by DEFINE foods Creator Erin Stewart, is a great accompaniment recipe for spring detoxing with a DEFINE...
Heart Health Tips and DEFINE foods Fudgy Beet Cakes
Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans? While two of the risk factors may be out of our control (age and family history) the rest is completely up to you. What you eat can have a major effect on your heart. Here are DEFINE foods...
Introducing DEFINE foods Winter Cleanse Packages
Reset your body with a DEFINE foods Winter Cleanse Package. We’ve thoughtfully created 3 different ways to detox in the New Year: a 1-Day Juice Cleanse, a 3-Day Juice Cleanse, and a Food + Juice Detox Kit. DEFINE foods as founded on the idea that true health means...
Superfood Holiday Bark
Featured in Harper's Bazzar, DEFINE foods Creator Erin Stewart's recipe for Holiday Bark cures any sweet tooth while remaining gluten-free, vegan and packed with superfood ingredients cranberries, pistachios and goji berries. This recipe is perfect for packaging and...
Curried Winter Soup with Carrots and Butternut Squash
You've rehydrated and revived with DEFINE foods Juice but have you dined with it? This fall, DEFINE foods creator Erin Stewart has found a new way to incorporate the nutrient dense, inflammation-fighting fruits and veggies from the vibrant cold-pressed juices into...
Warm Autumn Salad with Pistachio-Cilantro Dressing and Granola Crunch
Just in time for Thanksgiving, we’ve found a surprising use of our recently launched line of DEFINE foods products. DEFINE foods Creator, Erin Stewart, uses our BALANCE Superfoods Granola snack in her Warm Autumn Salad with Pistachio Cilantro Dressing. {Yield: 4}...
Recipe of the Month: Roasted Tomato Soup Bowl
This month, get back to the table with a one-bowl family meal. Use up the last of your summer tomatoes as fall schedules fill up with this Roasted Tomato Soup recipe. It's a quick and easy weeknight dinner with make-ahead components that make getting dinner on the...
Erin’s Summer Success Story
The DEFINE team has loved reading all of the Summer Success Giveaway entries. We are honored to learn how DEFINE has played a part in your health and fitness journey. One that has inspired us is by DEFINE: Sugar Land client, Erin. We hope her entry encourages you to...
Veggie Crunch Wrap
Simple, fresh, and healthy, this is the perfect end of summer go-to dish for you and your family. Improvise by substituting your favorite and locally available summer veggies. Filling with a balanced list of wholesome ingredients while still remaining light enough not...
Summerlicious Stacked Watermelon Salad with Coriander-Tahini Dressing
This month, we’re getting summerlicious with a tasty recipe using fruits and vegetables of the season. With cooling and hydrating components like coriander, watermelon and cucumber, this Stacked Watermelon Salad with Coriander-Tahini Dressing created by...
Poolside Summer Salad
Take advantage of summer’s seasonal produce that appears just for such a short time each year. With simple ingredients and quick preparation, this is the perfect fruit salad to serve alongside your outdoor summer activities. Keep it fresh with organic, ripe fruit...
May Recipe of the Month: Smashed Pea Butter with Mint & Meyer Lemon
Featured in Harpers Bazaar, Smashed Pea Butter with Mint & Meyer Lemon is a remix on guacamole curated by Natural Foods Chef and DEFINE Co-owner Erin Stewart. This fresh take on the beloved dip has us boosting into the summer with energy. Smashed Pea Butter with...
Spring Farmer’s Market Recipe
Featured in Harpers Bazaar, here is one of the recipes for you! Read Harpers Bazaar Spring Farmer’s Market Recipe Feature with DEFINE’s natural foods chef, Erin Stewart. Spring Greens Salad with Meyer Lemon & Chive Vinaigrette {Yield: 4} Ingredients ¼ tsp cumin...
I achieved fitness and strength!
I have never taken the time to do anything testimonial-like before, and now is an unlikely time to start: I have a baby, an active three year-old, and a writing career that keeps me busy. But DEFINE has become so meaningful to my family that I decided to respond to...
Lean & Green With Channel 2!
Are you raising they bar this spring? Check out Click2Houston Ruben Galvan's visit toDEFINE: West University for a workout and then over to the kitchen for some Lean and Green Juice . Thanks Ruben for stopping by! Lean and Green Juice Recipe by Natural Foods Chef,...
Cauliflower Soup
DEFINE foods is thrilled to be partnering up with Recipe for Success Foundation in their VegOut! Challenge this month! The VegOut! Challenge is all about increasing your veggie intake by eating 30 different vegetables in 30 days! To kick things off Chef Erin joined...
Fudgy Beet Cakes
DEFINE foods handed out a yummy heart-healthy treat good for the soul at the "We've Got The Beat" donation classes this past weekend. In case you missed it, here is the recipe and the details for the next DEFINE foods workshop, THIS SATURDAY! Reserve your spot today!...
Sprints and Jumps Juice |DEFINE foods recipe
Drinking one freshly pressed juice a day is a reliable way of infusing your body with a wide variety of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients that can protect your cells against premature aging and disease. Reset your whole system, cleaning out accumulated toxins and...
Millet with Maple Roasted Acorn Squash, Grapes + Autumn Leaves
A seasonal recipe for your Thanksgiving table from DEFINE foods, this savory-sweet dish is sure to please. Maple and herb squash roasted with grapes pair well with millet, a gluten-free grain which adds a nutty flavor and nutritious bite, full of B vitamins, calcium,...
Yummy Fall Ingredients: Fig, Lentil & Purple Basil Salad
// Post by DEFINE. An outdoor DEFINE yoga class given by Henry and myself at the DEFINE foods chefs demo table, it was great way to spend the first day of Fall in Houston last Sunday: at the Urban Harvest Farmers Market! In case you missed us that day check out...
Cooling Ayurvedic Foods: Roasted Peaches with Coconut, Cardamom & Mint
Feeling irritable and over-heated? Over the weekend we spent some time in the DEFINE foods kitchen for a discussion on eating to balance our energies, an Ayurvedic approach to complete health and wellbeing. Ayurveda is an ancient system of natural health that...
Cool Rita
Erin's Naturally Good Rita {Yield: 10} 2 1/2 cups tequila blanco 1 3/4 cup fresh lime juice 1 cup + 2 Tbsp fresh orange juice 1/2 cup + 1/8 cup (or 6 tsp) agave fresh ginger or seasonal berries Muddle fresh seasonal fruit or ginger at the bottom of a large pitcher...
Pops of Color in August
In August, our theme is "Pops of Color." We'll be making popsicles with kiddos, serving up Cool Foods with Erin, playing pop tunes during revolution POPcycles workshops at many DEFINE locations. Retail will be serving up splashes of color for tons of summer fun!
Foods That Boost Your Mood: Sea Salt-flecked Dark Chocolate Blueberry Parfaits
Sea Salt-flecked Dark Chocolate Blueberry Parfaits Ingredients ½ cup walnuts 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup 2 tsp sea salt, divided ½ cup nut butter 1 cup agave nectar 1 cup water ¼ cup cocoa powder 2 Tbsp coconut oil 2 medium avocados 1 handful blueberries 1 pinch Maldon...
What’s On Our Plate?
Eating local foods is certainly about eating food grown closer to home, but it is also about being more aware of your food and how it gets to you. How can you beat better tasting food and supporting your local farmers and businesses? Here are Erin's top 5 tips for...
What’s On Our Plate?
Fresh air and really FRESH ingredients! Breathe new life into your daily meals by incorporating the freshest food the Spring season has to offer. DEFINE foods chef Erin Stewart will take you on a tour of the Urban Harvest Farmer’s Market to show you some of her...
What’s On Our Plate?
We accepted the 30 days, 30 ways VEGOUT challenge and having a great time doing it! Here is a peek of our fun DEFINE lunch outing at Houston's Uptown Park's Tasting Room! Featured Food: Spinach Salad - Pomegranate Seeds, Blue Cheese, Brioche Croutons, Roasted Pumpkin...
What’s On Our Plate?
VEGGIES! What vegetable did you despise growing up, but you found a way to prepare to your liking? We asked our DEFINE team to share with us a few veggie tales! Enjoy! "I love mashed potatoes but try to stay away from starchy vegetables, so I make cauliflower mash....
What’ On Our Plate?
Hors d’oeuvres! Feel good AND enjoy happy hour this Thursday DEFINE foods style! Quality ingredients makes for easy building appetizers. DEFINE foods presents Happy Hour With Natural Foods Chef, Erin Stewart Thursday, March 28, 2013 - DEFINE west university from 5:45...
What’s On Our Plate?
This Wednesdays Featured Menu Items: Feel good AND enjoy happy hour! Quality ingredients makes for easy building appetizers! DEFINE foods presents Hoedown Happy Hour With Natural Foods Chef, Erin Stewart Thursday, March 28, 2013 - DEFINE west university from 5:45 pm...
What’s On Our Plate? VEGGIES!
We are veggin' out the entire month of March, but giving the term "laying like broccoli" an entirely different meaning. AT DEFINE, we are all about working together as a team! So why not get a team together to help inspire and motivate for the Recipe For Success, 30...
30 veggies, 30 days . . . CHALLENGE!
DEFINE foods is a proud sponsor and participant of this year's 30 Ways in 30 Days,VEGOUT Challenge. By yourself or with a group, join DEFINE all month long and VEG OUT! Check back here, every Wednesday in March to view highlighted recipes and of course. . . MORE...
What’s On Our Plate?
In the spirit of rodeo season, come hang your hat & celebrate all things Texan at our DEFINE foods Hoedown Happy Hour! Learn how to create sophisticated hors d'oeuvres that are simple to prepare, all out of products grown or produced locally. Farm-to-table at its...
What’s On Our Plate?
CHECK out DEFINE Natural Foods Chef & instructor Erin Stewart's debut in Modern Luxury Magazine - "Natural Beauty" HERE Whoever said playing with your food was a bad thing? In-House Natural Foods Chef, Erin Stewart gives us some of her festive food favs and...
What’s On Our Plate?
We caught up with a few of our "expecting" DEFINE instructors and asked them what they have been craving during their pregnancy and what tips they were seeking for both mom and baby! Lori Hudson (right): "In the 1st trimester I craved cheese, frozen yogurt and...
Super Bowl, Super Food
Super Bowl Vegan Chili Tackle (no pun intended) Super Bowl Sunday by keeping it simple, hearty and wake up with no regrets. Put on a pot veggie chili and ask that everyone bring something to nibble on. Hummus and crudites, chips and salsa, wings and wine. The prefect...
What’s On Our Plate?
Last week at DEFINE foods: "Building Your Natural Foods Pantry" Workshop with In-House Natural Foods Chef Erin Stewart, we discussed a whole new approach to cooking from scratch! What to buy, what to look for, and how to cook with more healthful ingredients. Here are...
We Thank You!
As we begin to wrap up our Client Appreciation Week I want to take a moment to once again say thank you to all of our amazing clients. Although my personal goal is to make every day feel like a Client Appreciation Day at DEFINE, we would like to mark a special time...
What’s On Our Plate?
A great alternative to oatmeal, amaranth porridge is a warming bowl full of feel-good nutrients. Amaranth is a superfood seed that's vitamin and mineral-rich, and very high in protein. A nutritional-powerhouse, this gluten-free grain has loads of vitamin E and B,...
What’s On Our Plate?
THIS WEDNESDAY. . . we are celebrating our SMOOTHIE SMACKDOWN VICTORY against 24-Hour Fitness! Sunday, DEFINE's smoothie guru's Erin Stewart and Kasey Buchtien went head-to-head with 24- Hour Fitness to see who made the best smoothie! Thank you ALL for your support...
SMOOTH & CRUSH!
Who makes the best Smoothie, DEFINE body & mind or the other guy? What: SMOOTHIE SMACKDOWN Where: Wholefoods Woodway, 77057 When: THIS SUNDAY! January 13th from 12-3pm Join DEFINE foods and our smoothie gurus, Erin Stewart and Kasey Buchtien, as they put...
A Little Sore? Resolutions & DEFINE
Resolutions and DEFINE Part 2 , With Lori Hudson How have you been doing over the past week? It’s early in the game, motivation is high and our New Year’s Resolutions are still at the forefront of our minds! By now energy levels are rising and muscles we never...
What’s On Our Plate?
Eat for the Season by: DEFINE foods In-House Chef, Erin Stewart Ring in the New Year with this new recipe! A fresh, clean start to cooking right. Good-quality, seasonal ingredients make for a perfect dish. Carrots and beets are available locally right now at your...
What’s On Our Plate?
Can't take your eyes off that holiday sweet? From last weekend's DEFINE foods workshop we learned about "better for you" ingredients/substitutions for holiday recipes and desserts. Here is one of the festive treats we whipped up that is healthy, yet satisfying for...
What’s On Our Plate?
Keeping you healthy and feeling your best through the holidays! We all enjoy the excitement of a fresh NEW YEAR, but nobody likes to start over when they have worked so hard to achieve their fitness goals. Here are a few tip previews from our upcoming "Healthy Through...
Olive Oil Cake With Sauternes Roasted Pears & Homemade Whip
By DEFINE foods, in-house chef Erin O'leary Stewart After Thanksgiving feasting, this is a dessert that is delightfully indulgent, yet light and sophisticated enough for your Holiday or New Year's Eve table. What better than a champagne toast with sweet wine-douced,...
What’s On Our Plate?
By DEFINE foods in-house chef, Erin Stewart After over-indulging on the biggest food-celebrated holiday of the year... your digestive system probably needs a break. You don't have to resort to water and cayenne pepper to get back on track. Just think clean, healing...
DEFINE foods, Farro Salad
Gather , prepare, toss, preheat, cook and serve! Here is a great DEFINE foods exclusive recipe from in-house chef Erin O'Leary Stewart! Happy Thanksgiving! Farro Salad with Roasted Grapes & Pomegranate Ingredients: {Yield: about 20 as a side} 2 lbs seedless black...
Kasey’s Lentils
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil pinch of red pepper flakes 1 shallot, diced 1 clove of garlic, minced 3 tomatoes, chopped 2 cups lentils 1/4 cup vegetable broth sea salt and ground black pepper to taste Instructions: Heat olive oil and red pepper flakes in...
Coco’s Rum Cake!
Ingredients Cake 1 cup chopped, toasted pecans or walnuts 1 18-1/2 ounce yellow cake mix one 3.4 ounce package (4-serving size) instant vanilla pudding mix 4 eggs 1/2 cup cold water 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup dark rum Glaze 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup water 1 cup sugar...
Sharon’s Vegan Green Beans and Mushroom Casserole
(Adapted from Martha Stewart with tips from Meredith Hussein and Erin Stewart) 1 ¾ pounds green beans, trimmed 1 tablespoon plus 1 ½ teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 large shallots, thinly sliced (1/2 cup) ¾ cup vegetable stock 2 teaspoons cornstarch 8 ounces...
Scarlett’s Salmon Deviled Eggs
Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs Recipe: {Adapted from myrecipes.com. Serves 16} 8 large eggs 1/4 cup fat-free sour cream 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives 2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 2 teaspoons minced fresh tarragon 2 teaspoons minced...
Henry’s Grandmother’s Dressing & Gravy
Cornbread Dressing 2 pkgs Yellow Cornbread Mix (Prepare and bake according to pkg directions) Vegetable Oil 2 onions chopped 5 riles celery chopped 6-8 green onions chopped (tops and bottoms & do not sauté) 2 cans Cream of Chicken soup 2 cans cream of mushroom...
Food Cravings?
Whether it is a salty/sweet battle or the haunting of chocolate calling your name from the pantry, it is inevitable that our bodies and our minds crave food! When you are pregnant those cravings can be even greater. Some mothers-to-be speak of having very little...
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