Scrolling through Amanda Forcella’s (AKA Mama Eats Plants) Instagram page is the equivalent of stepping inside a secret garden. A sustainable living advocate (amongst her many titles), Forcella promotes a balanced, vegan, and low-waste lifestyle and aims at harmonizing with nature. Amongst her posts, you’ll find farmers market hauls, lifestyle tips, and daily muses.
Based in California, Forcella also tends to her garden, sharing her seasonal essentials and relevant recipes. “The same way I look forward to the falling leaves of autumn, the silence of winter, the first blossoms of spring, and the warmth of summer, so I also look forward to the food treasures these seasons bring,” she writes in one Instagram post (her writing alone deserves your likes and shares).
Sticking to a healthy body and healthy mind kind of philosophy, Forcella will also inspire you to celebrate the change of pace this past year has brought upon us by living a more intentional life. She also encourages her followers to be mindful of their shopping habits.
“Health is wealth and while I don’t mind spending more money on high-quality food, it has been our experience since switching to a whole foods, plant-based diet that our grocery bill has drastically lowered,” she shared in an interview with Golubka Kitchen. “The way I buy food is to first buy everything I can at my farmers market—these are local, fresh foods and are way cheaper direct from the farmers than from a Whole Foods or other grocers.”
According to Forcella, the family’s staple foods are actually very low cost and include potatoes, beans, squashes, oats, quinoa, rice, seasonal fruits and vegetables, and seeds such as pumpkin, hemp, and sunflower.
Her healthy diet has also brought about other changes, including healthier skin. “My herbal infusions have made such a difference in my skin and hormonal health (completely tied together for me),” she notes. “Eating plenty of raw, seasonal greens and making sure I get enough fats, especially seeds like hemp/flax/chia, makes my skin feel and look best.”
We recommend heading to her website for some seasonal, plant-based recipes and following her on Instagram for her daily muses:
