The Kind Mama: Make This Recipe + Win Alicia’s New Book

Tomorrow, Alicia's long-awaited second book, The Kind Mama, hits bookshelves. Filled with the sweetest and coziest photography of Alicia and family, a slew of useful ideas for healthful family living, plus recipes like the one below, this book makes for a fun and insightful resource for new moms - especially those of Alica's own The Kind Life tribe. With her vegan values and contagious enthusiasm for nesting in a way that is healthy for mamas, babies and the planet, Alicia's book is sure to become as instant a classic as her first printed guide, The Kind Diet. Here is a recipe for one of Alicia's healthy favorites. Read, make, eat - then enter to win a copy of The Kind Mama of your very own! Here's Alicia... I love these noodles – they’re great and way healthier than takeout! They’re ideal when you’re craving something meaty, hearty, salty, and fried. Feel free to get creative with any vegetable that you have on hand. Bok choy, bell peppers, spinach, sprouts – they’d all work here. I like to top the whole thing with some tempeh (especially my all-time favorite teriyaki tempeh from Rhapsody Natural Foods). Practice this one often! According to macrobiotic expert Christina Pirello, it’s worth considering your “condition” as an expectant mama when choosing udon versus soba. Soba noodles, which are made from buckwheat, are a little more contracting in their energy than udon noodles, which are made from wheat. If you tend to be stressed or are battling nausea, then Pirello advises sticking with udon. But if you consider yourself pretty chill and relaxed, then either would work well. When you reach the last 8 weeks of pregnancy, adding in more soba can help channel the right energy for a good labor.



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