Somana Mind & Body

🥭🔥 Mango Quinoa Glow Bowl: A Sweet & Savory Ritual for Nourishment + Nervous System Support

The image shows a single mango with a stem and leaves.

This Mango Quinoa Glow Bowl is sunshine in a bowl zesty, grounding, energizing, and absolutely bursting with flavor. It’s a vibrant blend of sweet mango, zippy chili-lime sauce, protein-rich quinoa, juicy red bell peppers, and buttery chicken that hits every note: sweet, tangy, spicy, and nourishing. 🌶️🍗🌱

Perfect for a postpartum reset, a nervous system support lunch, or a joyful meal-prep bowl, this dish invites presence, play, and intentional nourishment with every bite.

🌿 Why This Bowl Supports Healing & Energy:

  • 🥭 Mango is high in Vitamin C, digestion-loving enzymes, and pure JOY.
  • 🍗 Chicken adds grounding protein and helps stabilize blood sugar.
  • 🌶️ Chili-lime sauce ignites metabolism and awakens your senses.
  • 🌾 Quinoa is a complete protein that supports energy and hormonal balance.
  • 🌻 Pumpkin seeds nourish with zinc and magnesium—key for nervous system repair.
  • 🌱 Hemp seeds bring essential fatty acids and calming, anti-inflammatory support.

🥣 Ingredients

  • ½ cup cooked quinoa (about 111 calories)
  • ½ mango, diced (about 70 calories)
  • ½ cup cooked chicken breast, shredded or chopped (about 110 calories)
  • ¼ cup diced red bell pepper (about 12 calories)
  • 1 tbsp hemp seeds (57 calories)
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds (47 calories)
  • Drizzle of chili-lime sauce (see below; approx. 30 calories)

Estimated total: ~437 calories per bowl
Adjust portions as desired!

🔥 Chili-Lime Sauce (Whipped Up Fast)

  • Juice of 1 lime 🍋
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • Pinch of chili flakes or cayenne 🌶️
  • Dash of maple syrup or honey 🍯
  • Sea salt to taste

Whisk together and drizzle lovingly over your bowl. You can also add garlic, cumin, or cilantro if you’re feeling extra zestful!

🌀 Ritual Instructions

  1. As you prepare each ingredient, slow down. Let the colors, textures, and smells guide you into presence.
  2. Build your bowl like an offering: start with warm quinoa, then add chicken, mango, red pepper, seeds, and a drizzle of sauce.
  3. Before your first bite, place one hand on your heart. Take three deep breaths. Set an intention: “I am nourished, energized, and grounded.”
  4. Eat slowly. Let this bowl bring warmth and vitality back into your body.

✨ Kitchen Medicine in a Bowl

This bowl is equal parts nourishment and activation perfect for mamas, healers, and anyone ready to feel more alive in their body. The sweet-spicy contrast stimulates digestion, awakens your senses, and helps you reconnect to the joy of food as medicine.

– Seattle🥭

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