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Our second son joined our family on 02.14.22 💙. This pregnancy was pretty different than my first; I taught yoga and wor...
04/06/2023

Our second son joined our family on 02.14.22 💙. This pregnancy was pretty different than my first; I taught yoga and worked out more regularly, chased a toddler around, and had a mostly new care team. Our first son was delivered via cesarean after 36 hours of induced labor, but this time around, I went into spontaneous labor on my due date and got to have an unmedicated VBAC the day before our scheduled cesarean at 40w1d. Our deepest gratitude to Jenny at for helping me maintain non-diabetic blood sugar throughout this pregnancy again and to Dr. Dean for providing exceptional prenatal care and trusting my diabetes discipline enough to allow me to reach my due date (rare for a high risk pregnancy). And as always, I wouldn’t have been able to do any of it without my husband, , and our doula, ❤️❤️❤️.

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It has been a WHILE. My baby boy is almost 14 months old and I am 15 weeks pregnant with our second 💙. Here’s to another...
08/25/2022

It has been a WHILE. My baby boy is almost 14 months old and I am 15 weeks pregnant with our second 💙. Here’s to another plant-based pregnancy living with type 1 diabetes! LET’S GO 💪🏻.

I will never forget learning how to give myself my first insulin shot 6 years ago today. Over 15,000 injections later, I...
02/17/2022

I will never forget learning how to give myself my first insulin shot 6 years ago today. Over 15,000 injections later, I’m doing it holding a beautiful, healthy baby boy 💙.

I can finally share my love of food and cooking with my baby boy! We are slowly introducing solids and so far I’ve had f...
01/03/2022

I can finally share my love of food and cooking with my baby boy! We are slowly introducing solids and so far I’ve had fun preparing new foods for him to try. Today while I ate my daily dose of apples, carrots, and peanut butter, he had some mashed soft-boiled apples with cinnamon. I think it was his favorite so far! It’s fun to have an eating partner during the day 💙.

Um yum. Pumpkin spice chai latte made at home! Steep chai tea (bonus if it’s bulk tea) for 5 minutes. Mix 1 tablespoon p...
09/18/2021

Um yum. Pumpkin spice chai latte made at home! Steep chai tea (bonus if it’s bulk tea) for 5 minutes. Mix 1 tablespoon pumpkin purée, plant based milk (I used ), and some pumpkin pie spice (I made my own by combining cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger, allspice, and ground nutmeg). When tea is done steeping, add a few drops of liquid stevia and vanilla extract, mix, then add milk mixture - if you have an espresso machine or milk frother, use that for better texture!

“It smells like pumpkin pie in here” - my husband as I was eating these pumpkin overnight oats! Combine all together in ...
08/22/2021

“It smells like pumpkin pie in here” - my husband as I was eating these pumpkin overnight oats!
Combine all together in a jar or glass container overnight in the refrigerator: 1/2 cup of rolled oats, 1/2 cup pumpkin purée, 1 mashed banana, 2/3 cup plant milk, 1 T chia seeds, cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg, dash of salt, 1 t vanilla extract, and optional sweetener (I used a few drops of stevia) 😋. I topped mine with some tahini, cacao nips, more cinnamon, and some hazelnut butter vegan dark chocolate.

Banana carrot peanut butter chocolate oats + farmers market with baby, best friend, and niece = perfect Saturday morning...
08/14/2021

Banana carrot peanut butter chocolate oats + farmers market with baby, best friend, and niece = perfect Saturday morning ☀️ PS: loving this new baby wrap!!
Overnight oats: grated carrot, mashed or sliced banana, 1 T chia seeds, 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1 T cacao powder, 2 T peanut butter powder, dash of salt, 1 cup plant-based milk, and few drops of liquid stevia. Mix everything together and refrigerate over night. I like to microwave mine before eating and topped this with a vegan dark chocolate square and a spoonful of peanut butter 😋.

My dinner last night was delicious… and super difficult to eat while breastfeeding my son haha. But sometimes, I take an...
08/12/2021

My dinner last night was delicious… and super difficult to eat while breastfeeding my son haha. But sometimes, I take an insulin shot while he’s asleep and then he wakes up as I’m sitting down to eat and he’s ready to eat too 🤷🏼‍♀️. Let’s just say our dog got to try lots of dropped rice lol.
Basmati rice, garbanzos, boiled green beans, arugula, red cabbage sauerkraut, and pistachios which topped with coconut aminos, hot sauce, and garlic powder 😋.

A neighbor friend bought some Colorado peaches and gifted me a handful! I’ve had fun incorporating them in my meals like...
08/11/2021

A neighbor friend bought some Colorado peaches and gifted me a handful! I’ve had fun incorporating them in my meals like this creamy vegan peach and blueberry overnight oats!
A peeled and diced peach, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/2 cup full fat unsweetened coconut milk, 1/2 cup unsweetened plant-based milk of choice, 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1 T chia seeds, a dash of salt, a few drops of stevia, vanilla extract, and lots of cinnamon!! I topped mine with a little more cinnamon, cacao nibs, and a square of hazelnut butter vegan dark chocolate 😋.

Managing type 1 diabetes, vegan meal prep, and a newborn (especially when you both need to eat at the same time 🤪) AND a...
07/30/2021

Managing type 1 diabetes, vegan meal prep, and a newborn (especially when you both need to eat at the same time 🤪) AND a creamy coconut peanut butter banana overnight oats recipe below. It’s been a month juggling the mentioned above - woof. I’ve been keeping my meals simple; smoothies (with sufficient protein and fat to keep me satiated), overnight oats (a few servings made at a time), veggies and hummus/peanut butter, and basic bowls for dinner with a grain like basmati rice and legume like lentils that I bulk-prepped, and cooked veggie (often from frozen), a healthy fat like an avocado or some nuts, and a basic sauce/seasoning profile.
I’ve eaten most my meals while holding our son and/or nursing him and it’s becoming quite the art to do so AND keep up with prebolusing my insulin and managing my blood sugar. In ways it’s been easier than during pregnancy; slightly less pressure now that I’m not growing a human, and less insulin and prebolus time without all the pregnancy hormones causing insulin resistance.
Creamy Coconut Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats:
1/2 c organic rolled oats, 1 T chia seeds, salt, cinnamon, 2 T peanut butter powder, 1/2 cup unsweetened nut milk, 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk, a mashed banana, a few drops of both vanilla extract and stevia (or other sweetener). Combine everything and refrigerate overnight in a sealed container. I like to heat mine for about a 90 seconds before eating 🤗.

. It really did take a village. I am extremely grateful and humbled to have experienced a healthy pregnancy and deliver...
07/25/2021

. It really did take a village. I am extremely grateful and humbled to have experienced a healthy pregnancy and delivery of our son, Mikko. With help from my diabetes educator, Jennifer Smith with , I worked relentlessly through my pregnancy to maintain non-diabetic range blood sugar which was extremely demanding, exhausting, and equally rewarding. Because having type 1 diabetes put my pregnancy in the high risk category, it was recommended that I be induced right at 39 weeks. I had regular massages (several with .maddibee), and saw my chiropractor, .stodola, and my acupuncturist, , at , while trying to conceive and throughout my pregnancy to encourage optimal fetal positioning, reduce pregnancy discomfort and stress, and aim for a natural induction of labor. I met with my therapist weekly and connected with other mamas through ’s Mama Mastermind program. Right before we conceived, I worked with after finding out I had PCOS and the antibodies for Hashimotos. During my second trimester, I completed prenatal yoga teacher training with , owner of the Dolphin Method, who also made me a personalized meditation to listen to leading up to and during labor 🙏🏼. In my third trimester, I started pelvic floor physical therapy with .pelvichealth to work to improve some p***c pain I was having. Special thanks to our doula, (who we now consider family), and to all of our friends and family that helped along the way. Overall, we had a great experience at Lakeview Hospital; the nurses we encountered were all wonderful, and Dr. Dean provided excellent prenatal care and guided us through having to decide a ceasarean birth was the right decision after laboring for over 24 hours because Mikko was malpositipned and my cervix had begin to swell quite a bit from the prolonged labor.
, my rock, was my saving grace throughout pregnancy, labor, and now during my postpartum journey as well. His support is unshakable and I would not have been able to do it without him.

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We welcomed Mikko Von Soukup to our family on 6/29/21 💙. I am so extremely proud of my diabetes management throughout my...
07/10/2021

We welcomed Mikko Von Soukup to our family on 6/29/21 💙. I am so extremely proud of my diabetes management throughout my pregnancy and am so overjoyed to be a mama. I’d love to answer any questions about either a vegan pregnancy or pregnancy with type 1 diabetes so let me know 😊. Birth story coming soon!
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Peace of Broccoli

Hello! My name is Alyssa and I was previously the face behind the Dancing Diabetic Pescatarian Yogi blog and page. Some big life things have changed since creating that blog and I’ve decided to reimagine it! I am a yoga instructor and wedding planner who cares deeply about holistic well-being and nutrition. I have Type 1 Diabetes and have self-prescribed myself to a low carb and fully plant-based diet. Because of those choices, I have also eliminated gluten and grains from my diet. Although that sounds restricted, I believe it just leaves more room for the good stuff!! I’ll share some meals and ideas on this page. I’ve also become passionate about living a life with less plastic and waste and am learning more every day. I’ve started to transition to healthier and cleaner beauty products and toiletries and will be sharing those finds as well. I believe knowledge is power and I think the social media can be used for good to share knowledge or at least spark new interests or ideas!