As you know, I’m a big fan of experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, whether it be trying something new (like at-home sushi) or simply learning how to cook something in a different way by substituting ingredients.

Last week, I decided to take on both of those tasks by making something I’ve never attempted before, that is Asian Soba Sesame Noodles, and adjusting it based on my individual needs.

I followed a recipe from Tosca Reno’s The Eat Clean Diet Recharged! book, with a few simple adjustments and additions of my own. The recipe included a creative blend of delicious, lively ingredients like whole grain soba noodles, agave nectar, all natural almond butter, low-sodium tamari and more.

Instead of using the toasted sesame seeds as suggested, I kicked it up a notch by usingEden Food’s Seaweed Gomasio with Organic Whole Sesame Seeds, Sea salt and Sea Vegetables (Organic Dulse, Nori and Kombu) for a nutritional boost. I also added in some chicken leftover from a homemade Chicken Marsala my mother had made earlier in the week. I’d also recommend adding shrimp, fish, tofu, tempeh or extra veggies to make the meal a little more substantial.

I love cooking CLEAN with real, fresh ingredients and can’t wait to try more recipes fromTosca’s book. Why is that? My energy levels, physique, and overall mindset improves drastically when I put real, natural ingredients into my body, as will yours! After all, we are what we eat, so why not make that something wholesome and fabulous?

If you’re interested in making Tosca’s Sesame Soba noodles at home, the blog Kahakai Kitchen posted the recipe here.

Note: This post was originally published on my health & wellness blog for women Healthy Chicks.