Hola veggies!
I am starting to think I should call this blog my fruity life --- because that is what I eat the most! Anyways, if you haven't figured it out already my 100% raw challenge went down the tubes! I have been kind with myself as of late. I am still sticking to it the best I can though!! We have been making lots of changes are the home --- and last week I had no kitchen sink to wash my food or appliances. I slipped a few times and ate some dairy during the week. No biggie, moving on!
I read a book called the Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone. I really liked it! It is of course about trying veganism. It gives you several different choices though, Flirt, Vegan or Superhero. I think it is wonderful that she gives you choices based on where you are in your veggie journal. I recommend it! The recipes are really yummy looking. (FYI: Superhero = the vegan diet plus principles of the macrobiotic diet - lots of whole grains, vegetables and the occasional sea vegetable to round it out). I tried this wonderful recipe with collards, and it had such a subtle sweet taste. No problem getting your greens in there! Check it out!
I tried two recipes for you! Both totally delectable! One is dessert - like but I totally ate it for breakfast!
Carob "chocolate" sauce
3 TB carob (or raw carob - which can be purchased online)
3 pitted dates
1/2 of a banana
Water as needed
Simply put all the ingredients in your blender - add enough water to give you the texture of chocolate sauce. I poured it over bananas. Talk about HEAVEN. Makes quite a bit of sauce. Enough to cover 7 bananas or so. Carob is good because it does not contain caffeine like cacao or raw cacao. Plus it is low in calories, fat free and low in sugar (1TB = 25 cals/0 fat/3 grams sugar).
Raw guacamole
1 avocado
Cherry tomatoes
Fresh cilantro
1-2 tsp lemon juice
This was amazing! Totally didn't think it would be that good - but it was. I ended up using about 10 cherry tomatoes and probably the leaves off ten sprigs of cilantro. I tossed everything into the food processor so it would be very smooth. At the first bite I longed for garlic or scallions, but on my raw diet those ingredients tend to be a bit much for me. (So feel free to toss a scallion in or a bit of fresh garlic if you just need to). I used organic romaine leaves as my "chip".
In case your curious, here is what I ate today:
Breakfast: Bananas in carob sauce
Lunch: Strawberry - date - banana smoothie
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Romaine dipped in raw guac and roasted red skin potatoes
2700 calories / 83% carbs / 5% protein (about 40 grams)/ 12% fat (about 37 grams)
I even made it to the gym. I did 25 minutes on the stair climber, hamstring curls, calf raises and squats. Finished off with a few sun salutations. I feel so good today. My body feels nourished, light and on a natural high. Anyways, it's about time for me to sleep! Until next time --- Peace and Love!
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