Back to Basics

No excuse,  I have been lazy over the last few months.  Today its back to basics for me.


I started off with my water, smoothie and almonds.


I had chips for lunch,  I know I  know.  Dinner is a delicious salad with home made honey mustard dressing.  All the ingredients are raw.


My salad was as follows:
Romaine Lettuce
Spinach
Sliced Strawberries
Sliced tomatoes
Grated Cheddar cheese
Diced Avocado
Sea Salt 
Fresh Ground pepper


Dressing as follows:

¼ cup raw apple cider vinegar

¼  cup raw wild honey

¼ cup flaxseed oil 

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 clove garlic, minced

2 teaspoon dry mustard

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

Place all ingredients in blender and mix until creamy.

Live, laugh, love..

Heidi

Raw Sushi

I saw this video on Diana Stobo's site recently.  It is the perfect  meal to make if you're looking for food on the go..  It is easy to make, takes a few seconds to put together and is very nutritious.

I could not find raw Nori,   but I will have some soon.  I am currently using Roasted Nori.  Nori has tons of benefits. It is rich in vitamins and minerals.  It also contains about a third the daily value of protein.

I made these for dinner last night and loved it.

I use hummus for my base,   then use various veggies for my filling.

Once you have your filling,  start rolling.  tuck your veggies in tightly and roll,  when you're just about done,   wet the last centimeter of Nori and hold tight for a second or two.  That will seal your Sushi.

I made two of these for lunch and was quite full.  

Veggies I used are:

Carrots

Celery

Bean Sprouts

Cucumber

Garden Lettuce

For dinner I made wraps again, but I used Romaine lettuce instead.  I added a few Banana peppers for a little extra tang.

My favorite snack

The key to  living a raw food lifestyle, I believe is to being satisfied by what you eat.   You can see by my blog what a typical day is like, food wise.


One of my absolutely favorite snacks has to be Raw Oats, soaked in Almond milk. This is one of those snacks you can take to work in a container,  leave in your drawer or refrigerator and simply enjoy when you're ready to.


I love Better Oats Raw and Simple

USDA Organic 41 grams of whole grains per serving 200 mg of ALA Omega-3 per serving Organic whole grains: Oats, Barley, Quinoa, Rye, Wheat Organic whole flaxseeds Good source of Fiber The nutritional info on this: These oats are relatively inexpensive, easy to store as they come in individual pouches and it has whole flax seeds.  Now you know, whole flax seeds are difficult to digest.  But, soaked in Almond Milk, they soften and puff out.   I absolutely love this as a snack.  I know, you're thinking Oats should be cooked, served with sugar and milk.  Trust me on this. Try it, you will not be sorry. Remember: Failing to plan is planning to fail.

2 weeks and surviving.

Today marks day 14.

I am really enjoying the new lifestyle.  It is very refreshing to consume food and drinks that do not weigh me down and make me feel lethargic.

I'm going to start posting the list of food I really enjoy.  In the future, I'll add photographs and recipes.

A few of my favorite meals are:

1.  Popeye Passion Smoothie
2. Veggie wraps
3. Marinated Portobello Mushrooms with Cauliflower mash
4. Sprouted Grain sandwiches
5. Raw Almonds with dates
6. Raw oats soaked in Almond milk

Ingredients I enjoy, are
Tomato
Romaine Lettuce
Hummus
Avocado
Cucumber
Celery
Swiss Chard
Kale
Spinach
Fresh Pressed Apple Juice
Collard Greens
Nori
Cauliflower
Portobello Mushrooms
Almonds
Dates
Cranberries
Raw honey
Soy sauce
Tahini
Sesame seeds.
Almond milk
Garlic
Rosemary

With these few ingredients,  one can great various recipes.

My first fave is Hummus.
I put this on bread or on my lettuce wraps.

1 can of chick peas (drained and rinsed very well) (this is the one canned item I will buy)
1 garlic clove minced
a table spoon of rosemary
2 table spoons of Tahini
Olive Oil
soy sauce

I drain the chick peas for at least 10 minutes under cold water.
In my food processor with an S blade,  I add the chick peas, garlic, rosemary, tahini,  a few dashes of soy sauce and about 2 table spoons of olive oil.

I then process all of this until the Hummus is thoroughly mixed and fine.  I don't like hummus being too thin so I watch the mixture and keep scraping the sides of my bowl,  blending everything in well.  I continue to add Olive Oil until the texture is perfect.

Once processed,  I put the Hummus into a Mason Jar.  This makes for easy access when I'm in a rush.

Happy Raw living..

Heidi

Day 10 part 2

I think I'll be caught up after this blog post.

So today was pretty standard,  I was craving some potato  chips.. as everybody knows, I am a chip freak. I love the stuff.. I did go down to the vending machine and grabbed a packet of Dorito's..  YUCK they were horrible.   So I will not be doing that again.

Breakfast is pretty standard,  It is always water and a smoothie.  For my snack, I did something very different.  I've been reading about Medjool dates, I haven't found any locally but did find some that didn't have too much sugar..  I cut the date in half then insert an almond into it.. they taste pretty good.

Lunch was my sprouted grain bread with Avo and greens.

Dinner tonight was a lightly grilled portobello mushroom sandwich, followed by a strawberry, black berry and spinach smoothie..

I'm going to be looking for some nori this weekend.  It'll be a great alternative for warps / sandwiches without the calories.

I found this video by Diana Stobo with some ideas for raw alternatives to sushi.

Raw Food day 10

Firstly, I apologise for not posting over the weekend or yesterday.

Saturday I went down to New Orleans for the night.  I knew I would have a difficult time of eating raw while there.  So I decided, I would eat in moderation and make sure my next meal would once again be raw.

Saturday morning the routine was normal, Lemon water, Popeye Passion Smoothie,  An early lunch of Ezekial Sprouted Grain bread with hummus, Shredded Carrots and spinach.  I packed a ziploc back of Raw almonds for the drive down.

We ate a late lunch of Fried Cod and French fries. I did drink 2 Coors Light.  I was pretty loopy after the 2 drinks.

Sunday breakfast was Lemon water,  we then went to a little hole in the wall breakfast place and ate a Sausilito omelette, basically an egg and spinach omelette. I had a slice of whole grain bread.

Lunch on Sunday was Romaine Lettuce wraps with Cucumber, Avocado, hummus, spinach.   I had dinner with friends on Sunday, I ended up with a green salad with lemon juice over.

Monday Breakfast was Lemon water,  Strawberry, Black berry and Apple Juice smoothie.
Snack was Almonds w/ dates
Lunch was 2 slices of Sprouted Grain bread, Avocado, spinach, carrots
Snack Almonds alone
Dinner was Sushi with friends. 1. Vegetable roll ( Asparagus, Cucumber, Avocado, Shredded carrots) 2. Human Torch Rolls (Crawfish w/ Avocado topped with Roe.

I have increased my intake of water over the last week. I'm currently drinking about 8 cups a day.

I'm feeling better,  I sleep well at night.

I feel I can do this with the occasional cooked food incorporated. This is much easier than I thought it would be.

Let's see what the  rest of the week holds.

Heidi. 

Raw Food Day 5

Friday made day 5 on this adventure.

As usual,  Breakfast,  was water and the Popeye passion smoothie.  It really looks horrid but it is probably the most refreshing drink you'll ever have in your life.  

My snack was Almonds and I took some dates also.  I wasn't hungry for lunch but had extra  smoothie so I drank that..  I did manage a few glasses of water. Which was good.  I wasn't hungry but knew I needed to eat something.. I bought some Ezekiel sprouted grain bread,  had that with hummus, carrots and Spinach..  A sandwich of that and a few grapes after  were great.  

I really felt like I hit a roadblock on Friday.  I was tired,  grumpy, lethargic and I had a headache.  I almost gave in and went to get a coke downstairs but decided against it..   I went to bed early, around 9PM or so.  waking up this morning I feel amazing.  

That was day 5..

My biggest challenge starts now,  I'll be going into New Orleans today.  I'm sure we will be eating somewhere.. Lets see how this goes.. I'll report back tomorrow when I get home.  

Goodbye Day 5, I'm over you..