Today's Food:
Breakfast:
1 apple with 3 tablespoons of raw crunchy almond butter
32 ounces lemon water
Dinner:
salad with romaine, purple cabbage, carrot, daikon, 1/2 avocado, sprouts, cuke, with dulse, nutritional yeast, olive oil and Herbamare
Dessert:
Lori's raw brownies!
Raw Organic Nectars vanilla ice cream
12 ounces water
Lori is my dear friend who is not raw, and who, today on the phone said to me out of the clear blue sky, "Maybe I'll go raw! It looks really good." Then, she proceeded to make raw brownies, having never made a raw recipe before.
We ate so many of them tonight:
carob powder, almond butter, Medjool dates and agave; whoah, you can only imagine!
I really want to acknowledge Lori for her excitement and willingness to try something completely new. She is forever curious and exploring life in the most beautiful ways. Now she thinks raw might be the way to go for the Summer; the recipes intrigue her, and what she reads about it on the health end is calling to her.
I'll keep you posted.....
Let's always be willing to learn new things; open our minds and our hearts.
Don't be afraid to get your hands right in the food. Even if you've never made a raw recipe, just Google raw food recipes and find one that excites you. I promise you cannot fail at this. Let me know what you create...
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
The Energy of Food; Eat Green to Fly High
Rawliscious Food!
Breakfast:
12 ounces blueberry elixir with frozen blueberries, banana and raw honey
Snack:
1/2 cup cashews
Raw Revolution chocolate hazelnut bar
32 ounces lemon water
Dinner (with friends at 'Raw Food & Film Night'):
'Sophisticated Salad' with baby spinach, potatoes, apple and walnuts; with beautiful olive oil lemon and more dressing - Irina & Nick
Nut Loaf galore with Brazil nuts, pumpkin seeds and lots of other goodies and greens; with a delectable Haru sauce - Jane
My marinated asparagus (marinated for 24 hours) in Bragg's, Herbs de Provence, olive oil, nutritional yeast and dulse
Raw Brownies in the shape of little cups with cacao, almond butter, dates and agave - Lizzie
Coconut Bliss ice cream: Peanut Butter Chocolate and Cherry
Most Important: Amazing conversation with good friends!
What's the best way using plant-based food (earth food) to turn fatigue into energy?
Eat leafy greens every day.
OK, so what falls into this category?
Kale, collard greens, Swiss chard, Dandelion greens, mizuma greens, Arugula, Tsat Tsoi, spinach and all the others I forget about until I'm at the farmers' markets each Summer.
Why are these so great for turning fatigue into energy?
Just look at them; they are standing straight up with their leaves reaching towards the sky, saying "Here I am!!" For increasing energy in the body, eat foods that focus their energy upwards.
The other main reason is that "green" actually means, 'filled with chlorophyl and oxygen'; the two most important components for cell growth and rejuventaion, brain function, immune building and energy boosting.
What's a quick and yummy way to eat green?
Steam a pot of mixed leafy greens and put some Bragg's Amino Acids and tahini spread on them. See your energy fly.
Want to really see it? Eat them for breakfast and watch your day transform!
Write in and let me know if you've "gone green" with your food."...
Breakfast:
12 ounces blueberry elixir with frozen blueberries, banana and raw honey
Snack:
1/2 cup cashews
Raw Revolution chocolate hazelnut bar
32 ounces lemon water
Dinner (with friends at 'Raw Food & Film Night'):
'Sophisticated Salad' with baby spinach, potatoes, apple and walnuts; with beautiful olive oil lemon and more dressing - Irina & Nick
Nut Loaf galore with Brazil nuts, pumpkin seeds and lots of other goodies and greens; with a delectable Haru sauce - Jane
My marinated asparagus (marinated for 24 hours) in Bragg's, Herbs de Provence, olive oil, nutritional yeast and dulse
Raw Brownies in the shape of little cups with cacao, almond butter, dates and agave - Lizzie
Coconut Bliss ice cream: Peanut Butter Chocolate and Cherry
Most Important: Amazing conversation with good friends!
What's the best way using plant-based food (earth food) to turn fatigue into energy?
Eat leafy greens every day.
OK, so what falls into this category?
Kale, collard greens, Swiss chard, Dandelion greens, mizuma greens, Arugula, Tsat Tsoi, spinach and all the others I forget about until I'm at the farmers' markets each Summer.
Why are these so great for turning fatigue into energy?
Just look at them; they are standing straight up with their leaves reaching towards the sky, saying "Here I am!!" For increasing energy in the body, eat foods that focus their energy upwards.
The other main reason is that "green" actually means, 'filled with chlorophyl and oxygen'; the two most important components for cell growth and rejuventaion, brain function, immune building and energy boosting.
What's a quick and yummy way to eat green?
Steam a pot of mixed leafy greens and put some Bragg's Amino Acids and tahini spread on them. See your energy fly.
Want to really see it? Eat them for breakfast and watch your day transform!
Write in and let me know if you've "gone green" with your food."...
Friday, April 9, 2010
Choosing Your Food With Love...
It's late and I will be getting up at 5:00 AM tomorrow, but I want to write to you and share my day.
Today's Raw:
Breakfast:
1 banana with 2 tablespoons raw crunchy almond butter with shredded coconut and cinnamon
Lunch:
bowl of Seaweed Chowder (you will see this two times today, as I had to finish off this batch and make a new one for a dinner this eve)
Snacks:
12 small Himalayan raw figs
Raw Revolution chocolate hazelnut bar (this was good, but I was really content after the figs)
20 ounces Red Clover herbal infusion in water (nourishing herb; used to clean the whole body)
Dinner with Friends: potluck
Seaweed chowder (me)
guacamole with carrots (Lizzie)
raw cauliflower couscous with raisins (Joy)
lentil-chickpea burgers with cooked lentils, chickpeas, peas and fabulous seasonings with a spicy peanut sauce with curry and cumin (Lyn)
Dessert:
Raw brownies with banana ice cream (Lizzie); the ice cream is just frozen bananas put through the Omega juicer; great for children, too
20 ounces water
Yes, I had 5 small raw brownies, like little cups; they were so beyond the beyond! A very cool thing I did for the first time is this: Lyn made a new recipe from 'The Healthy Hedonist' cookbook; the minute I saw the title, I said, "Yes, that's me!" So, the lentils, chickpeas and peas had been cooked, and I saw how beautiful these patties were. Lyn spent a long time creating them just for us women. As she was about to do the final step of sauteeing them, I asked her if I could taste one pre-stove; it was just fabulous; like the filling for an Indian Samosa. So, we left one out non-sauteed, and that was my share; cooked but not cooked, get it?
What could I have let go of today??? The raw bar for sure; since it was a non-running day, my body did not require that much fuel/calories. Too much fat; since I knew what was coming later, I might have started today with a green juice rather than banana and almond butter. And of course, I could have had two raw brownies...but oh, they were so good.
All this is merely observation and learning for future choices; no regrets; no guilt; only joy and self-love.
Here's my question to you:
What foods could you have let go of today?
What foods could you have increased today?
Which foods gave you the most energy?
Which left you tired?
Are you loving your choices and rejoicing in your body?
What would it take to have an intimate relationship with your food and your body?
Tomorrow night I may not be at my computer or any computer, but I will be at a fabulous vegan (not raw) restaurant in NYC; Blossom. It's a women's night.....so I'll catch up with ya'll on Sunday night.
Choose the foods that you love and that love you.
Peace to you,
Hope
Today's Raw:
Breakfast:
1 banana with 2 tablespoons raw crunchy almond butter with shredded coconut and cinnamon
Lunch:
bowl of Seaweed Chowder (you will see this two times today, as I had to finish off this batch and make a new one for a dinner this eve)
Snacks:
12 small Himalayan raw figs
Raw Revolution chocolate hazelnut bar (this was good, but I was really content after the figs)
20 ounces Red Clover herbal infusion in water (nourishing herb; used to clean the whole body)
Dinner with Friends: potluck
Seaweed chowder (me)
guacamole with carrots (Lizzie)
raw cauliflower couscous with raisins (Joy)
lentil-chickpea burgers with cooked lentils, chickpeas, peas and fabulous seasonings with a spicy peanut sauce with curry and cumin (Lyn)
Dessert:
Raw brownies with banana ice cream (Lizzie); the ice cream is just frozen bananas put through the Omega juicer; great for children, too
20 ounces water
Yes, I had 5 small raw brownies, like little cups; they were so beyond the beyond! A very cool thing I did for the first time is this: Lyn made a new recipe from 'The Healthy Hedonist' cookbook; the minute I saw the title, I said, "Yes, that's me!" So, the lentils, chickpeas and peas had been cooked, and I saw how beautiful these patties were. Lyn spent a long time creating them just for us women. As she was about to do the final step of sauteeing them, I asked her if I could taste one pre-stove; it was just fabulous; like the filling for an Indian Samosa. So, we left one out non-sauteed, and that was my share; cooked but not cooked, get it?
What could I have let go of today??? The raw bar for sure; since it was a non-running day, my body did not require that much fuel/calories. Too much fat; since I knew what was coming later, I might have started today with a green juice rather than banana and almond butter. And of course, I could have had two raw brownies...but oh, they were so good.
All this is merely observation and learning for future choices; no regrets; no guilt; only joy and self-love.
Here's my question to you:
What foods could you have let go of today?
What foods could you have increased today?
Which foods gave you the most energy?
Which left you tired?
Are you loving your choices and rejoicing in your body?
What would it take to have an intimate relationship with your food and your body?
Tomorrow night I may not be at my computer or any computer, but I will be at a fabulous vegan (not raw) restaurant in NYC; Blossom. It's a women's night.....so I'll catch up with ya'll on Sunday night.
Choose the foods that you love and that love you.
Peace to you,
Hope
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