Ok here’s what went down! I started the day by going to my gym and not working out, but sitting in the steam room! It is so nice to cleanse through the skin. I drank a lot of water and tried to stay in there as long as I could by taking cold showers and going back in. I also did some good exfoliating! I always stay away from beauty products that have chemicals in them, but for this week and am only using the purest of the pure. There are so many ways that toxins can enter our bodies and this week is for me to counter that in any way that I can. Today was a busy day, I was not in my office or at home for any of my day-time eating so it was tricky. I ended falling into a very common hole that people experience on a raw foods diet: too much fat. When you are on the run and you are just looking for something that is going to “fill” you, its always fat. Dont get me wrong. I love fat. Avocado, olive oil, nuts and seeds. Amazing and wonderful for you, but not in excess. I think that people who are trying a raw foods diet for the first time and eating a lot of fat might not even feel so great…just a guess. Anyway, today I had more than I would have liked to but I sure did enjoy it and aside from feeling a little tired, I felt pretty good today.
WATER
2 mugs mate with raw honey
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2 org. apples
1 individual serving of raw org. cashew butter
Kale Salad: I bought this at our local coop because I was on my way to see a play. I stuck some of my own alfalfa sprouts on top and ate in the car! It was a chopped kale salad with other veggies with a sweet dressing, yummy.
1 small avocado
A few handfuls of Emmy’s Apricot Flax Granola
Pili Nut Chocolate: This was an experiment. I had read about Pili Nuts and how good they are for you a few months ago and ordered a bag of them online. They had been sitting around for a while so I thought it was time to whip em’ out! I put the Pili Nuts which are VERY high in oil in our nut butter machine. What came out was a Nut Paste which I mixed with some org. raw cacao and org. raw coconut syrup in a food processor. What came out was basically an INTENSE chocolate brownie mixture. I ended up tasting some as I made it. I put big blobs of it into ice cube trays and I put them in my freezer for when I want a serious chocolate boost. Pili nuts are also very high in magnesium and vitamin E. If you are interested in making your own raw chocolate, it can be done by combining melted coconut oil, cacao and a sweetener of your choice in a bowl. Add other fun things like nuts or dried fruit. When its all combined pour in onto a flat sheet for a “bar” or into molds to make smaller truffles. Place in freezer to cool! This is the super easy way to do it. The only downside is if you want to take it anywhere it needs to stay cool to stay together. This is why raw chocolate bars are so amazing and can be pricey—it takes a lot of time to temper the chocolate so that it wont melt at room temperature.
A few oil-cured olives
Seaweed Salad: Kelp noodles, wakame, dulse, nori and spinach in a bowl with org. cold pressed olive oil, vinegar and avocado. Seriously good.
WATER
2 mugs mate with raw honey
WATER
2 org. apples
1 individual serving of raw org. cashew butter
Kale Salad: I bought this at our local coop because I was on my way to see a play. I stuck some of my own alfalfa sprouts on top and ate in the car! It was a chopped kale salad with other veggies with a sweet dressing, yummy.
1 small avocado
A few handfuls of Emmy’s Apricot Flax Granola
Pili Nut Chocolate: This was an experiment. I had read about Pili Nuts and how good they are for you a few months ago and ordered a bag of them online. They had been sitting around for a while so I thought it was time to whip em’ out! I put the Pili Nuts which are VERY high in oil in our nut butter machine. What came out was a Nut Paste which I mixed with some org. raw cacao and org. raw coconut syrup in a food processor. What came out was basically an INTENSE chocolate brownie mixture. I ended up tasting some as I made it. I put big blobs of it into ice cube trays and I put them in my freezer for when I want a serious chocolate boost. Pili nuts are also very high in magnesium and vitamin E. If you are interested in making your own raw chocolate, it can be done by combining melted coconut oil, cacao and a sweetener of your choice in a bowl. Add other fun things like nuts or dried fruit. When its all combined pour in onto a flat sheet for a “bar” or into molds to make smaller truffles. Place in freezer to cool! This is the super easy way to do it. The only downside is if you want to take it anywhere it needs to stay cool to stay together. This is why raw chocolate bars are so amazing and can be pricey—it takes a lot of time to temper the chocolate so that it wont melt at room temperature.
A few oil-cured olives
Seaweed Salad: Kelp noodles, wakame, dulse, nori and spinach in a bowl with org. cold pressed olive oil, vinegar and avocado. Seriously good.
WATER
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