Feb 7 - Day 7

[Aleesha Sattva]

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[Jeannie]

hello all! I didn't post this weekend, and.. ahem... I am not telling anybody why not!! ;-)

Today went very well, just craving salt so badly. Do we actually need all that much salt? I live in a really hot and humid region, so maybe that is why. There must be a few threads on salt on the forum, will take a look.

banana
frozen grapes (my new favorite!)
salad with lettuce, tomato, capsicum, asparagus and avo
a few crackers
corn on the cob
tomato
a few dried figs
carrot juice

I tried a few cracker recipes on the forum, and honestly I did not enjoy them all that much, and the other day I tried a crazy recipe that didn't turn out too badly. Still needs a bit of tweaking, its like a cracker/fruit leather combo, now that sounds disgusting but they are really okay to eat on their own.

[KaleMama]

Good morning! Sorry I didn't post this weekend but I had no internet access. :) It was a good weekend. Saturday it rained all day so we stayed home cuddling, drinking herbal tea and watching documentaries. Sunday was cleaning (Feng Shui) Day - clearing last week's clutter, organizing and getting ready for this week. :wuv

Saturday:
-Green Juice
-Brazil/Hemp burger + creamy collards & wild rice from SENBEB Cafe (local Raw restaurant) DELISH!
-Berry Cheesecake (also from Senbeb Cafe)
-Grapefruit
-Water for the rest of the day... Yes, that meal was so satisfying and filling that all I could do is drink water. :)

Sunday:
-Green Juice
-Salad & Collard Wrap
-Banana
-Grapefruit

Today's Plan:
-Green Juice
-Banana
-Salad with 1 avocado
-Smoothie
-Jamaican Jerk Collard Wrap if I am hungry, if not - water with lemon. :eat

Happy day# 7, everyone! Week#1 complete!

*hugs*

[OnMyJourney]

Gooooooood morning everyone!! :throwhearts:

Breakfast - Tried something a little different. I had some fruit that was in danger of going bad, so my smoothie is full of fruit today. 2 handfuls of kale, 1 handful of spinach, 5 tangelos, 2 handfuls of grapes, 1 slice of mango, ground flax seeds (about a teaspoon), ice, water. As usual, this made a liter.

It was a little bitter, but it went down. lol

Lunch - a cucumber sliced up, 3 stalks of celery sliced up, a lot of broccoli (not sure how much I put in there lol), and 1/2 of a red pepper sliced up. This will be eaten with some of the cheez sauce I made for my pizza last night. :drool:


:cheer: Have a beautifully RAWking day! :cheer:

[Eva]

Gooooooooood morning friends!!

I didn't post to the challenge the last couple days, but I'm still in it and doing GREAT!!!

Yesterday was my weekly technology fast, so I didn't touch the computer once. Now I'm psyched to be back on and in the world, connected once again!

We went to a BBQ yesterday (my husband, with family & friends)... My brother-in-law's sister (what is she to me?!) and her husband rented a vacation house for the weekend to party it up before they head back to the UK. It was AWESOME. They had a soccer field, swimming pool, lots of fruit trees, and a huge patio where they were barbequeing all weekend...

me?

I gorged myself on nice cold watermelon yesterday! The choice was obvious... rice, beans, putrefying animals... or red, ripe, juicy, watermelon!! I had some salad too at some point. When we were there for so long I was starting to get hungry, I just had some water and waited it out. I just LOVE how when you are raw for a long time, hunger is just hunger. Simple as that. No drop in blood sugar. No grumpy, tired, spacey nonsense. Just a little tummy rumble is all. No biggie!

SO, this morning, I started my day with some oil pulling (seriously, I'm obsessed with oil pulling (http://uncooking101.com/site/step-by-step-guide-on-how-to-oil-pull/)! lol!), then we had TWO monster-sized green smoothies with: banana macas ("apple" bananas -- sooo yummy!), fresh/local dandelion greens I got from the farmers market, and mangos from our mango tree, plus some ice (it's gonna be another fabulously hot day!)...

And I am STILL full at almost noon! I think I had about 2 liters of green smoothie?! With NO WATER, just some ice.

NO interest in lunch yet, but I've got a nice selection of veggies waiting for me to make a salad. :excited:

Hope you all have a FANTABULOUS DAY!!! It's gonna be a good one!!

[monkapotapus]

hello all! I didn't post this weekend, and.. ahem... I am not telling anybody why not!! ;-)

Today went very well, just craving salt so badly. Do we actually need all that much salt? I live in a really hot and humid region, so maybe that is why. There must be a few threads on salt on the forum, will take a look.

banana
frozen grapes (my new favorite!)
salad with lettuce, tomato, capsicum, asparagus and avo
a few crackers
corn on the cob
tomato
a few dried figs
carrot juice

I tried a few cracker recipes on the forum, and honestly I did not enjoy them all that much, and the other day I tried a crazy recipe that didn't turn out too badly. Still needs a bit of tweaking, its like a cracker/fruit leather combo, now that sounds disgusting but they are really okay to eat on their own.

How about some celery for your salt craving?
All your food sounds so yummy!!

[monkapotapus]

Good morning! Sorry I didn't post this weekend but I had no internet access. :) It was a good weekend. Saturday it rained all day so we stayed home cuddling, drinking herbal tea and watching documentaries. Sunday was cleaning (Feng Shui) Day - clearing last week's clutter, organizing and getting ready for this week. :wuv

Saturday:
-Green Juice
-Brazil/Hemp burger + creamy collards & wild rice from SENBEB Cafe (local Raw restaurant) DELISH!
-Berry Cheesecake (also from Senbeb Cafe)
-Grapefruit
-Water for the rest of the day... Yes, that meal was so satisfying and filling that all I could do is drink water. :)

Sunday:
-Green Juice
-Salad & Collard Wrap
-Banana
-Grapefruit

Today's Plan:
-Green Juice
-Banana
-Salad with 1 avocado
-Smoothie
-Jamaican Jerk Collard Wrap if I am hungry, if not - water with lemon.

Happy day# 7, everyone! Week#1 complete!

*hugs*

Hey D!! (I hope you don't mind me calling you that)~:wuv
Mmmmm raw food...not prepared by yourself~Ahhhh, sometimes that just tastes "the best"!!!! lol

What a great menu you've had!!!

Yay for feng shui decluttering!!!!
Happy Monday to you~

[monkapotapus]

Gooooooood morning everyone!! :throwhearts:

Breakfast - Tried something a little different. I had some fruit that was in danger of going bad, so my smoothie is full of fruit today. 2 handfuls of kale, 1 handful of spinach, 5 tangelos, 2 handfuls of grapes, 1 slice of mango, ground flax seeds (about a teaspoon), ice, water. As usual, this made a liter.

It was a little bitter, but it went down. lol

Lunch - a cucumber sliced up, 3 stalks of celery sliced up, a lot of broccoli (not sure how much I put in there lol), and 1/2 of a red pepper sliced up. This will be eaten with some of the cheez sauce I made for my pizza last night. :drool:


:cheer: Have a beautifully RAWking day! :cheer:
Morning OMJ!! (wait, it's afternoon now...) lol

That's some smoothie you had!!
Sounds like a yummy lunch!! lol....

[monkapotapus]

Gooooooooood morning friends!!

I didn't post to the challenge the last couple days, but I'm still in it and doing GREAT!!!

Yesterday was my weekly technology fast, so I didn't touch the computer once. Now I'm psyched to be back on and in the world, connected once again!

We went to a BBQ yesterday (my husband, with family & friends)... My brother-in-law's sister (what is she to me?!) and her husband rented a vacation house for the weekend to party it up before they head back to the UK. It was AWESOME. They had a soccer field, swimming pool, lots of fruit trees, and a huge patio where they were barbequeing all weekend...

me?

I gorged myself on nice cold watermelon yesterday! The choice was obvious... rice, beans, putrefying animals... or red, ripe, juicy, watermelon!! I had some salad too at some point. When we were there for so long I was starting to get hungry, I just had some water and waited it out. I just LOVE how when you are raw for a long time, hunger is just hunger. Simple as that. No drop in blood sugar. No grumpy, tired, spacey nonsense. Just a little tummy rumble is all. No biggie!

SO, this morning, I started my day with some oil pulling (seriously, I'm obsessed with oil pulling (http://uncooking101.com/site/step-by-step-guide-on-how-to-oil-pull/)! lol!), then we had TWO monster-sized green smoothies with: banana macas ("apple" bananas -- sooo yummy!), fresh/local dandelion greens I got from the farmers market, and mangos from our mango tree, plus some ice (it's gonna be another fabulously hot day!)...

And I am STILL full at almost noon! I think I had about 2 liters of green smoothie?! With NO WATER, just some ice.

NO interest in lunch yet, but I've got a nice selection of veggies waiting for me to make a salad. :excited:

Hope you all have a FANTABULOUS DAY!!! It's gonna be a good one!!

Hi Eva!!
Great job over the weekend with your food choices!!!
Oh....please send some heat our way (WI)....we are supposed to have windchills in the negatives below zero again tomorrow......

[monkapotapus]

Happy Monday~Day 7 to you all!!!

I had my normal breakfast smoothie + some cranberries added.....
2 cups of tea this morning....

Lunch: Rich cheddar dip (from last night), with cucumber & cherry tomatoes....I was still hungry, so I had some flax crackers I made - forever ago....broke them up & dipped them in the rich cheddar dip....mmmm

Now I'm going to have a little piece of that dessert I made yesterday (Okay...maybe it a little "bigger" then a "little" piece)...lol & a homemade kombucha!!!! YUM!!! :excited:

[Eva]

Hi Eva!!
Great job over the weekend with your food choices!!!
Oh....please send some heat our way (WI)....we are supposed to have windchills in the negatives below zero again tomorrow......

Oh dear!! I'll send hot thoughts right away. But not naughty ones, just NOT BELOW ZERO! YIKES! lol! P.S. Thanks! Was so pleased at how easy it was and is to stay raw when COMMITTED and ready to tackle the challenges of, you know, the world!! :excited:

[Eva]

Happy Monday~Day 7 to you all!!!

I had my normal breakfast smoothie + some cranberries added.....
2 cups of tea this morning....

Lunch: Rich cheddar dip (from last night), with cucumber & cherry tomatoes....I was still hungry, so I had some flax crackers I made - forever ago....broke them up & dipped them in the rich cheddar dip....mmmm

Now I'm going to have a little piece of that dessert I made yesterday (Okay...maybe it a little "bigger" then a "little" piece)...lol & a homemade kombucha!!!! YUM!!! :excited:

Homemade kombucha!!! Lucky you!!!

[Jeannie]

How about some celery for your salt craving?
All your food sounds so yummy!!

I would never have thought celery would help! I will give it a go and see if it helps! Thx!

[OnMyJourney]

Snack - a raw treat from Whole Foods that I picked up after work. It was made by the raw bakery (www.rawbakery.com (http://www.bluemountainorganics.com/therawbakery/) if anyone is interested). They claim to produce "raw, sprouted superfoods." It was a cacao walnut brownie and maaaaan was it delicious! After I scarfed it down I realized it had agave in it, which isn't raw...but it was too late by then. :o

Energy drink prior to P90X - 2 bananas, 5 dates, cacao powder w/maca, ice and enough water to mix


Recovery drink after P90X - kale, lettuce, celery, parsley, spinach, cacao powder with maca, ground flax, strawberries, banana, ice and enough water to mix



Link fixed

[monkapotapus]

Oh dear!! I'll send hot thoughts right away. But not naughty ones, just NOT BELOW ZERO! YIKES! lol! P.S. Thanks! Was so pleased at how easy it was and is to stay raw when COMMITTED and ready to tackle the challenges of, you know, the world!! :excited:

Lol @ your "naughty, hot" thoughts! lol :wuv

Yeah, sometimes "the world" can be challenging, but if we keep our thoughts in the right direction, many times we come out ahead!! If not, back to Raw with our next bite~:excited:

[monkapotapus]

Homemade kombucha!!! Lucky you!!!

I LOVE IT!!
I have been making it a couple years now~ :juicy:

[monkapotapus]

I would never have thought celery would help! I will give it a go and see if it helps! Thx!

Yeah!! It's the best source of natural sodium out there :woohoo:

[monkapotapus]

Snack - a raw treat from Whole Foods that I picked up after work. It was made by the raw bakery (www.rawbakery.com if anyone is interested). They claim to produce "raw, sprouted superfoods." It was a cacao walnut brownie and maaaaan was it delicious! After I scarfed it down I realized it had agave in it, which isn't raw...but it was too late by then. :o

Energy drink prior to P90X - 2 bananas, 5 dates, cacao powder w/maca, ice and enough water to mix


Recovery drink after P90X - kale, lettuce, celery, parsley, spinach, cacao powder with maca, ground flax, strawberries, banana, ice and enough water to mix

Hmmm...I couldn't get your link to work.....but regardless - it sounds Yummy!!
Ah...agave....one of those "accepted things" in the raw world~ ;)

Those drinks sound FULL of energy!!!! :woohoo:

[blizzardfrisbee]

Hi to all!!!! Raw is going good for me!! Glad to hear it is going good for the rest of you!
Breakfast-- GS and banana pudding
Lunch- salad
Dinner--GS and stuffed green pepper:woohoo:

[lodestar]

smoothie, salad, off to another smoothie soon. xox

[pippin07]

Had my usual grapefruit for breakfast. The were super large so I only had two this time.

Lunch was 4 bananas, sliced, with date sauce

Dinner was 1 pound of grapes blended into a drink. Butter lettuce salad with cucumbers, avocado, dressed with cucumber tangerine dressing. (the dressing almost tasted like an orange julius)

[monkapotapus]

Hi to all!!!! Raw is going good for me!! Glad to hear it is going good for the rest of you!
Breakfast-- GS and banana pudding
Lunch- salad
Dinner--GS and stuffed green pepper:woohoo:

Hey blizzard!
So, what's your recipe for the stuffed green pepper?

[monkapotapus]

smoothie, salad, off to another smoothie soon. xox

Nice and simple~
What did you put in them?

[monkapotapus]

Had my usual grapefruit for breakfast. The were super large so I only had two this time.

Lunch was 4 bananas, sliced, with date sauce

Dinner was 1 pound of grapes blended into a drink. Butter lettuce salad with cucumbers, avocado, dressed with cucumber tangerine dressing. (the dressing almost tasted like an orange julius)

OH YUMMO!!
I so :heart pictures!!!!
Thanks for sharing pippin!!!!
That dressing sounds soooooo yummy....:drool:

[monkapotapus]

A "Fruity" Dinner.....

1st off.....
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/monkapotapus/2-7-11Dinner002.jpg

Mango, banana, blueberries & kiwi.....the mango tastes kind of weird...a little rubbery....hmmm....I have a case of 12 coming for me on Thursday at work!!! YUM!!!

Main course....
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/monkapotapus/2-7-11Dinner003.jpg
Avocado & tomato - spritzed with braggs aminos & sprinkled with nutritional yeast~mmmmmm

Look what DBF got me!!!!
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/monkapotapus/2-7-11Dinner001.jpg

Avocados were only .49 cents at Aldis!!!!! :woohoo:
Good BF....Good BF!!

(You can see my morning smoothie powder mixes in the background...)

[OnMyJourney]

Hmmm...I couldn't get your link to work.....but regardless - it sounds Yummy!!
Ah...agave....one of those "accepted things" in the raw world~ ;)

Those drinks sound FULL of energy!!!! :woohoo:

Hmm, I see. I wonder why. I just typed it in and the forum hyperlinked it automatically, but when I type it into my URL it gives the same error. Apparently their site is down...but I've typed it correctly the way it's typed on the back of the bag. I hadn't visited the site yet, was just posting it if anyone was interested in them. I'm bummed about this, I really wanted to read more about the company. I'll see what I can find out about them. They are out of Virginia.

ETA: All of those avocados are making me very happy just to look at them!! That's an AWESOME deal!

[pippin07]

[QUOTE=monkapotapus;646829]A "Fruity" Dinner.....

Mango, banana, blueberries & kiwi.....the mango tastes kind of weird...a little rubbery....hmmm....I have a case of 12 coming for me on Thursday at work!!! YUM!!!

Hey Monk, thanks! I do enjoy when photos are posted also. It helps to give me ideas.

On the mangos......I have not had much luck with them lately. They have been sale so I stock up only to end up having to toss most of them. The appear nice and ripe on outside, but the insides are dark, and does not taste good. I have opened several that I thought were ripe but were not. :-(

Where are you have mangos shipped to you from?

[KaleMama]

Hey D!! (I hope you don't mind me calling you that)~:wuv
Mmmmm raw food...not prepared by yourself~Ahhhh, sometimes that just tastes "the best"!!!! lol

What a great menu you've had!!!

Yay for feng shui decluttering!!!!
Happy Monday to you~

Of course you can call me D!!! :hug

Yes, we are so lucky to have that restaurant around us. So, our Raw day#1 was on October 23rd which happened to be the "Green Festival" here is DC. Senbeb Cafe has a stand where they sold "Live Platter" for $12.00. We were so thankful to have had the opportunity to try a gourmet raw dish on day#1. The meal was so satisfying and delicious that we were like "WE CAN DO THIS! OH YEAH!". We have been loyal customers ever since for out bi-weekly treat. :wuv They're awesome and the Chef is so amazing and down to earth.

:D Feng Shui has changed my life. Thank you Karen Kingston! Hope you had an amazing day! ♥

[monkapotapus]

Hmm, I see. I wonder why. I just typed it in and the forum hyperlinked it automatically, but when I type it into my URL it gives the same error. Apparently their site is down...but I've typed it correctly the way it's typed on the back of the bag. I hadn't visited the site yet, was just posting it if anyone was interested in them. I'm bummed about this, I really wanted to read more about the company. I'll see what I can find out about them. They are out of Virginia.

ETA: All of those avocados are making me very happy just to look at them!! That's an AWESOME deal!

Yeah, let me know if you are able to find anything out about them (shoot me an email)

Thanks, my avos make me happy just looking at them too!!! :excited:

[monkapotapus]

[QUOTE=monkapotapus;646829]A "Fruity" Dinner.....

Mango, banana, blueberries & kiwi.....the mango tastes kind of weird...a little rubbery....hmmm....I have a case of 12 coming for me on Thursday at work!!! YUM!!!

Hey Monk, thanks! I do enjoy when photos are posted also. It helps to give me ideas.

On the mangos......I have not had much luck with them lately. They have been sale so I stock up only to end up having to toss most of them. The appear nice and ripe on outside, but the insides are dark, and does not taste good. I have opened several that I thought were ripe but were not. :-(

Where are you have mangos shipped to you from?

Pictures are worth a thousand words....or tummy growls! lol

I had some fabulous mangos about a month ago....not sure where they are coming from....I'll let you know when my case comes in on Thursday....all I know is that the ones that tasted good were Organic....the ones that didn't taste good were not.....

[monkapotapus]

Of course you can call me D!!! :hug

Yes, we are so lucky to have that restaurant around us. So, our Raw day#1 was on October 23rd which happened to be the "Green Festival" here is DC. Senbeb Cafe has a stand where they sold "Live Platter" for $12.00. We were so thankful to have had the opportunity to try a gourmet raw dish on day#1. The meal was so satisfying and delicious that we were like "WE CAN DO THIS! OH YEAH!". We have been loyal customers ever since for out bi-weekly treat. They're awesome and the Chef is so amazing and down to earth.

:D Feng Shui has changed my life. Thank you Karen Kingston! Hope you had an amazing day! ♥

Yay! Thanks "D"!!! :excited:

What a wonderful way to be introduced into the Raw food lifestyle!!!!

I think I will go back & read Karen's book..... ;)
Thanks for the reminder of how awesome she is!!!! You are too, btw!!!!

[OnMyJourney]

Hmmm...I couldn't get your link to work.....but regardless - it sounds Yummy!!
Ah...agave....one of those "accepted things" in the raw world~ ;)

Those drinks sound FULL of energy!!!! :woohoo:

Hey monk,
I fixed the link in my earlier post, but here it is as well for anyone looking rawbakery.com (http://www.bluemountainorganics.com/therawbakery/)

I'll go shoot you that email now! :heart