Jan 2013 - Monthly Raw Challenge - Join ANYTIME of the month!

[ReneeH]

3 Bananas for Breaky!

Time for another Raw Pizza!!!!! Ok, yea I ate 1/2 before the photo!!! Hey, I was hungry, ok!!!!

[MysticTree]

another Renee triumph. I love that you love your raw pizzas :)

[ReneeH]

another Renee triumph. I love that you love your raw pizzas :)

Hehehehehe!!! Thx Georgina!!!!

I feel like having some Tomato Soup! Why not?

[MysticTree]

I've really only just started to get into raw soups in the last 6 months. Love them :)

[persiandelicacy]

Feeling very energetic today...

1 banana
arugula salad with strawberries/evo/flaxseed oil/lemonjuice
tuna salad(recipe in previous post) on flaxseed crackers
1 apple
salad red and green peppers/pea sprouts/avocado/lemon juice/smoked paprika/tumeric/grapeseed oil veganase....(so yummy)
5 dates
vitamin
3 garlic cloves
3 fenugreek capsules
1 tlb coconut oil

[queenbee]

Yesterday flew by as I was super busy so I'll post both yesterday & today at the same time (haven't had dinner yet but I know what I'm eating....).

From 1/17:
B: Banana & 'chocolate' smoothie - banana, cacao, dates, water, flax seed, matcha, & maca poweder
Snack: Chopped pineapple with coconut flakes
Lunch: Spinach salad with sauerkraut, sprouts, sunflower seeds & dressing (apple cider vinegar, miso, ginger, nama shoyu, flax oil) & nutritional yeast
S: Mango smoothie - mango, romaine, mint leaves, coconut oil, water
D: Tomato 'soup' - tomatoes, coconut oil, miso, ginger & garlic
Plus some raw pistachios - about 2 handfuls

From Today:
B: Blueberry smoothie - blueberries, almonds, cinnamon, blue-gree algae, matcha, coconut oil
S: Pineapple drink - pineapple, ginger, kale, & cayenne (made a large batch)
L: Bok choy soup - bok choy, cucumber, avocado, lemon, miso, cayenne, turmeric
S: Leftover pineapple drink from the morning & 2 handfuls of pistachios
D: Tomato Soup II - tomatoes, avocado, garlic, nutritional yeast, salt & oregano

I really want to make my own kombucha b/c for whatever reason it acts like a total pick-me-up for me, but buying it at $5 per bottle is ridiculous. So that is my task for the weekend - order the "mother" and get ready to ferment. =)

I also would love advice on this - I host an annual potluck at my place for my book club. Everyone has respected my veganism in the past and the fact that I have Celiac, so we've kept the event totally vegan and gluten-free. It's next week - I don't expect people to also do raw at this event, but I don't want them bending over backwards to make dishes I don't want to eat. Should I tell them just to keep it vegetarian but that I'm doing a month of 100% raw? I was thinking of not saying anything and just loading up on my own dishes, but I'm torn. We are a meat-free house, so even if I'm not eating it I don't do meat here so I can't say, "Bring whatever." Any thoughts? My friends tell me to just eat cooked that day b/c it won't kill me. Hmmm.....

[MysticTree]

Yesterday flew by as I was super busy so I'll post both yesterday & today at the same time (haven't had dinner yet but I know what I'm eating....).From 1/17:B: Banana & 'chocolate' smoothie - banana, cacao, dates, water, flax seed, matcha, & maca powederSnack: Chopped pineapple with coconut flakesLunch: Spinach salad with sauerkraut, sprouts, sunflower seeds & dressing (apple cider vinegar, miso, ginger, nama shoyu, flax oil) & nutritional yeastS: Mango smoothie - mango, romaine, mint leaves, coconut oil, waterD: Tomato 'soup' - tomatoes, coconut oil, miso, ginger & garlicPlus some raw pistachios - about 2 handfuls From Today:B: Blueberry smoothie - blueberries, almonds, cinnamon, blue-gree algae, matcha, coconut oilS: Pineapple drink - pineapple, ginger, kale, & cayenne (made a large batch)L: Bok choy soup - bok choy, cucumber, avocado, lemon, miso, cayenne, turmeric S: Leftover pineapple drink from the morning & 2 handfuls of pistachiosD: Tomato Soup II - tomatoes, avocado, garlic, nutritional yeast, salt & oreganoI really want to make my own kombucha b/c for whatever reason it acts like a total pick-me-up for me, but buying it at $5 per bottle is ridiculous. So that is my task for the weekend - order the "mother" and get ready to ferment. =)I also would love advice on this - I host an annual potluck at my place for my book club. Everyone has respected my veganism in the past and the fact that I have Celiac, so we've kept the event totally vegan and gluten-free. It's next week - I don't expect people to also do raw at this event, but I don't want them bending over backwards to make dishes I don't want to eat. Should I tell them just to keep it vegetarian but that I'm doing a month of 100% raw? I was thinking of not saying anything and just loading up on my own dishes, but I'm torn. We are a meat-free house, so even if I'm not eating it I don't do meat here so I can't say, "Bring whatever." Any thoughts? My friends tell me to just eat cooked that day b/c it won't kill me. Hmmm.....

it wouldn't actually kill you but it might, maybe even probably will, derail you. The kind, honest thing is to explain - to some or all extent. There are all sorts of ways you can sneak round the issue but ultimately up to you; good friends will understand.

[MysticTree]

Good luck with the kombucha. I have not tried it and not sure if it's the sort of thing I think I would like. One day I will get around to it. Not sure how available it is in the UK.

[tofumond]

I made a yummy drink yesterday containing the following:

2 cups of nuts (hazelnuts, walnuts and some peanuts).
2 tablespoons of ground flaxseeds
3 cups of water
3 dates
1 handful of blueberries
½ banana

Even my friends liked it!

[MysticTree]

It sounds very filling too. I have had a good 100% raw day. May have pomelo later.

[queenbee]

Thanks Georgina! That's basically what I was thinking, too.

[persiandelicacy]

1 banana
1 apple
vegi nori roles all sorts at a japanese place when i asked them to hold the rice the women starts telling how its going to be hard to make and messy. I told her i dont mind the messiness. So many yummy roles.
handful of dates
flaxseed crackers with almond pate
salad romaine/peppers/smoked paprika/turmeric/grapeseed oil veganase/mustard/onions
3 garlic cloves
tlb coconut oil
vitamins
3 cups of green tea (not sure what the difference is but 2 were at japanese place and 1 cup at home from tea bought in pakistan but they do
have very different tastes plus the one at home i added cardamen)

[queenbee]

Most excellent day b/c I had my favorite smoothie twice! =)

B: Strawberry smoothie
S: Apple smoothie
L: Avocado Soup
S: Strawberry smoothie
D: Spicy Coconut Curry Soup
S: Handful of pistachios, broccoli and cauliflower florets

[MysticTree]

Most excellent day b/c I had my favorite smoothie twice! =)B: Strawberry smoothieS: Apple smoothieL: Avocado SoupS: Strawberry smoothieD: Spicy Coconut Curry SoupS: Handful of pistachios, broccoli and cauliflower florets

Strawberry smoothie sounds nice. I had various raw stuff as I mentioned but I did make a ginger tea. 4-5 thin slices fresh ginger, hot water, large tsp honey, juice half a lime. It was very good though only partially raw I think. Herbal teas seem to be allowed however- lots of people talk about various teas.

[MysticTree]

This morning I have made myself a raw chocolate bar. It has honey and hazelnuts in it. All I have to do is wait for it to set. I did lick the bowl though and early indications suggest success :)