People so often ask me what I eat. It varies from season to season and this fall I undertook a 60 day green juice feast with mixed results. Now that the weather is warmer and fresh produce is becoming abundant again, I am going to start listing everything that I eat each day. This serves two purposes. I generally tend to under-eat or skip meals and this is not what I would recommend to people. By listing the foods where everyone can see them, I will be more likely to remember to eat:) Also, I can refer clients to my blog to see what I'm currently doing and save thousands of answers to the same question. By listing these foods here, I am not in anyway suggesting that this is what anyone else should eat. This is just for information because people ask. Whew, now that the disclaimer is out of the way, here is what I ate today:
April 21, 2009
9:00 AM 16 ozs of water
9:30 AM 18 ozs of fresh green juice consisting of kale, carrots, celery, lemon, and a bit of ginger
10:30 AM 1 LaraBar Cashew Cookie (I don't usually eat these because I don't like them, but I was out and hungry and my daughter had one with her.)
12:00 PM 16 ozs of raw spicy avocado soup, large handful of sweet cherries
2:00 PM 1 tablespoon of raw almond butter
3:00 PM 16 ozs of water
5:00 PM Mango, orange juice, vanilla bean smoothie with 2 tbsps of Nutiva Hemp protein powder. Yummy!!!!
7:00 PM 8 ozs water
Wow! I did SO much better today. Yesterday was just grapefruit juice! Thanks, guys!
The mango-orange juice smoothies reminds me of when I was young and would have an Orange Julius. For those that don't know what they are, they are like liquid dreamsicles, those creamy vanilla popsicles covered in orange sherbet, and were one of the first smoothies that I ever had back in the 70's. Anyway, here is my answer to the Orange Julius lover who wants to have it raw:
1-2 cups of frozen mango chunks
juice of 2 oranges
1/2 of a vanilla bean
Blend in a high speed blender and enjoy!
For added nutrients, I use Nutiva's Raw Hemp Powder.
It is yummy and does up the protein a bit for those "where do you get your protein" worriers:)
Love,
Diane
