Raw: Day 26

Breakfast:
Blueberry Hemp Seed Powder Protein Smoothie

Lunch:
Custom Salad from Ingredient. Yum! Eating out made easy. :)







Drink:
Raw Spiced Chai
Super Tasty! As much as I love coffee, I actually haven't been craving it, but this would fill that void if needed.

Dinner:
I had a late lunch, so I wasn't too hungry for dinner. I snacked on some nuts, raw cookies, and dried fruit.

Raw: Day 25

Breakfast:
Banana, Orange, Strawberry Smoothie

Lunch:
I can't remember! Maybe some more lasagna?

Dinner:
Suzannah and David's wedding! I had a plate full of greens and fruit. I did cheat with a super tiny piece of veggie pizza, but honestly cooked food just doesn't taste as good anymore!

Dessert:
Another cheat: Carrot Wedding Cake
It was very good cake, but after eating raw, cooked/baked food doesn't seem to have as intense flavors and it seems very sugary. I will have to make raw carrot cake soon to compare.

Raw: Day 24

Breakfast:

Mayan Chocolate Banana Smoothie

Lunch:

Leftover Spinach Pie, Apple

Dinner:

A little lasagna, then a salad at Grand St. Cafe. I had to custom order it based on another salad on the menu. I told the waitress I only wanted raw ingredients, but I could tell it just wasn't pure. Maybe the dressing had sugar? The lighting was really low so I couldn't inspect all that well. The downfall of raw...eating out.

I did cheat and have a sugar cookie for dessert. It was a bachelorette party after all! I had to celebrate!

Raw: Day 23

Breakfast:

Vanilla Almond Pear Smoothie

Yum!

Lunch:
Leftover Lasagna

Snack:
Trail mix with almonds, cashews, pepitas, sunflower seeds, and raisins

Dinner:

Spinach Salad with Strawberry Dressing and Hazelnuts

I used spinach instead of arugula. This was great and super quick to make.

I also had leftover Corn Chowder. Not so great this late in the leftovers game.

Raw: Day 22

Breakfast:

Green Cinnamon Banana Smoothie
I used 2 cups water, 2 bananas, 2 cups spinach, 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp raw honey. You can't even taste the spinach!

Lunch:

More "Taco" Salad Mexican Pate with Mole Sauce. Still good

Dinner:

Raw Lasagna with Tomato Marinara Sauce and Almond Cheese BIG YUM!

Left: Tomato Marinara Sauce

This has great flavor. I'm sure using tomatoes in season would make it even better.

Right: Almond Cheese

The miso and turmeric add a distinct taste. Again, using a food processor would make it creamier and less chunky than my blender.


Left: Zucchini "noodles" (The recipe calls for two zucchini. I just used one. I sliced my noodles very thinly with a vegetable peeler.)

Right: Layering the sauce, cheese, noodles, spinach, and tomatoes


Taa daa!

This is a hit. The flavors of the sauce and the cheese are great together. The lasagna filled me up and is very nutrient dense, as evidenced by this dish being super heavy! The only bummer is after I sliced a piece, a lot of water settled at the bottom. I'm not sure if that was the zucchini or if I added a bit too much water (only 1/2 or less additional) to the cheese to get it to blend better.

Raw: Day 21

I can't believe it's been three weeks already! I LOVE the raw diet. I feel so good and healthy. I was eying some baked goods in the grocery store today, but I really haven't had any cravings for particular foods. Maybe pizza, but I'm going to conquer that one over spring break.

Breakfast:
Fig Porridge

Lunch:
Corn Chowder and Cauliflower Couscous

Snack:
I found some great raw snacks at Green Acres in Briarcliff.

The Raw Rev Chocolate & Coconut bar was fantastic, especially at 79 cents!

The Kale chips are very good, but steep in price. I look forward to making some over spring break.







More goodies I found:













Dinner:
"Taco" Salad with Mexican Pate and Mole Sauce

I love this stuff!

Dessert:

Macaroon

Raw: Day 20

I found all my recipes from my Everything Raw Food Recipe Book online.

Breakfast: Kiwi Mango Smoothie

Lunch: Cauliflower Couscous Salad and my last veggie burger (until the next round!)

Snack: Apple

Dinner: Lettuce Wraps with Mexican Pate and Mole

Left: Mole ingredients
Right: All blended up!

This is great. You can really taste the banana, but I don't mind that. The sweet and spice together is a perfect blend. I need to find more things to put it on! I'm wanting to make some corn chips. I love Mexican food.





Left: Mexican Pate

Wow! Explosion of flavor! I love it. It was a little watery, probably because I overloaded the lime juice because you can never have too much lime juice...until it gets watery. :)

Right: All together! Maybe I went a little overboard because the mole on there doesn't look all that appetizing. However, the mole and the pate complemented each other wonderfully! The certainly satisfied my Mexican craving.

Dessert:
Macaroon