Didn’t weigh myself today… but woot! Made it through day 1 with no problem-o!
Today I started my day with one of my favorite breakfasts -
Raw Granola “Cereal”
1 whole banana – diced
1 whole fuji apple – cored and diced
1 handful raw almonds – chopped
teaspoonful of vanilla
sprinkle cinnamon & salt.
Toss all together in a bowl and ENJOY!
Lunch was deluxe! You will notice that I tend to find a couple of favorite meals and repeat them frequently. Then I will find something new and drop something from my old routine for a while. It’s just a personal comfort thing. Ok, so here is what I had:
Thai Peanut Sauce over Bean Sprouts and Coleslaw
Ok, so peanut butter and soy sauce aren’t “raw” but I go with the 98% raw rule and allow myself a few ingredients that aren’t raw in order to expand my choices and create dishes that I truly LOVE! I figure, I’m doing WAY better than I was when eating all the other highly processed and animal-based foods I used to eat!
1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter – put in bottom of large “cereal-type” bowl
Add -
3 tablespoons soy sauce – mine is the Lite version – less sodium
heavy sprinkling dry ginger – you could grate fresh, if you prefer
1 packet Stevia – natural, no-calorie, no carb sweetener. Get it at the health food store. Or use Agave Nectar
2 – 3 shakes Tobasco sauce
Mix well with spoon or whisk. Then add -
lots of bean sprouts!
about equal amount of pre-packaged-pre-shredded coleslaw mix – mine had green & purple cabbage & carrots
Stir well to mix the sauce throughout the vegies! WOW!!! Truly yummy!
For dinner we were invited to a birthday party at a local pizza joint. The pizza DID look awesome!!! But, I got the salad bar, instead! (I _did_ allow myself 2 mugs of India Pale Ale to compensate!) My salad consisted of: romain lettuce, shredded carrot, frozen green peas, and raisins topped with a drizzle of honey dijon dressing. I also had a glass of cabernet when we got home and later snacked on a few dates and raw cashews.
