September 2009
1 post
About commitment and hopping on the water wagon
Since my birthday last month, I have gone off the wagon. I have given in to the temptations presented to me when I go out with my friends and the various Leo birthday parties. It has been hilarious. I only weighed myself once this whole month, and I still lost two pounds despite my best efforts to gain. I know how easy it is for people with weight problems to cut themselves some slack, and then...
August 2009
10 posts
My juicer arrived today!
I bought an Omega 8004! I made a lemon, apple, celery, and spinach juice for me and a grape juice for Timmy. It’s super quiet, has incredible yield, and easy to clean. The chute is smaller than my mom’s juicer, but the benefits outweigh that bit. I’m so excited! I’m going to drink nothing but juice all weekend.
Onions are deadly
Srsly. I prepared RAWvolution’s Famous Onion Bread from Matt Amsden’s book, and I thought my eyes were going to squish out of their sockets. Ow. I didn’t realize that I had only one teflex sheet, so I clumped the remaining batter carefully onto a mesh sheet. ugh. I won’t make it again unless it is amazing.
I also made Ani Phyo’s (surprise!) Asian Scramble with...
Made in Mexico Mylk
mmmm mylx!
I made another Ani Phyo recipe tonight. I should try all of her recipes one by one and start a blog called Cyndi & AniPhyo. <3 It’s everything I wanted it to be and more. iRiquísimo!
1/4 cup almonds
1/2 cup pitted dates
1 vanilla bean
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tablespoon cacao powder
5 cups water
I also dehydrated some buckwheat groats and put them in a baggy....
Eight Principles of Food and Health
Nutrition represents the combined activities of countless food substances.
Vitamin supplements are not a panacea for good health.
There are virtually no nutrients in animal-based foods that are not better provided by plants.
Genes do not determine disease on their own, they must be activated or expressed, and nutrition plays a critical role in determining which genes, good and bad, are...
Green Lemonade
My breakfast for the past week has been a tall glass of juice containing: - 1/2 head of romaine - 1/2 a large bunch of kale - 1 apple - 1 lemon Natalia Rose recommends a little bit of stevia or ginger, but I like it just like this.
Happy Birthday to me!
We’ll be back to our regular scheduled raw food lifestyle tomorrow!
July 2009
9 posts
Another bad food weekend
Confessions! I had shrimp wonton soup and combination soft noodles at 1st Chinese bbq, a supreme pan pizza w/ breadsticks from Pizza Hut, lemon custard ice cream with berries from Marble Slab, shrimp salad from Central Market, and a couple of handfuls of addicting popcorn chips.
My knees hurt so bad last night. It made my yoga/tai chi workouts almost impossible. The wheat, dairy and sugar are NOT...
Smoothie Adventures part deaux
I added David Wolfe super smoothie elements to my own, namely:
- Cacao powder w/ maca & cacao nibs - Goji Berries - Spirulina and then the usual stuff: - Blueberries/blackberries - Strawberries - Chia seed, flaxseed, and brown rice powder (Twister Power) - Dulse Flakes - Young coconut water and meat
I can’t taste the cacao enough to be worth it. I need to mess with my proportions...
Zucchini Linguine with Basil Pesto
For the Basil Pesto:
2 Cups Tightly Packed Basil
1/2 Cup Pine Nuts
1/4 Cup pumpkin seeds
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1 Clove Garlic
1/2 Tsp Himalayan salt
1/4 Cup Cold Pressed olive oil
Spring or Filtered Water
For the Zucchini Linguini:
3 Large Zucchini
2 Medium Tomatoes
8-10 Dried Olives
1/2 Red Capsicum
2 Tbsp Pine Nuts
1/2 Cup Basil Pesto
Methods/steps
For the Pesto:
Soak the pinenuts and pumpkin seeds...
Top 10 Raw Protein Foods
1. Hemp Seeds 2. Goji Berries 3. Sprouts 4. Spirulian/Blue Green Algae 5. Pure Synergy 6. Maca 7. Avocado 8. Figs 9. Greens and veggies 10. Sprouted Nuts and Seeds
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Smoothie Adventures Part 1
This has been my staple smoothie: - Frozen blueberries - Strawberries - Chia seed, flaxseed, and brown rice powder (Twister Power) - Dulse Flakes - Young coconut water and meat
Smoothies I want to try:
This one’s from the giveittomeraw forums (Jef): small handful macadamia nuts (about 5 whole) (makes it creamy) about 1/3 cup frozen (or not) blueberries 1-2 T. Chlorella or...
Bad food weekend
I totally caved this weekend and ate pasta, quesadillas, and a shit ton of chips & salsa/queso. I felt HORRIBLE this morning. Hopefully, I will never go hog wild like that again. It’s painful.
Watermelon and nectarines for me this morning and leafy greens later.
Ani Phyo's Cobbler
I hope we’ll find blackberries at the farmer’s market because I really want to try this:
Black & Blueberry Cobbler Makes 3 to 4 servings
CRUST 3/4 cup Pecans 2 Tablespoons vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon Sea salt 1/4 cup Pitted medjool dates
FILLING 1 cup blackberries 1 cup blueberries 1/3 cup agave, optional
GARNISH Fresh Mint
Kelp Noodles!
Gwen and I are going to Roy’s Natural Market today to get Kelp Noodles and some Tahini. I want to make these easy recipes to put on top of the noodles and whatever veggies I have in my fridge.
Pad Thai Sauce (via) 2 tablespoons sesame tahini 1 tablespoon lime (or lemon, or vinegar) 2 tablespoons tamari (or soy sauce) garlic (to taste) ginger (to taste)
Asparagus Cream Soup (via) 6...