Good day, to everyone!
What a wonderful day it is, albeit it’s raining outside.
Over the weekend I experimented with several new recipes and invented a couple of my own things. I made sure to take pictures and the recipes will be posted as well.
In the last week I started to drink wheatgrass juice. Although it is regarded as one of the more potent drinks for your taste buds, and many shy away from it, the benefits outweigh any reservations one might have about this wonderful plant. If you are one of the people that is not sure whether to start juicing wheatgrass or not only because of its taste, if you simply add a green apple, lime or lemon, or ginger to the mix, you will find it surprisingly pleasant to taste. There will be a day, in the near future, when I will write about benefits of wheatgrass. Meanwhile, I will be enjoying it.
Unfortunately for me, I do not have a special wheatgrass juicer, but I do use my new Vitamix to help me with the problem for the time being. I cut and wash my grass, throw it in the blender, add just a splash of water to get it going and then I strain my mixture through a cloth. I do realize that I lose some of the minerals because of the speed of Vitamix, but this option is much better than drinking no wheatgrass juice at all. So, if you know of someone who is selling a wheatgrass juicer that is in a great condition and for a reasonable price, drop me a note, I would love to check it out.
Over the weekend, while experimenting in the kitchen, I created an energy bar (totally safe, I promise). This morning I had made a tactical error. I woke up much later than usual—slept in for an extra half hour, without planning for it), so I did not have much time to prepare breakfasts and lunches for all of us. I made wheatgrass/mustard greens/green apple juice for myself, and did not have time to eat anything else. So, after making green smoothie, which I packed to take with myself, as well as prepping everything for lettuce wraps, I threw one of the energy bars in my mouth and out the door I went. By the time I got to work, I felt buzzed! I thought it must have been just me and I was going to figure out why I was feeling that way. At the same time I get an e-mail from my sister, telling me that she feels like she could run a marathon. When I asked her what she had so far, she told me that she had the green smoothie that I made, 2 energy bars, and a RAW mocha chocolate cake I made over the weekend. (Now, I know it is not pretty normal to have cake in the morning, but with raw foods you are pretty safe in doing that, especially when a raw cake is packed with powerful nutrients.) So, I knew I was not alone. That, however, did not help my problem—I was sitting, tearing at the seams from a surge of energy… in front of a computer. I felt that I could run, jump, lift weights, do power yoga, and whatever else you can imagine, yet, I was chained to a desk!
I have learnt my lesson! I even tried to have my lunch early—a portion of my lunch involved cooked foods. I thought it would calm me down. It did for about 10 minutes, but I am still “high” off my raw food intake!
I now know that I will be eating my energy bars ONLY when I am planning to EXPAND the energy!
All raw foods gives you an amazing feeling of being alive, but there are some super foods, such as the ones I had this morning, that give you an extra boost.
If you are in the Cowlitz county or nearby areas and would like to learn more about living foods and why they are good for you, make sure to come out to our next get-together (See post below) or contact me—I offer one-on-one consultations. You can change the way you feel and improve your health by simply changing what you put in your mouth!
In my next post I will talk about properly combining foods to help your body easier digest them, even if you are not a vegan or a raw foodist!
Until then: EAT HEALTHY!!! BE HAPPY!!!
What a wonderful day it is, albeit it’s raining outside.
Over the weekend I experimented with several new recipes and invented a couple of my own things. I made sure to take pictures and the recipes will be posted as well.
In the last week I started to drink wheatgrass juice. Although it is regarded as one of the more potent drinks for your taste buds, and many shy away from it, the benefits outweigh any reservations one might have about this wonderful plant. If you are one of the people that is not sure whether to start juicing wheatgrass or not only because of its taste, if you simply add a green apple, lime or lemon, or ginger to the mix, you will find it surprisingly pleasant to taste. There will be a day, in the near future, when I will write about benefits of wheatgrass. Meanwhile, I will be enjoying it.
Unfortunately for me, I do not have a special wheatgrass juicer, but I do use my new Vitamix to help me with the problem for the time being. I cut and wash my grass, throw it in the blender, add just a splash of water to get it going and then I strain my mixture through a cloth. I do realize that I lose some of the minerals because of the speed of Vitamix, but this option is much better than drinking no wheatgrass juice at all. So, if you know of someone who is selling a wheatgrass juicer that is in a great condition and for a reasonable price, drop me a note, I would love to check it out.
Over the weekend, while experimenting in the kitchen, I created an energy bar (totally safe, I promise). This morning I had made a tactical error. I woke up much later than usual—slept in for an extra half hour, without planning for it), so I did not have much time to prepare breakfasts and lunches for all of us. I made wheatgrass/mustard greens/green apple juice for myself, and did not have time to eat anything else. So, after making green smoothie, which I packed to take with myself, as well as prepping everything for lettuce wraps, I threw one of the energy bars in my mouth and out the door I went. By the time I got to work, I felt buzzed! I thought it must have been just me and I was going to figure out why I was feeling that way. At the same time I get an e-mail from my sister, telling me that she feels like she could run a marathon. When I asked her what she had so far, she told me that she had the green smoothie that I made, 2 energy bars, and a RAW mocha chocolate cake I made over the weekend. (Now, I know it is not pretty normal to have cake in the morning, but with raw foods you are pretty safe in doing that, especially when a raw cake is packed with powerful nutrients.) So, I knew I was not alone. That, however, did not help my problem—I was sitting, tearing at the seams from a surge of energy… in front of a computer. I felt that I could run, jump, lift weights, do power yoga, and whatever else you can imagine, yet, I was chained to a desk!
I have learnt my lesson! I even tried to have my lunch early—a portion of my lunch involved cooked foods. I thought it would calm me down. It did for about 10 minutes, but I am still “high” off my raw food intake!
I now know that I will be eating my energy bars ONLY when I am planning to EXPAND the energy!
All raw foods gives you an amazing feeling of being alive, but there are some super foods, such as the ones I had this morning, that give you an extra boost.
If you are in the Cowlitz county or nearby areas and would like to learn more about living foods and why they are good for you, make sure to come out to our next get-together (See post below) or contact me—I offer one-on-one consultations. You can change the way you feel and improve your health by simply changing what you put in your mouth!
In my next post I will talk about properly combining foods to help your body easier digest them, even if you are not a vegan or a raw foodist!
Until then: EAT HEALTHY!!! BE HAPPY!!!
