Day #1 Raw Food 2014

Day #1 of my 100 day raw food and fitness journey began this morning at 12am. I had a large green smoothie for breakfast and some kale chips. For lunch I had a green salad with a very tasty dressing that I made (see below for list of ingredients). I also had some more kale chips and a glass of filtered water. I spiralized some yellow squash for my dinner this evening. I will have this with a tomato sauce that I will make with tomato's, evoo, dried basil, and fresh squeezed lemon. At the moment, I have a slight headache but no cravings. I wonder how I will deal with snacks once I get tired of eating kale chips (lol). I like eating fresh fruit but find that I sometimes get burned out on the few pieces of fruit that are available in my area during the winter months. I have a couple of raw food recipe books but it seems like they are so difficult to create. I look forward to the warmer climate for the variety.

Salad dressing ingredients

• Extra virgin olive oil
• balsamic vinagar
• Braggs liquid aminos
• Italian spices
• Fresh Garlic (1 clove) minced
• Fresh Ginger (small piece) minced

Goodbye S.a.d. diet Hello Raw Food!

Today is my last day on the standard american diet (S.A.D.). It feels as if I am going cold turkey however, I have been planning to do this for the better part of 2013. I have even done a couple of jump starts. Today, I feel ready to immerse myself in a raw food frenzy and really appreciate what I will be doing for my body. I had a few cravings I felt a need to satisfy prior to beginning my raw food journey for 2014. The following is a list of foods that I had to be sure I experienced for the final time.

• M & M plain
• potato chips (various flavors and brands)
• beans with smoked turkey (great northern)
• wing dings (homemade hot and spicy, homemade BBQ)
• chili (homemade)
• chili fries (homemade)
• chili cheese fries (homemade)
• macaroni and cheese (homemade)
• collard greens with smoked turkey
• Banana Pudding (homemade)
• Coke
• Mountain Dew
• feta cheese
• french fries (homemade)

I wanted to taste all of the foods I listed above so that I could tell myself how familiar I am with the flavors whenever I felt I would get a craving for them. I could also tell myself that I have had all or most of those foods so often that I should adopt a raw food "goody" to replace them when the time comes.

I am pretty anxious to find out what raw food dishes I become drawn to and which fruits and veggies become my favs.

Thanks for reading!

-Ang

100 days of Food and Fitness

"Ada-Caan-Nae!" (Greetings to all)

I am about to organize 100 days of healthy food and reasonable fitness. I want to invite anyone who feels in a positive mood to join in with any comments and/or experiences they may have had in similar endeavors. My reason is to stimulate a more balanced outlook toward what I consume vs. what my body actually needs on a regular basis in order to work properly and keep stress, tension, and disease, at an all-time low in my life. For the next couple of months, I will gather information, recipes, and ideas that will help me when I begin my journey at the start of the new year (2014). So please add my blog to your favorites and +1 my page on Google. Here is my blogger page as well as my Google page

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