Day #6 Raw Food Journey 2014

Today is day #6 and I completed the #raw food snack that I was making for my midnight snacks. I had a smoothie for morning meal then spiralized yellow squash for lunch. Tonight's dinner is salad with my raw dressing and raw bread sandwich with raw condiments. No cravings today but that could be due to my raw nut snacks and fresh fruit I ate throughout the day.

Day #5 Raw Food Journey 2014

Midnight snack: Fresh Veggies and homemade raw mustard and garlic dip. The veggies are carrots, cucumbers, and celery

Day #4 Rawfood Journey 2014

On this day I worked out at the gym using weights on upper body (shoulders and back). I was able to eat dome of the food from the meals I pre-fixed the day before. I look forward to pulling out some of my #cookbooks and making some gourmet #raw food meals and deserts.

Day #3 Raw Food Journey 2014

During my 3rd day of this #raw food journey, I prep'd a few meals for easier meal time. I wasn't hungry for most of the day but at night, the munchies hit me! (lol).

Day #2 Raw food journey 2014

This picture was taken on day #2 of my raw food journey in 2014, this was my dinner. I created a video showing how I made each dish and it will be available on YT. I didn't have any cravings on this day and really felt good throughout the entire day. I am looking forward to doing a fresh fruit and veggie haul at our local farmers market so I can organize my menu and create some seriously delicious raw snacks, crackers, dips, and main dishes.
-Ang

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