back on the wagon: day 1

monday 7 july

to make life easy in terms of prep time and yumminess factor, to help me stay focussed on the goal of getting to the weekend with only raw food inside me, i'm going for the smoothie and salad combo. fast, easy to clean up and i don't know about you, but green smoothies fill me up so i don't need treats or snacks. also to help me out, i'm fessing up to my daily intake right here. so, quick and tasty food is the carrot. publishing what i ate to the world is the stick.

today i had:

2 pints water

green tea

1 pint of green smoothie with banana, spinach, nectarines, plums and apricots, maca and cacao

1 salad of lentil sprouts, lettuce, pepper, spring onion, tomatoes, lemon-oil-mustard dressing

green tea

bliss bombs

handful nuts off the dehydrator tray

mixed salad with carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, spring onion, seeds, lemon-sesame-honey dressing

kale-avocado salad

glass red wine

the smoothie kept me going until lunchtime, so no picking or temptation to go and buy non-food. i also didn't have time to go via any shops on the way to work, so temptation was kept at bay. i find if i'm picking up bits for lunch i'm tempted by other things. i might intend to buy raw ingredients for a salad but i can leave the shop with a couscous or pasta salad instead. or as well.

i was hungry when i got home, hence the nut snacking. i'll write up the recipes tomorrow for my yummy concoctions. i try to use seeds more than nuts, for the good stuff they contain and to avoid too much fat. almonds are my top nut for nutritional reasons. and them and cashews are the only ones i can get which are guaranteed raw. as much as i adore pecans, they're most likely heated when they're shelled, so i recognise that they count as a healthy snack compared to, say, non-raw, non-vegan chocolate cake, but they contain cooked fat, and are therefore not optimal nutritionally. the wine, well, it's red, vegan, fairtrade and organic, so you're not going to get me giult-tripping on that one. i know some people don't think alcohol should be part of a raw diet, and i can see their reasoning for it and respect their decision. but i'm happy with a glass of red wine now and again, and if i fancy one, i have it. i do find i'm not attracted to it when i stick to a high-raw diet for long periods of time, so one day i might stop. but through a natural desire, not because i forced myself.

after dinner i made some 'crazy bread' as part of tomorrow's dinner. i'm not entirely sure where i got the energy from, but i think determination to succeed in my mini-challenge might have played a part. i'll let you know how the bread turns out. it was super quick and easy to make, so if it's tasty then it will be a winner!

the 'bliss bombs' are from the health food shop and you can find out about them here: pulsin.co.uk

day one has gone by without hiccups, hurray!