Day 11 of 365: A Day in the Life of an Amateur “Raw Foodist."

note: I wrote this yesterday, thus the "day 11" title. even though today is "day 12."

Bananas. Bananas make everything better. I’m not kidding.  Lemme “esplain.”

Thus far during my raw food adventures, I’ve had 3 green smoothies.  The one I drank this morning was, in a word, scrumptious.  I am not making that up. I promise I haven’t become immune to the taste of my “greens.”  It really was delicious.  Even my 11 year old sister tried some and said it was good!  I should have tried this smoothie first, because it was the first ever green smoothie that Victoria Boutenko created.  So…now my addiction to green smoothies has begun. Don’t try to stop me. Here’s the recipe.

2 bananas

5 leaves of kale (torn into pieces)

1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen (I used frozen)

½ cup water (or more as necessary)

Put the bananas in first and add half the kale. Blend up, adding the water if needed.  Add the rest of the kale and blueberries.  Leave the blender on for at least 30 seconds or longer.

It’s like a banana blueberry smoothie. I like to call it Banaberry Smoothie.  I was disappointed when it was gone….and I can’t stop thinking about it. I can’t wait to make another one tomorrow…

For my dinner at work tonight I brought my own version of a Chinese Cabbage salad. I’m gonna try to remember the measurements I used for the dressing so you can recreate it too!

½ cup olive oil

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

2-3 tablespoons coconut soy sauce

Dash of salt

1 teaspoon of ginger

2 teaspoons of garlic powder

½-1 ½ teaspoons cayenne (depending on how hot you like it)

Honey (just enough to taste)

Mix it up! Pour it over about 3 or 4 cups of shredded cabbage.  Throw in some chopped cashews or sunflower seeds for some crunch.

And now it’s time for confession time with Janet…the part of the blog where Janet confesses what she most misses about cooked food.  No, I didn’t actually give in and eat any of these things, but man. Sometimes I wish I wasn’t so addicted to cooked food and sugar!  So…the things I miss most.

 1.    Hot buttered popcorn

 2.    Chai tea

 3.    Coffee 

 4.    Chocolate 

 5.    Eggs

 6.    Tuna

There are more things I miss, but those are the things I miss most of all.  The good news is I think the main reason I love eggs and tuna so much is because of the protein. I crave protein all the time.  So that’s easily fixed.  I think I associate popcorn with happy memories.  It’s my comfort food and comfort food can easily become something else. (maybe my new comfort food will be green smoothies? Haha.)  Also, I’m gonna try out a few recipes for a chai shake and see what happens. I’ll let you know. :) And! I can have chocolate. I just need to find raw chocolate. I bought some carob powder, but I have yet to use it…

That’s it for now! I’m working on some original raw recipes….maybe I’ll try them out this weekend!

Chow!