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 Imperfectly Raw Food Blog - Day 42 - September 29, 2021 Morning:  Coffee and Green Juice Green Juice:  parsley, cilantro, ginger, lemon, jalapeño, red apple, green apple, broccoli, cucumber, celery Smoothie:  2 bananas, 2 kiwi, spring mix, radish microgreens, 1/4 cup ground flax seed, 1/2 cup almond yogurt, 1/4 cup peanut butter powder, frozen blueberries, frozen strawberries and bananas. Snack:  package of peanuts Dinner:  Leftover lentil soup and saltine crackers  I ate a lot of this!  So good! After dinner:  Bengal Spice tea and a kombucha I made a batch of raw energy crackers to go into the dehydrator tonight. Recipe is 1 cup chia seed, 1 cup sunflower seeds, 1 cup pumpkin seeds, 4 cups water, 2 tsp minced garlic, salt to taste. Whisk together and let sit a few minutes to thicken up. Divide onto 4 dehydrator Teflex sheets. Dehydrate overnight. Flip the next morning, peel off Teflex sheets, and continue dehydrating until crisp. Pictu...

 Imperfectly Raw Food Blog - Day 41 - Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Someone asked me why am I doing this food blog.  My why is mainly to hold myself accountable, to pay attention to what gives me the results I want and what does the opposite, and to share my experience with whoever might be interested.  It is a form of self-care for me as well as a way of loving all of you. No headache this morning, but woke up thirsty.  I had the apple juice left over from yesterday and some water, followed by coffee. Smoothies for two today:  Bananas, kiwi, radish microgreens, spring mix, pineapple, flaxseed, almond yogurt, peanut butter powder, frozen mixed fruit, coconut water, and water. I am back in the sprouting and growing microgreens game.  Today I started some red acre cabbage which should be ready to harvest in 8-12 days. I made a chickpea salad today. Instructions:  Juice a lemon into a large bowl.  Add 4 Tbsp mayonnaise and stir to combine.  Season...

 Imperfectly Raw -Day 40 - Monday, September 27, 2021 Started the day with coffee and a green juice.  I made enough green juice for two days. Green juice recipe:  1 bunch cilantro, 1 bunch parsley, 1 peeled lime, and enough apples to fill up a 2 quart pitcher.  I used part Granny Smith and part Gala.  The Granny’s are super sour, so be aware of how much sour you can tolerate. Smoothies for 2: bananas, kiwi, spring mix, chia seeds, dates, frozen blueberries, peanut butter powder, coconut water, and water. Lunch:  in addition to the smoothies I had a peanut butter sandwich. We had dinner at Hal and Leigh’s house.  They grilled steaks, and we ate outside on their deck.  I do not eat steak, but I a baked potato, some of Travis’ salad, and some leftover tempeh and rice that I brought from home.  And some Pinot Noir. I learned from Hal about a YouTube channel called Amsterdam Wallpaper. I found another one after I got home called Silent Walker. ...

 Imperfectly Raw - Day 39 - Sunday, September 26, 2021 I woke up feeling sick....splitting headache, nausea.  Possibly related to the popcorn and toffee dinner last night?  Possibly what you eat affects how you feel.  That is my experience. Morning:  Watermelon. Water. Coffee Green Juice: Parsley, dill, ginger, lemon, 1/2 red bell pepper, celery, apple Lunch:  Smoothies for 2:   2 bananas, two handfuls of spring mix greens, 1/4 cup hemp seed hearts, 1/4 cup peanut butter powder, 2 dates, frozen blueberries to fill up blender, 1 can of coconut water, water to 3/4 blender full. Almond Butter with jelly on crackers Dinner:  Ginger-glazed tempeh with rice and spicy red pepper sauce; broccoli.   This is a recipe from the PlateJoy app with a couple of modifications. Recipe   1. Cook 1-1/4 cup rice per package directions. 2.  Spicy red pepper sauce:  Drain a 12 oz jar of roasted red peppers into your blender or food pro...

 Imperfectly Raw - Day 38 - Saturday, September 25, 2021 The flute ensemble played for a wedding at Anthony Chapel at Garvan Woodland Gardens today.  It was lovely. I made the green juice this morning, but I saved mine for later.  For breakfast, I had part of my smoothie and some meusli.  For lunch I had the rest of my smoothie. After the wedding I worked at Zac's candy store so he could go to a birthday party for a friend.  I had planned to get a sandwich at the Subway near the candy store, but I changed my mind.  There were about seven or eight people ahead of me in line - no masks - all talking loud and laughing.  The employees did not have on masks either and the were doing a lot of talking over the food.  It felt germy - so I left.  So dinner was popcorn and homemade toffee at the candy bar.  The Candy Bar was busy tonight, so that was good!!! I had part of my green juice when I got home. xoxo Janis www.simplerawandnatural.com #rawf...

 Imperfectly Raw - Day 37 - Friday, September 24, 2021 Question - How might I take care of myself differently were I not looking to modify my body?  That's a good question.  Whatever the answer it will include being gentle. Breakfast:  Coffee and Lemon Ginger Blast and Meusli with yogurt. Lunch:  Smoothies.  Same recipe as yesterday (almost). Snack:  A brownie The flute ensemble is playing for a wedding at Anthony Chapel tomorrow, and we had the rehearsal this afternoon.  Anthony Chapel is my favorite place to play.     Dinner:  After I got home from the wedding rehearsal, Travis and I  ordered the Dominoes pizza special.  I got the veggie with two toppings (onion and tomatoes). Travis got Italian sausage and Philly cheesesteak for his two toppings.   I also had water and a Pepsi Zero.   Then I had more water because the pizza made me thirsty! I made my grocery list for curbside pickup on Sunday.  ...

 Imperfectly Raw - Day 36 - Thursday, September 23, 2021 Breakfast:  28 oz water, Coffee, Lemon Ginger Blast Lunch:  Smoothies.  I froze enough bananas for the next three days of smoothies because the bananas were getting too ripe.  Smoothies for two recipe today:  2 bananas, 2 handfuls of spinach 8 oz fresh strawberries minus a few bad ones, frozen strawberries and bananas mix, 1/4 cup hemp see hearts, 2 small cartons strawberry yogurt, 1/4 cup peanut butter powder, coconut water, and water. I bought two fresh coconuts from Walmart.  One was bad and one was perfect.  I used the coconut water from the good one in the smoothie and the coconut meat is for snacking. I made my favorite  salad dressing to use on my salads.  It is the famous Bragg's Vianagrette.   The recipe:  1/2 cup Bragg's apple cider vinegar, 1/3 cup olive oil, 1 tsp honey, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1 tsp Bragg's liquid aminos, and some herbs.  I used Mrs. D...

Imperfectly Raw Day - Day 35, Wednesday, September 22, 2021   Breakfast: Coffee, Lemon Ginger Blast, and Bob’s Red Mill Meusli Lunch: Banana Blueberry Peanut Butter Smoothie. Made with bananas, kiwi, spinach, almond yogurt, blueberry yogurt, peanut butter powder, frozen wild blueberries, coconut water and water. Charlotte brought me a chocolate covered marshmallow candy from The Gaines Candy Bar. Dinner: Salad and leftover bean soup. xoxo Janis www.simplerawandnatural.com

Imperfectly Raw -  Day 34 - Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Breakfast:  Coffee, Lemon Ginger Blast, and Oatmeal with Maple Syrup I ordered a supplement called hippo7 Vegan Complete Essentials for Plant Eaters.  Even though I am not always vegan, this supplement contains the nutrients that I am concerned about in my diet.  It has Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Calcium, Iron, Iodine, Zinc, and Omega 3's. Lunch:  Normal green smoothies and watermelon. Today was flute day.  I had my flute lesson this afternoon, and came home for dinner before heading back in to Hot Springs to go to flute ensemble rehearsal. Dinner:  Travis ate at the Mexican restaurant with our friend Karl.  For myself, I made a salad with spring mix, cherry tomatoes, purple onion, and homemade Bragg's vinaigrette dressing. Served with leftover Great Northern Bean and Spinach Soup, whole grain chips, and leftover brownies. After flute rehearsal, Travis and I watched PBSNewshour. I had some water...

 Imperfectly Raw - Day 33, September 20, 2021 Sleep  6 hr 36 min.  Not quite the 7-8 hours I would like. Rebounder 5 min.  Walked 36 minutes for 1.74 miles, 4308 steps.  28 oz water. Breakfast:  Coffee , rolled oats with maple syrup, and a green juice.   Green Juice:  beet tops, parsley, lemon, ginger, 1/2 jalapeno, cucumber, apple, celery to the 1000 ml line on the juice catcher.  This juice was a funky color because of the beet tops, but it was good. Lunch:  Watermelon (I ate a lot of watermelon today) and a smoothie. Smoothie recipe:  bananas, kiwi, broccoli sprouts, dates, spinach, yogurt, frozen strawberries, coconut water, and water. Dinner: Great Northern Bean and Spinach Soup.  This recipe is tasty, and I like that it is vegetarian protein with greens.  Recipe:  Dice 2-1/2 yellow onions and 2 stalks celery.  Cook in a large pot in olive oil (or water) with 1-1/2 Tbsp. minced garlic for about 4 minutes....