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 Imperfectly Raw - Day 48 - Thursday - 10/7/21 - Finding Balance in an Aging Body This morning I made the green juice without ginger.  I can't get ginger at Walmart curbside pickup any more.  They probably still have it in the store, but I am loving curbside pickup.  I like not going in the store.  I used some of my liquid turmeric in the juice.  It was good.  I also made veggie cocktails for later, but we did not drink them today.  We will have them tomorrow. Breakfast:  Coffee in my mug - Gather here with grateful hearts - and the green juice. The sprouts were ready to harvest today.  They will be good in smoothies and salads. Lunch:  Smoothies - bananas kiwis, sprouts, spring mix, a little frozen banana nice cream left from the raw foods potluck, fresh strawberries that Alice brought me, wheatgrass juice powder, collagen, frozen blueberries, coconut water, and water. I had a follow up appointment to review my lab work with Dr. Xu...

 Imperfectly Raw - Day 47 - Wednesday - 10/6/21 - Free Produce No appointments today!  But started off with coffee.  Travis picked up some Joffrey's Disney coffee, Apple-y Ever After, so we made that for breakfast today.  I feel like I wasted the whole day sitting around and looking at recipes and such.  I got to chat with my brother a little while, though. Maybe he will come to see me sometime soon! First thing today I prepped food.  I made the lemon ginger blasts green juice, green smoothies, some veggie cocktails, and a dinner salad.  I already have made a raw green soup, leftover spaghetti for Travis' dinner, some lima beans I cooked in the crock pot, some rice, and my raw seed crackers.  My friend and neighbor, Alice, came by the house with a box of fresh produce that was donated from local grocery stores.  What a great surprise.  The produce needs to be used right away, as it is a little past its prime, but it is awesome.  I f...

 Imperfectly Raw - Day 46 - 10/5/21 - Veggie Cocktails Breakfast:  Coffee in my new mug, a gift from Travis!  I love it so much.  "Women belong in all places where decisions are being made." Also, had the green juice.  I bought some beets for veggie cocktails this week.  The tops were so pretty and healthy looking that I included them in the juice today. Recipe for the veggie cocktail:  Juice a beet (I used 1/3 of a beet because I only have two beets for the week), a 1 lb bag of carrots, 4 large stalks of celery, and an apple.  I divide this into two glasses, one for me and one for Travis. For lunch we had our normal green smoothies.  I included some protein powder and collagen in them today, and I had a Lara Bar. I am still listening to the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.  I usually listen while I am driving and today I had to go into Hot Springs twice, once for my flute lesson and once for flute ensemble re...

 Imperfectly Raw - Day 45 - 10/4/21 - Weekend with the Family Sometimes you just get out of your routine, and that is okay.  We celebrated Travis' birthday with the family at Grateful Head Pizzeria on Friday evening.  Harris, Amy, and the kids spent the week-end with us at our house.  It was so much fun.  We had a "tailgate" party at the neighbors house where he had the big screen set up in his garage.  We watched Arkansas play Georgia and enjoyed all the food.  Saturday evening we roasted marshmallows over the firepit with the grandkids.  We went to church on Sunday, had lunch at church, and stayed after lunch to sing acapella songs. At the Grateful Head I had the tree hugger pizza.   I made veggie burgers for the tailgate party.  I made a salad to take to church on Sunday.   #rawfood #imperfectlyraw #stilllearning #tryingtostayhealthy #readingbooks #booksandcoffee #booksandrecipes #keepingitreal #somerawsomecooked