Hungry Hungry Hippie

Monthly Archive: November 2011

Best Diets for Healthy Eating

Have you guys seen this article?  US News and World Report ranked the 20 most popular diets in terms of “healthiness” based on these criteria. Before even reading the article, I was suspicious. After reading it, I am annoyed. While there are certainly some pitfalls to going vegan without doing any research, I’d hardly consider it to be less healthy than the Slim Fast diet.  I mean seriously!?!  You’ve gotta be joking me.  1,200 calories a day with shakes for meals is not remotely sustainable.  And yet, veganism, a diet lifestyle that tons of people… Read more >

November 7, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >

Food notes

As you all well know, I pack my own food to bring to work every single day.  Some days I don’t take photos because I have leftovers that I’ve already shared (or I’m just lazy).  Sometimes I take pictures and then forget to post them, and then they pile up on my hard drive.  <— I’m pretty sure I’m eerily close to a crash. Power lunching in 5…4…3…2…and go.   Breakfast: overnight oats soaked with chia seeds, cinnamon and raisins   Snack: Marchini almonds   Not as good as regular almonds in my opinion.  They… Read more >

November 6, 2011 big salad, breadmaker, butternut squash, greek yogurt, quinoa, squash, tempeh Read more >

A tip and an announcement

If you didn’t know this already, you can make almost anything in a rice cooker.  I use it mostly for quinoa.    But it works for steel cut oats too.  Look at that texture and crunch!!  In case you were hoping for something more enlightening, I’m sorry to disappoint you, that was the tip.   Steel cut oats topped in carob chips and bananas… And again. Because sometimes more is more.  As for that announcement…the Thrive Foods giveaway winner is… #94 Casey “OOoh that recipe looks great!  I’d ask Brendan what food combo is best… Read more >

November 6, 2011 carob chips, oatmeal Read more >

Here, not there

A long time ago I requested this weekend off work for the Foodbuzz Festival in SF.  The reasons I like going are obvious ones… You get to meet all your favorite blog friends… You get wined beered and dined… [if you have great friends they will help you out when your hands are full] And you get to do it all in the city by the Bay… Nothing beats it. Add to it a trip home to see your family and it seems like the perfect weekend, right? Perhaps it would have been, but I’m… Read more >

November 5, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >

Bagel-wich du jour

I hit the bagel sammie jackpot with this one.    What you’ll need: Udi’s GF bagels Artisana’s raw cashini butter LightLife’s organic smokey tempeh strips organic egg First you toast the bagel.  I store mine in the freezer, though, so I had to thaw it first, then toast it.  If you’re lazy (or in need of a breakfast bagel stat) you can nuke it in the micro for 20 seconds before putting it in the toaster.   Then you spread cashini butter on one half of the bagel.  I love the flavor of this stuff,… Read more >

November 5, 2011 Artisana, tempeh, udi's Read more >