Hungry Hungry Hippie

Monthly Archive: March 2012

Natural foods highlights & trends

Soooo, I racked up 🙂 Poor Kyle could hardly eat breakfast as I sorted through my loot from Expo. He said I was like a pirate laying out my prized possessions captured goods. I think it’s safe to say, I have a lot of lunches ready made. I couldn’t even fit all of it on our dining table. I have more than piles of “health” food to show you though.  I actually did go to the Natural Products Show with a purpose (beyond hoarding). [Browsing the booths before the show opened to the public] Since… Read more >

March 12, 2012 true food kitchen Read more >

Butternut bowl

I meant to share this recipe last week.  Better late than never!   Butternut Squash Bowl Ingredients: butternut squash (as many as you want to make bowls) quinoa carrots BBQ tofu (recipe here) avocado Directions: Chop neck off squash so only the bowl portion remains.  Remove seeds and bake. Make BBQ tofu. Make quinoa.  [I used my rice cooker] Grate carrots.  Scoop avocado into a bowl.  Then add another for good measure. Combine quinoa, tofu, and carrots, with the avo and mash everything together.  Then add to already baked squash.   Obviously the squash is… Read more >

March 11, 2012 avocado, bbq tofu, butternut squash, quinoa, tofu Read more >

Calcium for dessert (giveaway)

A few weeks ago I received a sample of Adora Calcium supplements in the mail. I’d heard of them before, but never really given them a second thought. They even sat on the counter unopened a few days after I got them. But when I finally got around to bringing a few with me to work, it was love at first taste.  Since then, they have been in every. single. lunch box I’ve brought to work.  Whats more, is that I actually look forward to finishing lunch just to enjoy them for “dessert”.  The same… Read more >

March 10, 2012 chocolate Read more >

#expowest

I can’t even believe I have the good fortune of attending Expo West again this year.  Last year was epic.  I came home with enough swag to last a lifetime. Here’s a preview of some of the companies I’m most thrilled to check out this year: Starting with the baked goods… Love Grown Foods Udi’s Gluten Free Silver Hills Bakery Alvarado Street Bakery Food For Life/Ezekiel One Degree Organic Foods Kettle Foods Dr. Kracker Attune Foods Glutino Bob’s Red Mill Barbara’s Bakery Nana’s Way Better Snacks Arnel’s Gluten Free OMG! Food Co I’m always interested… Read more >

March 9, 2012 Uncategorized Read more >

Nurse out of water

Ordinarily I don’t mind floating, but today I was SO not in the mood for it.  Fish out of water x 12 hours…blah. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes it’s nice to spend a day with a different patient population – like sampling yogurt, you get a small taste without having to commit.  But I also love routine (who doesn’t?) and after working yesterday, I was looking forward to having the familiarity that comes with a second shift in a row.  Even when patients are busy I’m still able to get a sense of rhythm by… Read more >

March 8, 2012 coconut, oatmeal, quinoa, tofu salad Read more >