About Elise
I’m a nurse. An exercise lover. A whole foods connoisseur. A health enthusiast. And I have IBS. No need to cue the sappy violin music yet...
I’ve found that eating a mostly plant-based diet has allowed me to continue to live and love life to the fullest. Although moderation isn’t something I do well, I’m 100% devoted to giving my body pure, wholesome, quality food. Nutritious and delicious, all the time.
Hungry Hungry Hippie is a way for me to share my daily dealings with food, fitness, and everything in between.
Some days of work just rock. Plain and simple. I leave the hospital feeling like I’m so lucky to have found a job that I not only enjoy, but that allows me to help people. What’s that saying? ”Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” [Confucius] Yesterday was a great day. There wasn’t anything extraordinary about it. In terms of my patient load, it was pretty average. And yet, I left the hospital feeling so completely content with the 12 hours I had just finished. … Read more >
Elise
April 12, 2011
big salad, granola, oatmeal, quinoa, the veggie grill, veggie "cheese", veggie burger
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The chefs at Napa Valley Grille thought they were making a decadent chocolate cake… But to my husband, chocolate is chocolate is chocolate. Eaten like a brownie-from-a-box. Klassy. My ultra refined taste buds demand much better manners. I prefer my chocolate in the form of a Larabar – especially the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip. I’m so glad I get to spread the Lara-love! :) After reading through SO many brilliant comments, I get to finally announce the winner of the Larabar giveaway… Congrats to Clare from Fitting It All In! [thx random.org] Just email… Read more >
Elise
April 12, 2011
chocolate, larabar
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Hi, my name is Elise and I’m lactose intolerant. If you so desire, you can read all about my GI issues here, but dairy has been out of my life for over a decade, with one (infrequent) exception. Greek yogurt. To be honest, it’s not a food I eat very often anymore. I used to have it every so often, but then it just kinda fell off my radar. Anyway, the reason Greek yogurt never officially got the boot from my dairy-free diet was because my stomach never seemed to take issue with it. My… Read more >
Elise
April 11, 2011
greek yogurt
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To be honest, I have never liked potato salad. It looks really gross. That’s probably due to the mayo, which I also never liked. White creamy condiments give me the heebie jeebies. Potato salad is kinda the quintessential picnic food though, right? I can recall many outdoor get-togethers and summer BBQs that had potato salad as a side dish (usually a fairly untouched dish). It seems so un-American to dislike it. But I guess I feel similarly about many other “classic American” foods, too…burgers and fries? I’ll pass. Why does the US have such crappy… Read more >
Elise
April 10, 2011
granola, love grown foods, nutbutter, nuts, potatoes, sunflower, udi's
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The other day I had a unique take on oatmeal for breakfast. It wasn’t really oatmeal. Nor was it breakfast. Nor was it intentional. After night shift, I slept in ‘til noon and then woke up to spend my Friday with Kyle. After lounging the morning away, I couldn’t decide if I wanted to go for a run or eat something. I decided to put a pot of oats on the stove, but by the time they were done, I had changed my mind. So I turned the stove off and left the oats while… Read more >
Elise
April 9, 2011
larabar, oatmeal, peanut butter, potatoes, spinach salad
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