(At the crack of AM) breakfast:
Coffee. Froth. CranBran Vitatop. Off to work.
Snack: Newman’s Own Organic Honey Wheat Pretzels
I ate these all day long, and finished the whole bag myself. Addicting, for sure. I rarely buy pretz because of this very phenomenon. I especially loved this honey wheat flavor, though, because it has the perfect combination of salty and sweet – way better than regular pretzels. The huge salt crystals kinda ripped up the roof of my mouth though. I think that’s my issue though, not Newman’s Own.
I swear I’ve gained 5 lbs from this Newman’s Own shipment in the last 2 days. Time to slow my roll.
We had no food in the apt, so I was forced to go to WF for lunch:
Aside from the greens (buried below), the salad was topped with garbanzo beans, pasta pearls, beets, golden raisins, ‘shrooms, hummus, carrots, cukes, and other stuff I can’t remember.
Ammmmazing. Worth every penny.
Super lame raw snacks. I know. But like I said, empty fridge.
On the subway ride home I snacked on my fave Clif bar.
Time for my Wednesday raw meal!
The most important ingredient of all!
I had such success with this meal on Monday, I had to repeat it. I mashed the avocado in with shredded carrots, clover sprouts, and broccoli slaw.
This time I used endive leaves to scoop up the avocado mash.
SO tasty!
I realize this wasn’t the most creative raw meal, but seriously you guys, our apartment is as barren as Madonna, so finding anything to make was a real stretch.
Ok, I have to be honest here. I was really surprised at how few raw ideas I had…actually to be fair, I had several ideas that I had to nix because they weren’t raw. I kept wanting to use beans! I never realized how processed my diet is. I did notice an improvement in the way I ate during Leng’s salad challenge, but aside from salads, I generally don’t get very creative with produce.
This is why the food blog community is so great. Where would I be without Jenna and Gena pushing me outside my comfort zone? Basically, I’m really excited to see what everyone else prepares on Wednesdays so I can get some good ideas for next time around.
I promise I’ll do better in future Operation Raw Wednesday (ORW).
My dessert was raw-ish (Gena’s definition). I had toasted Alvarado St. bread with my second BB packet. Wow. This is way better than peanut butter FOR SURE. I couldn’t really tell when I ate it with the apple slices, but with bread it’s definitely my preference! How weird that I don’t like almonds, but love almond butter. Mmmm. Let’s just say, it totally lived up to all the hype.
Before I go to bed, I want to share a conversation I had with my mom tonight on google talk…
***back story: my mom and I were reminiscing about one of my stupid school projects from elementary school (writing a book)
[mom]: Instead of the story, you should have written a song called "If I Were a Boy" and made a lot of money.
[me]: huh? what ARE you talking about?
[mom]: Beyonce’s song. I LOVE that song.
[me]: OH.MY.GOD. never thought id see the day…hahaha
[mom]: Go on Youtube and listen to Rin on the Rox sing that song in their bathroom. They’re so cute. They like the acoustics of their bathroom and have put several songs on Youtube. Hey, I’m SO hip. Ha!
[me]: hahaha im dying right now!! i never would have thought youd be so up on the scene though. you are one hip momma 🙂
[mom]: Thanks!
Ummmm…how hilarious is my mom? At first her comment was SO out of the blue. I mean, who randomly tells their daughter she should have written a song wishing she were a boy? I was very confused. But once I realized what she was talking about I was cracking up (keep in mind this is the same person who can’t even figure out how to retrieve a text or voice message on her cell phone)…
Oh, I had some orange slices, too.
Aight – night.
HA!! your mom is hilarious! in like 3 months she’s gonna have a hit single out on the radio and a sweet video on youtube. I would set my kitchen on fire just to find an excuse for WF hot bar hahaha
What a GORGEOUS raw meal! I may have to copy you =) And that WF’s salad looks yums too!!!!
The WF salad is look straight up marvy! And I love your mom.. moms are the best aren’t they? Minus the part they are seriously outdated in technology but that’s why we are here! And the vitatop is an addiction..I am eating one right now with pb smothered on top and it’s BOSSY
Too funny that your mom watches youtube! Love your broc slaw, it looks awesome!
HA your momz is tiiight- i need to google chat with my mom, oh wait I live at home..awesome
Love the story about your mom! My mom wouldn’t even know who Beyonce is, haha.
Your raw meals look great to me! I love the little endive scoops.
yummy WF salad and very creative raw dish idea! yum
I’ve been having troubles in the raw department too. I think you have to live close to a pimped out health food store to be able to eat raw. I’m using a very LOOSE definition of “raw” in my Wednesday adventures!
YUM! Your raw meal looks phenom!
Haha–I’m pretty sure my mom doesn’t know who Beyonce is. Your mom sounds pretty hip 😉
WF for lunch…poor thing! Life is tough, eh? 🙂
I love your morning frothy coffee- please come make me one!!! I think your raw meal looks yummy! Raw eating seems like it requires a LOT of planning. Honey wheat pretzels are the best! I rarely buy pretzels cause I rip right through them too! Moderation is not my middle name haha
Those pretzels are way too addicting! I always have to grab a bunch and put them on a plate or else I’d plow through the bag.
I am in love with that raw meal – delish!! Try the crunchy BB if you liked the packets, it’s amaze!
Hahah your mom is great! She’s going to be all technology smart, just wait she’ll be commenting on the blog next!
Same way with the pretzels. it’s comforting to know that I am not the only one who can kill a bag in a day.
Your mom is funny! Mom’s can be so surpising!
Your raw meal looks totally beautiful! I love it! And you did GREAT today.
As you know, I encourage people to stay within comfort zones and eat simply on raw. So don’t apologize if all that came to mind was guacamole or a giant salad! That is great. Maybe a raw soup next week? xo
You mom is too funny! I think I am eating at Whole Foods tonight so this post made me more excited 🙂 Love your raw meal! I wanted to try the challenge too but have no clue what to eat! I’ll have to check out some of the raw food blogs some more!
Your raw meal is NOT lame! It is raw, and that is what matters! And you liked it! I think that many people can’t imagine eating raw, but really, there is SO much to eat! I think people get intimidated by the complicated raw dishes, but a simple veggie salad is usually raw! So is a fruit salad, etc. While the complicated fancy raw recipes are a nice treat, they are not the be all and end all of eating raw! You are doing great :o)
Courtney
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That salad looks ridic divine! 🙂
-Erin
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