30/30 Veggie Challenge

I'm taking the March veggie challenge to try 30 different vegetables in 30 days before the end of March.  I'm currently working under my company's team, but I encourage you to join as an individual. Visit Recipe for Success Foundation to learn more and sign up.  #VegOut2019

What I ate today -breakfast

I am trying to get back my discipline before Ramadan,  just one week away.  So I'm going to play, "What I ate today". Because I  know if others could see I would be embarrassed most days before today. 

First off - Breakfast
We have a bowl with one banana and about a half cup of strawberries.

Fully Raw Kristina's 21 Day Raw Challenge

Fully Raw Kristina's 21 Day Raw Challenge

I have signed up for the 21-day-challenge set up by FullyRawKristina, one of 3 lovely ladies that I follow on YouTube daily.  I have been attempting to go Fully raw since June 2014.  I have had ups and downs, but have become even more determined to stick with it.  This challenge is only meant help replace at least one meal a day with a fully raw meal, but can also be used to add new recipes to your fully raw diet.  

Well I will be one of the ones adding these recommendations to my fully raw day.  My goal is to eat all 3 meals and snacks as fully raw. Again using Kristina's fully raw daily list as ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner or (in the case of today's recipe) dessert. :)  I'm so very excited to join the rawvolution. If you wanna check out Kristina or my other two favorite raw foodies click the links below to check out their websites/youtube channels:

Kristina:

YouTube - FullyRawKristina

Website -  Fully Raw

Rawvana aka Yovana Mendoza

YouTube English - Rawvana

YouTube Espanol - Rawvana Espanol

WebSite - RawVana Web

Megan Elizabeth

YouTube - Easy To Be Raw

WebSite - M E Web

Editors note: I so totally forgot a rockin Raw Food inspiration Ms. Laura Miller with Tastemade Raw.Vegan.Not Gross and her personal channel Laura Miller.  Also check out her website/Blog at SideSaddleKitchen. 

Raw Food Day 2

Raw Food, Who knew?

Ok, So I've decided to start slow, replacing one to two meals or all 2 if I'm feeling it.  I commited myself last June to going fully raw cold turkey.  Which worked at first, then I fell off into old habits (being a vegetarian not to bad).  So I've been toying around with new recipes and watching some inspirational videos and so I'm back at it.  This time I'm going to ease my way into it.  At some point I will do @Rawvana's 7 day reset to Reset my body and mind then make out my meal plans with raw meals and not look back.

So far today:
 I've had a bowl of fruit (mango, strawberries and blackberries) for breakfast.  With a side of lime & strawberry infused (32oz) water.

Lunch:
 I'm looking at a salad mixed greens (romaine, chard, & kale), mini bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, and italian dressing.

Dinner:
 I'm thinking Spaghetti squash (especially since DH already tried cutting into it SMH).

Wish me good health

Check these people out:
Rawvana
FullyRawKristina
Raw.Vegan.Not Gross

Shopping

This is weekday being on a raw food diet looks like!

Raw food burger salad w/ tortilla strips

And it gets better, my home made raw food burgers make a great addition to my salad for today. 

Salad:

Sweet Mini Peppers 1 Each 13 Mushrooms, Whole 2/3 Cup 14 Salad, Herb Mix 2 Cups 15 Light Italian Salad Dressing 2 Tablespoons 35 Baby Carrots 1 Serving 35 Corn tortilla 1 Serving 100

Raw Food Burger:

Ingredients:
**Flax Seed, 16 tbsp
10 baby carrots raw, 1 serving
1 Med. Green Bell Pepper, 1 serving 
Water, tap, 1 cup (8 fl oz)
Sunflower Seeds, without salt, 2 cup, hulled

Directions

Blend Sunflower Seeds and Flax seeds (sperately) in a Food processor or coffee grinder

Once blended combine seeds in food processor

Course Chop 1 medium Bell pepper (green or red is fine), add to food processor

Add Baby Carrots and Water

Turn on food processor to mix, stopping to spatula down the sides from time to time. Pulse 3 times to finish

Should have a solid enough mixture to form (16 portions) by hand and set as many as you can on a Dehydrator. Cooking for about 10-14 hrs if set to lowest level (105*).


Serving Size: Makes 16 patties

Number of Servings: 16

Slacker

WOW I'm such a slacker, I am promising to do better.

I will try to keep up with my diet postings.  Especially since I've made the decision to go FULLY RAW. Yes I said it Fully Raw.  I bawked at my husband when he originally brought this up last year, but after the first 2 weeks I had lost 5 lbs and it was fun.  However at this stage in my journey I have been exercising, but in logging my foods I've noticed I'm no where near the health wagon even though I'm a vegetarian I'm eating entirely TOO much processed foods.

This being said I declare today the start of my raw journey.  I'm going to start with Kristina's 21 day challenge.