Breathe................and again.........................

i feel like i've hit one. i feel bloated and i've been getting headaches.............blah. i guess the silver lining is that i'm not craving anything other than greens to help alleviate it. that's all.

this is what i've felt like since last night (maybe it was the brazil nuts?):

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vacationing in florida with family over the holidays does not equal a raw food enthusiast walk in the park. however, my mother is a fantastic cook and made my favorite new mexican dishes vegan - red chile and green chile posole. yay mom! so for the holidaze i ate what raw i could (salads and fruit salads mostly), danced and poi-ed the nights away, and drank more beer than i should have. all in all, i gave it one last whirl for awhile and had a great time. having only been consuming mostly raw fo… Continue

i fell in love last night. if you've never tried artisana raw coconut butter - i'm sorry. maybe i'm the last person in the world to catch on to how dope this stuff is??? if not, you must seek it out! i've known of it for awhile but it's about $14 for a 16 oz. jar so i always opted for the cheaper stuff. i bit the bullet yesterday, and i'm sooooooooo glad i did. it really boosted the deliciousness of my cobbler. i don't know if you can get it everywhere, i had never seen it until i moved to maryl… Continue

this morning i made raw nog:
fresh grated nutmeg
1 banana
cinnamon
1 cup soaked almonds
1 1/4 cup water
4 medjool dates
blended........and.........viola! i love smoothies and shakes, why the hell has this never occurred to me before? also, two nights ago, i made my first cheeze (brazil nuts, cilantro, chile, nutritional yeast, bragg's, lime). it's pretty good, i think next time i'll use walnuts. something about the brazil nuts that i didn't quite love - my boyfriend on the other hand, thought i… Continue