4/19/09

Breakfast: Sprouted quinoa, avocado, fresh chives, sprouted mung beans & sweet lemon dressing

Lunch: I added sprouted lentils to my leftovers from breakfast.



Snack: 2/3 of a "Banana split shake": 1 c. cashews, 1 lb. strawberries, 3 frozen bananas, 1/4 c. cacao powder, 3/4 c. agave, cold water enough to help it blend - put the strawberries & agave in the blender first, then put everything else in on top & blend until creamy. It made about 6-7 cups. I put the leftovers in the freezer to see how it works as ice cream later on, or I may thaw it partially & stir it up to have as a shake.

I went to a friend's house in the evening, and I discovered malva growing near the front steps! I had only this winter discovered that the leaves & stems are edible (I had eaten the "cheesies" - seeds - for years), and I hadn't tried any yet - fun!

There was fresh mint gowing nearby, too, so we ate a little of that. We picked & washed a bowl of malva (it hadn't been sprayed with pesticides), and I snacked on it plain, along with a few baby carrots. Good stuff! It reminded me a tiny bit of raw okra, because the stems had a little of the okra-type sliminess. I loved it!

I had a banana later on to stabilize my blood sugar. It has been wonky lately, so I'm carrying bananas with me constantly.

4/09/09

Breakfast was Melody's quinoa salad left over from dinner last night. Yummy!

Later, I had 3 cups of sesame milk, but it didn't satisfy me for long. After that, I couldn't figure out what I wanted. I looked through my kitchen and nothing sounded good. I had several prepared things in the freezer, so I started looking through those, thinking maybe I'd have some carrot cake. It didn't sound that good, either, but I was hungry. Then I saw a piece of (grass-fed) beef and I wanted nothing else in the world. I cooked it up (1/4 pound) & topped it with lime juice & RealSalt, since I have found that I seem to digest beef better if I eat it with either lime or avocado. That was my "lunch" (at 2 pm).

I also put the carrot cake in the dehydrator to warm up, and I ate it an hour or two later. When I freeze the cake, I like to leave the cake unfrosted and freeze the icing in a separate freezer bag, so I can warm them both in the dehydrator without having melted icing dripping everywhere. I ice the cake when both are warmed. Good stuff!

I later made a strawberry ice cream to put in the freezer overnight, and I cleaned out the blender by putting a cup of almond milk in & blending. It gave the almond milk a little strawberry flavor and I felt good not wasting the ice cream batter.



At bedtime, I ate some soaked Brazil nuts (maybe a dozen or so).

4/08/09

After eating two dinners, I wasn't hungry until noon. I was due for a shopping trip for fresh produce, so I had a plate of nacho dip with flax cracker "chips" in the meantime.



Dinner was a quinoa salad recipe by Melody - it consisted of sprouted quinoa, sprouted beans, chopped veggies, fresh herbs and a garlicky, lemony dressing. It was fantastic! It was my first experience using tarragon (one of the dressing ingredients). I'm a fan. :)