What I'm Eating

It’s always interesting to me to hear what other rawists eat on a daily basis. Many people can find this question hard to answer. Depending on personal preference, season, mood, health conditions, fitness level, etc. Live foodies tend to eat intuitively, creating lots of diverse and varying menu options. This only fuels my curiosity! I’m more of a mono eater, though, I’m trying to balance out my daily meals. Currently my top foods are: coconuts (two foods in one!), kale salad, and dried fruits, maybe because of the change in weather. All summer I was granny apple obsessed; now I can’t really get into them. Your diet should uniquely suit you, but sometimes I get a ‘grass is greener’ mindset and wonder what all the other raw foodies are eating? I figured if I feel this way many others do to, I’m not strange right? I’m also all for giving into raw cravings; I feel that if your body is asking for something healthy (i.e. bananas, apples, kale salad) then it needs some nutrient from that food. In an effort to achieve balance in all aspects of life, including my diet, I’ve been experimenting with a lot of new and exciting goodies from the market. Making simple, balanced, highly nutritious, and easy to prepare meals is my goal.

I thought I would post a list with some of the interesting items I’ve been getting from the store lately. I’ll be discussing a number of these goodies in a little more depth later. Until then, for all you food voyeurs, my shopping bag over the past few months has included:

Coconuts!
Dried figs, papaya, hunza gold raisins, dates, apricots, and dried incan berries
Powders: maca, lacuma, mesquite, goji berry
Sunflower seed lecithin
Yacon syrup
Sprouts: alfalfa, lentil, broccoli, radish, red clover, and sandwich mix
Jungle peanuts
Purple corn Kernels
Cocao nibs and other raw chocolate treats
Kelp noodles
Sunflower, pumpkin, flax and psyllium seeds
And my staples: kale, red pepper, apples, almonds, pears, cucumber, carrots and celery

I would like to incorporate more:
Greens (always)
Bee pollen
herbs
Fermented foods
Warming dishes like raw curries
And I would like to learn how to make a raw cheesecake or pie for the holidays!

xo stephany