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<span style="font-size: large;">I recently came across an NPR article that helps to identify ways of resisting sugar
cravings...specifically REFINED sugar cravings. You know the ones...
the article sites them as specific cravings that ruin your <i>'New Year, New You</i>'
diet in less than a week and leave you helplessly waiting 360 more days
for another futile resolution. The article is very interesting and
actually equates those cravings to addiction, which may not be so far
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<span style="font-size: large;">A great take home message from this piece is a list of ways to FIGHT CRAVINGS... a compelation of advice from the author's of <i>Why Diet's Fail</i> and two notable food psychologists/food addiction specialists. See below for the full list: </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">"If you think you are highly sensitive to sugar, then trying to have
just a little may be worse than having none at all, because it could
keep the sensitivity alive, says Prager. Instead, try to eliminate it
entirely for at least three weeks to see if the cravings fade.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">When embarking on a sugar-free mission, try to keep the long-term
goals at the forefront of your mind. Keep reminding yourself of how much
you'll enjoy feeling stronger and healthier, or how you'll enjoy
better-fitting clothes.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Take a week or two to monitor exactly when the cravings hit. Then
figure out what the cues are — like stress, boredom, emotional downers
or the need for a distraction.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">In these moments when the cravings hit, pause and think about what
you need or do not need to eat at the moment. Are you actually hungry?
Can you fulfill the need another way, like taking a quick walk?</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Find new foods that are rewarding, like new kinds of nuts and
fruits, and keep them around. "Our environment always shoves in our face
hyper-rewarding foods, and we can't control that," says Gearhardt. "We<i> can</i>
keep foods we do like around, so that if we find ourselves in a bad
mood, with cravings, we're not setting ourselves up to fail."</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Exercise. A recent brain imaging <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fpublication%2F257249390_Physical_exercise_and_brain_responses_to_images_of_high-calorie_food%2Ffile%2F60b7d526fca593e213.pdf&ei=6vDNUo3yCsTAyAHKk4HIDA&usg=AFQjCNEPp_Iqc5O66CPIH5ifFp8wcGmsjQ&sig2=cYHdlyXtyX8UmuxGcTzp8Q&bvm=bv.59026428,d.aWc" target="_blank">study</a>
found that cardiovascular activity may repair the part of the brain
affected by food addiction. It also found that people who exercise
regularly had a lower "reward response" to images of palatable food."</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Exercise (see THIS study to learn more about cardio and addiction repair)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Full article <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/01/08/260781785/is-sugar-addiction-why-so-many-january-diets-fail">HERE</a>.</span></div>
Arahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919694396762061676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841324046003366209.post-14196712677334260612014-12-10T06:00:00.000-05:002014-12-10T06:00:02.129-05:00Creamy Potato Veggie Soup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As promised, the recipe for yesterday's creamy and hearty, low-fat, vegan, amazing soup! </div>
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This work week was brutal. Friday night I could barely peel myself from the couch and Saturday morning I slept until 10am. I had quite the laundry list of things to do that day (including laundry) so I forced myself to be productive. </div>
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I was a little too lazy to go running, which happens sometimes because I'm human. In these situations I try to incorporate fitness in other avenues of daily life. The grocery store is about a mile and a half from my house, so I walked there! I got some ingredients I needed for a huge coconut milk, veggie and greens stew with rice- rural Japan style. The walk back was definitely exercise. I had two liters of water, two cans of coconut milk and a large container of almond milk in that bag. When passerbys weren't watching I pumped the bag like a kettlebell :)</div>
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For lunch I met a friend at a little cafe. They had a six bean soup special which I got, drank the broth and poured the beans over a house salad. No dressing needed. </div>
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My crockpot was occupied by my epic Rural Japan soup, so I threw the remaining ingredients from my fridge in a pot and slow boiled up a creamy, potato based veggie soup. In the winter I could eat soup all day every day. I generally get cold weather cravings for massive amounts of warm and hearty foods. Soup does the trick. I can eat like 6 bowls without overfeeding myself since it's really like a big hot salad with a few glasses of broth thrown in there. I'll post the recipe for this creamy potato and veggie soup tomorrow. </div>
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Finally, I had some leftover chocolate fudge brownie squares for dessert with a cup of tea and almond milk. Yum!</div>
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I mentioned that this work week was brutal. I left the office most days around 6, having gotten there between 6:30am and 7:30am. That means basically no sunlight all day. The silver lining was when I finished the mile walk to my car and turned the corner to the water front where it was parked, I was greeted with an amazing sunset over a high tide. </div>
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<li>1 cup of cauliflower, steamed. (About 6 large florettes)</li>
<li>3 heaping tbs nutritional yeast</li>
<li>1 clove garlic</li>
<li>1 pinch nutmeg</li>
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These are my new staple comfort food. Easy to make, clean and seemingly sinful. </div>
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<li>3-4 small potatoes (what you can hold in one hand)</li>
<li>1 stalk green onions, chopped</li>
<li>4 tbs nutritional yeast</li>
<li>salt and pepper to taste (or tamari)</li>
<li>1/2 cup chopped onions</li>
<li>1/2 cup almond milk (any milk will do)</li>
<li>1 teaspoon turmeric (optional, makes it yellow)</li>
<li>1 cup cauliflower florettes</li>
<li>1 clove garlic, minced</li>
<li>1 pinch nutmeg (adds a creamy flavor)</li>
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<li>Chop potatoes into fries</li>
<li>Chop onion into small pieces</li>
<li>Chop green onions </li>
<li>Steam cauliflower until soft. </li>
<li>When oven is ready, bake potatoes for 40-45 minutes (until browning) and onions for about 15 minutes or until browned. </li>
<li>Use a blender to blend minced garlic, steamed cauliflower, nutritional yeast, almond milk, turmeric, sea salt to taste and a small pinch of nutmeg. Blend until smooth, add salt and pepper or tamari as needed. </li>
<li>Once the potatoes are done, remove from oven, allow to cool and plate. </li>
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The day before Thanksgiving I was off work and motivated to get moving before being comatose the next day. My morning started out with some bananas and a fantastic long run just over 4 miles. </div>
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I came home and hydrated with a green juice consisting of 1/2 apple, 1/2 cup pineapple, 1/2 cucumber, 1 tbs flax meal, a handful of dandelion greens and 6 cups of water. I like re-hydrating with carbs as studies show this is more effective than water alone. </div>
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The rest of my day was pretty busy, but when I came home I was excited to make my vegan, fat free cheese fries. The recipe will be on the blog tomorrow :)</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">4 Collard Leaves, washed, stemmed thinned (shave thickest part down with a veggie peeler)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">1 zucchini, chopped</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">2 cups broccoli</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">1 cup onion, sliced</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">1 cup black eyed peas, cooked (optional) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">1/2 cup marinara (preferably raw or LF, low sodium)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">1/2 tbs nut butter</span></li>
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The original recipe for these amazing little bites can be found on RawManda's site <a href="http://rawmanda.com/nut-free-fudge-brownie-bites/">HERE</a>. She has so many creative, delicious and healthy raw recipes... definitely worth checking her out!</div>
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I followed her recipe almost identically but I used almond milk instead of water and 8 dates instead of 7. I also realized that if you don't have buckwheat groats you could easily make flour out of oats, although that wouldn't be raw technically. Either way, the recipe from rawmanda;s blog is listed below:</div>
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<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">2 tbsp raw cacao powder (or carob)</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">7 medjool dates</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">5-7 tbsp water</li>
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<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions">Line a small container with saran wrap</li>
<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions">Blend buckwheat groats in a high-speed blender or food processor until you get a fine consistency like flour.</li>
<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions">Add vanilla extract, cacao and dates to the blender</li>
<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions">Slowly add water as you blend.</li>
<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions">Scoop out mixture and spread evenly in saran-lined pan.</li>
<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions">Freeze overnight.</li>
<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions">Cut into squares and store in an air-right container in the freezer.</li>
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If you're not using fresh soft dates, soak them for an hour before.<br />I
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You can also wet your hands and roll/shape fudge into balls/squares."</div>
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Cabbage steak and side salad.<br />
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Slice cabbage thinly and bake at 350 for
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These eats are from last Sunday, which was lazy and rainy and full of errands. I started the morning with two and a half of these perfectly spotted bananas. The rest were peeled, chopped and put right into the freezer for nicecream!</div>
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For dessert I had a few pieces of RawManda's amazing nut free fudge brownie bites. Fat free, vegan... seriously sinful but not sinful at all! Recipe can be found <a href="http://rawmanda.com/nut-free-fudge-brownie-bites/">HERE</a>. </div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Himalaya Sea Salt</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Rinse off the sweet potato, poke holes in it with a fork and either microwave for 10 minutes (until soft) OR boil for about 40 minutes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Chop all the rest of the veggies and steam on low heat for about 15 minutes (I steamed in a huge skillet with about 1/2 cup veggie broth in it- I started with the eggplant which takes longer to cook and only steamed the other veggies for about 7-10 minutes).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Drain liquid from skillet (save! It's a very nutritious and delicious soup!).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Add steamed veggies to a large dish. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Once the potato is steamed fully, mash until smooth. Add almond milk and sea salt as needed. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Spread a layer of the sweet potato over the veggies until fully covered. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Bake at 375F for about 40 minutes.</span></li>
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A few people have asked about my weekly groceries. I wish I had a list that I use year round, but it usually changes every few months depending on what's in season, what I'm craving and how my budget is doing. I've been using the list below for the past month or so. All of the recipes you've seen lately have come from it. I love being creative and finding food combos that make amazing meals- when you least expect it! When the only things left in the fridge are cauliflower, one zucchini, garlic and a few drops of almond milk... most people are one foot out the door to the grocery store. I'm reaching for the nutritional yeast and making mac and cheese!! </div>
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This week I'm adding dates to the list. Last week I added celery and stewed tomatoes. It changes here and there but if you stick with this base there's not too much to add.</div>
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This list is perfect for a low fat, vegan, gluten free diet on a budget. This provides me with 3 big meals a day and 3-4 snacks for 6 days :) ~$70</div>
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Kitchen Staples (I usually restock 1x per month at most):</div>
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<li>Flax</li>
<li>Cacao powder</li>
<li>Broth</li>
<li>Brazil nuts</li>
<li>Rice/quinoa</li>
<li>Bag potatoes</li>
<li>Garlic</li>
<li>Onion</li>
<li>Ginger dressing</li>
<li>Taco seasoning</li>
<li>Raisins</li>
<li>Spices (pumpkin, curry, cinnamon, salt, pepper, cumin, nutritional yeast, red pepper, nutmeg,cracked pepper)</li>
<li>Oats </li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Lemons </li>
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Weekly Grocery List:</div>
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<li>Water</li>
<li>Almond milk</li>
<li>Rice cakes</li>
<li>6 apples</li>
<li>5 cucumbers</li>
<li>6 red peppers</li>
<li>1 pineapple</li>
<li>Boxed greens (romaine)</li>
<li>Dandelion greens</li>
<li>Frozen Spinach</li>
<li>Beans or Tofu</li>
<li>5-6 zucchini</li>
<li>Hummus</li>
<li>Green onions</li>
<li>2 sweet potatoes</li>
<li>1-2 avocado</li>
<li>Bananas 8-10</li>
<li>Cauliflower (usually every other week)</li>
<li>Carrots</li>
<li>Frozen Berries</li>
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Some sample recipes I can make with the above list:</div>
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Chilli Cheese Fries</div>
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Loaded sweet potato (with southwestern beans, avocado, green onions and tofu sour cream)</div>
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Nice Cream</div>
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Chocolate nice cream</div>
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Bananavaocado Chocolate Pudding</div>
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Big Salad with Hummus Dressing</div>
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Veggie Stir Fry</div>
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Rice and beans</div>
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Rice and beans and veggies</div>
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Beans and Veggies</div>
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Veggies Dipped in Hummus</div>
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Mashed Tofu with dipping veggies</div>
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Mashed beans with dipping veggies</div>
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Sweet potato with avo spread</div>
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Green juice (so many options!)</div>
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Detox green juice (previous post)</div>
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Curried Beans with raisins – with dipping veggies or in romaine boats</div>
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Curried mashed tofu with raisins - with dipping veggies or in romaine boats</div>
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Rice cakes with hummus</div>
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Rice cakes with mashed banana (choco?)</div>
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Rice cakes with avocado</div>
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Oats and berries</div>
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Veggie Soup</div>
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Bean Soup</div>
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Creamy Sweet potato soup</div>
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Sweet potato and apple soup </div>
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Tofu sour cream based creamy spinach</div>
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Flax crackers</div>
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Banana cookies</div>
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Chocolate banana cookies</div>
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Creamy Tea</div>
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Zoodles with Cheese Sauce</div>
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Cheese fries</div>
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Cheese veggies</div>
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Tofu soup</div>
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Homemade sushi</div>
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Pumpkin pie banana cookies</div>
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Pumpkin pie nice cream</div>
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Tofu or bean chili (will need canned tomatoes too)</div>
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Sweet potato pizzas</div>
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Oat flour crust pizzas with cheese sauce and veggies (red sauce optional)</div>
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Mashed potatoes</div>
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Mashed potatoes with romaine dippers</div>
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Mashed cauliflower fauxtatos</div>
Romaine tacos with taco seasoned beans and veggie fillings (and tofu sour cream and avocado).
Arahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919694396762061676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841324046003366209.post-41156720053373241542014-11-20T07:00:00.000-05:002014-11-20T07:00:01.027-05:00Today's Eats (Breakfast and Lunch)<br />
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Ants in a pasture? Not sure what to call this funny looking mix of mashed avocado on brown rice cakes topped with sea salt, pepper and raisins :)</div>
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Of course...the daily green juice. Recipe posted yesterday.</div>
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Chopped salad! Romaine, red pepper, zucchini, rice cake crunchies, raisins, green onions and a huge dollop of hummus as dressing. Mix well!</div>
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For dinner I went out with friends for wine and tapas :) </div>
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<br />Arahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919694396762061676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841324046003366209.post-55026846510381273022014-11-19T07:00:00.000-05:002014-11-19T07:00:05.554-05:00Daily Detoxing Green Juice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This juice has been my favorite these days. It's actually more of a smoothie but the ingredients blend so well together that it takes on the consistency of juice :)</div>
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<li>1 cup pineapple</li>
<li>1 tbs flax meal, ground</li>
<li>1-2 handfuls dandelion greens </li>
<li>1/2 large cucumber, minced to blend better</li>
<li>4-6 cups water </li>
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Blend for about a minute until no pieces or greens are floating around. Refreshing and cleansing!!</div>
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Saturday started out with some Ants in A Pasture:</div>
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...followed by a quick run to a local coffee shop where I met my guy.</div>
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This place makes their bread from scratch, organic ingredients and it's amazing. We got the veggie sammies on sourdough and had some coffee. I almost never drink coffee but we had a long night ahead of us so I knew I didn't have to worry about not being able to sleep. </div>
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It was so nice to just hang out and take in the weather and people watch. </div>
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An hour or two later I used a guest pass and dropped into his martial arts class where I proceeded to get my butt kicked. It's Tuesday and I'm still sore. </div>
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We ran some errands, came home, and I whipped up a chopped salad (romaine, red pepper, zucchini, cucumber, green onion and hummus as dressing). </div>
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We went to a wedding that night and ate and drank everything horrible for us. It was tons of fun though! </div>
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It's hard to even fathom that this is actually healthy. Only two or three ingredients needed… </div>
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<li>Two frozen bananas (pre-peeled and cut into fourths before freezing)</li>
<li>1 heaping tbs cacao powder</li>
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Too cold for running today... no excuse not to get in a circuit at least!</div>
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