Special Valentine's Day Treat!

When I came home from swim meet practice today, I found a package waiting for me. My Grammy sent me a lovely parcel for Valentine's Day with huge packet of organic ( non-gmo/all natural) gummy bears!

 Before I started to reform my eating habits gummy bears were one of my favorites. The problem was I would always feel sluggish and gross after eating them. Well when I started reading the packages, no wonder I felt so sick, they were full of crap! Long story short I was over the moon with excitement!

-Emily

Early On-The-Go Breakfast

First day of vacation and I was up and out the door before 6:30am. I had a dentist appointment 15mins away... well I woke up late and barely made it out the door in time. This meant no breakfast! Eek, what a scary thought.

But have no fear I stopped at Starbucks and had a delicious bowl of warm oatmeal. The key in this breakfast is that it was warm, the weather here in the pnw has taken a turn for the worse. Honestly I have never felt a winter so cold here. With a wind chill of 8° and gusts sending it to 0°, we are in for a few cold weeks. 

-Emily

What I Ate Today

For breakfast I drank a 1 liter smoothie at around 6:30am. This morning the smoothie consisted of 1 orange, 1-2cups of frozen strawberries, 1 ripe banana, and two dates. (Sorry no photo, I forgot this morning!) 

I had a mid-morning snack of dried figs, dates, and almonds at work. 

This week I have been making sure to drink atleast a liter of water during the morning. (before lunch)

Lunch consisted of 2 large salad rolls (rice paper filled with carrots, lettuce, cucumbers, green onions, celery) and a tin full of fresh fruit at around 12:30pm. 

Dinner started out with 2 slices of Dave's Killer Bread (good seed) toasted, spread with organic MaraNatha peanut butter, topped with 1 super ripe sliced banana, and sprinkled with chia seeds. 

Then I moved on to eat half a mason jar of homemade dehydrated curry kale chips. (so addictive)

And to top it off 1 segmented grapefruit with blueberries and raspberries. (all organic)

-Emily

My Favorite Vegan Snacks

These past few weeks I have been changing from a dairy-free lifestyle (due to food allergy), to a vegan lifestyle with more raw food. A treacherous change for me, but I already feel so much better about my body.

Snacks are a important part of my day. When you eat mainly fruit and vegetables, it is better to eat more than 3 meals to get enough calories for the day. Unlike previous snacks filled with strange things, my new favorite snacks are vegan and mainly raw.

- fruit! I love almost any kind of fruit 

- dates and almonds

- homemade dehydrated curry kale chips

- peanut butter

- smoothies

- veggie sticks with hummus

I hope these snacks inspire you to change up your diet! 

-Emily