tris & tribulations

First day eating 100% raw. I’m excited to see how I feel and what changes I witness during this

Breakfast

Live Oatmeal

Ingredients

1c steel-cut oats
4c filtered water
5 medium dried figs
2c fig soak water
1tsp cinnamon
Pinch all spice
1 TBS agave (optional)
Fresh fruit

Instructions

Place oats in an airtight glass container with water and let soak for 1-2 nights in the fridge, changing water once a day. Rinse and drain well.
Soak figs in 2c water for at least one hour to overnight.
Place oats, figs, 1c fig soak water, and spices in blender and blend at low speed until just smooth (lumps ok). Top with agave and fresh fruit (I used 1 small banana and 3 strawberries, sliced).
Enjoy.

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m used to eating oatmeal religiously for breakfast. I found this recipe to help make my transition a bit smoother. The texture is a little different, but it’s still pretty good. I think next time I may use one less fig, it’s a bit too figgy tasting for me.

Biggest challenge so far? no coffee. i’m not entirely sure how to tell if a tea is raw or not, so instead i found myself drinking warm water as a substitute. i figured i would try and create that warmth and coziness it’s stronger counterpart bestows. didn’t quite satisfy or stop my constant yawning, but the warm cup was nice to hold :)

Lunch

Fig Arugula Salad with Orange Ginger Dressing
I’ll post this recipe later. It was decent, a bit too sweet for me. I think I’ll stick with the more savory salads moving forward. I like the simple, flavorful approach to salads, focusing on the ingredients themselves.

Snack

Apple pie lara bar

these things rock. i always keep one in my purse just in case I get hungry. They taste just as like they’re named and they usually only have 3-4 ingredients. All natural, gluten-free, and raw!

Towards the end of the work day my head was throbbing and I could barely keep my eyes open. Lack of caffeine? I guess so… though I’ve gone days without coffee before and had no problems. Not sure what to attribute it to, but i felt awful. I came home and rested for an hour, skipped my run (yet again) and tried to sleep it off. I forced myself to get up b/c i had more prepping to do. I made almond milk for the first time and it was far easier than i expected!

Dinner

Massaged Kale Salad

Ingredients

5 cups Kale
1 TBS Cold Pressed Olive Oil
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
1/2-1 Avocado
1/4 cup diced red pepper

Instructions

Remove stems from kale and cut or tear leaves to bite size pieces. Place kale, oil, and lemon juice in large bowl and massage until appears to be about 1/2 the original size. Let sit and marinade for a few minutes. Roughly cut the avocado into large chunks and add to the salad. Massage all the ingredients together again and top with red pepper.

Pasta with a lemon garlic aoili sauce

serves one

Ingredients

1 medium zucchini
1 TBS extra virgin olive oil
Juice from half a lemon
1/2 tsp Sea Salt
1 medium-large garlic clove
1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Sprinkle ground black pepper
Handful cherry tomatoes, halved

Instructions

Spiralize your zucchini to make “spaghetti”. Combine remaining ingredients (except tomatos) in a blender, and process until smooth. Pour over the pasta and top with tomatoes.

Wow the “pasta” was delicious. Truly, it was. The sauce was full of flavor and me being a garlic lover, i was a fan. I based my kale salad off of one that I ate at Present Moment Cafe- mine decidedly was not as wonderful, but tasty enough.

I spent some time preparing for tomorrow’s meals/snacks. I broke out the mandolin and sliced some zucchini to make some “chips” to snack on. I also sliced some butternut squash to soak in salted water for my ravioli tomorrow night.

I had a small piece of frozen banana and a couple strawberries before bed. Head still hurts. here’s hoping tuesday is better.

day #1 complete.