Last week I decided to go 90-100% raw for a week. Over the
years, my diet included a lot of grains, canned foods, fast foods, frozen foods, and
sweets. About 2 years ago, I had decided to change all that and became a
vegetarian. Becoming a vegetarian was a huge lifestyle change for me because I
loved those BK whoppers and pop in the microwave dinners. Trust me, it was very
hard in the beginning, but once I noticed how good and healthy I was feeling I
was excited to keep this vegetarian thing going. So now, I have decided to
challenge myself once again with eating raw foods for a week. I try to
incorporate raw foods in my diet any chance I can get – I wish it were more
often, but sometimes I get a little frustrated because I don’t know what to
make or how to prepare good tasting raw foods. So this week, I will be taking
my Raw aspirations into an exciting reality!!
To start the morning, I will be eating this delicious raw
cereal!!! This cereal is anti-oxidant rich because it has apples, dried
cranberries, hemp seeds, flax seeds, walnuts, granola, and homemade almond
milk. This cereal is going to nourish my body throughout the day and get my day started with a bang!! I added granny smith apples, which is low in
saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium. They’re also a good source of fiber and
vitamin C. Next, I added some dried cranberries (sweeten only with honey) they
are also high in Vitamin C and can reduce the effect of free radicals. I added hemp
seeds, which are an amazing source of protein. In one tablespoon you will get
about 8g of protein, Amazing!! Next, I added some flax seeds and they are a
great source of fiber, lignans and omega 3 fatty acids. I added some granola (just
baked oats sweeten with a little honey), which gives you that
cholesterol-lowering benefit. Threw a couple of chopped walnuts another source
of omega 3 and other rich minerals. At last, homemade almond milk, which has
number of vitamins and minerals, like manganese, magnesium, phosphorous,
potassium, selenium, zinc, calcium and iron. WOW, almond milk!!!
So, I hope my journey will inspire you to start making raw foods apart of your lifestyle!!
Make Fridays A Little More Special Than Normal!!
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I am a fan of whatever food makes a person more healthy and helps them feel energized and better about themselves because I tend to think the mind has more to do with health than we give it credit for. But that is just me talking...it isn't based on any research that I've seen
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! I don't know if I could get my husband to agree to go raw for a week, though. This cereal looks amazing!
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