I slept fairly well last night. I was discussing the diet/personal challenge of eating raw for 10 days with a coworker and discovered that, in addition to weight loss, I would love to benefit from this challenge with a better sleep pattern. This was described as one of the benefits of eating massive quantities of fruits and vegetables in Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. I watched this documentary and it motivated me to make this personal challenge. I had considered eating raw for many years and have read many blogs. The documentary was just the push I needed to really try it.
I was feeling very good this morning and made a delicious smoothie that provided enough to also be my mid-morning snack. I made a larger quantity because my pineapple looked like it needed to be used or it would be spoiled soon. The chia seeds did turn the smoothie very thick by the time I drank it as my snack. It still tasted very sweet and fresh, just had a thicker texture.
I was very hungry by lunch. I didn’t pull myself away from work until 12:30 to eat. My salad was very spicy and a good variance from the sweeter fruit based meals I’ve been eating. I was left with garlic breath. I’m noticing that raw foods seem to leave a more potent flavor in your mouth.
For dinner, I was also very hungry again. I really should have remembered to bring an afternoon snack. I made a fruit and spinach salad and am really growing fond of lemon/mandarin orange juice as a salad dressing.
Today’s Menu
Breakfast – 186 calories
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup pineapple
- 1/3 cup blueberries
- 2/3 cup spinach
- 1/3 tbsp chia seeds
Morning snack – 186 calories
- see breakfast
Lunch – 224 calories
- 2 cups mixed lettuce
- 1/2 avocado, diced
- Pico de gallo, made in morning
- 1/3 tomato, large
- 1/4 white onion, medium
- 1/4 cup cilantro, minced
- 2/3 garlic clove
- 1/3 lemon, juiced
- 1/3 lime, juiced
- 2/3 mandarin, juiced
Dinner – 242 calories
- 2 cups spinach
- 1/2 cup sliced strawberries
- 1/3 cup bluberries
- 1/4 cup almonds, chopped
- Dressing
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 mandarin, juiced
After dinner snack – 105 calories
- 1 medium banana