Good evening! Ready for Turkey (or Tofurkey) day??
I just got back from another movie night! (We tend to see a lot of movies during holiday vacations– I feel like we have a lot of catching up to do!) Tonight, we saw Fantastic Mr. Fox:
I loved it!! It’s an entertaining story for both adults and children, with great actors performing the voices (George Clooney and Meryl Streep), and fun claymation!! It was a perfect, light-hearted Thanksgiving movie.
Here’s a recap of today’s eats:
Breakfast was another green red juice:
Head of Romaine, 3 stems of kale, 1 green apple, 1 beet and 1/2 a lemon. This was my best tasting juice yet! I could seriously drink this version every single day. Yum.
Lunch was a HUGE salad:
Followed by some raw brownie batter:
This is the kind of “raw” brownie batter that you don’t have to feel guilty about!! (you can even lick the spoon!)
Raw Brownie Batter
2 Tablespoons raw almond butter
1 teaspoon coconut butter (or coconut oil)
1 teaspoon cocoa powder (or cacao)
1/2 to 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup (adjust to taste)
dash of vanilla extract
dash of salt
This is one of those recipes where measurements don’t really matter– I always adjust the measurements to taste. The key to making this really taste like brownie batter, is the salt! The combo of sweet and salty chocolate really does the trick for me! If you don’t want to eat it out of a bowl with a spoon, you can always scoop this mixture out and roll into balls, like raw truffles:
And you don’t have to feel guilty if you eat them all!
That is one HUGE benefit I enjoy from eating so much raw food– big portions! I find it’s almost impossible to “binge” on health food, so you can truly eat to satisfaction, and your body will let you know when it’s full. I try not to go too overboard with dense, nut-based treats, but I’ve found that I can eat 2-4 tablespoons of nut butter a day and still lose weight consistently. That’s a lot of nut butter, my friends!! More than enough to satisfy my cravings.
Dinner is getting a little monotonous:
Steamed broccoli and zucchini, and…
More sweet potato home fries! Sorry to be so boring, but I’ve got to use up all these sweet potatoes in my house! I’m leaving on Sunday for a week-long business trip, so I don’t want to waste any food. I’ve got lots of broccoli, zucchini and sweet potatoes in the house right now, if you can’t tell…
My workout today was a 3 mile run, in some perfect California weather. I love clearing my head with outdoor runs. In fact, I’ve got a big run in store for me tomorrow! My friend, Heidi, and I are running 5 miles in honor of Thanksgiving feasting– so we can munch guilt-free for the rest of the day!! I love running the morning of big, potentially stressful events– I actually ran the morning of my wedding, and it was awesome!! It really helped relieve some of my anxiety that day!!!!
The rest of my day tomorrow is going to be filled with cookie baking and holiday cooking! Fun fun!! (I really do LOVE baking, so this is totally up my alley). I’ll be back with pictures of our festivities soon!
Hope you all have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!!
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