Natalia Rose eats this chocolate..I don't think it is 100% raw but it has to be pretty close if she eats it...sometimes you just need a little!

Some foods I enjoy...not all are 100% raw

My new favorite transition food. I put avocado, tomato and red onion and wrap it up it is so good, sometimes I will toast it a little for a slight crunchy tortilla.

I love to put some frozen fruit in my awesome vita mix along with some holy tea, juice, almond mylk, spinach, a banana and a lime!!! So delicious

What my fridge looks like...the cookie dough is not mine!

Also yummy!

These are really good...don't eat them everyday if you want to lose weight because they have a lot of nuts...but every once in a while as breakfast or snack is great!

Natalia Rose says these are a great transistion food. I buy them at traders joes. When I am not 100% raw I love it with a little brie goat cheese or raw cheddar cheese also from trader joes

Awesome fruit leathers you can get them at costco...grape is my favorite!!!

YEAH Allison I am so proud of you that is awesome!!! What is your typical menu for the day??

Three

Well girls, last Tuesday was my first day starting my transition to Raw and at weigh-in this morning (me on a scale in my bathroom before my shower) it became official that I have lost three pounds. THREE! If I can keep this up, I'll be to my goal by May.

Go team!!

Breakfast

For some reason I don’t get much done during the week. When I get home from work or school I go directly into a catatonic state. Though I have the best of intentions to clean my aptartment or update my blog, nothing happens. After a few hours of unwinding it is sleepy time then back to my routine.

I am shooting for two posts a week and they will most likely happen on the weekends.

I love the look of the blog. Way to go Allison!

I must preface my future blogging on this site with a confession about my level of rawness.

1. Lets be honest here, I am a lazy raw foodist. If a recipe has more than five ingredients or takes longer than five minutes to make, I can’t do it. As a result, we buy a lot of food that is prepackaged and the food is as close as possible to raw (95%-99%). I will do a post that is devoted to my favorite prepackaged raw foods.

2. I am not currently raw. After being raw for four months this fall I am taking a break. We are doing the vegan thing but I still eat about 50% raw. So some of my posts will be about integrating raw into my vegan diet. Being vegan is not as extreme as raw and easier to maintain with my busy lifestyle. I don’t feel like I miss out on much, but I still get amazing health results.

3. Allison- as our resident teacher and master of all things English and writing, please feel free to correct any misspelled words or wrong punctuation. I hereby crown you the queen of spell checking. This blog will is a reflection on all of us, so feel free to help me with any spelling or punctuation errors.

What I eat for breakfast
I am thinking back to what I ate this past week for breakfast

Tuesday
Naked juice and a trio bar

Wednesday
Odwalla mango juice and a trio bar

Thursday
Naked green machine juice and fruit.
Fresh and Easy sells fruit (and a lot of other great food) half price the day it is marked to expire. I get to the store at 8 when it opens and stock up on cheap fruit. The fruit is precut and washed and best of all half price. I buy pineapple, mango, cantaloupe, strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries.

Friday
Naked green machine juice and orange juice, followed up an hour later with sun dried tomato hummus and pita bread.

Breakfast is normally pretty light but I tend to graze all day. I eat little meals and try to snack all day. On the days were I have work I eat a big lunch because it is free and so yummy. Free Employee buffet!!

-Liz

I know you said you wanted to start with breakfast...but I have to tell you about the raw dressing for my salads. I have tons of veggies, avocado and I add raw sunflower seeds for some crunch to my salads. This dressing is from the Natalia Rose detox book

Liquid Gold Elixir

2 cups fresh lemon juice
3 cloves garlic (I add more!)
3 tablespoons minced ginger (i didn't have any this time and it still tastes good)
3 tablespoons nama shoyu soy sauce
3 heaping tablespoons raw honey or more
1 1/2 cups cold-pressed olive oil

I love it...sometimes I add a little more nama shoyu or put a little balsamic vinegar...so good for salads!

That smoothie sounds so good Alley!!! I have found how to make raw almond vanilla mylk to add to smoothies for a creamy treat.

1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup pitted dates
1 vanilla bean (I used a tablespoon of alcohol free vanilla extract)
pinch of sea salt
5 cups water
blend together...will keep 4 days in fridge

I love to add fresh and frozen fruit for a thick smoothie

Breakfast

Ok girls, I'm focusing on one meal at a time. Today I want your advice on breakfast...

Almost every morning I have a green smoothie which consists of:

2 cups filtered water
4-5 cups of spinach, kale, collard greens, dandelion greens, chard, radicchio or any other greens that I have at the time
2-3 cups of strawberries, pineapples, mangoes, grapes, apples, pears, banana, melon or any other fruit that I have at the time
1-2 packets of stevia
1/2 lemon, juice squeezed out (I don't have a juicer)
1 tsp spirulina
1 scoop milled golden flax

It makes about 6 cups of fabulous RAW smoothie. Sometimes, I drink the leftover for a snack before lunch or after lunch or keep it for breakfast the next morning.

This morning, I didn't have any greens in the fridge so I had a slice of raisin cinnamon Ezekial bread with coconut oil as butter. It was great but probably full of sugar. I am having conflicting ideals with my South Beach past and eliminating all sugars.

Would you guys post all the options you have for breakfast, please?

Jason's Chocolate Mousse Recipe

Mraz's Chocomole Recipe:

Note: This will make a huge bowl big enough for a family of four. You'll want to share this with friends.

Mash up 5 ripened avocados

Add 1 - 2 cups of chopped or blended dates

1 soft cup of raw cacao

1 easy cup of raw carob powder

1 tbsp. vanilla

Add a few long pours of agave nectar to sweeten to liking

Then add half cups of cocoa and keep adding until chocolate taste is right. Careful not to overdo it -- if you add too much, it can get bitter.

Allison's Story

I have had two children and digestive issues ever since. I'm hoping the raw lifestyle will help with my digestion and to lose at least 30 pounds. If it's good enough for Jason Mraz, it's good enough for me. I just can't afford my own avacado farm. I'm counting on my cousins to help!!