What I Ate Today -- June 8, 2008

As I've been searching the raw food blogs and websites these past couple of weeks, I find I'm more interested in what people eat day-to-day rather than a lot of philosophy or deep thoughts. That's the culinary obsessive in me that I suspect is present in others, so I figured others may want to see my daily diet. I also figure it will be interesting to look back over time and see how things evolve, so this is also -- selfishly -- for me.

I'm only giving approximate quantities as one of the appeals, for me, of this lifestyle is the non-necessity of counting calories, grams, points, cups, whatever. My shake/smoothie recipes are fairly accurate, though, because I like to keep track of what's tasty, as well as my fruit/veg intake.

I should also note that my beverage of choice throughout the day is water (I drink at least 1.5 liters daily), so that's a given most days.

Enjoy!


Breakfast: Emergen-C. Shake with one banana, two handfuls frozen grapes, 1/2 avocado, juice/pulp from one orange, splashes of almond milk. Piece of toast with one Laughing Cow Light wedge. Raw oatmeal (organic rolled oats and almond milk) with sprinkle of sunflower seeds and dried cranberries. Iced coffee with splash of fat-free half-and-half.

Lunch: Cup of miso soup. Small romaine salad with carrot/ginger dressing. Sushi rolls: spicy tuna, yellowtail/scallion, salmon/avocado with soy sauce and pickled ginger.

Snacks: Green smoothie with one banana, juice/pulp of one orange, spinach, ice. One portobello mushroom with one wedge Laughing Cow Light cheese. A few strawberries (neighborly gift!).

Dinner: Raw Thai mango/carrot salad with avocado, cashews and lime juice dressing. Half an order chicken pad see ew. One glass Vinho Verde.

Notes: Despite my intentions to be "raw until dinner," a few things are obviously slipping through. In the case of a few items in my fridge/pantry (half-and-half, non-raw cheese, etc.), I don't want to waste what's already there, so I'm enjoying them while they last (and until I have time to purchase a raw replacement). In the case of the sushi rice, I did have pause before ordering but decided that small amounts of cooked grain at this point is not a bad thing mid or late day.

The remarkable thing is that I'm only one week into this new eating pattern and I'm voluntarily eating only half of my dinner entree. This has never happened in the history of ever -- I am the Queen of the Clean Plate Club. I hope tonight wasn't a one-off experience.