Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Food Journal

by Kristen in calistro bistro, food journal

Here are my eats on Valentine’s Day… a day of mostly raw food, all vegan, all organic.

3 cups Green Juice: 1 cucumber, 1/2 bunch dandelion leaves, 1 bunch bok choy, 1/3 bunch celery, lime

1 quart Smooth Green Smoothie: 1 1/2 cups raw almond milk, 1 cup ice, 1 spoonful Rawtella, 1 handful spinach, 1 1/2 bananas (smooth and creamy!)

2 bowls raw vegan cole slaw
1/2 Kevita

Then, I saved my appetite for dinner, a vegan organic cooked dinner at one of our favorite local restaurants, Calistro Bistro. I had a plate of roasted veggies for an appetizer and then had their vegan loaf (served with two sauces and more roasted veggies). Dessert was vegan coconut rice pudding.

We had dinner early, so I was hungry later on. I ended up having some more Rawtella, home made kale chips, and munched on some veggies.

I bought Greg an organic long sleeve black t-shirt for Valentine’s Day. :) Speaking of eco-fashion, did you see my latest Green Mommy Blog post?

Tuesday’s food was all raw, all vegan, all organic….
2 bananas
1 bowl granola with raw homemade Brazil Nut Milk

1 apple with raw almond butter

1 large bowl of cole slaw with raw crackers

Collard green wraps stuffed with cashew miso spread, sprouts, lettuce, veggies, and seasoning
2 kiwi

Raw soft serve ice cream

Day’s Food & Mini Date Night

by Kristen in banana, calistro bistro, chocolate caramel hemp surprise, protein grenade

Yesterday, my mom, Kamea’s Nana, came over to babysit so Greg and I could have a mini date. There is a great organic restaurant (not vegan or raw, but with some vegan options, as well as salads), Calistro Bistro. It’s about 2 minutes away, if that, and I’m super grateful it’s there. They have a happy hour with delicious appetizers half off. So, Nana came over and we left baby Kamea in Nana’s capable hands for just under an hour. (That’s all I could stand to be away from her! It was tough!) In hindsight though… she didn’t sleep much that night (last night) so I am even further behind on sleep than I was before the date, and perhaps I should have taken the time while Nana was here to nap instead of go out. :( Live and learn. ;)
Oh, and while Nana was here, we gave Kamea her 2nd bath. She took to it MUCH better than the first one we did (details here about the 1st one). She didn’t cry at all the 2nd time.

During the day, I also made up a batch of Protein Grenades for my husband.

Here are my eats for the day:

2 organic bananas with a healthy dose of homemade raw vegan organic cashew butter
To make your own cashew butter,
simply place two cups of unsoaked cashews in a food processor, fitted with the “S” blade, and a pinch or two of Himalayan crystal salt. Process until it turns to butter. You’ll need to stop it every minute or so to scrape down the sides and help it along. You can, if necessary, add a little olive oil to help it along, but I don’t find that I need to do that.

2 scoop protein shake made with Chocolate Caramel Hemp Surprise
I used 2 scoops of Sun Warrior’s Sprouted Brown Rice Protein Powder and shook it up with some water and some Chocolate Caramel Hemp Surprise (basically a chocolate hemp milk with other goodies in it).

1 organic banana with more raw vegan organic cashew butter

Few bites of rainbow swiss chard salad I made with a mustard dressing and hemp seeds

Snack of raw almonds, goji berries, and goldenberries

At Calistro Bistro, we enjoyed a raw salad along with some vegan hummus, gourmet falafel, and a little vegan coconut rice pudding for dessert. Such a treat! I stuffed myself silly!!!