It rained all day on this Saturday, 25th of April. The “May” flowers are already out though; Japan’s May promises to bring lots of green in addition to more blossoms. I am in no way looking forward to the oppressive heat of the summer, but today was just a tad too cold. Not too cold to put on the heater, however. I bundled up, read, fooled around on the computer, and ate lots of fruit today.
I ate:
mangos
kiwis
bananas
strawberries
1/3 avocado with tomatos and yellow peppers (with a little balsamic and olive oil)
natto
sprouted peas
MonaVie acai juice blend
My case of MonaVie came in the post just this morning. I always love that delivery! MonaVie is not raw- anything in a bottle can’t really be, or it could go off and customers could sue! MonaVie is flash pasterised, but I am not sure if that is really much less harmful. In any case, the juice tastes great, and I swear by it. So much in fact that I’ve become a distributor of the stuff myself. You can check out the corporate site at www.monavie.com.
I am so impressed with all the food-related films coming out these days. Here’s a trailer from Food Inc. Can’t wait to see this one too!
It was my day off today, so I did an hour on my road-racer (affixed to stationary training device) some produce shopping, and proceeded to enjoy the rest of the day reading. Bliss! I even took a nap, not that I really needed one. My energy levels are pretty good. I thought that early mornings were going to be a problem for me this term, but I am not having difficulty. I also notice I have far less mucus in the morning. I used to have a lot of sleep in my eyes and feel sluggish in the mornings, but I can’t say that this is the case now.
Today I had:
kiwis
mangos
bananas
natto
baby carrots
raw broccoli
raw string beans
homemade humus with miso
Found a filmmaker on the net who was inspired by the hit documentary, “Supersize Me” and decided she should do one of her own, but with the reverse in mind. What kind of changes would she see in her body after eating super healthy and raw for a month? “Supercharge Me!” movie trailer:
Two rainy Tuesdays in a row. My colleague rejoices when it rains during any weekday, the logic being that the probability of it raining over the weekend decreases. I dunno about that - mother nature is pretty random. In any case, it was a pleasantly raw day.
Today I had:
strawberries (I think I’ll stop quantifying food at this junction. What’s the point? It’s not as if calories matter so much when you’re raw…. then again, gotta watch that nut consumption volume.)
raw string beans
monkey bananas (mini bananas)
kinkan (a mini orange-like fruit)
almonds & cashews
tomato, avocado, and ruccula salad with balsamic vinegar and oliver oil
organic wine
Found yet another movie trailer for a raw-foods related flick. You can get the DVD’s website by clicking on the image at left. Simply Raw is an independent documentary film that chronicles six Americans with ‘incurable’ diabetes switching their diet and getting off insulin. The movie documents the transformations brought about by a raw food diet in the 6 people’s lives, including medical, physical, and emotional changes. The viewer gets a peek into their struggles, but also their gradually renewed sense of hope once they learn how easily diet can change their health, reversing diabetes.
The flick is pretty cool in that it seems quite unbiased. You get to see people slagging off raw food and going through emotional detoxes of sorts. I really want my mom to see it, as she’s got diabetes….
I had difficulty getting up this morning, as I had gone to bed so late, but with a nap after classes and before some desk work, I was just fine- especially with the help of some tasty nuts I thankfully had on hand. I feel very clear-headed today. After a lot of office work, the day culminated in my first restaurant eating experience while trying to remain raw. The menu at a cheap izakaya chain called Murasaki ended up being better than I thought. I had all raw, but no, I can’t vouch for what went into the dressings and sauces. It all tasted great, as did the copious amounts of wine my colleague and I consumed. I have to say, wine hits you delightfully fast and strong when you are raw, and wine is definitely better when it’s organic (no crap in it means no hangovers, no matter how much is consumed. At least for me, anyway.)
I had:
2 shots of MonaVie (acai juice blend)
1 big slice of green melon
2 small bananas
salad (oliver oil and cider vinegar, cucumbers, red peppers, tomatoes, avocado, greens)
small bag of raw peanuts
small bag of chestnuts
cranberry juice
red wine (lots!)
Eda mame (salted beans)
daikon (radish) salad with shiso and ume boshi (pickled plums)
Korean spicy salad (greens, spring beans, hot peppers, sesame oil etc.)
sliced cucumber with light sesame dressing
I’ve been cluttering the screen with a lot of video recently, but I’ve one more I’d like to share-yet another documentary-type film preview. This one strikes me as a tad evangelical, but would like to see it nonetheless.
I had such a hectic day today that there was hardly time to eat, and of course by the time I got home after munching at intervals whenever I could between classes, I pigged out! But in a good way, as I kept mostly raw. It was hot today as well as hectic, and I am not yet used to all the energy required to teach all day. That said, despite getting up before 6am and running around all day, I wasn’t lacking in vigor.
Today I had:
salad with avocados, tomatoes, yellow peppers, cucumbers, greens and oil&vinegar dressing
sunflower seeds
cranberry juice
miso tofu “steak”
kimichi-natto
3 kiwis
1 mango
I am really looking forward to seeing this film. Produced by James Colquhoun, Food Matters is a feature-length documentary film informing viewers on how they can make the best choices for ultimate health. It includes interviews with leading nutritionists,naturopaths, scientists, M.D.’s etc.
“Food Matters” official trailer:
“Food Matters” producer James Colquhoun interviewed on Talk Show
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