Friday, October 29, 2004
Day 13 - Vitamin B12? where can I find it?
Dear friends,
All is well in the raw food world!
Lunch yesterday: essene raw bread with pesto and another slice with raw almond butter, a raw bar + 1 cup sprouted buckwheat with pesto (walnut cilantro)
Snack: an apple and a pomegranate
Dinner: not raw: grilled chicken and raw salad mix with pistachios.
I am too afraid of lacking the critical B12 which from what I know is only found in animal products.
However, I just read today 2 studies about the possibility to find B12 in sea weeds and maybe in unscrubbed veggies (seems that soil containsB12 as well). Once I find more supporting evidence, I will share it with you.
Breakfast: raw cereals and almond milk. No juice! I was too lazy to juice anything (night was too short!)
Lunch: cucumbers, tomatoes and mushrooms + banana+strawberry smoothie
Snack: grapes, canteloupe, pistachios...and then Halloween Parade: 3 thin slices of home made cake (could not resist :o)
Yoga 30 minutes
Walk: 30 minutes
That's it for today!
Have a great week end!
Valerie Your Raw Food Diet Guinea Pig :o)
www.myprivatecoach.com
All is well in the raw food world!
Lunch yesterday: essene raw bread with pesto and another slice with raw almond butter, a raw bar + 1 cup sprouted buckwheat with pesto (walnut cilantro)
Snack: an apple and a pomegranate
Dinner: not raw: grilled chicken and raw salad mix with pistachios.
I am too afraid of lacking the critical B12 which from what I know is only found in animal products.
However, I just read today 2 studies about the possibility to find B12 in sea weeds and maybe in unscrubbed veggies (seems that soil containsB12 as well). Once I find more supporting evidence, I will share it with you.
Breakfast: raw cereals and almond milk. No juice! I was too lazy to juice anything (night was too short!)
Lunch: cucumbers, tomatoes and mushrooms + banana+strawberry smoothie
Snack: grapes, canteloupe, pistachios...and then Halloween Parade: 3 thin slices of home made cake (could not resist :o)
Yoga 30 minutes
Walk: 30 minutes
That's it for today!
Have a great week end!
Valerie Your Raw Food Diet Guinea Pig :o)
www.myprivatecoach.com
Thursday, October 28, 2004
Day 12: Eat MORE and LESS :o)
Hello hello!!
I think I am going through some additional detox...I feel a little bit down but I know it is part of the detox diet..so I am haning on there and I am receiving lots of support from Kaleah the best Raw Food Diet coach ever! (check her page at: http://www.myprivatecoach.com/myPrivateCoach/coaches/kaleah_laroche.php)
Yesterday's food:
Lunch: not raw though healthy: 2 small slices of home-made egg less veggie quiche
Snack: raw Italian crackers (amazingly good!!!), a slice of raw Essene bread with raw almond butter, a few almonds
Dinner (at a restaurant) : 1 apple, a green salad and a fruit salad
Today:
Breakfast: an organic avocado spread on 1 slice of Essene bread and an amazing Raw Smoothie which Kaleah created yesterday! Give it a try!
Jogging for 30 minutes (75% uphill and 25% downhill)
Lunch: 1 cup of sprouted buckwheat with walnut/cilantro pesto (and 4 black olives), a slice of Essene bread with pesto, 1 slice of Essene bread with raw almond butter, 4 almonds
Yoga 30 minutes
Now a funny question: am I eating too much?
Yesterday I was talking to my publicist who told me that only me could eat so much and stay thin! Well, I went back to my blog and tried to understand how somebody could have the feeling I ate a lot.
I found it! It is because I am getting a lot of different types of food in one day. But the quantities are very small.
For instance, a slice of Essene bread (raw bread made with sprouted wheat) weighs less than 10 grams!
When I eat a few almonds, it usually amounts to 4.
If I eat olives, I don’t exceed 5.
In the smoothie, I put 2 bananas and 3 oranges and that served 4 of us.
1 cup of sprouted buckwheat has less than 100 calories.
So yes, I am getting a lot of variety but not that many calories.
Give it a try yourself. Try to eat more but less :o)
Have a wonderful day!
Valerie on a Raw Food Diet Journey
www.MyPrivateCoach.com
I think I am going through some additional detox...I feel a little bit down but I know it is part of the detox diet..so I am haning on there and I am receiving lots of support from Kaleah the best Raw Food Diet coach ever! (check her page at: http://www.myprivatecoach.com/myPrivateCoach/coaches/kaleah_laroche.php)
Yesterday's food:
Lunch: not raw though healthy: 2 small slices of home-made egg less veggie quiche
Snack: raw Italian crackers (amazingly good!!!), a slice of raw Essene bread with raw almond butter, a few almonds
Dinner (at a restaurant) : 1 apple, a green salad and a fruit salad
Today:
Breakfast: an organic avocado spread on 1 slice of Essene bread and an amazing Raw Smoothie which Kaleah created yesterday! Give it a try!
Jogging for 30 minutes (75% uphill and 25% downhill)
Lunch: 1 cup of sprouted buckwheat with walnut/cilantro pesto (and 4 black olives), a slice of Essene bread with pesto, 1 slice of Essene bread with raw almond butter, 4 almonds
Yoga 30 minutes
Now a funny question: am I eating too much?
Yesterday I was talking to my publicist who told me that only me could eat so much and stay thin! Well, I went back to my blog and tried to understand how somebody could have the feeling I ate a lot.
I found it! It is because I am getting a lot of different types of food in one day. But the quantities are very small.
For instance, a slice of Essene bread (raw bread made with sprouted wheat) weighs less than 10 grams!
When I eat a few almonds, it usually amounts to 4.
If I eat olives, I don’t exceed 5.
In the smoothie, I put 2 bananas and 3 oranges and that served 4 of us.
1 cup of sprouted buckwheat has less than 100 calories.
So yes, I am getting a lot of variety but not that many calories.
Give it a try yourself. Try to eat more but less :o)
Have a wonderful day!
Valerie on a Raw Food Diet Journey
www.MyPrivateCoach.com
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Day 11 - 75% seems to be my number
Hello!
Slept like a Queen last night...seems that the combination of a Raw Food Diet + Yoga + Kick Boxing has eliminated insomnia from my world. Yeah!
Yesterday's lunch:
2 cups of sprouted soy beans, raw pesto, pieces of raw date bread with raw almond butter (very good)
Snack: an apple
Dinner: pistacchios and amonds, a salad (arugula+shredded carrots+ pumpkin seeds, sprouted buckwheat + balsamic vinegar + olive oil and raw salt), whole wheat bread and home-made hummus
Breakfast this morning:
2 squeezed oranges (very sweet :o)
Mango warm tea
Raw cereals + 1 banana + Raw almond milk
Feeling full of ENERGY! --> YEAH!
I have tried a new recipe from my Raw Food Diet Coach Kaleah (http://www.myprivatecoach.com/myPrivateCoach/coaches/kaleah_laroche.php)....very good, I am publishing it today on this blog!
My only concern with the Raw Food Diet is the vitamin b12.....Kaleah, what's your answer to this one?
Now off to my daily yoga!
Have a great sunny day and remember, if you can't see the sun, it is somewhere out there, behind the clouds!
Valerie!
Slept like a Queen last night...seems that the combination of a Raw Food Diet + Yoga + Kick Boxing has eliminated insomnia from my world. Yeah!
Yesterday's lunch:
2 cups of sprouted soy beans, raw pesto, pieces of raw date bread with raw almond butter (very good)
Snack: an apple
Dinner: pistacchios and amonds, a salad (arugula+shredded carrots+ pumpkin seeds, sprouted buckwheat + balsamic vinegar + olive oil and raw salt), whole wheat bread and home-made hummus
Breakfast this morning:
2 squeezed oranges (very sweet :o)
Mango warm tea
Raw cereals + 1 banana + Raw almond milk
Feeling full of ENERGY! --> YEAH!
I have tried a new recipe from my Raw Food Diet Coach Kaleah (http://www.myprivatecoach.com/myPrivateCoach/coaches/kaleah_laroche.php)....very good, I am publishing it today on this blog!
My only concern with the Raw Food Diet is the vitamin b12.....Kaleah, what's your answer to this one?
Now off to my daily yoga!
Have a great sunny day and remember, if you can't see the sun, it is somewhere out there, behind the clouds!
Valerie!
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Day 10 - Weighing Day!!
Good morning to you...
Today is a big day...Remember? Last week I started at 48.5 kilos and 18.5% body fat....then for some reasons, 3 days later, I was 3 pounds heavier and a body fat of 20%.....totally un-understandable!
Well, today, hu.....this morning, I weighed myself:
and GREAT NEWS!! I am back to where I was :o) More exctaly: 48.6 kg and 19% body fat which is ok....This never stays stable as the percentage varies if you drink more (or less).
Yesterday was 75% raw with 3 meals out of 4 100% raw. My afternoon snack was a raw bar (very yummy), a banana and a handful of almonds.
Dinner : not raw: whole wheat bread (1 slice) with home-made paprika hummus and 2 slices smoked salmon.
I slept like a Queen. Very interesting, the two previous nights, I woke up at midnight never to go back to sleep again (well until the following night :o)..maybe because I went back to my regular food habits....we shall see if this sleeping well pattern repeats itself when I eat 75% raw.
Breakfast this morning:
juiced carrots and oranges...then 45 minutes later....
Warm tea with raw honey + 3 baby slices of raw millet bread and 1 avocado + a pinch of raw salt.
Now I am off to some yoga to balance the physical and spiritual sides of my self.
Enjoy your day! Work well and let's talk again tomorrow!
Valerie on a Raw Food Diet
www.MyPrivateCoach.com
Check out my Private Raw Food Diet Coach: http://www.myprivatecoach.com/myPrivateCoach/coaches/kaleah_laroche.php
Today is a big day...Remember? Last week I started at 48.5 kilos and 18.5% body fat....then for some reasons, 3 days later, I was 3 pounds heavier and a body fat of 20%.....totally un-understandable!
Well, today, hu.....this morning, I weighed myself:
and GREAT NEWS!! I am back to where I was :o) More exctaly: 48.6 kg and 19% body fat which is ok....This never stays stable as the percentage varies if you drink more (or less).
Yesterday was 75% raw with 3 meals out of 4 100% raw. My afternoon snack was a raw bar (very yummy), a banana and a handful of almonds.
Dinner : not raw: whole wheat bread (1 slice) with home-made paprika hummus and 2 slices smoked salmon.
I slept like a Queen. Very interesting, the two previous nights, I woke up at midnight never to go back to sleep again (well until the following night :o)..maybe because I went back to my regular food habits....we shall see if this sleeping well pattern repeats itself when I eat 75% raw.
Breakfast this morning:
juiced carrots and oranges...then 45 minutes later....
Warm tea with raw honey + 3 baby slices of raw millet bread and 1 avocado + a pinch of raw salt.
Now I am off to some yoga to balance the physical and spiritual sides of my self.
Enjoy your day! Work well and let's talk again tomorrow!
Valerie on a Raw Food Diet
www.MyPrivateCoach.com
Check out my Private Raw Food Diet Coach: http://www.myprivatecoach.com/myPrivateCoach/coaches/kaleah_laroche.php
Monday, October 25, 2004
Day 9 - Back on 100% Raw Track :o)
Hello my friends!
After a week end where raw was not the main word, I am back on track!
Luckily, my skin still looks great!
Breakfast: raw cereals with almond milk
Lunch: 1 cup of sprouted soy beans with raw pesto and olive oil and broccoli. 1 small raw fruit bar (yummy :o)
Still waiting for my delivery from eatraw.com...seems it is being shipped from New York by boat!
Did some yoga this morning...life feels wonderful!
I am going to ask my belove Raw Food Diet Coach for some cool raw recipes to share with you!
Talk to you soon
Valerie
After a week end where raw was not the main word, I am back on track!
Luckily, my skin still looks great!
Breakfast: raw cereals with almond milk
Lunch: 1 cup of sprouted soy beans with raw pesto and olive oil and broccoli. 1 small raw fruit bar (yummy :o)
Still waiting for my delivery from eatraw.com...seems it is being shipped from New York by boat!
Did some yoga this morning...life feels wonderful!
I am going to ask my belove Raw Food Diet Coach for some cool raw recipes to share with you!
Talk to you soon
Valerie
Raw Food Diet - How to Sprout Grains
Sprouted grains are amazingly good for you!
The nutritional content of sprouted grains is as follows:
Vitamins A, B, C, D, E and KCalcium, Carbohydrates, Chlorophyll, Iron, Magnesium, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Potassium, ZincAll Amino AcidsTrace ElementsProtein: up to 35%!!!
No need to buy a fancy sprouter...as long as your grains are rinsed regularly, can breathe and are not sitting in a puddle of water (which can kill the crop) you will get (within 2 to 6 days) great, healthy and tasty grains.
Once sprouted, you can keep your grains in the fridge (well covered) for up to 4 weeks.
I use a simple coleander to sprout the lentils and soy beans I have eaten so far..and it works great! I rinse them mornings and evenings, make sure there is no water sitting at the bottom of the coleander and.....after 2 days, I start seeing the baby sprouts....after 3/4 days I can eat them....and if you have guests, prepare a fancy salad (salad mix, grated carrots, sun dried tomatoes, black olives) on a plate which you can sprinkle with sprouted grains......looks like in a restaurant.
Enjoy!
Valerie
www.MyPrivateCoach.com
The nutritional content of sprouted grains is as follows:
Vitamins A, B, C, D, E and KCalcium, Carbohydrates, Chlorophyll, Iron, Magnesium, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Potassium, ZincAll Amino AcidsTrace ElementsProtein: up to 35%!!!
No need to buy a fancy sprouter...as long as your grains are rinsed regularly, can breathe and are not sitting in a puddle of water (which can kill the crop) you will get (within 2 to 6 days) great, healthy and tasty grains.
Once sprouted, you can keep your grains in the fridge (well covered) for up to 4 weeks.
I use a simple coleander to sprout the lentils and soy beans I have eaten so far..and it works great! I rinse them mornings and evenings, make sure there is no water sitting at the bottom of the coleander and.....after 2 days, I start seeing the baby sprouts....after 3/4 days I can eat them....and if you have guests, prepare a fancy salad (salad mix, grated carrots, sun dried tomatoes, black olives) on a plate which you can sprinkle with sprouted grains......looks like in a restaurant.
Enjoy!
Valerie
www.MyPrivateCoach.com
Sunday, October 24, 2004
Day 8 - You don't want to know...
Hello
Not that much raw food today...I expect to be back on track tomorrow....I hope that this non-raw day did not ruin my great looking skin!
Tomorrow is the weekly weigh-in...will share with you the results!
Have a great week wherever you are in the world!
Warmest regards from your raw food diet diva
Valerie
www.MyPrivateCoach.com
Not that much raw food today...I expect to be back on track tomorrow....I hope that this non-raw day did not ruin my great looking skin!
Tomorrow is the weekly weigh-in...will share with you the results!
Have a great week wherever you are in the world!
Warmest regards from your raw food diet diva
Valerie
www.MyPrivateCoach.com
