donna tries a bite

I'm gonna try this raw thing. I can't seem to keep the weight off anymore. I have known about raw for years. I figured, there's NO WAY. I love food too much. Trying new restaurants, trying new foods of different cultures. But I think I can do 90% raw. 95%. 99% for a while. Years ago I purchased a book by Dr. Graham? No spices anywhere. Lemon juice as dressing. or blended cashews. It was drab. The book was put away.

I try to add more raw foods to my diet. I blend some raw soups together in my beloved vitamix and try to have some soup everyday. I also blend raw veggies into my normal sauces and dressings and add spinach and/or celery to my smoothies. It seemed to stop the weight gain. But I am not losing much.

I am impressed with my new raw cook books. Amazing wonderful recipes. And so, I attempt a one month journey of high raw. I am gonna track this so I can keep track of what the hell I am eating and doing. And how do I blend this with my happy hours and trying new restaurants? Where there's a will, there's way.


I started my day with grapes and a banana. I decided to eat my coconut milk yogurt to get rid of it. It was acutally really good and I love coconut for its taste and its amazing health properties.


This morning I pulled out my Sunned Pattys from the oven (Elysa Markowitz's Warming up to Living Foods). They turned out better than expected. I had to use the oven since I ventured out to buy a dehyrator but Walmart, Target, and Bed,Bath&Beyond didn't have one!! So used the oven on the Warm setting. I put them into the last of my Brown Rice Tortillas (Trader Joe's) with avocado, organic honey mustard, and greens.

Also had leftover Gazpacho from Ani's Raw Food Kitchen. It asked for a heck of a lot of oil, but since I figure i'm trying to lose fast, I only used a couple tablespoons and it still tastes great. Such a pretty shade of orange. Must say, the people at work said my lunch looked really good. No room for the salad I brought. I'll have that tomorrow.

For dinner I placed my Sunned Pattys on a portabella mushroom with guacamole, and tomatoes. I made the Tomato Dressing that I found on Sunny Raw Kitchen. I didn't have paprika so I used cajun seasoning instead.
Very light and summery. Also some cabbage with lemon and almond dressing.


And that completes a day of 99% raw.