I've been wanting to do a post for the last week now but time has been my worst enemy! Ive gone off on a tangent from my study specifically with the intention of writing a quick entry on what I would call the most dedicated healthy diet on the planet. The EPIC RAW VEGAN DIET and how you can incorporate some of the benefits in your daily routine.
I count calories epically, however, not so much for the weight maintenance, rather to check the ratio of fat/protein/carbs, nutrients/vitamins/minerals etc. I started noticing I was never fully achieving my iron requirements. I wanted to up the anti and the best motivation for me to do it was to start taking on some raw recipes. In a nutshell; by cooking food the nutrients get removed and it chemically changes the composition, therefore eating raw = maximum nutritional value. Unfortunately completely adapting to this diet is overwhelming for me, also I'm pretty sure both my partner and my blender (which has one foot it the grave) couldn't cope. Instead I've just started making green smoothies every morning!
Just a quick note; for ingredients: Most green grocers will stock kale, however, it's becoming pretty popular. If you live in Brisbane I recommend going to the Jan Powers Markets, every 2nd Saturday at the Powerhouse! There is a lovely lady there who has an entire stall dedicated to leafy greens for dirt (PUN) cheap! I think I spent about $35 for this much!
At first I was very cautious at what I should put in my smoothies, mainly because I didn't want to drink half a litre of grated parsley or something the colour of raw sewage. After playing around for a few days Ive gotten into my own inventive rhythm. Here is my take on an easy yummy green smoothie
Kale Pear Parsley Banana Green Smoothie
serves: two (or one if you're greedy like me)
1 x Large Banana
1 1/2 cups of Kale leaves
1/3 cup of parsley
1/2 a pear
1/3 cup of water
1/3 cup orange juice
1/4 cup light coconut milk
Blend the crap out of it for about 2-5 minutes, depending on how awesome your blender is and then serve :D
Would love to hear your thoughts and prepare for another smoothie recipe later this week!
Peace, Kaitling
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