Challenge Week 2 Days 10 and 11

Saturday morning I had so much going on that I did not get a chance visit the Farmer’s Market. Before I headed out the door at 6:30 in the morning, I made a 32 oz Green Smoothie with Hemp seeds, Spinach, ginger and Green Apple and a 24 oz Fruit Smoothie with the rest of the peaches, banana, and strawberries I had left over from the week. Since I was too late to go to the Farmer’s Market, I went to Whole Foods where I spent $5.02 on kelp Noodles, 1 Banana, 2 plums, wheat berries, zucchini and buckwheat groats. My next stop was Sprouts for medjool dates, nectarines, peaches and pecans for $5.38. My last stop was Fry’s where I purchased green onions, butter lettuce, 2 bags Dole salads, 2 packages Strawberries, bananas, rice paper, bunch of carrots and 1 small bag of 'slaw' mix for $11.17.

My total for Fry's was low because I had coupons for the produce department and for the dole salads that were already on sale for $1. I ended up spending .25 for each bag. I received $5.00 off the produce section. My non organic items are: nectarines, green onions, pecans, and peaches. My total so far is $22.15. Last week I was under budget by $2.87 which makes this weeks budget $37.47. So far I have $15.32 left for the week of July 11- 17.


My smoothies lasted throughout the day. Later Saturday evening I ate the slaw mix with hemp seeds and an asian inspired dressing consisting of, sesame oil, lime juice, 1 chili, and spices. 

Sunday, was a juice/smoothie and prep day. After church this morning, I went to the grocery store for oranges. I purchased 9 for $3.03. Now I have $12.29 left. I prepared Walnut Hemp Crackers from a great book, Raw Food Real World. Next, I chopped and sliced my veggies for easy access and made a big bowl of salad for the next few days. Finally, I place my wheat berries, sesame seeds, almonds and sunflower seeds in a bowl to soak in preparation for Almond/Sesame Seed Milk, sesame seed pate and rejuvelac for making cashew cheese (from the left over cashews last week.)

Challenge Week 2 Day 9

Friday was another busy hot day. During the summer in AZ I just don't feel like spending much time in the kitchen. Take a look at Friday's meals.

Green Chocolate Protein Shake:

few spinach leaves
cacao powder
bananas
hemp seeds
dates
vanilla extract

Nectarine and Trail Mix

cashews

sunflower seeds

dried cranberries

Marinated Kale and Spinach w/ Ranch:
kale

spinach
cucumber
red onion
radishes
avocado
sprouts

 

Chocolate Almond Banana Ice Cream Sunday:

2 bananas
cashews
almond butter

almond/caramel sauce

cacao nibs

cacao powder

lucuma powder

honey

What are your staple summer meals?

Challenge Week 2 Day 8

Yesterday was a busy day form me. After my morning ritual, I made an extra large Peach Cobbler in a Glass for breakfast and packed my lunch and some snacks for the day. *Actually, the previous night I frozen some of the peach cobbler mix into popsicles. Thursday morning I took 3 and blended it with water.* I walked out the door to my car and drove half way to my destination just to realize I forgot my lunch. 

After meeting with a couple of my clients I had a meeting with my Bible group. One of the members brought her mother and the other was out of town so, it was just the three of us.


After our discussion the other member's mom offered to buy us fruit bowls as a treat. That was so nice of her! We talked for about an hour or so while enjoying the sunshine outside Paradise Bakery.

Fruit Bowl:Blueberries, Strawberries, HoneyDew, Cantaloupe, 
Pineapple, Grapes 

We concluded around 1pm or so. I began to get hungry and realized I keep a stash of trail mix in my car for such occasions. I also had a nectarine in my bag. What luck! 

I headed over to Barnes and Noble for my next meeting. I arrived early and took that time to enjoy my trail mix and fruit while working on my laptop. 
Trail Mix: Sunflower Seeds, Cashews, Dried Cranberries 


Finally, I made it home a little early and decided to have some grapes and the other half of my "pasta" and marinara sauce from the night before. Overall, I think I did pretty good today.

How do you stay Raw when the unexpected occurs?