Simple detoxifying dinner

the goal: to detox off of my CSD slip last night (read: lots of white flour, lots of sugar, even some soda...AND I missed my green juice today!)

I'm not entirely hungry but I must eat before the nighttime sweets craving kicks in...

In the bowl:

5 kale leaves, thinly sliced crosswise and massaged till dark green

walnuts and pecans

olive oil and a pinch of salt

In the cup:

hot water, just off boiling

a spoonful of miso

a squirt of Bragg's liquid aminos

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A helluva vegan day

mouth-watering portobello steaks w/plain spaghetti squash

I.

I want to rescind my previous statements about not having "more" energy on the Crazy Sexy Diet. I do have more energy, it just took some time in the CSD groove to get it.  The important thing, though, was that I didn't have less energy--even without coffee. (Read: BIG deal).

II.

I want to brag about my average day of eating.  The above is spaghetti squash (plain, just baked) with seasoned portobello mushrooms.  They were so good! The rest of the spaghetti squash is on reserve for Aimee's Asian Spaghetti Squash Salad.

III.

Now I was just thinking during my post-yoga shower, I have eaten a lot of vegetables today! Probably 90% even if some of them weren't raw.  While that used to be a big accomplishment, it's just part of my routine on the Crazy Sexy Diet (why can't that diet have a less flamboyant name so I don't have to feel ridiculous every time I say/type/hear it?).

---warning, it gets pretty boring here unless you are my future self reading this blog for inspiration on how to get back on the healthy bandwagon---

Breakfast:
Green Juice (cucumber, kale, green apple)
Oatmeal w/walnuts, raspberries and blueberries, chia seeds
Two or three cups of Teechino, French Roast (caffeine-free yummy coffee alternative)

Lunch:
Sprouted wheat tortilla rollup w/romaine, tomatoes, avocado, and two leftover veggie burgers made of black beans, spinach, sunflower seeds, gluten-free flower, carmelized onions, and some spices)
A handful of supplements

Dinner:
Salad (1/3 head radicchio, 2 large romaine leaves, 2 kale leaves, 1/4 tomato, 1/4 yellow bell pepper, 3 radishes, 1/6 of a red beat, flowers from 1 small stalk of broccoli) topped w/dressing (tahini, juice from one orange, mustard, nutritional yeast, honey and a dash of maple (weird right?), salt and pepper, raw apple cider vinegar, 1 avocado)
1/2 spaghetti squash w/sauteed portobellos

Proportions (not servings, but just by thing consumed)
Raw veggies: 13
Cooked veggies: 4
Fruits: 4 (weird, just realized I haven't had a banana today)
Grains/seeds: 4
Nuts/beans: 3

Yummy Salad

Okay, this is not the actual salad because I scarfed it down before taking a picture, but I will share this because it's as colorful as my salad (almost):

Artist: a very confident 4-year-old

My salad today:

1/4 head radicchio cut into bite sized pieces

1 avocado

handful of cherry tomatoes, halved

a few broccoli florets chopped small (save the stem for juicing!)

a few radishes, sliced

handful of baby arugula

Topped with:

balsamic

hazelnut oil

small piece of ginger

a tablespoon of hemp seeds

a squirt of agave

Processed until emusified

I had to share this so I could also remember it for future reference.  The sweet agave in the dressing cut the bitterness of the radicchio and radish and the sourness of the cherry tomatoes, making all of the flavors blend beautifully.  Eating so much salad lately on the Crazy Sexy Diet, I get sick of the same old salad and I like to change it up.

I followed that up with some sprouted bean trio from Costco (comes dried in a big bag) cooked w/carrots and peppers, on top of some quinoa.

The Holes

Vegan Raw-ish Donut Holes

Made 'em (I said I would yesterday!). However, these aren't the pumpkin ones I promised yesterday.  This is an adaptation of several recipes from several sources based on what I had on hand.  I didn't measure anything but here's the rundown:

1. Soak a cup (or so?) of almonds and after a few hours, take the wrappers off (the brown skin).
2. Drain really well and dry a bit with a towel
3. Place in a food processor.
4. Into the processor, add chia seeds (oh, 1/4 cup?)
5. Add a drizzle of vanilla or bean
6. Add a dash or so of cinnamon
7. Add a drizzle of maple syrup, agave, or stevia (I cheated and used maple syrup, about 1/8 cup?, but they were a tad sweet for my sensitive pallet). To make them truly raw you could use soaked dates but I get sick of date flavored raw sweets.
8. Add the tiniest pinch of salt that you've ever seen.
9. Process, scrape, process, scrape, process, scrape
10. Scoop them with a cookie dough scoop or by hand. Freeze if desired.

Like any raw dessert, it is nothing close to the real thing and no these should probably not be called donut holes.  However, I think I would rather have these than donut holes! And that's coming from a donut addict!

The Gross Version

AND get this. I spent $8 (gads!) on "raw" "live" "blah blah blah" cookies from Whole Foods today and they are gross! I believe the ingredients are cashews, almonds, honey, and chai spice (sounds great, right?) and they were disgusting! I'm making my own darn sweets from now on.

I Do Like The Raw Desserts, But...

That said, I'm going to try not to get too into the dessert stuff because that is just a slippery slope for this addict.  I feel great on the Crazy Sexy Diet. Why change anything?  With the holidays around the corner, I really need to practice just steering clear.

Donut Holes and Inner Peace

Zucchini, carrot, bell pepper, micro greens, and spinach salad with Asian Dressing.

So I'm catching up on the blog reader, and I see some awesome looking donuts, which are my biggest temptation in life.  I've been known to eat three Whole Foods vegan donuts in one sitting.

Being on this new "diet" and all, sugar is out!  Having complete faith in the infinite powers of Google, I searched for "raw pumpkin pie donuts".  I think I'll try these.

Another thing I've noticed since doing yoga/eating mostly raw/eating huge amounts of veggies/juicing is that I am so much more psychologically and spiritually balanced.  I have a lot of little OCD triggers like washing my hands after I do anything (I live in a preschool--there are germs everywhere!).  I also have a lot of fears and anxieties about making decisions and things like that. Well, eating better and doing exercise has drastically mellowed those little disorders.  My overall stress level has gone down and I wonder if it's because of all of the great nutrients and chemically things in veggies that soothe the soul.