Friday, June 10, 2011
Superfood Berry Smoothie!
So yesterday I completley fell off the "superfood diet" and ate nothing but bread, bread, cheesecake, bread, cheesecake, cheesecake, bread. Hey, nobody is perfect. Apparently my body was craving some CARBS!!!! So this morning I tried to get back into my healthy routine by mixing up one of the smoothies. Here are the ingredients again (a little different from last time).
In order from left to right: chopper (a house warming gift from my sistert Amanda), organic frozen blueberries, organic frozen rasberries, coconut chips, 3 raw cacao beans (any more than that and I'll feel sick), "Brown cow" organic vanilla yogurt, Pom (pomegranate) juice, Naked Blue Machine juice, Acai superfood powder, chopped fresh organic strawberries! Red cutting board (gift from the mom) and chopper/scraper for lifting small crumbs (gift to myself from Ross).
Now I feel better! ~~A~~
Shugy-bear's Birthday! AKA Phil's Birthday!
On Phil's birthday I found out I was selected to be a contestant in a game show from 12pm-9pm so I had to squeeze as much fun as possible in before and after! (And please, don't ask about the results of the game show) I made him a large breakfast that consisted of 3 different kinds of mini quiches (not homemade, from Trader Joe's), bacon for him, veggie sausage for me, eggs with cheese, pancakes (which I found out he doesn't like), toast, cherries, orange juice, and coffee! He opened his gifts during breakfast and most of the stuff I bought him didn't fit; looks like I'll be doing some returns this week. But one thing that did fit was our Magic Mountain tickets that we will be using next Monday, hooray!!! I am not sure who is more excited, him or me?
So, fast forward thru 9 hours of sitting in a boring "holding" room at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood, when I came back he wanted me to do the usual: "Get in the kitchy" (kitchen). So I obliged because it was his birthday. I made exactly what he requested: chicken tortellini (filled with pesto, spinach, and cheese) alfredo, salad, garlic bread, and red wine. Everything came out delisous!
Last but not least I made him his cheesecake. I had to beg him to let me light candles and sing to him but it made us both happy in the end.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET SHUGY BEAR PHIL!!!!! ~~A~~
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Superfood Frenzy
In the past I have actually been quite opposed to health foods including restaurants that specialize in the subject.
I recently watched the documentary Food Matters and it really meant a lot to me. If you have Netflix, it is an instant watch; if you don't please rent it anyways. As a general synopsis it exposes the reality behind how the foods we eat are more significant in our health (on the macro level) than most people realize. The foods and vitamins that we do or do not put in our body are directly related to the cause and treatment of cancer. After watching this movie I feel like there IS a cure for cancer but most doctors do not advocate these alternative ideas because they are not taught this in medical school and/or it is not bringing profits to pharmaceutical companies. I went to Whole Foods and bought some things that I will really have to make an effort towards keeping consistent in my diet. Some of the things I bought include: raw cacao beans, goji berries, organic acai juice, organic frozen blueberries, flax seed, organic milk and yogurt (unpasteurized)(only lasts for 7 days), prunes, coconut chips, wheatgrass juice, blueberry acai superfood cereal, acai powder mix, and lots of organic fruits and vegetables. Most importantly!!! I bought SUSHI!!! I have always hated sushi but after hearing about the cancer rates and life expectancy for the Asian countries I have decided that I must force myself to start eating sushi and drinking green tea.
If you are a normal person with normal desires in life it will be significantly hard to incorporate or completely change to eating only these superfoods. I am trying to take it slowly, one day at a time. I have become vegetarian and now I am slowly trying to add in these foods to my daily routine. I am also trying to drink 1-3 glasses of water (most likely 1) first thing in the morning before consuming anything else.
Today I started with one glass of water, then my usual coffee craving crept in so I had one gigantic cup with organic milk and splenda plus a Luna bar (I finally found the coconut one Larissa told me about!!!)! For lunch I had a smoothie made of organic acai juice, flax seed, organic blueberries, and organic yogurt. As a snack I had prunes. As a late afternoon snack I had 4 pieces of sushi. And for dinner (I splurged) and had spinach and chive alfredo pasta, garlic toast, salad, and white wine. See, I started off great, then I came back to planet earth. I ended the night with a happy balance: a few oreos and a cup of green tea : )
Next time one of my family members says to me, "Oh MY God Andrea you are soo skinny!!!" I hope they see that I am not starving myself but I am eating a healthy diet that will support me accomplishing my goal in life: living till I am 100. Who else is on board?! Sure it may not always be pleasant (the raw cacao beans almost made me puke; the goji berries stick in your teeth like taffy so you can't get the horrible dirt taste out of your mouth; the acai cereal is so heavy, only about a 1/4 a cup will suffice; prunes? really? need I say more; coconut chips, also mad me nauseous. Some of the other stuff I haven't even tried yet!
So if you are reading this, please feel free to commiserate, share, brag, question, or comment on this post. Hoping everyone can become healthy enough to live till they are 100. And while doing so, pray for world peace. Remember if we all think the same thing together, it will manifest!!!!!
Love,
Andrea
I recently watched the documentary Food Matters and it really meant a lot to me. If you have Netflix, it is an instant watch; if you don't please rent it anyways. As a general synopsis it exposes the reality behind how the foods we eat are more significant in our health (on the macro level) than most people realize. The foods and vitamins that we do or do not put in our body are directly related to the cause and treatment of cancer. After watching this movie I feel like there IS a cure for cancer but most doctors do not advocate these alternative ideas because they are not taught this in medical school and/or it is not bringing profits to pharmaceutical companies. I went to Whole Foods and bought some things that I will really have to make an effort towards keeping consistent in my diet. Some of the things I bought include: raw cacao beans, goji berries, organic acai juice, organic frozen blueberries, flax seed, organic milk and yogurt (unpasteurized)(only lasts for 7 days), prunes, coconut chips, wheatgrass juice, blueberry acai superfood cereal, acai powder mix, and lots of organic fruits and vegetables. Most importantly!!! I bought SUSHI!!! I have always hated sushi but after hearing about the cancer rates and life expectancy for the Asian countries I have decided that I must force myself to start eating sushi and drinking green tea.
If you are a normal person with normal desires in life it will be significantly hard to incorporate or completely change to eating only these superfoods. I am trying to take it slowly, one day at a time. I have become vegetarian and now I am slowly trying to add in these foods to my daily routine. I am also trying to drink 1-3 glasses of water (most likely 1) first thing in the morning before consuming anything else.
Today I started with one glass of water, then my usual coffee craving crept in so I had one gigantic cup with organic milk and splenda plus a Luna bar (I finally found the coconut one Larissa told me about!!!)! For lunch I had a smoothie made of organic acai juice, flax seed, organic blueberries, and organic yogurt. As a snack I had prunes. As a late afternoon snack I had 4 pieces of sushi. And for dinner (I splurged) and had spinach and chive alfredo pasta, garlic toast, salad, and white wine. See, I started off great, then I came back to planet earth. I ended the night with a happy balance: a few oreos and a cup of green tea : )
Next time one of my family members says to me, "Oh MY God Andrea you are soo skinny!!!" I hope they see that I am not starving myself but I am eating a healthy diet that will support me accomplishing my goal in life: living till I am 100. Who else is on board?! Sure it may not always be pleasant (the raw cacao beans almost made me puke; the goji berries stick in your teeth like taffy so you can't get the horrible dirt taste out of your mouth; the acai cereal is so heavy, only about a 1/4 a cup will suffice; prunes? really? need I say more; coconut chips, also mad me nauseous. Some of the other stuff I haven't even tried yet!
So if you are reading this, please feel free to commiserate, share, brag, question, or comment on this post. Hoping everyone can become healthy enough to live till they are 100. And while doing so, pray for world peace. Remember if we all think the same thing together, it will manifest!!!!!
Love,
Andrea
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