Another 75% raw week, raw cookbook in tow.

So, the last time we tried our 75% raw week it was about 50%, Joey was off work for vaca and it was our anniv and I was having fun cooking, so, meh. :(

Before we get into that though, just want to provide these links:

www.meatout.org

and <here> is my blog post on the subject.

Now back to your regularly scheduled blog posting...

But, this week we've decided to do it again. We both need a jumpstart to our weight loss. I only lost 1 lb last week, which is fine, it's not a gain, but it's not on target either.

I know some of it is my stomach issues. (Was recently diagnosed with ibs-c, the doc thinks the gluten intolerance was masking it.) I know the raw will help with my stomach as well.

I think I need to be a bit more structured to keep me on track with the raw thing, I may be posting a daily raw journey on here for what I plan to eat to keep me on track. I know it helps. I also got this raw uncookbook. There seems to be way too much fat in it, even if it's 'healthy' fat (from nuts and oils.) To eat this stuff when I'm NOT doing raw. But when I do mostly raw, I dont' get much fat or protein so I think on the raw weeks it will be fine, that and I'm going to cut the oils and nuts in half anyhow. Her servings are large, so instead of cooking the 4 the recipe is for, I'll cook 1 and split it between Joey and I.

Last night I made this baja cheeze nut meat taco from the book:

REVIEW:

It was pretty good. I give it 3.5 stars, the 'cheeze' was just 'okay' but the nut meat filling and salsa were fabulous. I'd like ot try it with a different type of 'shell' like green leaf as opposed to cabbage, though the cabbage was pretty good. :)

We each had two (which was more like one serving between us both). I didn't think it would be very filling, it doesn't look like much, but it seems to be just the right ratio of macronutrients. (carb to fat to protein to fiber ratio) because we were both full off just the two! The corn salsa on top was amazing. I added a bit of hot sauce too.

Today for breakfast I had a banana, a plum and a protein shake. For lunch I'm making some type of asian grilled tofu and rice dish with veggies and a sauce of my own making. (Hard to find gluten free asian sauces, anyone know of any other than tamari soy sauce?) I'm also going to make my own vegan spring rolls! I'm excited, found the wrappers at the asian grocer near my house. For dinner, back to raw with mushroom risotto with olive oil from ani's book, (Page 189). I"ll be sure to post pics and say how it turned out. Then, before bed another fruit snack.

Hoping to drop another 3 lbs this week. Seems to be the trend with our 75% raw weeks. After last week I need some momentum. :)

Cookbook giveaway! (Appetite for Reduction) Enter now!

This contest is for U.S residents only: Okay, so I have a few ideas for some giveaways that I'm planning on doing over the next few months. This is the first one, the next one I'll do once I hit 100 followers cuz it's a bigger prize and I'd like as many people as possible to be able to enter and spread the word. Contest Deadline: Starts now (April 12th) Ends before midnight (eastern time) April 22nd 2011 For now, I will be giving away a copy of my favorite cookbook, Appetite for Reduction , by Isa Chandra Moskowitz << Her website. The Prize: This book is amazing, a lot of non-vegans think that vegan cookbooks are all full of strange ingredients that are only available at health food stores, but that isn't the case with this book. It has simple recipes made with easy to find and prepare ingredients and nearly everything in the book is between 200-400 calories per serving, and the servings are a good size. I've made many fabulous dishes from this b

"Courage is the hallmark of a warrior"

Are you traveling this path alone, or with your significant other? Joey and I started on this path in earnest on October 19th 2010. He eventually went veggie, I went vegan and we've both become pretty health conscious. He's lost about 22 lbs, I've lost almost 70 now. (He doesn't have nearly as much to lose.) Exposure Therapy Joey has a fairly wide streak of social anxiety. He came with me to the gym the day I got my free 3 day pass earlier this week. He even came on the tour of the gym with me, which was panic inducing for him. I had butterflies, but he was shaking and miserable just sitting in the waiting area after the tour, and he was all alone. Today I asked him to sign up for the 3day pass. I know right now he doesn't have the time or the drive to get a membership, he just wouldn't use it enough for it to matter. But I wanted him to expose himself to the idea, I think exposure therapy is good for him, in many ways. I think it can help a lot of peop

"Nothing to say but Mmmmm" vegan alfredo

~*~*~This recipe is gluten free and vegan~*~*~ As are all my recipes Serves two. UPDATE: 3/17/2011 I have de-spiced this a bit and gave directions for a smaller serving of sauce. It seems I like my food spicier than most! ;) I've tried many vegan alfredo recipes I found online or in cookbooks and I never made one that i liked so much i made it twice. Always looking for something better. Tonight I messed around and created my own. My bf took one bite and he made.... The "O" face. Ha! He named this recipe when he said, "Nothing to say but Mmmm...". EDITED TO ADD: You will have LOTS of sauce left over, you can easily cut the sauce ingredients in half. Oops. What you need: Here it is, excuse my horrible handwriting. I tried. ;) Here is a pic of stuff I used: Directions: I made the alfredo sauce while the gluten free (bionatura is my fave brand), pasta cooked. I put 1 pack of mori nu lite silken tofu into the ninja ( my food processor above ), and

CindiMarch 20, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Hey Alicia! Thank you for participating in the Meatout bloggers' event! All I can say is... YOU GO GIRL! I too was doing mostly raw for a while and now am backing off a bit. But agree on keeping the fats down a little - good fat or not - too much is too much! The recipe you made sounds & looks pretty good! Keep moving forward and I look forward to more updates! Thanks again and cheers for all the animals! ~ Cindi
135by2012March 21, 2011 at 9:48 PM
I like that you used cabbage leaves as the shells. I have used lettuce before but not cabbage. Does the cabbage hold up better than the lettuce?
AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 10:22 PM
i really liked the tacos the way they were.
Beyond WillpowerMarch 22, 2011 at 5:01 AM
Yeah the cabbage held up better, I liked it cuz cabbage to me is a little sweet too. :)

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