Tangerines!

I got so much great food today- and the best part is that I got 12 tangerines for $2.30! Yum. I had 2 of them half an hour ago and they are really good and juicy. I like smaller tangerines/clementines better than big oranges b/c they're easier and faster to peel! I've been craving vit. C like a madwoman lately- orange juice, mangoes, peppers- so I'm really happy to have my stash of tangerines.

I haven't thought of cooked food in a while. I realized it today when I was picking up some cat litter at Target, and I passed a looong line of people waiting at the little pizza hut they have in the store. It kind of took me by surprise, like, why would they eat that stuff? Funny though, b/c when I was home over Thanksgiving I was craving pizza! I haven't had pizza in a good year and a half though since I've been vegan for a while now. It just reminded me of how addictive cooked food is. I love eating predominantly produce- it makes grocery shopping really easy b/c i just hit the produce section, stock up and I'm done!

I haven't had any overt fats today, and I'm planning on a salad like last night's for dinner, followed by an apple and maybe a banana later tonight. Sweet fruits really seem to satisfy me, especially denser ones like bananas. I felt great all day, didn't experience any blood sugar swings, and never got really hungry. I also feel like I got such a variety of tastes today! People ask me how I don't feel limited on a raw diet, but the truth is I've never had more variety in my diet! I think when I was eating cooked vegan foods, sure, I ate tofu different ways, or different kinds of bread, or put different things in my oatmeal...but I still pretty much ate the same things all the time. Now, yeah, I eat mainly fruits and veggies...but each different kind of fruit & veggie has different nutrients & vitamins and minerals to offer, which can't really be said for different kinds of cooked carbs, or dairy products, or even meat. So really, I think I have more variety in my diet than ever! I am definitely satisfied, especially with all the fruit. I feel like a little monkey at work with my stash of bananas though...hehehe. But it makes sense... other primates don't eat steak and tofu and bread and wash it down with a glass of milk! They eat what I'm eating- tons of fruit and some greens. Oh and an occasional insect, like the spiders in my avocados ;) LOL.

Food!
-banana
-really delish smoothie w/ 2 bananas, almost a pint of strawberries, lots of frozen mango, frozen blueberries, & 1/2 c. OJ
-apple & 2 bananas
*ran 4 miles, then did some sit ups/bicycle crunches/pilates core moves*
-2 tangerines
-i'm about to make a big salad w/ lots of romaine, red & yellow peppers, carrots, cucs, tomatoes, cauliflower, sprouts & raw ACV
-apple & maybe a banana

With all of that food it comes to 1249 calories, 312 g. carbs/19 g. protein/8 g. fat or 88/6/6. I'm really happy with that macro breakdown! I probably could use more calories, but I'm letting my body tell me what it wants and when it wants it. This is within my normal calorie range for eating raw, which is 1100-1400 cals/day. I don't ever plan my food (unless I'm grabbing stuff for work, but I usually keep different fruits/veggies/hummus there to choose), but this is where I tend to be once I add everything up at night, so I guess it's sufficient! I'm pretty small anyway, 5'3 and maybe 110 pounds. I will admit though that I did seem to require a lot more calories on a cooked vegan diet!