This morning I was ready to whip out my young coconut meat. Although that might be misconstrued as something inappropriate for those under 18, really it’s just me getting the scraped out guts of my young coconut from yesterday out of the refrigerator. Sorry to burst your dirty mind bubble.
I first learned about the wonder of young coconuts from The Raw Food Detox Diet.
I found the instructions for my food dehydrator online and got to work this morning.
As instructed, I soaked sliced bananas in lemon juice for a few minutes before placing them on the tray.
Two trays of these guys.
Sliced up and cored a red delicious apple, soaked in lemon juice and onto the tray they went.
And a kiwi tray. Peeled, but not soaked.
All that fruit slicing – call me crazy – I went ahead ate a hydrated kiwi with reckless abandon. I’m a wild woman.
The kids were with Aunt Ellen today, so the only pics I took were of food. I think I’ll spice this post up with some oldies but goodies.
Pears.
Ava, age two, with a pair of pretzels boobs.
A bowl of shriveled stuff.
Maxine, shriveled.
A banana spinach smoothie, with a little too much spinach. Even for me.
Ava and too much green finger paint. Even for me.
After my morning meals wore off, I made my everything-but-the-kitchen-sink salad.
Inspiration for today’s lunch came from a handful of sources.
A few weeks ago, Gena from Choosing Raw posted about using Dulse, a seaweed that is supposed to be reminiscent of bacon. It can be a great way to make a raw/vegetarian BLT. Heather mentioned it in comment yesterday too and it reminded me I had a package of it in my cupboard.
I looked for this at a couple of health food stores to no avail. Since it’s seaweed and therefore a plant, I was expecting to find it in produce. I finally asked and they directed me to the fish food sushi section.
I set out for a hot, humid, sunny, ass sweaty run shortly after 12:00. Someone cuff me in the head and remind me why heading out for a run smack dab in the middle of a hot summer day is not the brightest idea I’ve ever had.
It was HOT! And HUMID! And did I mention I was sweaty?
I couldn’t decide how far I was going to go. I knew I wanted today to be a longer run though. I thought about 8 miles. I thought about stopping at the house after 7 for a drink and a little fuel and going out for 3 more. But once I got back after 7 miles that was it. I was done. I ran a comfortable pace and it took me an hour exactly.
It rained all morning, we played in the rain anyway because ______.
a. we can
b. we felt too dry
c. it was an easy way to wash their coats
We made plans to beat the rainy day blahs and meet up with some friends after _______.
a. hell froze over
b. I made a curried chick pea sandwich on toasted Ezekiel bread with a zucchini and spinach salad on the side for lunch
c. they completed an obstacle course
My fruit and juice breakfast wore off by about 10:30, so I made a bowl of banana and chocolate oatbran before we headed out on today’s adventure.
Cooked on the stove with water and chocolate almond milk and cocoa powder. Topped with sliced banana, almond butter and coconut.
I threw a bunch of food into our lunch bag and off we went to meet some friends at the beach.
We played in the water.
We played in the sand.
I’m pretty sure taking a break for lunch was my idea.
15 miles? Done! Phew.
Shawn, one of Zak’s college buddies up front in the red there, is my running partner. He’s training for a triathlon and we’re debating on doing the Rochester Marathon together, but his tri is a week after the marathon and he’s trying to convince me to do the Corning Wineglass Marathon with that’s a few weeks later but is about an hour and a half away from home. I can’t decide!
Our first leg was just shy of 9 miles and we came back to refuel and rehydrate.
I’ve sat at my desk today all today like the old days when I had a “real job”.
I broke for lunch and ate at my desk. When we’re child free here, not a single second can be wasted.
A giant salad made up of just about every vegetable in my fridge. Red leaf, green leaf, boston bibb, carrots, raw corn cut off the cob (have you tried this yet?? SO sweet and juicy – GET ON IT!), tomato, green pepper tossed in homemade Italian. And some Green and Black dark chocolate that I took a bite out of before I snapped the pic.
After my physics review this morning, I ate my chocolate breakfast cookie in my underwear whilst running around the house like a mad woman trying to get kids dressed, lunches packed and get us out the door on time to meet my girlfriend Sharon and her gang.
That’s quite a picture I just painted. And one long sentence too.
We made it to the zoo dressed and only 5 minutes late!
We checked out our rhino pal friends.
Watched a bird show.
Yes Maxine, do you have a question?
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