Today I ate;

1.5 liters of water

Jicima raw sushi with wasabi dressing (<--from Freefoods, it was so good!)

Chopped cucumbers & tomatoes on a bed of sprouts with tahini dressing

Sesame seed cookies for dessert

*Sesame Seed Cookies Recipe* 

Use 1 cup of ground sesame seeds or dry (not oily) tahini butter, 1 tablespoon of raw honey and a few squirts of lemon juice for the dough. Shape it into cookies, then sprinkle and push in a few raisins on top. Don't skip the raisins! They make it great and add color.)

Question for AimeeLovesYou

When you are making your sauces, do you use a vitamix or food processor, or something else all together? I find that neither is very conducive to making small portions of any kinds of dressings, etc, so I was curious to know what you do...Thanks! -Lisa

It depends. If I want to make a single serving of a raw nutty dessert or an avocado cacao pudding, I do it in my coffee grinder. I had it for years and it runs smooth and washes great. If I want to make about 2 cups (anything less than that won't blend) of salad dressing I use my Vitamix blender. The trick is to put fresh tomato or citrus juice first, then chopped cucumber, tomatoes or whatever water rich foods you choose, (I don't usually use plain water in my dressings), then the rest of the ingredients on top. If you put bulky stuff first it doesn't blend, if you put only a little liquid and nothing else, it just splashes around inside. You have to put both, and make sure it's in the right order. I have a mini food processor that I sometimes make salsa in, but I rarely use it. If I want to make a very small serving of a veggie soup or fruit smoothie I use a personal blender. You can also make salad dressings in there. I hope this helps. -Xo!

Today I ate;

2.5 liters of water

Lots of pink grapefruit

20 ounces of carrot-kale juice

Chopped plum tomatoes and cucumbers with a lemon-garlic-tahini sauce

Sesame seed dessert (dry ground sesame seeds with lemon & raw honey)

= 1775 total calories

Today I ate;

2 liters of water

Grapefruits

Lunch at Bonobo's 

(I have no idea what the calories are for today. Almost all of the calories for the day are from Bonobo's Restaurant. I ate WAY TOO MUCH!! It was all good stuff and LOADED with mesclun greens, but too much, and too many ingredients. Very tasty though.)

Today I ate;

2.5 liters of water

Grapefruits

Tomato and cucumber slices

dipped in a rich basil-pine nut sauce

Two cacao treats at FreeFoods (<--Super good!)

(Not sure of total calories for the day. Without the cacao treats it would be 1150. I'm sure the cacao treats have a TON of coconut or nut fat and are high calorie. So maybe the day is 2000+ calories?)

Today I ate;

2 liters of water

The juice of 8 oranges

Lots of grapefruit

Green leaf salad with tomato/arugula/avocado

and a cucumber-olive-carrot dressing

= 1640 total calories

Today, Yesterday and the Day Before I ate;

Thursday~

1.5 liters of water

Lots of fresh citrus juice

Fresh corn and spinach salad with a cilantro dressing

Several Raw Organic Food Bars

Friday~

2.5 liters of water

Fresh beet and spinach juice

Fresh cucumber and parsley juice

Fresh carrot and spinach juice

Diced tomato, cilantro and zucchini wrapped in soaked kelp

Guacamole with endive leaves (<--used like chips)

Saturday~

2 liters of water

Lots of prune juice

Mixed veggie salads from Bonobo's Restaurant

Large green salad with ginger-garlic dressing from Bonobo's Restaurant

Today I ate;

Lots of citrus (whole grapefruits and blended oranges)

Chopped cucumber/purple olive/avocado/heirloom tomato

over a bowl full of mixed herbs and baby lettuces

= 2000 calories

Today I ate;

2.5 liters of water

Organic Navel oranges

Lots of purple olives & heirloom tomatoes

Mesclun greens with tomato & avocado

= 1480 total calories

Today I ate;

2 liters of water

Grapefruits

Bananas

Cucumber noodles in pesto sauce  (<-- this was really good!)

with chopped avo/radish/tomato on a bed of mesclun greens

= 2135 total calories

Today I ate;

2 liters of water

Chopped salad (cucumber/tomato/avocado/purple olive)

Plain heirloom lettuce salad with spirulina-tahini dressing 

Lots of lemonade (-just organic lemon juice and water)

Cup of coffee with soy milk (<-- Yes, I know, this is very unusual for me. I spent a few hours in a cafe today. Everyone else was drinking it so I gave into the fun. At first it tasted really good, I was loving it! Then I noticed that I was feeling 'edgy'. I also noticed that my breathing changed. I was breathing more shallow, taking smaller breaths and not exhaling fully. It was definitely stressful feelings from the caffeine.  I was reminded of why I can't drink it too much. I love the taste, but I don't love the side effects.)

= 1600 total calories

Today I ate;

2 liters of water

Banana-celery smoothie

Navel oranges

Pink grapefruits

Heirloom lettuce with tahini dressing and olives

= 1800 total calories

Today I ate;

2 liters of water

Lots of orange juice

Banana-celery smoothie

Pink grapefruits

Heirloom lettuce wraps 

with avo/scallion/tomatoes/purple olives inside

Organic medjool dates

= 2365 total calories

Today I ate;

2 liters of water

Banana-beet top smoothie

Banana-kale smoothie

Heirloom lettuce, minced purple olives and cherry tomatoes

with mashed avocado, lemon juice and chopped scallions

Organic medjool dates

= 1960 total calories

Today I ate;

2 liters of water

Banana-celery smoothie

Banana-beet top smoothie* (<-- looks and tastes like a chocolate shake!)

Shredded summer squash with cherry tomatoes, avocado and minced purple olives

on a bed of arugula with  strained tomato sauce on top

= 1365 total calories

* Green Smoothie Recipe: Banana & Beet tops*

This green smoothie is not green. It is the color of chocolate milk, a beautiful red-ish brown. I used a little filtered water, three bananas, and about 6 or more beet leaves including the stalks. I did not use the beet, only it's greens. If you want it thick, put the bananas in the blender first and don't use water. If you like it cold you can make it with ice.

Today I ate;

2 liters of water

Green smoothie (banana-celery)

Organic Navel oranges

Organic Medjool dates

Organic arugula salad with tahini dressing

= 1700 total calories

Today I ate;

2 liters of water

Green smoothie #1 (banana and radish greens)

Green smoothie #2 (banana and celery)

Ripe plantains

Turkish figs

Shredded purple cabbage and arugula marinated in tomato sauce

with chopped summer squash, scallions and avocado on top

= 2235 total calories

Today I ate;

2 liters of water

The juice of two grapefruits

One ripe plantain and one navel orange

Green smoothie (banana/celery/radish greens)

Medjool dates

Shredded purple cabbage that was soaked

in a celery-beet-tomato sauce over night

= 1915 total calories

Today I ate;

1.5 liters of water

Banana-celery smoothie

Ripe plantain

Shredded purple cabbage & green leaf lettuce with sliced avocado 

rolled in nori sheets with a beet-celery-tomato dressing 

Medjool dates

= 1920 total calories

Today I ate;

2 liters of water

The juice of three grapefruits

Organic oranges

Ripe plantains (<--So good!)

Shredded red cabbage/green leaf lettuce/summer squash

with an organic beet-strained tomato-fresh basil sauce

= 1550 total calories

Today I ate;

1.5 liters of water

Organic banana-basil smoothie

Organic banana-celery smoothie

Deglet dates

Red radish/cucumber/tomato/fresh basil/ red leaf lettuce salad

with avocado and organic olives & a beet-celery dressing on top

= 2470 total calories

Today I ate;

1 liter of water

Organic banana-fresh basil smoothie

Mixed salads (by the pound) at FreeFoods

Japanese salad with radish, avocado and endive

with a tahini-dill dressing on the side at Souen

= Calories? I'm not sure since two of my meals were at restaurants.

Today I ate;

2 liters of water

The juice of three grapefruits

Organic fresh basil and banana smoothie (<--So Good!)

Chopped cucumber/tomato/purple olive/red radish salad

Shredded red leaf lettuce/tomato/avocado/red radish salad

with a beet-carrot-cilantro dressing on top

= 2135 total calories

Today and Yesterday I ate;

Sunday~

1.5 liters of water

Beet-romaine lettuce juice

Deglet dates

Red leaf lettuce with chopped tomatoes, avocado, cucumbers

and a beet juice/fresh cilantro/tahini dressing 

= 1900 calories

Monday~

1.5 liters of water

Medjool dates

Red leaf lettuce with chopped tomato, avocado, cucumber

and a beet juice/fresh cilantro/tahini dressing

= 1960 calories

Today I ate;

1.5 liter of water

Organic carrot & beet top juice

Lots of pears

Red leaf lettuce/carrot/avocado salad

Red leaf lettuce/tomato/basil salad

= 1830 calories

Today I ate;

1.5 liters of water

Veg juice (beet top greens and carrot)

Green smoothies (lots of banana and beet top greens)

Red Bartlett pears

= 2090 calories

Today I ate;

2.5 liters of water

Grapefruit juice (6 grapefruits)

Banana-celery smoothie (6 bananas and 2 celery stalks)

Banana-heirloom lettuce smoothie (6 bananas and lettuce)

Banana-celery smoothie (4 bananas and heirloom lettuce)

Pears (4 small Red Bartlett)

= 2200 total calories

(I exercised too! I'm back to exercising daily again. My back is feeling better and it's great news. I am really excited about it. Also, the weather is getting better and spring is here, so I look forward to working out outdoors. But, I just wanted to say, ..I think I am going to list calories or nutrients daily with the day's meals instead of exercise. I think it would help me, and maybe you, get an idea of the numbers in a raw food diet. For example; you really can't get sufficient calories unless you eat sweet fruit or fat. Non-sweet fruits, medium sweet fruits and greens really don't add up to much. They have lots of good stuff, but they are really low calorie. Balancing them with sweet fruits or fats gives your total calories a big boost. As the days pass this year you will see how it all breaks down and adds up on this blog.)

Today and Yesterday I ate;

I had the pleasure of eating at great raw restaurants two days in a row!

Tuesday~

2 liters of water

Pears

Dinner at Freefoods (I went with a friend. We grabbed a little of everything raw vegan on the menu and shared it. Everything we tried was delicious.  That night at her place, I also had raw purple cabbage leaves with a purple olive pate inside. What a perfect combo! I must have that again. It was so simple and so tasty.)

Wednesday~

2.5 liters of water

Carrot juice

Beet juice

Dinner at Bonobo's (I had a sampler platter of their assorted raw vegetable salads and a green leaf salad with raw walnut pate on top. Their nut pates are excellent!)