Monday Munch : Raw till Lunch

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After much deliberation on a name, I am excited to have a weekly platform where I will share my quest for a more naturally healthy diet. This will be a recurring feature every Monday where I will share my latest research on nutrition, superfoods I have tried and supplements I am taking as well as recipes and the like.

I have been dabbling with a raw food diet for a while, but suffer terribly with cravings and so have not managed to eat high raw just yet. But, I have decided to be a bit easier on myself and take it slow. For now, I have committed to eating raw till lunch. I will then eventually commit to eating raw till lunch plus a 50% raw lunch and so on.

I don't think I will ever undertake to eat a 100% raw diet, however I would like to one day get to a 75% raw diet.

I am a vegetarian, and currently eat seafood (which I love and wont be giving up any time soon), a tiny amount of dairy and the occasional egg. I further commit to a vegan diet till lunch.

Hopefully reporting back to you every Monday will keep me in line :)

Back to my constant battle with cravings... I have been diagnosed with Candida overgrowth, I also suffer hyperglycaemia both of which contribute to a constant craving and weakness for sugar. The morning are also when my metabolism is at its fastest meaning I am constantly hungry until it slows down after lunch.

So, this is what my morning will look like:


Green Juice on waking, Jesse shares this with me - he thoroughly enjoys it and loves to drink it through a straw.  Find my favourite green juice recipe here.

Via pinterest from Healthy Happy Life

A fruit smoothie - here is a recipe for my favourite at the moment:

• A frozen banana or two, depending on their size
• A fresh date - which helps bate the sugar cravings
• A teaspoon of cinnamon - a powerful antioxidant
• Dessicated coconut / fresh coconut or a bit of coconut milk
• Filtered water

I blend all this up with a stick blender (I am currently coveting a Vita-mix) and enjoy.

Via pinterest from Natural Noshing

My metabolism is most active in the morning, so I am usually hungry again within an hour of drinking the smoothie. I then chop up some fruit and share this with Jesse. If I feel hungry again before lunch I eat a few raw nuts, usually almonds as these contain high levels of calcium.

I am also going to use this space to share recipe's that I have made and enjoyed. I recently came across this recipe for a Polenta and Aubergine Casserole from Mindful Momma which both myself and my husband thoroughly enjoyed and I would definitely make again.

Are any of you trying to eat healthier? What changes have you made to your diet? 

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