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Big thanks to everyone who commented on yesterdays post regarding my thoughts on The Kind Diet, vegetarianism and veganism, I really enjoyed reading each comment and feel that I learned a lot!

I think I need to do my home work on freedom food / organic meat and what I feel is the better option for my values. It was also interesting to hear about some peoples experiences and opinions on soy and Quorn products. I think my approach is going to be one of moderation and variety!

I was working late yesterday so here are yesterdays eats:

Butternut Smoothie in a bowl with muesli topping (after getting my butt kicked by Jillian doing the 30 Day Shred Levels 1 and 2)

Hummus, olives, seeded flatbread crackers, cucumber, carrot and a nectarine for lunch:

Afternoon snackage of apples and babybel light then my mango and brazil bar from Goodness Direct (very tasty – lots of honey flavour, chewy like a flapjack – yum!):

After my late meeting I had some un pictured miso soup followed by some berries topped with cottage cheese, cinnamon and maple syrup:

Today’s breakfast was Mornflake 5 fruit and nut muesli with some additional jumbo oats added, a chopped nectarine, and as it was so cold, some warmed up soy milk and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Try adding warm milk to cereal on cold mornings – this warmed me up a treat! Mid morning I snacked on some cashew butter with apple slices for dipping.

Lunch was a new recipe I wanted to try out:

Fresh Asian Salad (makes 1 large serving)

• 1 large carrot, half a cucumber and 1 diakon / mooli root made into ribbons using a veggie peeler
• 1/2 cup of frozen then defrosted soya beans.

Dressing:

• 1 tablespoon of toasted sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons of soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon of sweet chilli sauce
• 1 inch piece of finely grated ginger.

Mix together the veggie ribbons and pile on a plate, topping with the beans. Mix together the salad dressing ingredients (I put them all in a screw top jar and shake – also handy for taking the dressing to work so the veggies don’t go soggy) Pour the dressing over the veggies and serve immediately.

This was lush! It tasted amazing - the dressing worked exceptionally well, very sweet and earthy. This could also be beefed up with some soba noodles to make it even more filling. A great salad for getting in a good few portions of raw veggies too! I also had an orange.

Before heading to the gym I had an apple, blueberry and cinnamon protein muffin.

I’m on a mission to try and eat the baked goods I have stashed in the freezer – got to make way for new stuff!

At the gym I ran 5k on the treadmill doing some speed work then ran for about a mile at a slow pace to cool down (about 35 minutes and 4 miles in total). I finished off my workout with some abs exercises.

For dinner I had half a sweet potato to use up along with loads of veggies so I decided to throw together a yummy stew type dish. I started by frying an onion then adding the cooked sweet potato which I had chopped into cubes until it had browned slightly. I also added some chopped mushrooms. I then added hot veg stock, a tablespoon of tomato puree and a pinch of hot chilli powder. I also added some shredded savoy cabbage and kale then allowed to simmer for 5 minutes before adding about half a cup of spicy roasted chickpeas.

I served it with some roasted brussel sprouts for a perfect filling vegan meal :-) Desert was some RAW zesty orange chocolate kindly sent by Goodness Direct and a large russet apple.

The chocolate was interesting. It has a different texture to regular chocolate, kind of soft (despite being in the fridge) and a bit grainy but not unpleasant. It contains no added sugars, is organic and made with raw ingredients including cocoa butter and cocoa powder. The orange flavour is also nicely balanced. Not sure I would buy as it is quite expensive but a good way of getting your chocolate fix with added health benefits. This is the second RAW product I have tried (I have also tried the crackers which were delicious) and I do like the idea of eating more raw food so could be good if your into that kind of thing.

Have you tried any products from RAW? What did you think? Hope your all having a good week, I’m looking forward to my yoga tomorrow night already! Catch you later :-)