raw foods!

Here are some pics of some raw food I made late last week. The top picture is an almond butter and avocado fudge with walnuts on top. It's pretty much 100% raw except the walnuts weren't raw.. then the bottom pic is a salad that I found a recipe for online.. you can check it out here: http://www.rawfreedomcommunity.info/forum/showthread.php?t=67

the dessert was yummy of course.. and I am a big fan of avocado fudge.. basically what you do is take an avocado and since they are creamy and fatty and don't have much of a flavor of their own, you can flavor it anyway you choose.. I use raw cacao powder and honey and mix it together until I get the sweetness/consistency I like.. then put it in the freezer to harden it up or you can eat it as is like a pudding. All I did then was add a layer of almond butter to it and walnuts on top! Yum!

Now for the salad.. if you're like me, you're not a big salad eater.. but the thing is this.. there are SO many great salads and wonderful things to put on a salad.. you just have to get creative. This salad was really good.. I just substituted apple for the pear and added in cranberries (which weren't raw) to add some sweetness. Also, instead of onions I used shallots.. it turned out great and Tim loved it as well. So when it comes to salads, think beyond just carrots and mushrooms on plain lettuce!

Today I'm working on making some raw burgers from the following recipe: http://www.rawfreedomcommunity.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3467 they won't be 100% raw but close to it and they look good! I'll blog later to let you know how they turned out.

As I'm getting closer and closer to having my baby I'm realizing though that for the first few weeks things are going to be a little crazy.. getting used to a new baby at home, having my mom and sister here (who are trying to lose weight also but they are both on Weight Watchers and cook specific Weight Watchers recipes)... so I'm probably not going to be able to eat as much raw food as I would like during this time. I am, however, going to push green smoothies and make sure I at least have some of those for breakfast during these first few weeks. I was reading in a book (not a book about raw either) that said that smoothies with greens or green powders and fruit in them are great to have after a C section anyway because they keep everything moving so you don't get constipated plus they are nutritional power houses. This book also said I should eat a lot of oatmeal to promote milk production.. hmm, anyone heard of that one before?

Ok, that's it for today..... just one week until baby is here! This time next week I'll be a mommy!