Yummy Raw Cookies
Posted on June 24, 2013 Leave a Comment
I’m not one to typically buy too many snacks since I’d rather make them myself, which is cheaper and mine usually taste better, but I found these flat cracker-like cookies that are hard to resist. Go Raw Super Cookies are really unique, and have just a few ingredients such as sesame seeds, dates, coconut, spirulina and bananas*. My #1 favorite flavors is Spirulina* (similar to banana chips), followed by lemon and masala-chai. The only bummer is that they are really expensive: over $4 a bag. I can, and have, eaten the entire bag in 5 minutes! It appears to be cheaper to get these on-line than in stores.
Gluten Free Pasta
Posted on June 24, 2013 Leave a Comment
There is so much hype about how bad wheat pasta is because we eat it excessively (every day), the soils are so depleted, gluten is bad for your health, pasta/wheat/gluten makes you fat…etc. If you don’t have an issue with gluten or wheat and eat it once in a while, then I think it’s fine. If you omit something entirely from your diet then there is a chance that you are going to have nutritional deficiencies. Even so, I do think our society eats much too much wheat products: pasta, bread, pretzels, bagels, tortillas, etc. I’ve decided to cut back on wheat so I’ve tried different products. The latest vegan and gluten-free pastas I’ve tried are Organic Mung Bean Fettuccini and Organic Black Bean Spaghetti; they were over $4.00 for a 7.05 ounce package, and sound like healthier options: “rich in protein and dietary fibers”. I followed the cooking instructions exactly and was totally bummed out by the non-existent flavor and wet-paper texture. I’m going to ask the store for a refund. No store should carry products that taste terrible!
Lactase – it is safe for those allergic to dairy?
Posted on June 22, 2013 1 Comment
Pills to reduce or eliminate pain from eating various foods have different ingredients, some work and some don’t. Gaia has a good one, but it doesn’t work 100% of the time. My friend Corey recommended a brand he uses, but after reading the ingredient list, I wasn’t sure if I could have it since I’m allergic to milk and it has lactase. I know this is an enzyme to help people break down milk sugar, but I don’t consume any milk, and don’t need lactase. (I really need a cure for the milk allergy!). I contacted the company and they said it shouldn’t be a problem. I researched on the web and found nothing specific enough. I called my allergist and he said there is no milk protein in lactase, therefore, I will not have an allergic reaction to it. Fabulous, but what is it derived from? He said, most likely it is created in a lab, from fungus. Okay so I can have it, but now I have to get over how gross that is!
What happened to Whole Soy and Co Soy and Dairy free yogurts?
Posted on June 22, 2013 2 Comments
I found out that Ralphs took my favorite dairy-free/vegan yogurt off the shelves permanently. I went to other stores and couldn’t find Whole Soy and Co Soy yogurts; they stopped making their product when the old facility closed. They are in their new facility now so we should see their products soon. The vanilla and lemon Organic Whole Soy Yogurts are my favorite.
In the meantime, I’ve been enjoying SoDelicious vegan and soy-free yogurts. The plain and raspberry are decent, the vanilla is kind of weird and the chocolate flavor is disgusting. Their strawberry vegan yogurt is delicious. I like to use their vegan lime yogurt in place of sour cream. You can find SoDelicious vegan yogurt at most large grocery stores.
Excellent Exercise Videos
Posted on June 21, 2013 11 Comments
I’ve worked out to so many exercise videos and programs; the best so far is P90X. It’s the only one where I lost weight specifically from doing those workouts. If anyone has the P90 Extreme, let me know if that one is worth getting too.
Green Juice
Posted on June 21, 2013 Leave a Comment
For breakfast this morning, made a green juice with 1 bunch of kale, 1 head of romaine lettuce, 2 carrots and 1 knob of ginger in my juicer. Then blended it with coconut water and protein powder. It was absolutely disgusting! Ate all the apples so I didn’t have it to juice. If you have a good green, low carb recipe, let me know. So far, anything with blended greens makes me gag.
Green Coffee Bean
Posted on June 21, 2013 2 Comments
Third day taking GoBean Green Coffee Bean pills and this caffeine pill definitely has given me much more energy. Did a one hour legs workout with the trainer and did two of Jillian Michael’s cardio kickboxing workouts with energy to spare. Can’t wait to find out how fast and far I can hike!
