Comments on: What We Ate Wednesday

By: Sayward

Sayward — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:02:26 +0000

@ Sandra – Ohmigod, BEST COMMENT EVER. Seriously, you just made my day. Not only flattering that you like my recipe, but so amazing that your partner is opening up to veganism. Thank you so much for sharing!

By: Sayward

Sayward — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:00:08 +0000

@ Monika – *very* excited to read that!

@ Hitomi – Be careful to make sure you are getting enough calories if you’re switching to a plant-based diet. You shouldn’t feel hungry. Make sure you’re eating enough healthy fats to fel sated, and enough bulk to provide sufficient energy (plant food is generally less calorie dense so you *need* to eat what looks like more) I’m glad you’re inspired and on a healthier path – good luck!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:27:02 +0000

Sayward,
I made taco salad with the cashew cream tonight for dinner, and my holdout fiance ate this and said, “I think we can be vegan now!” I remember finding your blog over a year ago, and I haven’t bought laundry soap or deodorant since. Now, you’ve helped me convert my stubborn fiance! You’re amazing!

By: Hitomi

Hitomi — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:14:09 +0000

Ooooh! That’s really cool! I am keeping track of your blog a lot lately! You have inspired me to start my own! I am changing my eating habits little by little, though I have some troubles with keeping my stomach full! I am eating a lot less than before but I am feeling hungry more than I should! I am experimenting with a lot of new stuff and I am really happy about it!

By: Monika {windycityvegan}

Monika {windycityvegan} — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:17:01 +0000

@Sayward: I like to do short periods of 100% raw, but it’s not feasible for me to do all of the time, either. I was 100% raw for six months a few years ago and it was a great experience, but I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to go that long again, at least anytime soon. (It was pretty wild, though!) Right now if I can stay 100% raw for a three-day weekend I’m satisfied.

Going/staying high-raw helps my training, as long as I ease into it over a few days. I will be sending you information on that very soon!

By: Sayward

Sayward — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:58:12 +0000

Yes, juice recipes coming soon!

@ Monika – I don’t aspire to be 100% raw as, like, an “end goal” that I’m aiming at. I know its not sustainable *for me* and I’m also pretty sure it wouldn’t be optimally healthy *for me*. But, obviously I adore raw foods and I definitely feel my best when I’m high-raw. I also *love* doing periods of 100% raw, in fact I’ll be doing one next month for my MMM! (shhh don’t tell) (oh shit did I say that out loud?)

How raw are you aiming for this summer? Do you worry about it with your training? I’m seriously considering taking up running very soon (shopping CL for jogging strollers!) but I worry that taking those two things on simultaneously might be a bit much. Do you have any experience there?

By: Moira

Moira — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:03:49 +0000

yes, please do share that cabbage juice recipe!

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:53:37 +0000

YAY! For a juice recipe post coming!

By: Monika {windycityvegan}

Monika {windycityvegan} — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:29:02 +0000

I wandered over looking for the FFF – don’t know how I missed this in my feed reader earlier.

I agree with Ginger, the idea of juicing cabbage is both fascinating and slightly terrifying. I think I’ll give it a try, though!

That green smoothie looks so good I want to dive right in. I’m in the process of transitioning to raw for the summer, but with my GI issues I won’t be able to go 100%. I’m curious, are you going to go all out raw, or do you have a less than 100% upper limit you’ll be happy with?

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:20:51 +0000

Thank God you’re back! I missed my hippie mama in my crazy hectic life.