About Elise
I’m a nurse. An exercise lover. A whole foods connoisseur. A health enthusiast. And I have IBS. No need to cue the sappy violin music yet...
I’ve found that eating a mostly plant-based diet has allowed me to continue to live and love life to the fullest. Although moderation isn’t something I do well, I’m 100% devoted to giving my body pure, wholesome, quality food. Nutritious and delicious, all the time.
Hungry Hungry Hippie is a way for me to share my daily dealings with food, fitness, and everything in between.
Sunday’s commute back down the I-5 was, well, whatever. It’s done, so there’s not much to say about it. I had packed many food options for the road since I was convinced it was going to take us 8 hours. In the end, we arrived by 2 pm. I’m pretty sure I was meant to be a Brit because in my book, 2 pm is – without fail – afternoon tea time (not to be confused with high tea, which in fact is dinner-time tea). In any event, I had an almond milky Tazo chai tea… Read more >
Elise
November 29, 2010
Amy's, beans, carob chips, chocolate, dried mixed fruit, Kombucha, nutbutter, nuts, peanut butter, potatoes, quinoa, raw, soup, spinach salad, tea, vegan cookies
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Saturday night was my 10 year high school reunion. Wow. Way to make a girl feel old! I was actually really looking forward to going. I mean, sure we all have facebook now for optimal photo browsing stalking. But keeping tabs on your classmates’ latest status updates is very different from reminiscing in person about everything from hideous prom dresses (and prom dates) to cramming for AP Bio tests the period before they happened… My best friends are still very much in my life, but there were others who I am sad to say, I… Read more >
Elise
November 29, 2010
avocado, hummus, sushi
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Coffee in a bowl. That’s how you approach the Friday after Thanksgiving. My breakfast bowl was nearly the same size as my coffee mug. And since I was home, I used my special bowl from my first trip to Paris in 2000. My name is a bit on the unique side, which I love and appreciate now, but was a bummer for me growing up. I envied all the Jennifers, Laurens, and Stephanies of my class who got stickers, toothbrushes, and the likes with their (generic) names on them. Imagine how delighted I was when… Read more >
Elise
November 28, 2010
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Everything you could ever want… I mentioned the mashed potato recipe in yesterday’s post and the whipped sweet potatoes suffered a similar fate. It’s not much of a recipe – it’s pretty much just cooking & mashing with vegetable broth until you get the desired consistency. The roasted veggies also require no recipe, and I don’t feel like posting photos of my dad and the turkey carcass here, so that leaves the green beans. My mom found this recipe in Bon Appetit and it was the perfect side dish because much of the prep work… Read more >
Elise
November 27, 2010
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On Thursday morning Kyle and I woke up at 2:50 am. The things you do to avoid LA traffic… We had already loaded the car the night before, so all we needed was coffee, diet soda (yes, desperate times call for desperate measures) and water, and we were off! The beloved I-5 may have been pitch black, but it was also car free. I was behind the wheel until 7 am, at which point my tired eyes and nearly-bursting bladder got their way. Four straight hours with a gallon of liquids (mostly diuretics)…you do the… Read more >
Elise
November 26, 2010
hummus, nuts, root veggies
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