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.
Moving back to CA, one of the things I was most looking forward to was having a balcony. A balcony allows me to have two very important things: 1) a BBQ 2) a garden Ok, it’s not quite a garden, yet. But it’s getting there… As an early birthday present from my in-laws, I got organic rosemary, basil, and thyme to give my green thumb a jump start. Since it was raining the other day, I was in a zen kind of mood. I blasted classical music on the iHome and got to work repotting… Read more >
Elise
October 8, 2010
avocado, chocolate, Ezekiel muffins, fish, greek yogurt, hummus, nutbutter, tea, veggie burger
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I know yesterday’s AM eats weren’t well documented at all, but I promise to make up for it with yesterday’s dinner. It’s restaurant week!! Three courses complete with wine pairings (included in the price no less) for $34. You can’t turn that down. I was initially going with Ethel, my FPIC, but Kyle got out of school early and decided to join us. There were so many restaurants participating…it was a hard choice, but in the end we settled on La Grande Orange (mostly because of how fun it was to say in a ridiculous… Read more >
Elise
October 7, 2010
beets, big salad, fish, nuts, quinoa
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That’s what I had to say to myself yesterday. Boy oh boy what a weird day. As some of you know, I’ve been growing my hair out to donate. It’s been hard these past few weeks because I’ve really wanted to cut it. It’s gotten to be such a pain. I mean just look at that mane. It’s unruly and impossible and takes way too much time to manage. But there is an 8 inch length requirement to donate. That’s a lot of hair! And while I do have a lot of hair (I mean… Read more >
Elise
October 7, 2010
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When I was a young thang growing up in CA I loved the rain. In elementary school indoor recesses were a novelty. In junior high and high school, the rain meant we had an excuse to get insanely muddy (yes, I was a bit of a tomboy). Especially playing soccer in the rain…so fun! Cut to my years on the East Coast… In NYC I hated the rain. I’m not really sure what prompted this drastic change of heart, but I suspect it had to do with the fact that there was ALWAYS the chance… Read more >
Elise
October 6, 2010
avocado, chocolate, figs, hummus, kale, mexican food, nutbutter, nuts
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Yesterday morning I woke up, caffeinated myself, ate my butternut coconut oats, went for quick expensive shopping trip on the Promenade, then came home for a nice wheatberry lunch. What you DIDN’T see was what prompted this… Yucky weather. WSJ’s Style & Fashion section. Dangerous duo. I ended up spending $218 at Forever21 in under 2 hours – yikes! Good thing I’m starting my job soon… After lunch I went grocery shopping. I’ve found that I spend way less on groceries when I shop in a semi-full state (sadly, this is rather necessary since I’m… Read more >
Elise
October 5, 2010
almonds, carob chips, dried mixed fruit, nuts, potatoes
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