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Author Archive: Elise

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.

No Foolin’

Did anyone play a joke today?  Or fall for someone else’s April Fools?  I was forwarded this by a few people (who know of my love for the ‘Bucks), and I definitely fell for it at first.  HA!  Anyways, I don’t feel like posting today, so I’ll just give you my breakfast and the recipe from the falafel I made the other day. I toasted a plain H&H bagel then added a mountain of Earth Balance (the green one that’s soy free) and carob chips.  Decadent for so early in the day, huh?  What can… Read more >

April 1, 2010 carob chips, falafel Read more >

What’s the skinny on Lady Gaga?

Thanks for the support guys!  I am soooo excited to head West, and we don’t have that much time left until we peace out of the big apple either!  It’s crazy.  So my latest activities have been moving related: truck rentals/appraisals packing/storage research transferring my RN license changing my address for everything under the sun updating my resume renewing my passport (unrelated to moving but it does expire soon) wedding, wedding, wedding So cooking has been on the backburner…and pics of my AM eats are MIA, but trust me you’re missing nada.  Dinner isn’t exciting… Read more >

March 31, 2010 chik'n strips, edamame, hummus, potatoes, stir fry, zucchini Read more >

Goodbye and goodluck

First coffee, then we’ll chat. OK.  I know I’ve been withholding my big news for a while now, but the time has come to spill the beans. For many of you, this won’t come a surprise, but Kyle and I have been trying to make our way back to the West Coast for a while now.  Obviously, with the economy on the fritz, and both of us having great jobs here in NYC, heading back home to CA isn’t going to be the smoothest transition.  However.  As I have talked about ad nauseum in the… Read more >

March 30, 2010 almonds, carob chips, dates, falafel, nooch, nuts Read more >

Winner and dinner

After the long (but relatively smooth) work weekend, all I wanted to do was sleep in ‘til noon. Unfortunately, I had (have) a to-do list the size of China, so that was out of the question. I felt like a full time secretary with the amount of time I was on the phone and doing paperwork.  Ick.  Those things should be illegal on days off.  Hey Barack, can we get a bill passed on that? Since I was buried in boring, my brain kinda stalled out on me, and so I had what is probably… Read more >

March 29, 2010 almonds, avocado, beans, Candle Cafe, carob chips, dates, dried mixed fruit, hummus, mexican food, potatoes, quinoa, seitan, smoothie, tea, tofu Read more >

Work lunches and champagne

Sorry to go AWOL on you all this weekend…I was livin’ it up in the hospital (or a less fun sounding version of that story).  Either way, I was packing lunches, eating on the fly, and here’s the quick and dirty… Saturday Salad, fruit, veg, bacteria coated baggy, super protein Odwalla bar.  First at bat, a salad with spinach, red bell pepps, edamame, raw cauliflower, and dried cranz (with a heavy handed pour of Bragg’s liquid aminos on top). On deck, a bag of carrots, and a bag of pretzels (and by the way, I… Read more >

March 28, 2010 carob chips, dried mixed fruit, edamame, nuts, odwalla bar, potatoes, spinach salad Read more >