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.
This weekend I relaxed more than I have in a loooooong time. I didn’t exercise. I hardly cooked. To be honest, I pretty much spent the weekend watching the Australian Open, football, and hanging out with Kyle (I did a fair amount of eating as well). If that’s not the picturesque weekend, well, shoot me. I have a TON of photos, but they aren’t very glamorous and don’t require much in the way of explanations…so…without further ado… JAVA the hut Bluffin’ with my muffin How to make quinoa ghetto Afternoon delight(s) YouShake customized “Blended… Read more >
Elise
January 26, 2010
avocado, chocolate, dried mixed fruit, greek yogurt, hummus, nutbutter, oatmeal, p.b. and j, pitas, popcorn, potatoes, pretzels, pumpkin, quinoa, root veggies, seitan, smoothie, stir fry, tea, veggie "cheese", veggie burger, zucchini
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For some reason, I’m not a huge fan of Italian food. Not sure why. In my opinion, there’s just something a bit boring about pasta that prevents me from craving it very often. Growing up I always groaned when my mom made spaghetti (nevermind that it was one of my sister’s favorites). Nowadays, not much has changed with my taste buds. Kyle, on the other hand, adores pasta, especially lasagna. So once a month or so, I make a huge batch of it and freeze individual portions for him. I’ve shown them on the blog… Read more >
Elise
January 24, 2010
veggie "cheese"
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If you follow my tweets you probably saw that I decided to do a little overtime the other day… If you know my normal work hours (7 am – 7 pm) you may be wondering if I am an overachiever crazy… (Yes, is the short answer) But because two night nurses called in sick, there were minimal options, and ultimately I decided to stay at the hospital until midnight (when a replacement could arrive). Class, pull out your calculators. If you don’t have a calculator I’ll help you out, that makes 17 hours of fun… Read more >
Elise
January 22, 2010
clif bar, edamame, hummus, kale, peanut butter, pretzels, spinach salad, vegan meatballs
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Originally, this post was featured on my cousin Pattie’s blog, but I figured the recipe was too good to withhold from my regular readers. On that note, I share with you: Spaghetti squash mexicana Now I’m not sure if a black bean & avocado salsa qualifies a dish as Mexican…but that’s the name I’m going with 🙂 As the colder months set in, I’m constantly trying to find a way to marry what’s seasonal and local (on the East Coast) with flavors that are familiar from my upbringing (on the West Coast). I’m not sure… Read more >
Elise
January 22, 2010
avocado, beans, mexican food, squash
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Packed eats… You know the drill: Strawberry Pomegranate Odwalla bar, Apricot Clif bar, Stretch Island Fruit Co. strawberry fruit leather, gala apple x2, the most massive salad I have ever made, random wheat roll (stolen from el hospital) and a steamed brocc/cauli side salad. After I photographed the above pic, I decided to add some raisins to the salad. The ingredients read longer than Heidi’s latest plastic surgery bill: spinach steamed kale steamed coleslaw mix steamed broccoli steamed cauliflower steamed carrots steamed asparagus raw red bell peppers raisins I was definitely feeling the less… Read more >
Elise
January 21, 2010
big salad, clif bar, dried mixed fruit, hummus, odwalla bar, spinach salad
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