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.
It takes just one full day of my regular hippie eating to get me back in the swing of things. Today was perfect. I started the day with foamy coffee and a massive bowl tupperware of oats. Explanation behind the use of tupperware? Well, I had planned on making overnight oats for work the previous day, but I completely forgot about it in the morning. (It’s already a challenge for me to transport my regular pre-packed lunches, so adding another tupperware was the straw that broke the camel’s back my backpack) Forgetting the oats worked… Read more >
Elise
December 9, 2009
almonds, bbq, chocolate, hummus, oatmeal, peanut butter, potatoes, pretzels, smoothie
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I know at the end of my last post I said I would be back to regular blogging this weekend…ummm…oops!? So much for that one. Truth be told, I’ve been having a rough time getting back into the swing of things after my trip to the West Coast. 😕 Trust me when I say the lack of photos is no loss on your end. I’ve eaten my way into a black hole of snackfood consisting primarily of peanut butter, hummus, and pretzels. 6 (six!!) tubs have fallen victim to my voracious appetite in the past… Read more >
Elise
December 8, 2009
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Flying from Bellingham to Seattle to SFO to JFK required some SERIOUS eats. Fortunately I had vegan options up the yin yang gracias a Mr. and Mrs. Kyle. 8 am – medjools 9 am – board flight #1 10 am – land in seattle 10:30 am – set up shop in starbucks (implied caffeination x2) 11 am – open “family size” bag of Glutino pretzels 11 – 12 pm – lose track of time AND number of pretzels consumed thanks to the hottness that is Puck [swoon] 12:30 pm – mad dash to board… Read more >
Elise
December 7, 2009
dates, dried mixed fruit, pretzels, veggie burger
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In continuing the Q&A session…the next question on the agenda is why and how did I come to be vegan? I figure if you know me in real life or read on a semi-reg basis, you know how I eat. Vegan shmegan. I’m not big on labels, and my food preferences are more motivated by how my GI system reacts, not so much my personal feelings on consuming animal products. That said, this answer requires far more extensive background info, so I’ll start from the beginning. My mom is (was) a vegetarian and raised the… Read more >
Elise
December 5, 2009
english muffins, hummus, potatoes
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Ever since I asked you all for Q&A ideas, my inbox has been flooded with your questions. Wow. I am loving answering them, and I’m hardly even half way through! For now, here is my answer to the easiest (and most popular) question of all (you guys are such romantics!). The story of how/where me and my beau met. Quite simply, Kyle and I met at our on-campus job at UCLA. Not that I’m advocating inter-personnel relations, but dipping my pen in the company ink proved to be quite effective in my case 😉 He… Read more >
Elise
December 4, 2009
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