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.
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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It’s no wonder people are scared of their significant other’s parents; with movies like Meet the Parents, in-laws get a pretty bad rap. Fortunately for me, this stereotype couldn’t be further from the truth. I just got back from a weekend+ getaway with Kyle’s family and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be joining his family than if they were the sole heirs to the Whole Foods chain. Not only are they amazingly accepting of my vegan lifestyle, but they go above and beyond to accommodate it, to the point of straight up spoiling me!… Read more >
Elise
December 3, 2009
avocado, beans, butternut squash, curry, dates, hummus, Kombucha, larabar, pumpkin, quinoa, root veggies, soy ice cream, spinach salad, squash, thai food, vegan cake, vegan cookies, veggie burger, zucchini
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So I’ve been thinking. At first I was going to maybe update my “about me” section, but it’s hard to write about yourself out of the blue without any prompts. So then I figured why not just ask you guys what you want to know. I’m fairly open about my life on my blog, but who doesn’t like a good Q&A sesh, right? Feel free to hit me up with questions and I’ll compose a post with the answers in a few days when I get back to normal after my West Coast holiday. It’ll… Read more >
Elise
November 28, 2009
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Happy (belated) Thanksgiving! Quite frankly, I delayed writing this post because I felt like everyone else’s thanksgiving eats were way more blog-worthy (and there were a LOT of them). Plus, I didn’t get home from work until after 8 pm and all I wanted to do at that point was put on my PJs, watch football (slash Home Alone), and stuff my face (not in that order). On a holiday such as this, it would feel weird to eat before giving thanks, and so I feel as though I should acknowledge what I’m grateful for… Read more >
Elise
November 27, 2009
beans, brussels sprouts, butternut squash, clean food recipe, clif bar, curry, dried mixed fruit, larabar, potatoes, squash, tea
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