Hungry Hungry Hippie

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.

Bora Bora Organic Foods

A few days ago I got a wonderful surprise on my doorstep from Nicole of Bora Bora Organic Foods. She had contacted me a while ago about trying their product and after taking a trip to their website, I jumped at the chance. Their bars are: USDA Certified Organic No Refined Sugars No Preservatives Gluten Free Non GMO Non Dairy Vegan Kosher Zero Trans-Fats No Soy Ummm, sign me up! What cute packaging!  In addition to the t-shirt, temporary tattoos, and tiki mug, the package included four bars: Tiki Blueberry Flax, Tribal Cinnamon Oatmeal, Island… Read more >

November 27, 2009 Uncategorized Read more >

A full lunch hour

This morning’s subway commute was eerily empty.  It always creeps me out a bit when there is nobody else in the car with me.  But then, I guess it’s better than being packed in the train like a can of sardines… Munchables for the day: Apple, dried papaya/pears, 365 spelt pretzels, PB&J dipped MoJo bar, Honey Graham Z bar, and un ensalada enorme. Work was nice and slow.  Happiness!  I love it when I get a full hour lunch break.  I enjoyed each and every bite of my packed eats. I even got off work… Read more >

November 26, 2009 big salad, clean food recipe, clif bar, dried mixed fruit, nooch, spinach salad, squash, vegan meatballs, vegan parmesan cheese Read more >

Tutorial: Spaghetti squash

Being squash season, it was only a matter of time until a big ‘ol spaghetti squash found it’s way to my kitchen. The first time I made this manned up enough to hack into this bada$$, I was more than a bit nervous.  I kept seeing all these gorgeous pictures of perfectly cooked stringy spaghetti squash throughout the blog world, but never really understood what exactly I was supposed to do to get there.  Fortunately, I pieced together a game plan…and got a pretty decent yield.  This time around I felt like an old pro,… Read more >

November 26, 2009 squash Read more >

La Manzana Grande

This post title is in honor of my spanglish sistah and my visiting foodies.  But first and foremost, I just wanted to say that re-reading my last post made me feel so whiney.  Not a fan.  I definitely did not mean to sound all “woe-is-me” and “there’s-no-rest-for-the-weary” because I’m going to be working on thanksgiving.  So let me explain.  I would definitely head home if I could – the more family time the better!  Kyle actually headed home Sunday morning, which I very much encouraged him to do (why not take as much time off… Read more >

November 25, 2009 big salad, brussels sprouts, butternut squash, cereal, falafel, hummus, potatoes Read more >

Thanksgiving prep: vegan cornbread

I’m not sure if cornbread is a traditional Thanksgiving dish per se…but you always see lots of corn in those cornucopia things, so the pilgrims must have had access to fresh cornmeal, right?  Sure, we’ll go with it…(plus, lately, I’ve been craving cornbread like whoa).  To be honest, I do get cravings for non-vegan items every once in a while, and since they are usually fairly random, I’m forced to either (a) get over it, or (b) figure out how to make it vegan myself.  In honor of my Thanksgiving alone, I decided it was… Read more >

November 24, 2009 brussels sprouts, clean food recipe, root veggies, snobby joes Read more >