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’s been pretty cold lately, and with the change in weather comes several personal challenges. Comfort food. Why is it called that? It certainly doesn’t leave you feeling comforted. For all intents and purposes, it should be called UNcomfortable food, because of how it leaves you feeling. But then, who doesn’t crave warm foods during the cold months? Sure, there are healthy hot dishes, but soup gets old, and suddenly I find myself drawing a blank on the meal creating front and resorting to some stereotypical (aka less than healthy) alternatives. Because of this, the… Read more >
Elise
November 9, 2009
almonds, avocado, larabar, nutbutter, nuts, oat bran, odwalla bar, peanut butter, pizza dough, pumpkin, soy cheese, spinach salad
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I woke up this morning and found that Kyle had left me a note. Obviously these vegan, gluten free, agave sweetened brownies satisfied my boy’s taste buds! Poor guy was at the office until the wee hours of the night (long after I went to bed), so when he got home he went to town on the remaining baked goods. Thanks to his note, I got a good laugh in as I headed off to work. Packed lunchables. Yes, TWO apples today. Honestly, I feel like I should bring in more, but my reputation on… Read more >
Elise
November 7, 2009
big salad, clif bar, dried mixed fruit, dried pineapple, hummus, larabar, naan, quinoa, soy ice cream, spinach salad
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Tuesday marked my return to work. I didn’t miss it, but I like my job, so I wasn’t too bummed about getting back into it. However, by 8 am, I was ready to take that all back. HA! My pre-packed work eats included: protein pretz, dried mango, dried papaya, salad, tea, apple, Mocha-walla Odwalla bar, Spiced Pumpkin Pie Clif bar, and dark chocolate covered cocoa roasted almonds. This salad wasn’t one of my finest creations considering all the prep I had done the day before. The chickpeas and BN squash were great, but I forgot… Read more >
Elise
November 6, 2009
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So if you go to bed at 2 am, it would only seem natural to sleep in extra long the next day to catch up, right? Somebody tell that to my body. My rebellious REM cycle had me up WAY too early on my Monday off. Darn it. The one perk of being up before the sun? I was able to get all my errands done that had been piling up since last week. After my laundry was started (and my coffee was a-brewin’), I threw together some vanilla protein pancakes (yes, that’s what the… Read more >
Elise
November 5, 2009
chickpeas, curry, pumpkin, quinoa, squash, vegan cake, WF fruit and nut bar, zucchini
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Despite our late night out on the town, we still met at 7 am for breakfast on Saturday. Craziness, right? I don’t have any food pics from Saturday until dinner. If you knew everything we did and saw, you’d understand why. Washington monument WWII memorial Reflecting pool Lincoln memorial Vietnam Veterans memorial Natural History museum American History museum Stars and Stripes Cafeteria lunch (veggie burger) National Air and Space museum White House Starbucks (yes, it gets it’s own bullet point) After what felt like miles and miles of walking, we finally made it back to… Read more >
Elise
November 4, 2009
avocado, chickpeas, chik'n strips, clif bar, hummus, pitas, quinoa, tofu, WF tofu
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