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.
Wow. Time flies when you’re having fun blogging about it. It feels like just yesterday I stumbled across this amazing community of foodies and decided to begin a blog about my adventures in the vegan kitchen. Who would have known the decision to write (almost daily) about my food/exercise/etc would have impacted my life the way it has? I certainly did not. And yet, here I am, a YEAR later, with a ton of new friends, having tried food I hardly would have known existed a year ago! Thank you to everyone who has ever… Read more >
Elise
August 19, 2009
almonds, avocado, dates, greek yogurt, ground "meat", hummus, raw, spinach salad, veggie chips
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Sunday started much the same as Saturday, with the buzzzz of my alarm clock at 5 am. Boo :( At least I had all this deliciousness to look forward to… Dried fruit (figs, mangoes), real fruit (apple), bars (TJ’s Trek Mix, Jocolat’s newest flavor – more below on that), pistachio/almond/goji mix, sabra mini-tub of hummus, and a huge GREEN BEAST of a salad. Cruciferous much? Seriously, could there BE more green in this salad? On top of the bed of spinach and the broccoli slaw was even more broccoli. T’was perfection in the raw-est of… Read more >
Elise
August 18, 2009
almonds, big salad, broccoli slaw, dried mixed fruit, hummus, spinach salad
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I wouldn’t even know where to begin. It was such a stressful (work filled) weekend, I’m just glad it’s over and I made it through. I am far too exhausted to type, so I won’t be sharing the latest ICU happs. Instead, I’ll stick to the food. Saturday’s pre-packed snacks/lunch included some oldies (pistachio, almond, goji, dried cranz mix), TJ’s “Go Rah” Trek Mix bar, dried fruit, yadda yadda – and some newbies. I have seen these MoJo bars throughout the blog world before, but thought they were some urban legend. Turns out, they are… Read more >
Elise
August 17, 2009
almonds, Candle Cafe, ground "meat", hummus, quinoa, raw, seitan, WF tofu
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I almost titled this post “my love affair with Dave,” but something tells me that if this were the one post title Kyle did choose to read, he wouldn’t be so amused. That said, I am, in fact, in love. Just say no to bread on drugs! Please take note of the seedy goodness. I took several glamour shots, so bear with me (and if you’re curious, yes, it tasted just as good, if not better, than it photographed). And just what do you suppose I chose to accompany this lovely carb? That, should be… Read more >
Elise
August 15, 2009
broccoli slaw, cereal, dried mixed fruit, falafel, hummus, sushi
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Were you all on the edge of your seat over today’s lunch surprise? :) Probably NOT since it’s no secret I’ve been after these elusive PB&J Larabars forever! These were NOTHING short of perfection. I have no clue how they do it, but these bars truly do taste just like peanut butter and jelly sammiches. Even the smell when I unwrapped it took me back to my school lunches from back in the day. I’m in love. Good thing I bought a few…these babies were harder to track down than Bin Laden (but much more… Read more >
Elise
August 14, 2009
avocado, broccoli slaw, hummus, quinoa, raw, seaweed, sesame crackers, smoothie, sushi
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