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 the interest of…well…interest, this post is going to be super short. Nothing remotely exciting happened today. 5 AM – I woke up to the annoying buzz, buzz, buzzzzzz of my alarm 7AM to 7 PM – Workface Please direct all questions about my lunch to your mom the comments section. I doubt you’ll have any, it’s not like this was anything new… Oh wait, there was this: How’d that fatty sneak it’s way into my chickpeas???? The main thrill of the day was the medical staff appreciation mini-shindig thingy that the hospital hosted at… Read more >
Elise
August 6, 2009
almonds, Alvarado Street bread, carob chips, chickpeas, dried mixed fruit, dried papaya, kale, odwalla bar, p.b. and j, peanut butter, quinoa, spinach salad, tofu, tofu salad, WF tofu
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All these readers coming out of the woodwork – I love it!! Especially when I get free back/chiropractor advice out of it. You guys are the BEST 😀 Javaaaahhh. Much like yesterday’s, this cup was another NuStevia success story. I adore the hint of vanilla that a few drops of extract provides. YUM. I’m not sure why that apple looks so small – or why I appear to have man-hands? It was a normal sized apple…but evidently the vise-like grip of my massive hands makes fruit resemble 2-bite horse apples. Whatevs. While sipping away, I… Read more >
Elise
August 5, 2009
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After working a few days in a row, I just wanted to sleep in ‘til noon today. Unfortunately, my circadian rhythm wasn’t in on the game plan. I was up and getting my caffeine on by 8. A few days ago, this lovely package arrived from NuNaturals, so I was thrilled to have a massive fake sugar free NuStevia filled cuppa-joe. As usual, I brewed and frothed… Then, I added 3 drops of Vanilla Stevia to the Caffe Froth, and 1 packet of NuStevia white powder to the coffee. Perfection. No bitter after-taste. Not too… Read more >
Elise
August 4, 2009
broccoli slaw, dried mixed fruit, greek yogurt, hummus, Kombucha, pitas, Stevia, VitaTops, zucchini
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I worked both days this weekend. So on Saturday, while everyone else was frolicking in the sun, I was dealing with my patient who decided she was through with the hospital, and removed her own chest tube. Don’t worry, she’s fine (physically at least…psych-wise I’m still on the fence). Anyways. Yummy pre-packed food includes: raisin/almond/cashew/carob chip mix, dried mango/papaya, Tribe hummus mini-tub, apple, raw salad, and some bars. Odwalla Superfood (I heart every green millimeter of this flavor) and a Cashew Cookie Larabar (also a favorite). The rest of the day flew by uneventfully (just… Read more >
Elise
August 3, 2009
almonds, Alvarado Street bread, avocado, broccoli slaw, Bruno's Ravioli, carob chips, chickpeas, dried mixed fruit, dried papaya, hummus, odwalla bar, peanut butter, quinoa, raw, seitan, spinach salad, Starbucks, tempeh, VitaTops
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I have some catching up to do! Rewind to Friday AM: It was as if Kyle timed his return from Brazil perfectly with my sunrise barista session. As soon as the froth was poured, who came strutting through the doorway? My long lost fiancé South American traveler! His flight got in from Sao Paolo soopah early, so we got to enjoy breks together. Figures his arrival would be perfectly timed with my cooking coffee. I needed caffeine before things start to click, so after one cup of java, I was AAOx3 (nursing joke, sorry). Fruity… Read more >
Elise
August 3, 2009
almonds, Alvarado Street bread, carob chips, dried mixed fruit, greek yogurt, hummus, veggie "cheese"
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