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.
The first law of thermodynamics states that heat is a form of energy, which can be transferred, but never created nor destroyed. The second law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of the universe always increases. The third law of thermodynamics implies that it is impossible to cool a system all the way to exactly absolute zero. Sure, it may seem weird to start a post with a science lesson, but like most other things in life, it can also be applied to food… 1. Heat is a form of energy?! Hell yeah it is!… Read more >
Elise
July 20, 2009
Alvarado Street bread, broccoli slaw, chickpeas, dates, dried mixed fruit, edamame, edamame tofu, Ezekiel muffins, hummus, Kombucha, peanut butter, seaweed, seitan, smoothie, veggie "cheese", WF tofu
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My breakfast was a bit out of the ordinary. Coffee, normal. Open faced grilled cheese, not normal? On the side, I had two apples, which complimented the VeganRella mozz perrrrrfectly. Crunch + melty = great (albeit bizarre) breakfast For lunch I made a tofu salad with a new twist on a fave recipe. The last time I made this was a big success, so I recreated it, but with a few changes (less mayo, more tofu, brocc slaw instead of celery, shredded carrots instead of chopped). The result was just as successful. I had it… Read more >
Elise
July 18, 2009
Alvarado Street bread, broccoli slaw, dried pineapple, hummus, quinoa, tofu, tofu salad, veggie "cheese", veggie burger
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As promised, I had a chocolate-y delicious Amazing Green concoction for dessert Wednesday night. Notice the blender top? Yes, I went for a more ambitious drink, and blended in ice and half a frozen banana to achieve the perfect chocolate banana dessert. And I thought my high school weekend job would never come in handy! Look at me now Jamba! Anyways, as always, I packed my lunch for work, which included the same cast of characters… Dried apples, dried mango, english muffin with it’s other half (hummus), choc/chip/peanut odwalla bar (see nutritionals above), apple, salad. I… Read more >
Elise
July 17, 2009
Alvarado Street bread, big salad, chocolate, dates, dried mixed fruit, Ezekiel muffins, hummus, odwalla bar, peanut butter, seaweed, smoothie, spinach salad, Starbucks, veggie burger
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Are you scared of the title? Haha…don’t worry, I haven’t gone quite that hummus crazy (yet!). But I did bake a batch of falafel today, which looked pretty damn similar to (how I would picture) chickpea pastries. But before I went to town in the kitch, I got my breks-face on. Coffee. Froth. Bluebeezies. Chobani. I heart my antioxidants and Chobz knows how to do it right. The store has been running on empty in the greek yogurt department, so I finally was able to re-stock. I actually went to the grocery store at 9… Read more >
Elise
July 16, 2009
avocado, bbq, Ezekiel muffins, falafel, greek yogurt, hummus, Kombucha, quinoa, smoothie, vegan parmesan cheese, veggie "cheese"
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What would Jillian do? Not to sound lemming-like, but that’s kinda how my mind has been operating lately. I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing either, since she’s pretty much on the pulse with healthy and hippie-esque trends. Paraben free soap – check! Formaldehyde free mouth wash – check! You get the point…but hormone free hygiene products aren’t the only thing she draws attention to. It would take an entire post to profess my serious amor for Jillian Michaels. She’s amaze. But don’t worry, I won’t. Instead, I’ll just throw out some shameless plugs. (I’ve… Read more >
Elise
July 15, 2009
Alvarado Street bread, avocado, dried mixed fruit, hummus, smoothie, spinach salad, veggie "cheese"
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