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.
Remember back in the day when Facebook was new and cool and only for nerds college kids? Those were the good ‘ol days…now it’s open to everyone and their mother. And I mean that literally. Parents on a “social networking” site is just awkward. I’m sorry if it seems harsh, but I think all kids with mid-life-crisis-prone parents need to sit them down and explain to them what’s up. If we don’t stand strong now and prevent this from progressing, next thing you know you’ll be accepting “friend” requests from your college professors, or worse,… Read more >
Elise
July 3, 2009
big salad, carob chips, dates, dried mixed fruit, dried papaya, dried pineapple, falafel, greek yogurt, hummus, seitan, sesame crackers, spinach salad
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You guys are so sweet for sending me happy-sleepy-time thoughts…I wish I could say it worked :( After my seriously deficient shut-eye on Monday night, I was SO optimistic about getting to sleep extra early…I was all tucked in by 10 pm, ready to snooze the night away. With my alarm set for 5 am, I thought 7 hours would be decent enough to get me through my first day back at work. Talk about wishful thinking!! I fell right asleep, only to wake up at 11:00 confused as all hell. Only an HOUR passed!?! Grrrr… … Read more >
Elise
July 2, 2009
Alvarado Street bread, avocado, beans, big salad, chickpeas, chocolate soy milk, dried mixed fruit, dried papaya, dried pineapple, Ezekiel muffins, hummus, odwalla bar, raw, seitan, spinach salad, tea
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Talk about karma. Sleeping in ‘til noon yesterday backfired hard core last night! Neither Kyle nor I could fall asleep, and as we watched the hours on the clock tick by, we finally decided enough was enough…so we got back up at 2 am and watched some tv. Sleep FAIL. At 4 am I still wasn’t tired, but I forced myself back to bed…Kyle fell asleep (lucky ^%$) while I tossed and turned until 6 am. Fortunately, I had the presence of mind to set my alarm, so instead of sleeping ‘til noon again, I… Read more >
Elise
June 30, 2009
Blossom restaurant, dried pineapple, Ezekiel muffins, greek yogurt, hummus, Kombucha, potatoes, seitan
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After such a crazy day of traveling, I was looking forward to sleeping in to catch up on my zzzs. I had NO idea that by not setting an alarm, I’d end up snoozing half the day away! I woke up at 11:30! I don’t think I’ve slept in that much since my post college month year of “figuring things out.” Kyle and I stumbled out onto the couch still in a sleepy stupor…and made a huge pot of coffee to remedy that. Clearly I’m out of practice in the frothing department. There was a… Read more >
Elise
June 29, 2009
Alvarado Street bread, big salad, curry, dried mixed fruit, greek yogurt, Kombucha, seaweed, spinach salad, tofu
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Aloha :( (that means goodbye, too, right?) We left Maui today (tear) to head back to the real world (aka the main land). There were more than a few blah things about these flights, but I’ll avoid going all Debbie Downer on you – and just list a couple… (1) I couldn’t bring produce with me…no fun and (2) I knew I was heading back to work, and leaving my stress free days on the beach behind. The one positive was that I had Kyle with me for the lonnnnnng flights. Java. Check. Not pictured:… Read more >
Elise
June 28, 2009
big salad, chickpeas, seaweed, spinach salad
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