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.
Of torture!!!! But I am proud to say I completed my first half marathon (!!)…and I’m still alive to tell you all about it!! My final time (according to my iPod stopwatch) was 1:43:27 Not too bad considering my goal was to finish not come in last. I actually kinda kicked some ass.
Sometimes I’m a walking contradiction. Case in point: nuts are not my thing, nut butters on the other hand, are TOTALLY my thing. I am not very vocal about my distaste for nuts, because, well, frankly, it’s a bit embarrassing in this food blog community. But today, I broke out of my shell (pun intended) and had my first nut milk experience. **A HUGE thanks to everyone who commented with recommendations on my previous post about non-milk milks.** As for the almond milk…It was…interesting? I can’t even think of any way to describe it. Definitely… Read more >
April 26, 2009 Alvarado Street bread, big salad, carob covered raisins, chickpeas, dates, dried mixed fruit, dried papaya, dried pineapple, Ezekiel muffins, hummus, nutmilk, peanut butter, seitan Read more >
Shocker of all shockers…I actually had work today, I know, I know, you all forgot I even HAD a job because I’ve had so many consecutive days off… Naturally I packed all my goodies the night before in my re-re-recycled containers (once a hippie, always a hippie). But wait, let’s rewind to the day before (aka prepping). Since we have been in our brand new apartment with it’s brand new kitchen appliances for over a week, I felt the time had come to pop our oven’s cherry. Long overdue. Plus, I was feeling creative…and we… Read more >
April 25, 2009 big salad, butternut squash, chickpeas, hummus, Indian food, kale, odwalla bar Read more >
Overdose alert!! I kinda went crazy with the naranjas today (fyi that’s oranges in Spanish). So now that I’ve fulfilled Elise’s daily cultural lesson for all you non-espanol-ers out there, I’ll continue on with today’s post. Gringo, much? I made this one with soymilk, but I am SO excited to go shopping today for a new non-milk milk. Can I just say how amazing this blogging community is?!? Seriously, I have a question, and I turn to you all, and voila, answer! So a HUGE thanks for all your suggestions! Seriously, you guys rock…. Read more >
April 24, 2009 Alvarado Street bread, big salad, carob covered raisins, coconut date rolls, dates, dried pineapple, edamame, greek yogurt, hummus, soy milk, tortilla wrap Read more >
Happy Earth Day!! Did everyone do something nice and green today? I contacted my hospital’s big-wigs to beg ask about an initiative promoting biking to work (and requesting to get a small protected room to store the staff hippies’ bikes). C’mon Beth Israel, get green!! This is something I have been trying to get going for a while, so now that the weather is getting nice, and in honor of Earth Day, I figured an extra push may be well received. We’ll see… You know how I rocked it out this morning…with a cuppa joe… Read more >
April 23, 2009 Alvarado Street bread, bbq tofu, big salad, egg scramble, greek yogurt, hummus, plain tofu, spinach salad, vegan cake Read more >