Hungry Hungry Hippie

Author Archive: Elise

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.

football fun cont.

Hooray, my K-love is back home. This morning was just as lazy as yesterday, but Kyle joined me…we spent the morning eager for football to start. I love play-offs. I got new slippers for x-mas, so now we are twins (hehe). I had a coffee after I woke up a bit. Lactaid-y. Mmmm… Since yesterday was pretty fruit and veggie loaded, I decided to pump up my protein intake today. Some soy bacon to start. Salty and delish. Followed by more “bacon” and egg beaters with vegan parmesan “cheese” on top. It was well past… Read more >

January 5, 2009 dried pineapple, egg beaters, soy bacon, sushi, vegan parmesan cheese Read more >

free time and football

I am so happy to have today off of work. I love weekends, especially NFL play-off weekends, since there are games on Saturday AND Sunday. I love sleeping in, and being lazy and not feeling remotely guilty about it. Plus, I got some wonderful mail today, too.Stonyfield responded to an email I sent them with some goodies (coupons) for my fave products. Their O’soy yog is THE best, but I can never find it anywhere, so hopefully they contacted some local markets to get more of their goodies stocked. The other mail was a postcard… Read more >

January 4, 2009 dates, hummus, soy yogurt, veggie burger Read more >

How to cope with 15 degree weather…

Step one: buy a flight to Mexico Step two: there is no step two Yup, I just bought a flight to Cabo San Lucas for next week!!!!!!! Peace out snow. I know it seems lame, but I kept going back and forth if this trip was wise with all the crap I have to do to get the year started off right. But it’s hard to argue with a free flight and place to stay (my parents own the place and my Dad offered me his frequent flier miles). Hell YEAH! Only 6 days til… Read more >

January 3, 2009 bbq tofu, big salad, dates, dried papaya, dried pineapple, odwalla bar Read more >

a fresh start

There’s nothing like the blanket of white snow covering the ground to symbolize the clean slate that today represents. Welcome 2009. I love you already. Fresh starts are always a good thing. Today started bright and early with a 5 am wake-up call for work. I packed my lunch the night before, which included the usual smart deli sammie, apple, mix of raisin/dried cranberries, plus odwalla bar.Look what Santa left for me!! Clearly my mom (errr…santa) knows me well. This will last me quite a while – yay!!On the way to work I was bummed… Read more >

January 2, 2009 Ezekiel muffins, hummus, odwalla bar, veggie burger Read more >

January goals

So I decided to do a monthly to-do list…yes, I love my lists!!! It’ll be a continuous 2009 resolution. January 1. Take my first yoga class2. Go to spinning class (I love it, but for some reason haven’t been in forever)3. Make my own sushi4. Dinner at Candle 79 with Jess5. Draw6. Get a massage (tough one, but I’m not good at pampering myself)7. Visit friends in Philly8. Try a new vegan restaurant9. Volunteer10. Read

January 1, 2009 Uncategorized Read more >