Superfoods = Intense Joy

Having a love affair with my food is crucial. I've been slowly changing my relationship from obsession to downright respect and appreciation. It's been amazing to watch this transformation. I think it came about by my not panicking over the next meal. When Jim went to Ohio for 11 days, Mo and I totally changed the way we ate. We just ate when and what we wanted without really discussing much. It was so freeing. I've been trying to hang onto that.

Note: Capitalized recipes are my own.

Day 9

• 7:15a, tried a few of the nama shoyu punkin seeds I have dehydrating
  
• 7:20a, 1 c. of hot jasmine green tea with honey
• 10a, 1 c. of hot chamomile tea
• 10a, 1 piece of Cherry Ripple Pie: crust was 1 c. dried apricots, 1/2 c. walnuts, 1 c. macs, 1/2 c. almonds, pinch of sea salt, 1 T. almond flour (for dusting pie plate); filling was 3 avocados, 10 oz. cherries, 1/4 c. coconut oil, 3 T. honey, pinch of sea salt; ripple topping was 1/2 c. carob, 1/2 c. cacao powder, 1/2 c. honey, 2 T. coconut oil, 1/2 tsp. MacaPro™,1/4 tsp. sea salt
• 10:45, 2 T. nama shoyu punkin seeds
• 12:45p, 4 Rye and Chia Crackers (sprouted rye, chia, garlic, onion, sage, sea salt) with 1 medium tomato and 1/4 c. conventional olives (made like a pizza)
• 1:30p, 1 medium Bosc pear
• 3:30p, 1/2 recipe of Superfood IceScream: 1.5 trays of ice, 1/3 c. homemade tahini, 1/4 c. lucuma, 1 T. mesquite powder, 1/2 tsp. MacaPro™, 1/4 c. of yesterday's leftover ripple topping (ripple topping was 1/2 c. carob, 1/2 c. cacao powder, 1/2 c. honey, 2 T. coconut oil, 1/2 tsp. MacaPro™, 1/4 tsp. sea salt)
• 4:15p, 1 c. spring water
  
• 6p, 3 c. of Black Bean Soup (cooked): 1 pound of dry black beans cooked, 6 c. water, 2 28 oz. cans of plum tomatoes, 1/2 pound Brussels sprouts, 10 garlic cloves, 1 medium zucchini, 1/4 c. Bragg Liquid Aminos™, 3 T. honey, 1 T. cumin, 1 tsp. oregano, 1 tsp. sea salt, 1/2 tsp. chipotle powder
• 7:30p, 1 c. spring water
• 8:30p, 1 c. hot Sweet Cinnamon herbal tea
• 9:30p, 3 c. of plain air-popped popcorn
  

Today's Observations
Holy CRAP! I'm STILL reeling from the Superfood IceScream! This was inspired by the lovely Angela Stokes: a Vitamix full of ice, a nut or seed butter, and various superfoods. This will definitely become a staple; Mo and I are getting really burnt on bananas. Looking back over my liquid consumption, it seems as if I'm not getting enough water, but I am truly drinking when I'm thirsty. I've never really been a big liquid-drinker. I don't think I need to worry about this, but I'm sure others might for me. ; )