Raw?

I was sitting at the table reading a health magazine the other day. It was mostly about people switching to a raw, vegan diet. I'm one of those people who can't read anything without sharing it with someone so I was telling my mom about what I had read. My mom sort of jokingly challenged me to eat raw for two days. Two days isn't long so I decided to do it.

I’ve been eating nothing but fruits and vegetables, raw milk cheese (I didn’t go vegan btw), and nuts.

I haven’t minded it much. I’m just a lot hungrier. I’ve been eating so many bananas and oranges. Fruit is filling it just doesn't keep me going long!

I had a banana when I got up this morning

And an orange for breakfast with a few walnuts.

A little bit of a not so great tasting beet, apple, celery, and carrot juice that my mom made with the juicer she got for Christmas.

A salad for lunch with another small orange.

A few nuts as a snack

And a small apple and (can you guess?) another orange for supper. I’m sure my vitamin C level is good!

I’ve heard that people who go raw have re
ally good skin and they feel really energized. Raw food is much easier on the digestive system.

I like fruits…and I like salads too but I don’t really think I’m ready to take the raw food plunge. I don’t think that being a raw foodie would be very good all the time. I don’t really care for meat but I do like bread and chocolate. J

Being a vegan isn’t for me. I hate milk but I like cheese and that’s my main source of calcium. I know vegans have other ways of getting calcium and protein but the cheese we get is SO good for you. I’ve been eating it since I was three. It’s raw so all the enzymes haven’t been removed and besides…its good.

So I’m going to have a piece of toast for breakfast tomorrow and be happy that I can have a bit of chocolate too...not for breakfast btw.

After all the only thing you really need to be satisfied is chocolate! Choc-o-late. It’s a wonderful thing.

Now Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate? That’s even better.