had a splitting headache by 10.30am. it's either caffeine withdrawal or detox from almost a day's worth of clean food. can't decide. later went for the easy option and had a small coffee. sure enough, the headache subsided - though didn't clear up completely. i can feel the stress around my neck and shoulders, so let's put that in the pot of possible causes, too.
but aside from the coffee it's been an almost all raw day. yippee!
i'm having green smoothies because they're tasty, especially with maple syrup and/or raw chocolate in them! but also because it's an easy way to pack in lots of nutrition with fairly low calorie intake and it's easy to make. anything can go in, any type of fruit and any greens. i've used baby greens (like spring cabbage) romaine lettuce, spinach, watercress, parsley. you don't notice them, but they are really nutritious. i've also, having checked out smoothie shelf-life on victoria boutenko's website, the guru of green smoothies, made two glasses at once, so there's only one lot of prep and cleaning up afterwards per two meals. which is just great news, as i'm so busy at work these days. fast, prepped in advance food is where it's at.
i'm trying to eat lots of 'straight out the bag' fruit at work. no effort required prepping a mixed fruit salad, so i don't spend half an hour every morning getting my day's food ready. it all helps make things easier.
wednesday's tally
pineapple, mango, bramble smoothie
big green salad, avocado, carrot, sweetcorn, spring onion, red pepper, seeds with dollop of newly discovered posh mayo
apples, banana, dates, few macadamias
green smoothie with dollop of cashew butter
so far, so fabulous.
small cup coffee with dash milk. oops.
