1:00PM
-Green Choco-Banana Milkshake-
1 md. Banana 105 cal
4 md. Banana (frozen) 400 cal
2 Stalks Kale 40 cal
1 Cup Water
3 Cacao Powder 72 cal
2 Tbsp. Cacao Nibs 65 cal
Total 682 cal
A bit reminiscent of yesterday, huh? Basically the same thing as yesterday with some kale instead of baby romaine, and a bit less chocolate flavor. I really like the taste the kale gives the drink, so I opted for less water (for a thicker consistency), as well as less chocolate flavor for that more "green" taste. I opted to chomp on a banana as I made the drink this time instead of mix it in. This one made just about 1 liter of liquid, which was two averagely-full glasses and took me about 45 minutes to get down.
3:00PM
-Trail Mix-
~1/8 Cup Cashews 82 cal
~1/8 Cup Almonds 70 cal
1 Tbsp. Sunflower Seeds 80 cal
1 1/2 Tbsp. Raisins 55 cal
1 Tbsp. Goji Berries 30 cal
1/8 Cup Dried Banana Chips 25 cal
Total 345 cal
I batched together a couple of quick bags of trail mix, as I didn't have much dried fruit other than raisins and gojis on hand. This one a more traditional mix, with a second one being more tropical in flavor. In this one I used cashews, almonds, sunflower seeds, raisins, gojis, and dried banana chips. This is a quick delicious snack is helpful to get that daily fat intake up, and tastes WAY better than the salted and sugared junk they sell in any grocery store. I usually just mix in all ingredients into a large bowl in whatever quantities I please, then divide into very small ~1/3 cup sizes, and put into ziplocks to save for later.
5:30PM
-Sliced Strawberry and Banana & Small Green Salad-
2 md. Banana (sliced) 210 cal
6 Strawberries (sliced) 25 cal
4 Leaves Romaine 20 cal
1 Cucumber 30 cal
Total 285 cal
Wasn't too hungry here, but was craving some real chewing action, so opted for a large snack. Took about 35 minutes to eat while on the net.
6:15PM
-Sliced Banana w/raisins & cacao nibs-
1 md. Banana 105 cal
1 Tbsp. Raisins 45 cal
1/2 Tbsp. Cacao Nibs 20 cal
Total 170 cal
Right after finishing the above snack, I jumped right for an extra banana, which I sliced up, topped with a few raisins and cacao nibs. Quick and yum
8:30PM
-Green Banana Smoothie w/banana slices & mango chunks-
5 lg. Banana 600 cal
1/3 Mango 45 cal
2 Cups Baby Romaine 15 cal
3/4 Cup Water
2 1/2 Cup Ice (cubed)
Total 660 cal
This is a quick gem. Simply blend up 4 of the bananas with the romaine (or other greens of choice), adding only 1/2 cup of water at first to get everything moving. Once you have everything pretty well blended, add the ice cubes, and chop/blend again, adding more water or ice until desired consistency. Slice up the last banana and add alongside mango chunks to the drink. This made a hefty 1.25 liters of liquid, and once I added the fruit, it made about 3 full glasses. This was so good that the first 2 glasses were gone within 10 minutes. After that I was pretty full, so waited another hour until 9:30PM to get the last glass down, but oh man, it was just as good as the first two!
12:30AM
-Snack-
1/4 Cup Raisins 100 cal
Here I just started snacking on a few raisins while I prepared some fruit and nut bars. Recipe below!
1:30AM
-Smiley Surprise!-
2 md. Banana 210 cal
1 Cucumber 30 cal
1 Homemade Fruit and Nut Bar (divided and rolled into balls) 265 cal
Total 505 cal
After making the very fun fruit and nut bars, my taste buds were all over the place, so I figured this dish not only provided me with a bit of everything, it also represented how I was feeling pretty accurately. I opted to break apart one of my fruit and nut bars and roll it into more of truffle like balls, which I really enjoyed as the pupils. (:
-Exercise-
Decided to skip any type of workout today, as the cramp in my calf continually got worse throughout the day. Next time I decide to run, I really need to take it easy.
Approximate Daily Totals:
Calories
2747
Carbs Fat Protein Total
597.2g 48.0g 59.6g 704.8g
78.09% 14.12% 7.79% 100%
As you can see, I ate well over the amount of calories that I did yesterday. Like I said at the beginning, I'm just going to eat what my body tells me to, so some days will be higher than others. At the end of the 30 day trial, I'll figure out the average just to see where my daily intake needs are. Today I was a bit over the 80/10/10 ratio I need to be at for fat, although I did up protein intake slightly today. I'm still learning in this department, as I've never really tried to meet those numbers. I felt like I ate a tiny bit more nuts and seeds today than I actually wanted, which might be a contribution to why both the calorie count and fat intake went up today.
So, as it were, today went by like a breeze! Aside from smelling my brother's homemade nachos around the time I finished up my Green Banana Smoothie, I felt like I couldn't be stopped. Ideally, the best way to do this trial would be to remove all "normal" food from your refrigerator, and never looking in the cupboard. If you only have access to RAW food, you won't be tempted at all, and the transition would theoretically smoother. Although the nachos smelled pretty good, I kept focused and just kept thinking about the next meal ahead of me. All the food today was delicious and enjoyable, and I'm really not feeling any ill cleansing effects. The skin odor I reported on Day 1 had even seemed to fade mostly today.
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Now, as promised, the fruit and nut bar recipe! It's actually really simple, and although I've found different recipes online with different ratios of nuts to seeds, the following worked the best for me.
Fruit and Nut Bar Recipe
1/3 Cup Nuts of choice (above I opted for cashews, almonds work great too)
1/4 Cup Raisins
1/4 Cup Chopped Dates
Simply blend in a small food processor the nuts until finely chopped and flaky, but not too much that they get oily. Add in any flavor of raisins and dates and continue to blend until forming a ball. If you want to add a seasoning or chocolate, mix in alongside the dried fruit. You can really have some fun with these. You can make apple walnut bars by using walnuts and dried apples (instead of the dates), adding a bit of cinnamon to taste. Tropical bars with almonds and pineapple (instead of the dates) are also delicious.
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That concludes Day 2!
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