Raw Food Restaurant

Exercise: Escalators, walking
Food: 10 bananas, 2 green smoothies (spinach, papaya, pear, mango, pineapple juice) and (pea shoots, strawberries, pineapple juice)

I forgot to say I road-tested the Cuisinart food processor on Sunday. And it is fantastic. I tried out a recipe inspired by a salad I bought at Planet Organic. Then I tried it again on Monday and it didn't work. So on Tues rang up House-makers and they were fabulous they said they would collect it and give me a new one. Then my sis rang and said it was working, I had put the bowl in the wrong way round. Yes, I did let House-makers know! It really is very simple to use, the instruction book is tiny and includes recipes. And I know I keep saying it but it is so beautiful to look at too. I get double the pleasure creating life-enhancing yumminess with something that has beauty in both form and function.

I shredded two large carrots and then mixed them with some home-ground sesame seeds. I added a bit of water to moisten. It tasted yummy like that, then I added a couple of drops of tamari which gave it a slightly bitter tinge but still good.

Well I am the most blessed woman in the whole wide world, seriously I say this everyday not as an affirmation but because it's my reality. Last week I found out a new raw restaurant/martini bar is practically opening a few doors down from where I workin Shoreditch. How cool is that? The first full-on proper raw restaurant in London right by me. What fun I'll have taking friends there. Opening night here I come

It's called Saf, and they are hiring staff now!
http://eng.safrestaurant.com.tr/bio-restaurant.aspx

It's A Beauty

Food: I haven't got anything to eat apart from Lara bars, the shop was out of bananas if you can believe that and yesterday I was at an all day seminar and then had a couple of things to sort before coming home. And not likely to be able to get anything until tomorrow. I do have some mangos but they are not ripe enough. Well actually a couple seem to be softening so will prob have a green smoothie later with some spinach. I also have a few oranges, and I quite fancy a juice.

Exercise: Bodyweight exercises

The Cuisinart food processor has arrived. And it is beautiful. I haven't used it yet I just keep staring at it! But you know it just adds to the pleasure of using it that it is such a work of art. It is rock solid too. This goes back to what I said about core values. When the things in your life chime with your values, the joy you get from them is enhanced beyond their function.

The Best Fit

Food: Green pudding (mango, papaya, raspberries, spinach), four bananas, bought salad (cabbage, carrot/tahini, sesame seeds, lettuce, mushrooms, squash), a few fresh dates

Been out of town for a couple of days on business. Took a lot of fruit with me, so had that throughout the day (cherries, bananas). Had dinner at Nandos, I had the house salad with sweetcorn and mushroom and picked at some olives (which were so salty). The next day more fruit (cherries, bananas, pear apple) had lunch in a bar restaurant asked for a green salad to be made up, came with artichokes, avocado and cherry tomatoes. It was really great I could ask for that and it was no big deal. It was delicious, although of course no overt fats went out the window for that period. But happy with my choices. It was hard going trudging round in the freezing cold, I felt like ordering a big plate of fat fries. Not helped by the fact that one of my dining companions did just that!

Back home, had some errands to run in town including picking up some fluffy white towels from the Heals sale. Treated myself to a salad from Planet Organic round the corner. Have just ordered a cuisinart food processor woo hoo!! I can't wait to make my own salsa and pesto.

Cuisinart can be pricy but not if you get if from
www.housemakers.co.uk

who are selling models for half-price £125!! plus only £4.50 shipping (this is for uk)

And you can get Blendtech for Uk market from below £349 free UK shipping, I think I got mine for £299 as special intro price and I bought an extra jug.

http://www.usmoothie.com/totalblender.html