300 - cut up zucchini sticks, carrot sticks, broccoli florets, red bell pepper sticks with tad of ranch dressing
around the same time: bit of tabouli + mozzarella cheese grated (very little)
430 - small bowl of lentils
930 - warm cashew milk with crushed raw cacao beans
feelings: full, satisfied, healthy, happy.
food really does make a difference.
With the latest study on HFCS (high-fructose corn syrup) , we really can't be sure of what is safe on our grocers' shelves. Gone are the days where Goldfish Crackers and Chips Ahoy cookies were a legitimate after-school snack. Skeptics out there will say, "Everything in moderation" and "I ate that as a child and I'm fine." To them all I have to say is, talk to me when you're 65. While it is sad that our favorite food memories are now defaced with words such as carcinogenic, mercury, trans-fat, and the like, I feel that it is time for this change. We are an indulgent country. No other country in the world eats the way the majority of Americans do (yet). We must limit these indulgences, or create a new society of children and adults who look towards other items as indulgences. I look forward to the day when a brownie made from raw aztec cocoa nibs, almonds, sesame seeds, and agave syrup is considered the norm; when our local groceries are completely stocked up with Flax Seed crackers, chia seeds, and hemp granola; when a school cafeteria lunch serves 8 oz of almond milk, rich salads, raw pizzas, and green juices! When our movie theaters offer fresh fruit smoothies and dried fruit and nuts instead of sugar laden slurpees and "butter" laden popcorn. That will be the day that America will truly change, our children will be free of disease, and our dependance on government-funded health care will be obliterated.
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