Smoothie Day 6

Breakfast

Apple, carrot, alfalfa, cabbage, and banana smoothie (with vanilla and cinnamon)- 287 cal, 16 g fiber

The cinnamon and vanilla really gave it a well-rounded, warm flavor. The ingredients blended together nicely and became very smooth. I put in fewer carrots than I intended to, though, because they weren't being blended as well. Very drinkable—I'm practically inhaling it right now.

1 egg- 70 cal

1 serving almonds- 210 cal, 4 g fiber

Lunch

Around 500-600 cal, I think.

Dinner… stuff.

1 cup chocolate soy milk- 120 cal

I have no excuse other than my mom gave it to me when I didn't want it. Now, it's stuck in my refrigerator and I must drink it. But it is absolutely the best chocolate soy milk I've ever had. Creamy, real chocolate flavor, and it has fiber!! Not that I'm really worrying about my fiber intake after 6 days of smoothies… I'm pretty much up and beyond the required daily fiber intake.

Avocado, apple, vanilla, alfalfa, mint smoothie- 284 cal, 13 g fiber

I was going for some sort of nice juxtaposition of warm and cool flavors with the vanilla and mint. Probably should've hiked up the mint and added a touch of cinnamon to enhance the vanilla for more contrast. However, it all somewhat canceled out into a conglomeration of generally yummy flavor in the end. I also added honey. I've been hankering for some oil, so I ate avocado, plus stir-fried my asparagus in a bit of olive oil.

Asparagus

No words for how much I adore asparagus. Except that I don't adore the smell in the bathroom that much. But it's more of an oddity than an annoyance, so it's alright.

Yogurt with honey and cinnamon- probably should've taken my magnesium before I ate that sugar. The banana bread at lunch induced more sugar intake. Yet another reason to stay away from processed sugar! It is highly addictive. Seriously and literally.

Noodles and artichokes- artichokes. Yummy. I'm going to try making the rosemary artichoke and chickpea hummus recipe I found online sometime. I just need chickpeas… (which are pretty essential, I know)

I've been craving more whole foods. I need to learn how to make good salads, or this will never work in the long term. Luckily, I know people who make phenomenal salads that I can eat without any dressing at all~ just really good combinations of flavors and textures. It's not to say that I've given up on smoothies—I just find that I like chewing things now. And you know? I never really chewed my food until I started drinking smoothies. Then I really started noticing flavors and textures more than before. My tastebuds are pretty refined, but they've evolved to a whole different stage now. I want to start moving out of my comfort zone with vegetables and fruits. I want to try different combinations, more flavors, varied textures. It's probably a good thing that I'm going to be staying for two months after school ends in an island nation, where everything is different. Everyday a new discovery! I'm just going to have to steal the blender from my aunt, that's all…

The excretions are going well, too. (This probably falls into the realm of TMI, but who reads this blog anyways?)

My throat is better, but if I talk for more than 5 minutes, it starts to hurt from being burnt from the throw-up acid from last night.

I might be eating more after I eat someone else's food because of less nutrition, maybe. And also because of the craving for chewable food…