The raw vegan sushi I made the other night was so good, I found myself
craving more, but wanting to tweak a few things. Main adjustment: I
threw the cauliflower in the food processor with some Bragg Liquid
Aminos (like soy sauce, but SO much better for you!), and I worked on my
technique to make some artful, tiny, tightly rolled sushi this time
around. They came out MUCH better, and prettier too! I was a little
nervous to throw a raw asparagus spear in there, but it was quite yum! I
also made some yummy seaweed salad from some dried wakame seaweed (soak
for about 5 minutes and rinse thoroughly to bring back to life). It had
some sesame oil, salt, pepper, cumin, a smidge of curry, and of
course... sesame seeds. It was a delicious meal!
Raw Asian Inspired Meal, yum!
I can't believe I'm already five days in! I haven't noticed any
detox side effects yet, although I have been tired... could easily be
that I haven't been getting enough sleep. Other than that, I am finally
starting to feel full and satisfied faster and with less food, which is
great because I tend to overeat otherwise. It's going so well, and I'm
not having any food craving devils on my shoulder!
I've always wondered how I would go about making yummy sushi without fish, and especially without rice! Last night
we decided to try making some incredible raw vegan sushi and it came
out even better than expected! I managed to find some Raw (untoasted)
Nori sheets to roll the sushi in (rolling mat a must!), and we filled it
with some sliced cucumber, mushroom, carrots, some clover sprouts and lettuce. As
the "rice" I had some cauliflower that I ran through the food processor
with a little oil, it was perfect! SO good! I always figured sushi
making would be difficult, but what could be easier than throwing a
bunch of stuff out on
a wrap and rolling it up! Ok, granted, slight learning curve to getting a tightly wrapped sushi roll as you have to be careful not to overfill it, but it was so much fun to make! If these first couple days of fruit
smoothies, awesome salads and sushi is an indication of how yummy this
month is going to be, consider me excited!!! Today is day three in my 30
days, and I feel pretty much the same as I did when I started with the exception of knowing I am doing so much better for my body by eating this way than I was previous. Today
was a difficult one from the temptations of deliciousness around the
workplace, but I powered through it!
What we choose to fuel our bodies every day is such an important decision, and is far too overlooked. I just finished a great film that has further cemented my belief that we need to buy produce and grains that are organic, and not genetically modified to enhance flavor/appearance/size/seedlessness, oh, and profit for the companies producing it. Products that have been genetically modified "GMO" have been mutated and manipulated, but aren't always packaged in a way that a consumer can recognize. Take produce for example, you can't pick up a tomato in the supermarket and tell if it has been modified to be larger, redder, or sweeter, unless it is Certified Organic (safe!). If that tomato had growth factors added in to make it bigger, and you ingest that, is it really all that good for you? I think not.
Ahhh, pesticides. Pesticides that are sprayed onto our produce end up in the air that we breathe, the water we drink, the soil our crops grow from, and ultimately, our and our animal friends' bodies. You can wash that fruit off all you want, but chances are, if it ended up in the water and soil that it grew from, you're ingesting it anyways. Ok, so switching over to "all organic", can seem daunting, and expensive, so if you aren't convinced yet, this list may help. From highest pesticide content to least, here are a couple of fruits and veggies you should try to buy organic whenever possible, courtesy of www.thedailygreen.com:
Apples
Celery
Strawberries
Peaches
Spinach
Nectarines
Grapes
Sweet Bell Peppers
Potatoes
Blueberries
Lettuce
Kale
Here's another great resources for more info on the benefits of organic foods: www.mayoclinic.com.
A fantastic film that I recommend to anyone who wants to improve their health is called "Food Matters", and is available to stream instantly on Netflix if you have it. It goes over some of the benefits of eating raw foods, benefits of vitamins, toxic prescription drugs, eating organically, and of course, how life changing a whole foods, plant based diet can be. Check it out at www.foodmatters.tv.
