5 years ago, my 120 pounds body went up to 160 pounds because of my unhealthy lifestyle. :(
Above Photo: (me in frontmost, with friends from Bangkok) these were the days I gained weight and felt so fat!
It was until I found out about a "raw food diet" that my life started to change. Concerned about looking overweight, i decided to give this diet a try. The principle is simple, one must replace cooked meals with raw fruits and vegetables. I could not go for the 100% replacement as some of the teachers in the seminar were doing. Instead, I adopted the 50-50 principle in my eating, 50% fresh food and 50% cooked.
Above Photo: teacher Daniw showing us how to make green smoothies. Everyday, I always make sure I have a dose of this super healthy drink. And its easy to prepare!
veggies served that day: very live and vibrant, chinese cabbages!
Yes, you can make raw sushi veggie wraps with raw food diet!Vegetable eating is not actually boring!
One of my favourite: cucumber in spices and sesame oil. I like its rachy-ness and tangy taste!
After months of integrating fresh veggies in my diet, I noticed my body became more lighter and yes even my mood too! Studies have proven that meat eaters are more aggressive compared to vegetable eaters, this is because you also ingest the stress hormones that animals release when they are about to be killed (gruesome, indeed). Although, I have to be honest, I still eat meat for protein and social purposes, but I always make sure that my veggies dominates my plate more. :)
30 pounds after! Now I feel light and happy! haha.. Thanks to my veggies!
One challenge I had with this diet though, was making sure my veggies are free from deadly pesticides since I eat them fresh all the time. I can't imagine myself trying to live a healthy life but jeopardising everything by ingesting those harmful chemicals! Good thing, my friends Ben and Emete introduced me to this Bukid Buddies group who delivers fresh and organic vegetables right at my doorstep. Isn't amazing?? :) And what's more amazing about them is they get all their produce from farmers in rural areas who don't have accessed to market. Think about eating with a cause! :)
These women farmers of Bukid Buddies are preparing the day's harvest for delivery. :)
Fresh and Organic veggies packed and wrapped in banana leaves right at my doorstep!
If you would like to eat healthy and integrate raw food diet more into your eating, partner up with Bukid Buddies to help you get the freshest veggies. They have very good customer service too which I like. :) Click this link Bukid Buddies for details about their packages and services. :)
Ok, enough blogging for now.. my live lovely food is waiting! Hope you'll eat more healthy too!
Vegetable Salad with peanuts is love! :)
My veggie smoothie making me refreshed and nourished! So easy to prepare.. just blend banana with any greens and add honey! viola, a healthy banana veggie shake! :)
Thank you for reading!
Yum!!!! Tell me more. Do you have a recipe book? What if I bought a box of vegies from you, would you throw in a couple of recipes for me? Maybe you can build some recipe pages on this blog and I would visit regularly :) Also, what type of blender do you need to blend this raw food. Do tell. Thanks a mill. Julie M
ReplyDeleteThank you Jullie.. that's a very good suggestion. We can include recipes in our deliveries soon, although I am just thinking of sustainability too since we always get information nowadays via online, and might want to save some papers for that. :) But in the blog, yes, I will post some vegetable recipes soon, Maybe both raw and cook food vegetable recipes :) I am glad that you excited about it. :)
ReplyDeleteFor the blender, any blender would do. Fruits and Vegetables are just easy to blend and does not need a heavy duty type. :)
Well Done Ann Marie! Your story is inspiring and very well written xx Georgie
ReplyDeleteAdditionally you have used elements in the Dragonfly model very well- I myself like to eat very well and try to eat raw or organic as much as I can. It's amazing the tasty recipes that are out there now. I'm not sure if you have noticed this but something that I have picked up on.. In most other places in the world Europe, the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, etc there is an upcoming movement and need for organic produce however in Australia (I think it's because we're a small country and everyone knows a friend of a friend who is a farmer) that Australian's don't care as much if the produce is Organic as we trust the food quality of produce because we feel we have a personal connection to the farmer and know that the produce is top quality. Have you noticed this trend? Georgie
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