**Full recipe at bottom of post, please feel
free to skip my jibber-jabber**
Well with
January first this came the expected resolutions (quit drinking), the obvious
ones I’m not going to keep (quit drinking), and the ones I’m going to give my
best efforts to keep (run a 5km race in March).
My lovely
sister (in-law) suggested we do a cleansing detox the first week of January. I
am VERY hesitant to even use the word detox, or cleanse, cause not only are
they often dangerous, or strait up wrong, they can also be confusing to do and
carry with them the stigma of “Oh, you’re on a cleanse, what do you think you’re
better than me?” (or maybe that how I’ve always looked at people who do them…)
Today is
the first day of week two, and oh dear GOD I want a chocolate bar so fuckin’
bad! Strangely enough though, celery is starting to taste sweet to me (WTF?).
The basic
idea is:
Sugar free (including fruits)
Gluten-free
(easy
now, considering that particular dietary need has found its place to limelight)
& Dairy free (I miss butter.)
The first
week we graded down towards the Full Monty, so to speak, with limited dairy,
natural sugars (no refined sugar, not a bad thing after the holidays) and no
bread products. Not that bad… we were still allowed coffee (with unsweetened
non-dairy milk, Hello Almond Milk!)
Ooooh
wait though!! Hold up… this week:
No Sugar (of any kind, no refined
sugar, no fake sugar, no FRUIT?!)
No coffee (black or otherwise,
FML)
No legumes (good-bye sweet, delicious
beans)
That’s a lot of NO
This week
will be an adventure of and in itself (note: I am writing this powered solely
on omelette muffins (no cheese, it’s a crime) and green tea… pfft!)
Last week
though Manfriend created a delicious granola recipe, totally gluten free and totally
fucking delicious! (and not just because we were jonesing for ‘real food’)
Delicious
Nut Granola
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Freaking Awesome
Time: 35 Minutes
Tools: Food Processor, rimmed baking sheet, microwaveable bowl,
Ingredients:
o
½ cup each of:
·
Almonds
·
Brazil nuts
·
Walnuts
·
Pumpkin seeds
·
Almond Meal
·
Coconut Flakes (unsweetened, if you’re cutting down on your sugar)
o
¼ cup of honey (OR ⅛
cup of honey, ⅛ cup of Maple syrup)
o
1 Tbsp. of Vanilla extract
Directions:
1.
In a food processor, chop all the nuts and pumpkin seeds into
pea-sized pieces or smaller.
2.
In a large microwavable bowl combine nuts, coconut flakes, honey
and vanilla extract.
3.
Microwave about a minute, to make heat honey.
4.
Mix all ingredients until honey is evenly distributed.
5.
Spread evenly onto a rimmed baking sheet.
6.
Bake at 350ºF for 20 minutes, or until light golden brown,
stirring occasionally.
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| Omelette Muffins and Homemade Ketchup |
Hope you
try it out and enjoy, it’s worth the 35 minutes of your life.
Stay tuned for my post about homemade condiments.
designing
a healthy life
Anna Felicity
