Raw Food & Fitness-Day 52

Eating a low fat, raw food vegan diet has been easy in regard to meals and snacks. While on this 100-Day Raw Food and Fitness Journey, I've come to realize how little time I need to spend actually planning meals for everyone; I make sure we have lots of fresh veggies and fruits available, and when one of us is hungry, we eat--that's it! (Of course there are those times when I do a little more than just grab an apple or banana, when I actually feel like "preparing" a dish.)

But...for those moments when we hear ourselves or our children say, "I feel like a snack", here are a few low fat, raw vegan ideas to satisfy those snacking needs:

celery-sliced or a whole stalk

apples-sliced or whole

bananas-whole (peeled of course), or sliced

dried fruits and nuts (great for those days where you'll be away from home for hours at a time)

oranges-peeled or sliced

mangoes-see Derrick's handy-dandy mango slicing video from a few days ago

any sliced fruit or veggie dipped in raw nut butter

sliced fruit with a few chopped nuts sprinkled on top

kale chips-see our recipe for these yummies from a couple of days ago

a date or two topped with a walnut, almond, or a teaspoonful of raw nut butter

any whole fruit (just grab an apple, banana, pear, peach, etc.)

One of the things we've found most liberating while embarking on this Raw Food and Fitness Journey is how simple eating and mealtimes have become! Mealtimes and "snack times" have sort of melded into one and the same...our family tends to graze throughout the day. When one of us is hungry, we eat. Sometimes we're all hungry, or feel like eating all together, sometimes we eat alone, and other times it may be just myself eating with one or both of the kids.

Meal planning has become so , well, non-existant really. We make sure we have plenty of fruits out on the counter, lots of greens in the fridge, some nuts in the freezer, and that's it--we're set snacking, breakfasting, munching for lunch, or dining for dinner. It's simple and easy, like I believe a healthy and vibrant life should be.

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