Haircut today.

I believe that our hair holds a lot of energy. So I get haircuts only every so often, when I am ready for major changes and shifts in energy to happen. And I am.

Winter Recipes.

During the winter months Bananas, Dates, Apples, Berries, Oranges, Tangerines, Grapefruits, and Greens are in great abundance and are in peak season of delicious flavor.

Tangerine juice is a favorite for breakfast, or valencia orange, or grapefruit.

Valencias, Tangerines, and Blood Oranges

Raspberry Orange Smoothie

Raspberry Orange Smoothie
4 Navel Oranges
1/2 Cup Raspberries or Strawberries, frozen or fresh
Blend.

Citrus Date Spinach Salad

Citrus Date Spinach Salad
Spinach
Red or Orange Pepper
Cilantro
5 dates
Juice of 1 orange
To make: Arrange spinach, pepper and cilantro in a salad bowl. Make dressing by blending dates with orange juice with a fork. Pour over salad.

Banana Date Fruitshake
10 Bananas
10 Medjool Dates
To make: Freeze 3 of the bananas. Soak the dates in 1 cup of water overnight or at least for a few hours. Then, blend the dates and water, 3 frozen bananas, and 7 unfrozen bananas for a perfect fruitshake.

Peace.

Went to the store.

I bought pineapple, papayas, bananas, persimmons, oranges, a pomegranate, and in the fridge are apples, dates, a honeydew melon, spinach, romaine lettuce, carrots, beets, and celery.

Breakfast - Pineapple
Lunch - Celery, Carrot, Beet and Apple juice
Bananas
Dinner - Salad with Romaine and Green Leaf Lettuce, chopped Dates, Cilantro, and a squeeze of Lemon

What I juice

Celery, Beets, Beet Greens, Carrots, and an Apple





I make this juice or something similar almost every day during the winter. It's rich in vitamins and minerals, and adds variety when not so many fruits are in season.

Need to focus on healing.

Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving. There are so many blessings to be grateful for. I don't even need a holiday to be reminded of that, but it's always nice to have a day to dedicate to being thankful.

Day ??: It's a Date Part II

So I haven't been great at keeping up with my blog. But I'm doing very well and enjoying fall's beauty and cooler days.

Each season brings its abundance. Right now it's apples, tangeringes, grapefruits, and dates. I got a box of dates from the Bautista Family Date Ranch. All their dates are organic and raw. I ordered the Honey dates and the Khadrawy dates, 2 of their many varieties.


They are so good. Heavenly. I really like to have them around along with bananas in the colder months.


Yesterday:
Breakfast - Honeydew Melon
Lunch - Green Juice (Celery, Kale, Cucumber, Cilantro Apple)
2 peeled Gala apples
Dinner - Juice of 4 Tangerines
Date plate
Iceberg Lettuce



Today:
Breakfast - Juice of 1 red Grapefruit and 6 Tangerines
Canteloupe
Dinner - Celery-Cilantro-Lemon Juice
Apple, Yellow Pepper and Jicama sticks
Dates

Day 4, 5 and 6

The past few days have been pretty much the same.

Breakfast - Green juice (kale, celery, and apple)
Peeled apples
Lunch - Mangoes and papayas
Dinner - Black grapes and bananas
Sometimes a salad or wrap with red pepper and celery.





I had a good weekend. Even though I was social and went to a lot of parties and dinners, I ate my fruit beforehand and wasn't tempted.

I watched the film Supersize Me tonight. It's a documentary, in which the subject eats only McDonald's food for 30 days. In the beginning he is very healthy, but over the course of one month he gains 20 pounds, his health severely declines, cholesterol and blood pressure skyrocket, and he feels depressed and lethargic all of the time.

Eating fruit makes me feel like the opposite of Supersize Me. Everything gets better.