My Daughter's First Raw Vegan Lunch Experience

Feeling so much better today. It's amazing what a good night's sleep will do for your mood and mental clarity! I slept from 10 pm to 7 am. Nine hours of sleep seems to be my magic number. I believe everybody is different and has their own sleep needs. My body just really loves and needs sleep to feel optimal.

Today I followed a Raw Vegan breakfast and lunch. Actually, now that I'm thinking of it, technically I think I am considered a Raw Vegetarian, because I still love my milk! I still drink coffee 2-3 times daily and add a bit of 2% organic milk in there…yum!

I tried a social experiment on my children today. I decided that I will begin serving them fresh fruit in the morning. For now, I will include it into their current breakfast, so that the change can be more gradual and organic. I want them to choose these better options naturally. But I feel like it's my job to put it in front of them, a lot! Constantly! ;-)

So this morning I served them a bit of organic cereal with organic whole milk and oranges on the side. My daughter went for the fruit first…yay! My son ate them at the end of his meal. Still yay!

For lunch, I served my daughter her first raw vegan lunch. She said something quite funny.
"Mommy, this isn't lunch."
My fault. They're used to me serving them something cooked first, with their veggies on the side. Almost like an option. Today, it was the main course. And she ate it! Not all of it but she tried everything! Feels awesome. She ate a big bowl of diced cucumbers, yellow bell peppers and grapes. I made her  a side salad with avocado dressing, which she tasted and spit right out. We'll try another side tomorrow.

My son went to school with a thermos of warm roasted potatoes, which he loves. Not raw, but still a veggie in my book. He also had a side of diced cucumbers and sliced bananas. I did cave in and include a home-made chocolate chip muffin as a snack because he has recently lost a bit of weight. I need to work on getting him to like more natural fats like avocado and coconuts so that we can begin including these in his lunches instead. He does really like peanut butter and almonds, but unfortunately isn't allowed to bring them to school because of nut allergies in his classroom. Total bummer. But ya' know what? I just tell myself…

You're Ok Momma.

"Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches." (Proverbs 24:3-4)

xoxo!!