(Salad, prepared by Mom)One great thing about having my Mom at home with me while I'm immobile is that she can make my meals whenever I'm hungry.
Pictured above is a kale salad she made for me...and the photo really does not do the salad justice. The bowl I ate it out of was really deep, and it took me around 25 minutes to get through it all.
I had a bit of a grumbly stomach afterward, but my body is still getting used to absorbing lots of roughage.
Two days ago (Wednesday), I had a HUGE green smoothie that had about three handfuls of spinach, two bananas, and some goji berries. The smoothie kept me full for hours but also had me feeling sick after I woke up from my mid-day nap.
My stomach just isn't quite ready yet for all of those greens.
For the past 2 days, I cut out the 'Very Green' Trader Joe's mix that I normally do in the morning. It never left me with an upset stomach, but I don't think that mixing it with my other breakfast foods was a good idea.
Slowly but surely, my body is going to start liking the alkaline environment I'm creating for it and these foods will go down a lot easier. I don't have a juicer as of yet, but I'm thinking about buying one soon. I think juicing my greens will help me with my transition because the greens won't be as intense. When I blend the greens, everything is there, when you juice them, some of it is stripped away...am i right?
I'll eventually want to go back to blending again but for now, for transitioning purposes, I think it's best to take the easier route.
But, until I actually get my hands on a juicer, I'll have to deal with chunky green smoothies.
Quite honestly, I've been afraid to touch greens over the past couple of days. My Wednesday experience with the spinach was so tragic that it's taking me time to revert back to greens. I did have a salad yesterday that I split between two meals, but the lettuce was Foxy Lettuce which is totally nutrient deficient...so I don't even know if you could call it a salad.
Tomorrow, I am determined to hop back on the bandwagon and face my fears!
I'll eventually want to go back to blending again but for now, for transitioning purposes, I think it's best to take the easier route.
But, until I actually get my hands on a juicer, I'll have to deal with chunky green smoothies.
Quite honestly, I've been afraid to touch greens over the past couple of days. My Wednesday experience with the spinach was so tragic that it's taking me time to revert back to greens. I did have a salad yesterday that I split between two meals, but the lettuce was Foxy Lettuce which is totally nutrient deficient...so I don't even know if you could call it a salad.
Tomorrow, I am determined to hop back on the bandwagon and face my fears!
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