And on the first day she made ... soup!

Day 1

Slept past my 6am wake up call, thus hindering the two hour soaking time I needed for chia porridge, but, damn, was it snug in Snug this morning!  

As I had to have a reasonably empty tummy for my 10am colonic (the details of which I'll spare for another blog not devoted to food) I opted for a subdued breakfast: a banana and a generous handful of raspberries. 

By 11am I was getting rather hungry so I went and bought a Vegan Vampire (Beetroot, Celery, Carrot, Spinach) juice from Pulp Friction Juice Bar.

Now, Pulp Friction rocks; not only because the owners are fellow punning linguists. but they happen to have a far superior approach to healthy eating than anywhere else in Hobart. Catering for vegans is one thing, but I was pleasantly surprised when I asked the always bubbly owner whether she had any raw options for lunch. And that is when I discovered their super sexy raw choc-chia pudding... Holy shitballs. She put some strawberries on it and I was in heaven. I added another banana to it to fill me up. Yum yum yum.

The Wilderness Society Tasmania's Volunteer Lunch wasn't quite the same without being able to partake in the weekly vegan feast. The seductive smell of soup wafted through the room, trying to weaken my resolve. To make it all the more tempting, Hobart was being particularly winter-y outside and I wanted a warm food hug. But with the help of steaming hot Jasmine tea (not sure if herbal tea is usually included in a Raw Food diet - I'd say not - but geez, I ain't doin' a month without a hot drink!) I survived.

The post-lunch afternoon (sometimes caffeine induced) slump never arrived, which was great as I was embarking on a door knocking mission in Kingston. I really noticed the amount of energy buzzing around my body when I called in to Eumarrah to grab some snacks to carry me through the arvo. Although probably a net result of the recent attention I've been paying to my body-my temple, my body sure was digging the lack of digestive work it had to do. 

Nibbling on a combo of Organic Raw Goji Berries and chemical free nuts sustained me through the afternoon - and through an anti-same-sex-marriage rant apparently ratified by the woman's religious beliefs... "God LOATHES homosexuality - it's in THE BIBLE - he doesn't loathe homosexuals - he LOVES everyone..." I couldn't be fucked pointing out all the dumb shit the bible says but left feeling smug in the knowledge that she had just signed a petition against a member of the Legislative Council who also believes that gay marriage is the beginning of Armageddon. 

   I wish I'd had the gumption to respond to her insistence that a baby needs a mother and a father, and not two mums or two dads with this.

  

Which brings me to dinner....

Feeling slightly soup deprived, I opted to munch down a blended 'soup' creation. 3 tomatoes, half a red onion, one green capsicum, half an avocado, a small fennel bulb, a dash of olive oil, a sprinkle of Himalayan Sea Salt and one handful of parsley later ... voila! 

Cold soup - it's so hot right now.