It’s day 3 of our 2 week raw food challenge and I am desperately missing a few things… mainly sugar, carbs, and coffee. This morning I decided to try a raw “hot” chocolate recipe to see if I can curb those cravings a bit. Turns out it worked pretty well. I had a single cup and my tummy and taste buds were instantly happy. You can find the recipe here: Raw Vegan Hot Chocolate
There’s one important thing to note about the preparation of the lukewarm chocolatey drink… you need a high speed blender. A standard kitchen blender isn’t going to cut it for this one. The high speed blender will do 2 things. It will break up the cashews enough so that you don’t have a bunch of chunks floating around in your drink. It will also warm the drink just slightly. While I would love to have a Vitamix, it’s just not in the budget at the moment, so I use my Instant Pot Ace. It worked like a champ on this recipe and so far has done everything a more expensive blender can do.
As for the energy I usually get from my morning coffee, I’ve been taking Goli ACV Gummies for about a week now and notice that my energy level jumps for several hours after each 2 gummy snack. I call it a snack because they really do taste like candy. There is a B-12 boost in them and I think that is responsible for the added energy in my day. I usually take 2 gummies 3 times per day, so I suggest getting a couple bottles at a time because they take a while to ship. If you want to use my link, you can get 5% off every time you order. Just make sure to click through from here to get the discount: Goli Gummies.
Having said all that, I do still have a mild headache from the caffeine withdrawal but as it’s already day 3, I expect that will go away pretty soon. It’s dull enough that I don’t need to take anything for it, it’s just mildly annoying.
Otherwise the raw food challenge is going well. I’m not feeling hungry at all, especially after the huge salad we ate last night, and my mood seems to be fine. I have been gentle on myself and added in a short afternoon nap to my daily routine, at least for the first week. We’ll see if I need it as we move towards week 2.
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