We decided today to go through all of the cupboards for anything that was lingering such as chemicals/dairy/meat/sugar. We found that almost everything had sugar in it, even canned vegetables!
I've had multiple conversations with friends about how much sugar in added to products without us knowing. We still eat natural sugars that are found in fruits in vegetables. Instead of sugar, we have added raw organic honey, local maple syrup or vanilla bean to any recipe that asks for agave or sugar. Bay and I have never used agave in our cooking.
Right now Agave is all the rage. It is everywhere and in everything. The sad thing is people think it is good for you. Unless you are the Aztec's, in the wild, and burn the leafs to make the agave syrup, it's not organic with all of the added chemicals and processing, as read in the article, Agave Nectar: Good or Bad?
Kimberly and Taylor takin' a bite of garlic honey to boost the immune system. phhheeewww!!
What is being signed:
Hello. Hello. Hello. The two of us are eating garlic and honey. The garlic and honey has been marinating for weeks. This will help boost your immune system. The two of us are going to eat it. Are you ready? One. Three. One. Two. Three. Huh. It's not bad. What do you think? It's not bad. The garlic is really strong. Woah, it's really spicy. Oh it burns! I am crying and my eyes are watering. It burns.
We also got rid of soaps, toothpaste, mouth wash, deodorants, shampoos, conditioners, cleaning supplies, and any miscellaneous items that had chemicals in them. I put these items in the common area of our building.
To replace our chemical based products we went to Alberta Coop. We got Desert Essence Tooth Paste, Oregon Soap (Company), and Miracle Mouth Wash. The soap feel silky smooth and doesn't make our skin itchy like normal soaps. Warning: the Miracle Mouth Wash is intense. You may have to add some normal water to dilute it. It works wonders though. The Dessert Essence Tooth Paste is very mild in flavor. I like it because it counter acts the flavor of the mouth wash. Oh I also got new deodorant too called Alba Botanica. It doesn't keep you from sweating. However it keeps the body oder away. Plus sweating is natural. It's our body's way of cooling down.
I personally got rid of my underwear and tampons that weren't 100% organic, unbleached cotton. I got my underwear from PACT. I know they are expensive but a happy vag is a happy Kim. Plus they are made in the USA and provide support in non profit organizations.
I will take the fall for him, every once in a while in the bath tub.
I feel as though I have been apart of a cartoon and my ass/head is definitely going to bruise.
Jan. 21:
We bought a new rice cooker and tried out our mandoline too. This was amazing. It was our first time making sushi and we made it together. xo
Tonight's dinner: homemade vegan sushi!! — with Kimberly Wohlsein.
We used for the sushi filling the following vegetables: purple kale, radish, cucumber, zucchini mixed colored carrots, avocado, broccoli shoots, mushrooms, & purple cabbage. We also used black, salsa, cashew sour cream for our too, burrito sushi.
all homemade vegan/raw sushi sauces. sweet and sour (top left), blood orange tamari (top right), and spicy un-mayo (bottom left). — with Kimberly Wohlsein.
This is for my lunch tomorrow. I am so excited. Swkeeee!
My organic, homemade, orange and lavender, body butter. I found this recipe at Rawmazing.
I didn't realize that I need an blender so I used a whisk instead, not recommended. lol. I was extremely hard to whisk together. Luckily, I had Bay Bay to help me with gun power.
This whole process took an hour, including putting the shea butter in the freezer. Organic raw shea butter was a challenge to find. We found it at our local shop in S.E. Portland called People's coop.
I'm so proud of myself. Their are so many nasty chemicals that are put into our lotion, shampoos, conditioners, packaged, food, etc. Since my body is super sensitive and I have gotten rid of almost all of the chemical based products in my studio. I'm sure their is something lingering.
Try this out! You'll be surprised at how easy it was, promise.
Saturday, January, 19th
I have noticed that I don't get tired after I eat my food, nor does my stomach get upset as much. I think it's because I am eating more Plant Based foods. I found this realistic picture of what it stomach looks like (image left) on Get Fit Faster. They have really cool motivational quotes, recipes, and pictures to work. it. out.
I researched the picture above to see where it brought me and Annie Jaffrey explains wonderfully why people are addicted to bad food and what to do about it. Another interesting snapshot of what we eat is image left. Crazy right?! This explains why we our body keeps telling us we are hungry after eating junk food, even though we've eaten a full meal. In return, we gain weight to over consummate the lack of nutrition.
Bay and I have also watched some very informative documentaries on Netflix. We have watched the documentaries: "Fork over Knives" and "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead," and "No Impact Man." We were blown away by the brainwashing by the FDA. The FDA is controlled by the government. They are the ones who do the studies of what is "safe" for us. Unfortunately, the people who are on the FDA board are the owners of huge corporations in dairy and meat products. Have you noticed all of the advertisements are primarily dairy and meat?
They also showed studies of GMO's, meat, dairy and how they are link to cancer as well as our nations history. Their are so many stories of how people stop taking medication by changing what they consume while adding an exercise routine.
The movie "No Impact Man" showed how him and his wife had no carbon foot print for a year in New York. I really want to make a food compost in my house like he did. The majority of my food products are scraps from fruits and vegetables. This means less garbage, less waste, and less impact on our environment. Cool!
We decided today to go through all of the cupboards for anything that was lingering such as chemicals/dairy/meat/sugar. We found that almost everything had sugar in it, even canned vegetables! 
