I woke up at 5am this morning, with a more determined, and focused mind. I had more energy than normal in my 6am cardio/sculpt class, and found out I already lost 5 pounds! Losing weight is not my objective (preventing illnesses and injury, and having energy are). However, as long as I maintain a healthy weight, I’m not against losing it… :)

The day just got even better… I have a friend who comes to the studio named Ashley. She has shed major pounds in the past 6 months she’s been coming to Kadi Fit. She runs each morning, does several classes a week, and started a raw diet. Yesterday she lent me three books on raw dieting. One of them has a recipe for Muesli. This recipe has greatly excited me. You have NO IDEA how much I love oatmeal. I have eaten it almost every morning for 5 years!

One problem I’ve run into with raw diet recipes, are the amount of crazy ingredients you need that I don’t have. Here are a couple simple recipes that I have found…

From “Raw Food Made Easy” by Jennifer Cornbleet

Muesli
1/2 cup rolled oats
2 tablespoons raisins
1 tablespoon raw chopped nuts
2 tablespoons raw sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons raw honey or whole cane sugar
1/2 cup almond milk
1/4 cup fresh berries

To make it softer, you can soak the oats overnight in the almond milk.
This recipe can even be stored in a pantry for up to 3 months (adding the almond milk and berries later). So make a large batch and you will have quick and easy breakfast on hand!

Guacamole
Serves 4

3 Avocados, pitted
1 onion, diced
2 tomatoes, diced
2 sprigs fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Juice of 1 lime or lemon
1 gloves garlic
Cayenne pepper to taste
Sea salt to taste
1/2 cup coconut water or purified water (or more to get the right consistency)

Scoop the meat from the avocado skin. Cut the avocados into chunks, place in a large bowl, and mash with a spoon.

Gently stir in the onions, tomatoes and cilantro. Squeeze in the lime juice and stir in salt to taste. Add the water as desired. Mmmm!

Tip: This recipe is great with flax seed crackers, carrots, celery, broccoli, and bell peppers.