Raw, Baby, Love: Hungry Mommy

I've never been so hungry in my life. I've always been a big eater, but I have never eaten so much, so often. Now, I know this is totally normal for a nursing mother, but it has come as a surprise just how much food I need to keep me going through the night. Even as a cooked vegan, I usually didn't need more than a juice or a smoothie before noon. And I guess since I had so many digestive challenges during my pregnancy that kept me from really being able to eat large amounts of food, I just wasn't prepared for the hunger that followed.

So, my daily (food) regimen now looks something like this:

7am - glass of Thai coconut water
10am- glass of green juice (if Enrique has been so sweet as to prepare some) or fruit and coconut water smoothie with green powder
11am - bowl of fruit (cherries, strawberries, durian) or
1/2 pint Enrique's ice cream (coconut-based)
12 noon - small salad (with avocado or nut-based dressing)
2or3 pm - couple handfuls macadamia or brazil nuts, or a small dish of olives
6pm - large salad or a recipe, if I've prepared one

The best part is, I get to flex those recipe muscles. I absolutley love to uncook, but in the past, I've settled for fruit or a salad. Now, I'm getting creative because with all this food I'm consuming its easy to get bored. So, in the past two months I've had a lot of fun. Here's just a few of the recipes I've been entertaining my palate with.