The Penultimate Day

As I sit here scoffing red capsicum stuffed with sun dried tomato topped with pizza “cheese” and rocket pesto on a very thick experimental cracker I have to say I am very grateful for the opportunity to learn that this 6 week experiment has afforded me.

I am privileged to be able to make decisions about my diet that are based on my personal philosophy rather than necessity- there are people starving to death all over the world at this very moment. There are also people eating themselves to death.

People freaked out when I stopped eating complex carbohydrates 18months ago and were sure I wouldn’t cope as an athlete with my weird diet. Now they are equally sure I cant do it as a raw vegan.

I have learnt more about nutrition in this last 6 weeks than any other time in my life and I feel confident as I near the end of my experiment that I can take this journey a lot further and even begin to intergrate it into my family’s diet.

Tomorrow I will tell you my next 6 week plan… I am getting a little excited.

Recipe for rocket pesto.

2 big handfuls of rocket

3/4 cup sunflower seeds

1/4 cup sesame seeds

2 tble sp olive oil

2 tble sp pinenut ‘cheese’

dash of lemon juice

1 tsp nutritional yeast

1 tsp dried basil

sprinkle of dusle

salt

Blend the hell out of it until it is all smooth and eat on crackers or vege sticks

Yummy!