A Day of Firsts

Today I will do a couple of things for the first time.

Thing 1: My first kale smoothie. This is straight from the Zero Sugar Diet book.

How Green is My Smoothie?
1/4 cup silken tofu
2 kale leaves, stems trimed
1/2 frozen banana
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
2 Tbsp chia seeds

Note: I skipped the chia seeds because I have concerns about diverticulitis. But that's for another day.

Tip: My health-conscious daughter advised me to slice the banana and freeze in a plastic bag overnight. Good move.

Note to self: Run the blender on liquefy unless you enjoy chewing on bits of greenery as you drink.

Verdict: Not something I'd daydream about but OK.

Thing 2: Going to attend the  Natural Living Expo. Might even attend a workshop or two.

Attended the expo and two meditation workshops. Came home (starving!) and had a nice spinach salad with grape tomatoes and chicken from a pouch.

Then I became very drowsy and took a 2-hour nap. Wonder if it was because of the verrry relaxing meditations or because my body was craving sugar?

Yikes! It's 7:30! Need to make dinner.

Chicken breast and roasted cauliflower. I've decided crispy brown cauliflower is one of life's pleasures.

Experienced a nagging headache this evening. I googled it and it seems it is possible that it is as a result of sugar withdrawal. Considering I used to start every day with a glass of orange juice, which I discovered has 22g of sugar in just 8 ounces, I'm sure my body is wondering what the heck is going on!