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I Am Grace

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I am sitting in Cafe Gratitude in San Francisco for the second time this week. I am craving whole, raw, vegan foods. The quality and the energy of the foods they serve here are alluring.

I am so tired. I have been feeling shifts in my world like a dizzy moment where plates slide and gnash and a mini quake happens for me only. I want to repair my health in mind and body and am piecing it together as I go.
I feel there must be a better way. A faster one. One that goes something like this:

sit down, assess, make a plan, implement.

…what?

 

That’s not what I’m doing right now. That’s not how I am choosing to cope. I’m sure its not Right* what I’m doing.

 

For one, Cafe Gratidude is expensive. I just ordered a 8 1/2 dollar beverage. Yes, it will be amazing and yes it will be filling but, no, it will not provide me with the full and adequate snack my body deserves (especially now when my reserves are depleted).

 

So, I am here. Doing this…

 

ah! – my drink has arrived…

 

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*sip sip* ahhhh…
So splendidly good. It’s like ice cream and a health drink and wonderful all at once. Its name is I Am Grace. I am certainly grateful for this beauty of a drink.

Cheers!

young coconut milk + almond butter + dates + vanilla bean = grace
And now that I have consumed it all I am mighty full and very happy.
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* denotes that more needs to be written on what my where my path is leading me. (Here is a spoiler on one of the details of my path: along with my husband, I am on a diet heavily influenced by The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss.)

Portland Places I Need to Visit

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How is that in my quest to learn more about food and cooking I have come across some amazing Portland business that I am dying to try out. Here I am in the Bay Area far away from them. Today would be a perfect day to head over to Sweet Pea Baking Company. Mmmm-a-licious. They are Portland’s first vegan café and bakery. “Located at 1205 SE Stark Street, Porltand, OR, Sweet Pea will feature fresh gourmet vegan baked goods, Stumptown coffee/espresso and a light breakfast and lunch menu.” (click this to find out more.) I love vegan eats. I’m not even vegan. They just sit well in my stomach. And I am almost always happy and have energy after I eat a vegan desert. Not so with “normal” desserts (even some of the “healthier” ones). Vegans know how to do it. They have been practicing at it a while. Now, I don’t eat vegan that much but, let me tell you, I notice the difference. It just keeps getting better. All the faux desserts and other dishes they make are great alternatives.

Hm, maybe I SHOULD become vegan.
I’m not ready for that yet. Breastfeeding, money, effort, etc… But I think my life would be better. Anyway…

Here is another cool place I must check out:

Food Fight Grocery a vegan grocery at 1217 Stark St in SE Portland, Or.

ps. Check out these great deals on vegan pies from Sweet Pea.

*salivating*