The day of avocado

It was absolutely gorgeous today. 23 degrees, clear skies, no smog, sunshiney goodness. I got up this morning, had a little photoshoot with my newest necklaces, went for a run and spent the afternoon with an old friend who I am seeing too little of lately. This evening, the boy and I met friends at one of the best veg restaurants in the city. All in all, a great day!

Right after my run, before heading back home, I stopped at the Big Carrot Wholistic Dispensary to pick up a couple of things and came across some sample packets of Vega, and figured I'd give it a try. Developed by Ironman and vegan Brendan Brazier, Vega seems to be like a blend of protein drink, greens+ type of dealy and meal replacement. I'm not really one to do protein shakes and whatnot, but the list of nutrition facts on the back of the package was intriguing. There were 3 choices - chocolate flavoured, berry and plain. I tend to be more of a berry girl, so I bought the pack for about $2.50 and took it home. This is what it looked like, after mixing with water:



An unappealing thickish green sludge. But the tastiest thickish green sludge I've ever had! Yes, this avocado green swamp actually tasted like berry, with no hint of green or algae or weeds. Just yummy berriness! I didn't price the tubs of powder, but next time I'm in the area, I will definitely consider buying more Vega!


And now for today's food log:

early afternoon:

• water, coffee
• 1/2 cup of Vega* (actually only 1/3 of a full serving)
• 1 whole wheat pita spread with hummus
  

late afternoon:

• snack samples at St Lawrence Market - tofu chunks*, 1 small bit of bread dipped in oil, 1 chip with great smokey salsa
• the Big Salad at Juice for Life:
• avocado (1), marinated tofu cubes, cucumber, carrot, tahini dressing, on spring mix
  
• 1 beer
  

evening:

• Dinner at Vegetarian Haven:
• 2 pot stickers
• 1/2 bowl of mushroom and avocado (2) soup, shared with the boy
• 2 puff pastry rolls stuffed with avocado (3)/horseradish mixture, carrots and grilled tempeh, purple rice, spring mix salad with 1/4 avocado (4)
• coffee*
• small bites of friend's German chocolate cake

That's right - I ate avocado 4 times today. And it was gooo-oood!

vitamins:

• sublingual B12 with B6 and folate
  

exercise:

• running (about 20 minutes), walking (about 2 hours), and a few arm weights.
  

*organic