Happy Resurrection Sunday!! Today was a wonderful day in the Lord, Amen, Amen! In terms of my food, it was definitely not 50% raw nor 99% vegan. I started the day with a Naked brand Mango smoothie, and that was it for brunch. For dinner I had a traditional cooked Easter meal with my family after everyone got out of Church services. Since this is a vegan and raw food blog, I won’t get into the details of dinner, but I will say that it was d-e-licious! I had previously made the conscious decision to eat meat and cheese dishes at Easter dinner, and because of that I made sure to eat light for breakfast. I wanted to keep my caloric intake for the day at a minimum. I know that flies in the face of keeping my metabolism up by eating small meals often, but my family can COOK and I wanted to enjoy small portions of every dish that was prepared for this special day. While I did enjoy the food I ate today, I know there are probably other things I could have done to enjoy the holiday with my family. Things I have done in the past include preparing a few dishes that I could eat and others could share, and only sticking to the vegetable side dishes and fruit appetizers for my meal. Please comment if you have other strategies for getting through the holidays in a balanced, vegan and raw food way.

Here are my “Raw On The Road” tips for the day:

• Nutrition – Try to have a strategy for special events and holidays. You don’t want to become a hermit on the journey, just more healthy.
• Weight Loss – Every “diet” food out is not more healthy for you. Eat whole grains and a multitude of vegetables to rev up your metabolism.
• Workout – Continue to challenge your muscles by trying new exercises. If you can do 3 sets of 15 repetitions try to increase the weight you are lifting.