Today was a great day! I realized that an average place for me to eat regularly is a wonderful place to eat for vegans: BD’s Mongolian Barbeque. I ate there for dinner with a friend and it was delicious! If you have never been to BD’s, it is a chain restaurant with a “create your own stir fry” menu. Guests are supplied with a bowl where they select from a variety of raw meat and seafood (uh, not me!), vegetables (yes!), sauces (yes!) and spices (yes!)…then guests give their bowl to a master griller who cooks the food on a 7 foot and 600 degree grill. The grill is entertaining I guess, but I was more impressed with the selection of fresh vegetables that I could choose from. They even had tofu available, but I decided to stick with the veggies. Along with the bowl of stir fry our server brought us brown rice and fajitas. White rice is also available and all three are included in the price. I really liked that I was able to control what I ate, and had a fully vegan meal….except for the ice cream in the cookie we had for dessert (shakes fist at friend). Luckily I only had three bites of it, so I think that still counts as 99% vegan….please don’t challenge my math…lol! Here is the rundown for what I ate today: breakfast of a naked brand strawberry banana smoothie; lunch of a green salad with tomato, snow peas, ginger dressing and cashews; snack of apple; dinner of veggie stir fry, brown rice and fajitas; snack of sliced strawberries with chocolate syrup.

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

• Nutrition – Strawberries are delicious! I went too many years of my life thinking otherwise…I was wrong! Eat lots of them as often as you can!
• Weight Loss – Try not to obsess over the scale. Instead take your measurements and weigh in twice per month, four times at maximum.
• Workout – While cardio is great for you, be sure to pick up a weight or two at the gym. It strengthens your bones and makes you strong. And lets face it, it takes muscle to lift that carry-on bag into the airplane overhead compartment.