Yesterday was a pretty crazy day for me but I amazingly found a way to eat raw and healthy all throughout the day.

My Day Looked Like This…

8:00am – dog walk (45 minutes)

9:30am-12pm – 2 hour running session with U of T soccer

1:00-3:00pm – shooting workout videos

3:30-6:oopm – soccer game with my team (2-1 win over Romania!)

6:30-9:00pm -2nd training session with U of T soccer

As you can see it was a non-stop day. But amazingly, I had a high level of energy throughout and never really felt tired until about 8:30pm!

So how did I do it?

Well, eating healthy played a huge part.

Getting the Day Started Right

My morning started with at least 500 ml water (with hydrogen peroxide – more on this in a future post) and then the following raw smoothie:

1 banana
2 tbsp peanut butter
4 tbsp dried shredded coconut
2 dates
500 ml water

This recipe yields just over 500 ml (or glasses) of delicious smoothie and kept me going for a few hours. It was a great way to get my day started and a great raw meal to have a 1.5 hrs before a long running session.

Afternoon Raw Menu

Coming home (for about 30 minutes) after my intense morning I knew I had to get some good nutrition into my body for the rest of the day. I also knew that I wasn’t going to be home from about 1pm until about 9:30pm so I needed to have food and liquids with me throughout the day. 

I forgot to mention that it’s been incredibly hot and humid in Toronto lately so hydration was essential, especially considering that I was so active during the day.

So with healthy raw nutrition and hydration in mind, I prepared another smoothie that would last me for a few hours. Here’s what was in it:

1 banana
1 mango
1 cup frozen strawberries
2 handfuls of baby spinach
1 tbsp spirulina
2 dates
600 ml water

This smoothie provided about 700 ml (or about 3 glasses) and gave me a good post-exercise replenishment with leftover that I could take with me for the rest of the day. I ended up drinking the rest of it around 3pm before my soccer game.

I also brought with me an apple and a bag of walnuts to snack on later in the day. Oh yeah, I had a 3 cold bottles of water and I also stopped to grab a big bottle of Gatorade (I was out of maple syrup so I couldn’t make my own natural sports drink).

So that was my day and that’s how I did my best to stay raw and healthy throughout. Believe me, when you’re on the go and doing hours of activity how you fuel your body makes a huge difference. 

Preparing smoothies and little snacks to take with you is one of the easiest ways to continue eating raw foods even when you’re not at home. 

Got any other suggestions? Feel free to share them in the comments.

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