No turning back.


well, we made it through 60 days of our 'alkaline cleanse'.  we need to schedule another blood cell analysis appointment to see the {hopefully improved} "after".  and in full disclosure, although we're feeling fantastic (health-wise), we still have a little more weight to lose.  so, for the most part, we're sticking to the same eating plan for the time being.  after our follow-up apt, we'll start to add WINE a few things back in... fruit(!!!), a lil' honey, maple syrup, or agave here & there... a little more meat... wheat... corn (a must in the summer, yes??)... white potatoes (although we're now pretty smitten with the sweet variety), a bit of dairy... eggs... all in much greater moderation than ever before.

some foods will be cut out altogether, and others that we've added in along the way will remain, as permanent 'pantry' staples.  almond milk, for instance.  or better yet- almond butter.  one that i've been wanting to try, but yet to do so is sunbutter.  for obvious reasons, i try to stay away from the inclusion of too many butters on the pantry staple list.  but this morning, a post titled, "Cinnamon Vanilla Sunflower Butter Recipe" just so happened to show up in my reader. 
 
so i seized the moment.
                                             

WOW.  good stuff i tell ya.  like so good that i could not stop eating it. for the kids, i paired it on with strawberries on brown rice toast.  but as jacob suggested- as a pb&j with sliced bananas and honey- or a dash of strawberry sauce- mmmm.  or on buckwheat pancakes with a touch of maple syrup-  or smeared onto apple slices- or swirled into...  
the possibilities are endless, really.
                                                                    
and now that i've seen how easy it is to make it from scratch- there's no turning back.
                

11 comments:

  1. They have sunbutter at B's school. I'm not a fan. It's my least fav nut butter.

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    1. i've never tried the store bought kind, but a friend who always buys it at trader joe's just came over and tried this and said this is so good, that you won't even want to touch any other kind... so who knows if i'd like it otherwise, but i'm tellin' you- this is GOOOOD. :)

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  2. I LOVE sunbutter! I saw that recipe too...I definitely need to try it now!

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    1. OMG. SOOO good. And then last night- (thanks to Casie's idea & recipe), Jacob & I made super simple flourless sunflower butter cookies. Delicious and so easy!!!

      From this point forward, these cookies WILL be made each and every time a batch of sunflower butter is made :).

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  3. Well, here's where I admit to being a terrible friend. I knew you were changing your diet but I had no idea why. I'm so sorry you guys have gone through such a health scare. I just went back and read all the related posts. I really hope your new blood tests come back clean! I'm really intrigued with this approach to eating and I'm tempted to give it a try. Of course, I hate the idea of no wine or cheese (might have to do that one in moderation). I'm off to do a bit of research. Bottom line, I'm really happy to hear you guys are both feeling good and healthy.

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    1. So not a terrible friend, but thank you so much for your nice message… and how sweet of you to take the time to catch up too :).

      Blood test on the 12th! Just booked it yesterday… HMMM how many days from now till wine??

      Let me know if you have any questions (regarding recipes, products, or resources) regarding the alkaline diet!

      xoxo

      p.s. LOVE your ig pic from yesterday. Speaking of WINE, I must say, that rose looked mighty delicious.

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  4. I love sunbutter. Particularly CRUNCY sunbutter. I find almond butter too bland, but I sometimes use it in smoothies. Hooray that you are done with the first phase of the new healthier you! Just in time for summer sangria. It has fruit in it, so that makes it HEALTHY.

    :)

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    1. Thank you for your uplifting & kind words!

      And “just in time for summer sangria”… YES. {very, very true- the just in time part, and also the healthy part :)}

      Hmm… almond butter in smoothies- totally trying that next time I make a smoothie for the kids (which will be very soon… lots of fruit to use up)!

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    2. ...as for the sunflower butter... didn't come out as smooth as hers seemed to, so i added more oil. next time, i'll leave it as is (crunchy is good, right?) and feel a little less guilt as i eat it by the [mini] spoonful :).

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  5. I have to admit that being behind on my reader, I was ignorant of the reasons for your diet change too! Glad you guys are feeling better!
    Best,
    Tina

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    1. thank you tina!

      {loved your last post btw... and after 15 (almost!) years, i completely agree.}

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