Everyday Eats is back once again… This time with the holiday party edition – My lovely building that I live in threw it’s holiday year end party last night… It was FABULOUS.

Check out all the details…

Morning –

Hot water with lemon & cayenne, Vitamineral Green Powder and a hot cup of green tea!

Worked out – Did some P90x Plyometrics… and then made this smoothie.  Lots of Kale, some strawberries, a few pieces of pineapple, water, chia seeds and whey protein powder.

What a beautiful color this smoothie turned out to be… all minty green and everything…

Afternoon –

For Lunch – I started with a Tree of Life juice from one of my favorite restaurants in town – Luna’s Living Kitchen.

Food Babe Tip:  ALWAYS drink your juice on an empty stomach and wait at least 20 mins before consuming any solid food.  This will allow your body to immediately reap all of the live enzymes, vitamins and minerals from the juice.

Followed the juice about half and hour later by some mixed cut up fresh veggies  – carrots, green peppers, red peppers, and celery I threw in my purse earlier.

And then more fabulous takeout from Luna’s… “The Skinny Witch” – My absolute favorite dish – A veggie burger made with quinoa, raw hummus and pickle relish wrapped all up with a collard green…

I spent some time at Barnes and Noble reading about this and that…. Then went grocery shopping at Earth Fare… This was my cart… People are always staring at my cart like I am a freak, even at Earth Fare. It’s kinda hilarious.  And I usually always get a question at the check out too! This time… “What are you going to do with those Dandelion Greens”?

I ate two of these men before I got to the checkout from the Earth Fare Bakery – So wrong – but so right.  Of course I paid for them. Duh. I really need to make some good healthy gingerbread men next week – Does anyone have a good recipe you can share?

After checking out, I was presented with this beautiful work of art titled “A Representation of High Fructose Corn Syrup” – This was Kathryn Whitesides’ graduation project from the Northwest School of the Arts.  INCREDIBLE – Now I know! HFCS is brown, really decrypted and artificial looking – I imagine, this is what consuming HFCS makes the inside of your body look like too. Gross. Stay Away!

I wish I was this savvy about what was in my food at Kathryn’s age…

When I got home – I quickly put the groceries up and took an awesome walk outside – There is AMMMMMAzing weather this week here in Charlotte, NC – High 60’s and everything smack dab in the middle of December!

On my walk, I visited my favorite baker in town – Nelly from Nelly’s Naturals. She’s one of the only people in town to make 100% organic baked goods.  If you’ve never been to 7th Street Public Market or seen her before at Atherton Market – Go visit her and try her samples! You’ll be hooked just like me!  I spent $8 (voting with my dollars -YEAH!) on some goods for my husband – her savory olive cookies and a scone for the morning…

I got home and quickly accomplished 20 mins of pilates and stretching before the party…

I consumed a delicious kale and wheat berry salad before the party – Remember my saying for Holiday Parties this Season:

“Eat a big salad before the party, don’t worry – you’ll still have room for something naughty” 🙂

I had some organic, no sulfites detected red wine to go with dinner and to drink at the party later…

Party Time!

READER QUESTION – Of the photos below – which food do you think I put on my plate first?

Leave your guess here in the comments or on my Facebook Fan Page! The winners will get whatever I am baking next week for a cookie swap!

Cheers!

Food Babe