I’ve just returned from a truly relaxing holiday in Italy, and am missing the sun sooo much back here in the UK! We stayed in a remote and somewhat basic apartment with a beautiful wisteria covered balcony which gave us a fabulous view over the Sorrento coastline! Ideal for soaking in the sun, topping up with some much needed vitamin D, and relaxing with a good book!
Usually on holiday we choose to self cater as it’s easier to meet everyone’s food preferences that way, my husband loving his meat and me loving my salads! But the apartment seemed to conspire against us this year…The hob was decidedly dodgy – you had to turn all four rings on in order to get any one hot and then they seemed to turn themselves off at will! The barbecue was only just big enough for a sausage and after waiting four hours to cook tea one night, we decided it was a lost cause! Not that it bothered me of course, but a plate of salad doesn’t go down well too with my carnivorous husband!
Although, as always I took a good supply of flax crackers, granola, cookies etc and my trusty Tribest PB200, for making dressings, sauces and smoothies, they largely remained untouched!
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During the fortnight we were there I actually ate really simply with virtually no dehydrated food and I feel absolutely fabulous! There was such an abundance of delicious fruit and vegetables growing around us, just bursting with flavour! Oranges, lemons the size of grapefruit, peaches, kiwi fruit, tomatoes like I’ve never tasted before…. the list goes on… it was certainly no hardship to stay raw!
I ate fruit for breakfast and lunch and in the evenings we ate at nearby restaurants which served locally grown produce. I have always found it relatively easy to eat at Italian restaurants in the UK and likewise, eating raw in Italy is just as simple, there was always a selection of insalata on the menu. I would order a couple of salads, simply dressed with lemon juice and olive oil, my husband could have his meat, and the kids loved the pizzas and pasta. All happy – no need to compromise!
I feel amazingly energised!
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