Super Yum!

Yesterday my mom and I decided to go to a restaurant I've been wanting to try forever.. Chaco Canyon Organic Cafe . I had read reviews online about how "amazing", "delightful", and "scrumptious" some of their raw menu items were, so I was very excited to check out their new location in West Seattle.
We walked into this beautiful cafe and I immediately felt right at home. The cafe is bursting with color, the smell of fresh food and coffee wafting through the air, people relaxing by large windows enjoying their food or working on their laptops on the free WIFI connection. Even before I had my first taste of their food I already knew I had made an awesome choice coming just by the atmosphere.

We were greeting by two women who were very upbeat and helpful when choosing menu items and even let us sample some tabouli (which by the way is AMAZING!!!!). We decided on the raw enchilada, lentil burger, and raw fudge brownie.

We tried the raw fudge brownie first..... I don't think words can explain how good it was. It puts any brownie my Mom or I have ever tried to absolute shame. It was well worth the $5 and is definitely now my favorite dessert!

Next up were our main courses! Lentil burger with a side of tabouli, and a raw enchilada plate with the house salad.

My Mom and I both split our entrees in half so that we could try both dishes and I sure am glad we did. The lentil burger is homemade and is topped with sprouts, marinated onions, cucumbers, and pickles with their "special sauce" on a panino roll. It tastes so good that it made my Mom who LOVES meat say she could go vegan if she could always eat like this.

The raw enchiladas are made with tomato tortillas that are filled with cashew cheese, a variety of chopped veggies, avocado, cilantro, and mango pico de gallo. These were DELISH! The variety of vegetables are bursting with flavor and the tomato tortillas are to die for.

The portions are large and we were able to take the food home and get 2 more meals out of it - a total of 4 meals for $30. I am planning on going back again this weekend and trying other dishes, I am definitely hooked!

Yay firsty!

Hooray for my first post! I decided to have a blog separate from my beauty blog (www.beautybykms.blogspot.com) about another HUGE passion of mine..... food! I've been interested in nutrition most of my life mainly because I have struggled with my weight from a early age. I've never really been overweight but I've definitely dealt with body image issues throughout my life mostly due to what has been fed to us by the media.

In the end my struggles have turned out to be a blessing, I have learned so much about food and how it can heal the body and I've decided to go to school so that I can help others heal with the proper nutrition. I am also at a point in my life where I am becoming comfortable in my own skin. I may never be a size 0 like I once strived so hard to be.. and I am absolutely fine with that. I now strive to be the healthiest I can be! I feel so amazing when I am eating healthy nutritious foods that are from the earth and give me energy... no tag with a size on a pair of jeans could ever make me feel that good!

I am hoping to use this blog to empower others to feel great about themselves and stop worrying so much about the size of their jeans or the number on the scale. I want to help others start loving themselves by putting healthy foods into their bodies!!!!

I'll be posting my favorite recipes, healthy products, healthy restaurants and much much more!