Vacation!

We just got back from vacation to California! We went to Disneyland and Sea World. It was so much fun! I was really worried however because I knew that we would need some healthy things to eat. I wasn't about to pay for food at Disneyland or Sea World, one because of the cost and two because I knew that if we did, we would all be sick by the end of the trip. The problem was, that you couldn't bring meals into the parks. Snacky things were ok however. So, I planned snacks very carefully what we would take with us that would be more sustainable like a meal. I thought I would post some of the things we took with us.

I made some Candied Almonds and some Teriyaki Almonds. These are recipes that I got from Greensmoothiegirl.com. I don't want to post them here because I don't have the copyright to them, but you can go to her site to get the recipe. They are AWESOME! They are so healthy because they have been sprouted and dehydrated. The really great thing is that they taste great and are very filling.

I also made some sprouted pumpkin seeds.

I soaked the raw pumpkin seeds in water for about 4 hours. Then drained them and soaked them in Bragg's Liquid Aminos for about 30 min. I drained off the extra liquid and put them in my dehydrator on Teflex sheets on 105 degrees for about 12 hours. Then I took them off the Teflex sheets and dehydrated them for about 6 more hours or until dry. They turned out so yummy!

My sister gave me this next idea. I wanted to have some kind of granola that would be easy to eat. My sister said that she just makes her granola and then adds a little more water to it and rolls them into balls before she cooks them. I call them granola balls.


I tried this and it turned out perfectly. I used Tammie's recipe from simplehealthytasty.blogspot.com for her oatmeal cookie granola. You can use any recipe really, but that one is very easy. All the kids loved them!

I also brought in some of my favorite fruit leather. I was going to make some, but ran out of time, so I bought the Stretch Island Fruit Leather from Costco.
I also bought some Bora Bora bars from there, which we LOVE!
Lastly, we took in some broccoli, carrots and pea pods. It really did sustain us well.

I also took with me my Just Barley powder to drink in the mornings since I wouldn't have my green smoothies.

It doesn't taste great like my smoothies, but I was getting my greens that I really needed! My friend Tammie told me the other day that she like to mix it with tomato juice and it tastes just like V8 that way. I am excited to try that!

After a week of the same foods we did get tired of some of it and we needed some other foods. I tried to make as good of choices as I could, but unfortunately we still got sick. I didn't have a good bowel movement all week and it wasn't until I was home for two days that I got some relief. Luke has had a horrible runny nose and Travis just hasn't felt well. We will get back into the swing of things and be better soon. There sure is something to be said for good home cooked healthy foods!