MAGIC KELP NOODLES!

So Saturday I was ready to THROW IN THE RAW TOWEL. Wrote Jill confessing that I didn't know how much longer I could go on this damn crazy experiment. It's not like I'm wanting to run out and eat a Monte Christo - I just want to be able to throw some beans on my salad or maybe a slice of really good sprouted bread. (Or ya know some grilled chicken with steamed broccoli in a lemon butter sauce... drool) Don't get me wrong - I REALLY love raw. I BELIEVE in it. I truly believe that I look/feel better. I look younger and even though the scale/my pants doesn't/don't quite show it - I am smaller or maybe I'm not but it has put me in touch with my body in ways that no other diet/exercise program ever has- and I'm really learning to love it AS IS... which for anyone who knows me - knows this is probably the HUGEST mind change of my life. AND I wanna eat some pasta. But JUST when I was about to say I'M DONE - an angel swooped in and opened my eyes to a new raw delight that might just save me. Sunday on the set of Pretty - it was pizza day. I had brought a tub of cherry tomatoes, an avocado and grapefruit. I figured a little oil and vinegar and I'd have me a great salad. But my friend Kirsten surprised me with lunch from LIFE ORGANIC! : 2 different 'pasta' dishes, chili with a dollop of 'sour cream' and a sandwich. I was over the moon. The sandwich was good and hearty and the chili TASTED JUST LIKE DELICIOUS CHILI! (I could see this being the PERFECT meal on a cold winter's night. (especially if you topped it with diced onions and jalapenos) But the revelation was the KELP NOODLES. I was so skeptical at first. Thought for sure they were going to look/smell/taste like fish intestines. So imagine my ecstasy when I took a bite of the pesto pasta and it tasted like PESTO PASTA! Suddenly, a dozen ideas came to mind and my world opened up in a brand new way. I'm looking forward to ALFREDO PASTA and PAD THAI or just with olive oil and garlic w/ black olives and lemon zest. The great news is if tomorrow the experiment ended - I'd still prefer kelp noodles (packed full of calcium and other minerals) to real pasta (which translates to PASTE - and that's exactly what it's like in the body) - I don't know why this makes me so happy. I guess because slowly I'm learning to replace my favorite foods - with crazy healthy raw versions that I actually prefer. I am starting to see when the experiment ends - I'm still going to be eating mostly raw. How great is that?