Lotus Position

If I could, I would eat at The Blossoming Lotus every day for every meal. And I could if I had an endless supply of money and time and gasoline. BL has been a favorite restaurant of mine for several months but you'd never know it because I rarely make it out there. 

Friends of mine aren't very into eating raw and live food. At all. Something about fresh veggies and natural ingredients scares them off. Vegan = disgusting. Vegetarian = lame. 

I'm not sure how these associates came to be, seeing as how we should be afraid of artificial ingredients and processed foods, but they're there and it's incredibly hard (and frustrating to try) to change people's views.

I absolutely love the Live Wrap at BL. It's got a cilantro lime paté, tomatoes, cucumbers, sprouts, avocado and cashew sour creme rolled up in collard greens. It's essentially like any other wrap except the flavors are intense & refreshing and there are about 200 fewer calories since it's wrapped in vegetable leaves rather than a flour tortilla. Nothing frustrates me more than someone who sticks up their nose at the wrap because it is rolled up in a green leafy vegetable. But I get frustrated easily...

There are so many great things to try there and something for everyone's diet: gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian. (Sorry if you eat meat, but we in the United States need to learn that a meal in fact doesn't need animal protein to be complete.) 

You can get a smoothie made with soy milk, rice milk or hemp milk; you can get vegan soft serve or DELICIOUS live fudge (outstanding with a hint of coconut); they use whole grains, fresh produce and definitely make you feel better about yourself for what you've just put into your body. You really can't go wrong there.

Writing this makes me want to go back soon; it's been way too long. 

You go too.