WHAT DO YOU EAT?

“What would really help me is to know what you eat, say over 2/3 days so I could judge whether what I am doing is similar to you. It would just be interesting to know anyhow!” - Melanie

ANSWER: Sure, let's see if I can outline that for you. What I eat really depends on what's available in season. Here's what I ate yesterday: Morning: a big fruit soup made with cantaloupe, tangerines, pineapple and apple. Then at noon I had a smoothie containing about 6 mangoes and a bunch of purslane (a wild herb). A few hours later I had about 12 red prickly pears. Then dinner was a big salad containing fresh romaine lettuce, arugula, tomatoes... and a dressing made by blending 2 tomatoes, two handfuls of spinach and an avocado.

Some days are more unusual. For example, today I was caught a little short on food. There were no bananas, mangoes, or other such “filling” fruits left, and I'm not going to town until later this week! So here's what I had: Morning: a fruit soup made with cantaloupe, mango, and tangerine, along with fresh flowers (my girlfriend made it...). Later I had 1 honeydew melon. Later I had a few fresh figs, a bunch of red grapes, and tomatoes from the garden. Then I had some grapes and some greens. I might have the same later on...

Basically, I find that I'm able to have only 2-3 meals a day if I eat enough fruits and vegetables, and especially enough fruits that have a high-caloric content, such as bananas, figs, mangoes, persimmon, jackfruit, durian, etc. If I run short of those foods, then I have to eat more often. But I also find that I can easily go several hours or even a whole day without eating, without “passing out” or experiencing any other discomfort.