This is why I’m so hooked on this place and so smitten by the red-tile-roofs and beautiful coastline. Check out the birds view of this one of a kind beach town, where life is so easy and sweet.

People often ask me what my diet looks like and how i REALLY eat!

My philosophy is pretty simple.

First of all, i do not eat any processed food ( tv-dinners, package food, etc) It tastes bad and artificial and don’t even get me started on whats in it.

I do stay away from crazy additives and sneaky names they use to trick us into sugar and  things. I’m a slave under labels and i admit that i do spend some time in the grocery store reading all these labels.  Jamie Oliver said it best ” Real food doesn’t have ingredients, real food IS ingredients”.  Our health is in our own hands, and also our responsibility to pass on good habits to our kids. I think it’s terrible how the food industry keep tricking us into sugars and other harmful additives hiding behind names no one can pronounce. Anyway, i do read all those labels and pass on things I’m not sure of. Oh, and I do not drink cows milk.

 I do not eat white refined sugar. I get a hangover from eating real ice cream. Crazy, but my body doesn’t like it anymore. But if someone offer a homemade apple pie with extra cinnamon and vanilla bean ice cream… i don’t say no thanks.

And here is what i eat A LOT of:

Fresh organic vegetables, greens, sea veggies and fruit. Raw super foods, raw food, vegetarian and vegan alternatives. I drink lots of my greens in smoothies and i love big hearty salads, with whole grains. I like to prepare food with fresh seasonal ingredients. I adore fresh-from-the-farmer- produce.

I prefer gluten free bread and pasta and I’m lucky to live where i live cus the options are good and many.

I eat fish, seafood and chicken. I love fish tacos and lobster. I eat eggs, pasturaised or local cage free.

I do eat red meat. Maybe once a month i do but then i make sure it’s local, organic, grass fed, hormone free and all that. I would never eat red meat from restaurants who use corn fed or non organic. I am really picky about that. I skip sausage and deli meat because of the nitrate and other crazy things.

I do not feel that I’m depriving myself at all. I eat exactly what i wanna eat and i do prefer a coconut chia pudding and a kombucha before a pepperoni pizza and a coke. I do love pizza, don’t get me wrong here, but when i do eat pizza it’s from my favorite places who throw in a little extra love while making it, with whole ingredients etc… it also tastes so much better.

I do love cheese too and i eat it whenever I crave it. I love raw cheese too, so i alternate between raw and other delicious cheeses.

So, here you have it. It’s pretty simple if you think about it. No fake foods, more real foods and LOTS from nature.

I love food, both to cook and eat and i eat what the chef is serving on a dinner party so to speak. But this is how i keep myself balanced, happy and healthy. My book Hälsokick is about how i  keep myself balanced with smoothies, juices and good healthy snacks… but i do eat in between. Of course i do, silly! 🙂

So, let’s eat what makes us healthy, happy and alive!

There is always something fun to do in California and one of our favorite things is to pack the car and just go. Justin explodes if he doesn’t get out in the wilderness every now and then and I’m a big fan too. Who wouldn’t be a big fan backpacking around in places like this?

Huckleberry Finn?  I had a heavy load on my back but actually got used to it after a few minutes and it was mostly downhill for an hour or two. So magical to be wandering around in the Golden Trout Wilderness in the Sequoia’s,  lined by lakes, lush green meadows and jagged peaks.

 Our home for the weekend. A small light weight tent and then the small foldable kitchen to cook all the gourmet meals in…

… If I caught a fish, which i didn’t. All the bears probably eat all of them already.

Hurry, dinner is served! It’s freeze-dried  Curry in a Hurry and Scrambled Eggs with bacon, organic and all. We had lots of energy bars and stuff in the bear proof container though… so we were ok. 🙂

Good morning! To wake up like this in fresh air and the sound of the river on a sunny day was absolutely fantastic. I did sleep with one eye open… in case. Always be prepared in the wild. We have to play their game.

Some hot tea in the titanium cup that weights nothing… just saying. Good morning baby!

I guess the weekend has come to an end and its time to put the backpack back on and climb UPHILL nonstop again. It was hard, I’m not gonna say anything else. Thanks to the spectacular view i managed pretty well.

Over the hills and far,  far away. If you’re considering a backpacking weekend i would recommend this place. We barely saw anyone at all which was  a little scary but nice at the same time. So great to fill your body with some good oxygen and get a great workout at the same time. in almost untouched nature.  What an amazing place California is.