Raw Pad Thai with kelp noodles

Simple and easy raw Pad Thai with kelp noodles. It's healthy, delicious, gluten-free and nutrient-dense and has a really interesting texture.

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Raw.

That described my emotions when I first tried this recipe.

It had been a few too many weeks of late nights and crazy early mornings.

My boys, who were superstar sleeper-in-erers but decided they get more play time if they wake up earlier (they haven't really changed since then).

Try this delicious quick stir-fried veges with chicken and soba noodles.

No longer could I stay up late working and be guaranteed of a decent number of hours sleep.

Nope.

I was staying up trying to get work done, crashing into bed way later than I should have and then was torn from sleep what seems like minutes, ok I exaggerate, it's quite a few hours but not enough for this delicate petal who needs her zzs, later to start all over again.

I don’t deal well with sleep deprivation.

I know no one does but it really kills me.

A few days in, my body starts to protest usually with some sort of illness.

I get a bit clumsy and start injuring myself, running into things and let’s just say my emotions get close to as raw as this noodle dish.

I do my best to look after myself.

Well you know, as well as any juggling mumma of small kids does so despite my hatred of diets (that's a whole post worth), I signed up for my friend Shannon’s 21-day Spring Cleanse when she promised to help me #getmyjamback.

It shouldn't really call it a diet, it's more of a plan/guidance.

I lasted 2 weeks (I’m rounding up) before I fell off the wagon.  

It wasn't the cleanse, the cleanse was awesome, it was me.

As I said, I’m not good with diets/being told what I can and can't eat.

Learn how to organise the pantry.

I started getting really obsessive and anxious about what I could and couldn’t eat then I just started dreaming of tasty cheese CCs (my mega mega weakness).

So I called it quits.

I’m not going to say I’m disappointed in myself because, I tried.

I learned a whole lot of new recipes and realised I really do eat pretty well just with a bit of gluten and dairy thrown in there.

I also learned that I have limitations and there is no point doing something that stresses me - no fun for anyone involved.

Wow this got a bit deep for a post about raw Pad Thai.

I shall move on shall I?

While I was doing the challenge, a little package from The Whole Foodies arrived (gifted) with a couple of packets of their kelp noodles.

Yep, kelp as in seaweed.

They’re gluten-free and quite low calorie (not that I count) but with a really interesting texture.

Because you don’t cook them, they stay sort of crunchy in salads.

The first packet I used to make a little Asian noodle salad with some cabbage and carrot to go with a BBQ but then I tried their raw Pad Thai recipe straight off the packet.

Wow it was good.

You might want to try thai chicken noodles.

Even the husband liked it.

I think he’s learned that I get enough grief from the boys for my cooking so he never has anything but compliments but I can tell when he’s extra enthusiastic.

Now I’m going to make an admission - I added shredded chicken to mine.

Yes I know that technically does not make it raw but, I had to compromise for the husband ok?

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