Raw Food

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Gail

Yup quite a few actually if you go Amazon and search for living food

or raw food you will find a couple of dozen and most of the sprout books are

essentially raw. What has inspired you to move over to raw food may I ask?

Kirk

PS Sorry I cant really recommend any as I haven't read the ones I have got

yet

Raw Food

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I just want more living food and less dead food. I don't plan to go ALL raw, I

like my own fresh chicken eggs too much to do that. :-).. My diet has been

lousy for quite a while and I need to try to improve many things. I'm 58 years

old but a lot of the time I feel a lot older. I'm about 60 pounds overweight

and I smoke and don't get much exercise because of a bad ankle. I guess I just

decided it's time to do something. I know the smoking is going to be the

hardest because I have tried to quit before. I have a great deal of knowledge

about proper nutrition and alternitive remedies and such but I DON " T have a

great deal of self disipline or sticktooitiveness. (is that a word?) I bought

a wheatgrass kit last week to start making my own wheatgrass juice. I used to

do the sprout thing when I was younger. We drove an hour and a half to ,

MS yesterday to a food co-op to get some sprout seeds. When we got home late

yesterday afternoon I started the sprouts and they have already started to

sprout. Yipppeee

Gail in MS

Raw Food

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Hi Gail,

On 12/11/05, Gail Scarbrough <glsh47@...> wrote:

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> Gail in MS

Any kind of craving can be neutralized pretty quickly using EFT. Go to

emofree.com, download the free manual and do the sequence. It is quite easy

to do and results are fast.

Cheers,

Marilyn

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http://www.freewebs.com/marilynkefirlady/index.htm

http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/Recipes/KefirLady.htm

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Gail,

I'm a smoker too, about the same age.

Back in college, my friend started to stop letting me get a puff off of her

cigs. She would say I made the tips too hot by taking a good draw. I've

been thinking of her lately. She only took very brief inhales with plenty of

air. To cool down the smoke, I guess. My doc used to say one of the very bad

things about smoking is the HEAT hitting the tender membranes. This friend

didn't like fizz in her soda, either. She would always shake the bottle and

let it sit before drinking sodas.

I quit a couple of times. I've been mostly vegetable matter for a while

and the past few weeks of raw experimentation have been VERY EASY. Of course,

I do have the Vita Mix for 3 months. Most of my diet comes out of that

machine.

But I'll tell you, I am starting to naturally smoke very lightly. I wake up

and it's hours before my first ciggy. I really enjoy my brand -- True

menthol -- but raw has made me feel so good and my body can register what I put

in it so much easier -- my smoking habit is even changing.

CHANGING ITSELF, too -- no conscious effort on my part.

NOTE : soy dislikers please skip this paragraph ( Ooooough ! ! )

Did you know MISO is a powerful nicotine cleaner and even used to clean

pipes that have nicotine accumulation ? I've seen this on a couple of sites

researching miso in the past weeks. So, I've been trying to get a little

homemade miso soup every day for a few days. From what I can tell, once I get

to

stop again, I'll be sure to include this everyday for a while to help clean out

my lungs. It seems to do something. Also, from what I've read online,

mung bean sprouts are a very common addition to miso broth.

And, incidentally, the other thing about raw that I've found is that you

just (without even thinking about it) gravitate AWAY from anything cooked.

Cooking takes a LOT of good stuff away, but you don't notice this if you have

an

internal " pile up " -- just the common, " good square 3 meals a day " (as most

people know it) has got plenty of ingredients for the enteric tract linings

and the cells in the body to WORK on. Just adding good raw foods, each with

their little bits of live enzymes kinda gets lost amongst all the other work

the body is working on.

So, it does take a while to get to vegan or even raw, but once you've got

pretty far THEN you start to see -- your body starts to see and tell you bodily

feedback, I mean -- THEN you start to see why people talk they way they do

sometimes (including irradiated, non-organic, preservatives, additives, and of

course cooked). Still, sure. The healthier the food you eat, the better

off you are. It's good for the mind just to think that way, probably.

This morning I made 3 small slices of toast (a local Italian bread) toast in

the toaster -- I just about got through the 2nd one tonight -- it still

sounds good, but even after making it this morn, I just did not choose to eat

it,

after all . I mean, not ME, really, but, it's like, the BODY becomes a

part of eating (not just the tongue and nose and hands) and that toast just

didn't get eaten. Raw cashews in water in the super blender, a glass of wine

and

fruits, anything but something cooked. It just happens to you.

Anyway. I tend to ramble on and on. Partly I am surprised by this all. I'm

far from 100% raw. Maybe it's my age; I'm going on 55. But it's time for

me, somehow.

I'm grateful, too, for this nice site where I have the expanded pleasure

from dietary improvement I've made -- the expanded pleasure, I mean, of being

able to share my own good health steps with other people who also might benefit

reading one another's posts on health and diet matters. That's so nice.

Good use of the internet, sprout people, yes ?

I wanted to say I've been trying the wheat grass (new to me) too. You

SHOULD juice it. I thought that with the beautiful grass coming up that I

could

just make a blender smoothie out of the grass and water. After a day or two

of this, I noticed that I did not get the raw food feelings after eating

something anymore. The fiber in it is VERY fibrous -- even takes up your

absorption sites. I guess it just coats your tract. So I blended it and used

a

coffee filter and a strainer. LOTS of stuff left in behind. Too bad. Plus

the

juice just absolutely TASTES better without the fibrous matter. Plants DO

make " war " with each other and have substances that can ward off bugs. (Why,

cactus even has those spines.) I haven't researched the wheat grass a lot,

but I did read someone who said use JUICE ONLY. Silly me, I have to try using

the whole blade of grass anyhow. LOL. I had only one coffee filter -- so I

bought a huge stack of them at the dollar store. Yeah, for $1.00. But some

filters are " tighter " than other -- with those, you can let the wheat grass

" smoothie " site in the strainer/coffee filter all day and the green juice IS

STILL SITTING IN THE FILTER by the end of the day. Welp -- I'll just have to

try another purchase or search online for a filter that lets the juice

through like the one I had in my coffee filter holder box. LOL

Good luck with it. Let's hear what you think about that someday. I'll one

day own a Green Star and I'm sure to juice sprouts.

Do you ever juice your sprouts in the juicer ?

Jerry

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Gail

welcome to a whole new world of health he he. Don't know if you are

familiar with Anne Wigmore ? She turned her life around at the about the

same age as yourself, so you might find some inspiration there. Wheatgrass

has also helped me overcome some of my addictive habits so you may find as

you progress you can let go of the evil weed. I should also recommend

Carr's Easy Way book when you are ready.

i have been mostly raw but unable to exercise for a long time due to

ME and weight and muscle tone has stayed the same so there is some hope

there too. I think we all need a moderate amount of exercise to be really

healthy but changing our body shape through strenuous exercise does no good.

Anyway all the best with it I think you are right to go slow and see how you

respond to it, feel better do more etc. Oh and I like my eggs raw too, give

it a shot sometime.

Kirk

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Is there another addy for the rawfood.biz? I couldn't get it with this address.

Gail in MS

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From: ELECHEAL

Gail,

There are PLENTY of raw food UNcookbooks. :-)

Also see www.rawfood.com and www.rawfood.biz for products, loads of info,

books, literature, etc...

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Thanks Marilyn, It looks interesting.

Gail in MS

Re: Raw Food

Hi Gail,

On 12/11/05, Gail Scarbrough <glsh47@...> wrote:

>

> I know the smoking is going to be the hardest because I have tried to quit

> before.

> Gail in MS

Any kind of craving can be neutralized pretty quickly using EFT. Go to

emofree.com, download the free manual and do the sequence. It is quite easy

to do and results are fast.

Cheers,

Marilyn

--

Marilyn Kefirlady

http://www.freewebs.com/marilynkefirlady/index.htm

http://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/Recipes/KefirLady.htm

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Jerry, if you can't find anything better try a jelly bag. You can get it at

walmart in the section where they have the canning supplies. It is a fine mesh

bag that hangs from a metal frame that you place over a bowl or pot. You can

buy it with or without the metal frame.

I haven't done any wheat juice yet. It's only about 1-1/2 inches tall. I just

started a second tray last night. I might try to juice some sprouts but I will

probably eat them too. I love them on a sandwich.

Gail in MS

Re: Raw Food

you can let the wheat grass

" smoothie " site in the strainer/coffee filter all day and the green juice IS

STILL SITTING IN THE FILTER by the end of the day. Welp -- I'll just have to

try another purchase or search online for a filter that lets the juice

through

Do you ever juice your sprouts in the juicer ?

Jerry

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I think I'll pass on the raw eggs. Since my eggs are fertile I would probably

think of the tiny little baby chick in there. LOL

Gail in MS

Re: Raw Food

Gail

. Oh and I like my eggs raw too, give

it a shot sometime.

Kirk

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Let us know how you like the wheat sprouts.

Careful, the longer they get the more bitter they are. But you can tell the

juice is nutritious when you drink it.

I don't think you'll be able to just eat it in a sandwhich.

It's pretty growing. It makes a nice kitchen plant, actually, before you

eat it.

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Yes indeed, my first tray is about 3 inches tall and I take it out on the deck

during the day. It's so beautiful sitting there in contrast to the brown grass

and leafless tress.

Gail in MS

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It's pretty growing. It makes a nice kitchen plant, actually, before you

eat it.

[Guest guest]

kirk, i am also a raw omni, sticking mostly to raw dairy and a higher fat

diet than the 811. how do you do your eggs? i am scared of the eggs....but i

want

to add them in...please put up any recipe ideas you may have...thanks!

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Celia, There was a time when the only thing cooked in my diet was fish. I try to

eat 3 salads a day. Does that make me a Raw Foodist? Never even thought about it

before but I've been told it is wonderful for your skin and eyes. At least the

ladies say that.

Celia Browne <cbrowne@...> wrote:

Anne,

It's not for everybody, but as opposed to looking at it as an " all or nothing "

proposition, I will suggest this to you: try incorporating as much raw food in

your diet as you feel comfortable with and don't worry about it! Not sure if

Sylvia and her family eat *only* raw food, but frankly, all the raw fooders I

have known only ate about 40-60% raw. The rest of their diet was usually made

up of healthy vegetarian choices. I have never been a raw fooder per se, but

there are some very interesting and delicious recipes to there for anyone

willing to put the effort into it! Here's a link to some good recipes:

http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/

My favorite health food store went out of business a few years ago, but they

used to make some incredible raw food. I regret not getting one particular

recipe that was made from raw almonds, sea salt and some herbs that they used to

serve on organic crackers...

Hopefully Sylvia will give us a little insight as to her diet. I would be

curious to see what she eats (other than sprouts!).

Regards,

Celia...who resides on the other side of the pond.

I am in the UK to!

Is it sylvia who is the nutritionist? How on earth do you get variety and

taste on an all raw diet.?

I am working with Energy psychology to clear my allergies..and then intend

to eat more raw..

but I am of the opinion that not all who eat all raw..always do well on

it..raw food is by nature energetically cold..and some people I think do not

suit an all raw diet.

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Mitch wrote:

>> Celia, There was a time when the only thing cooked in my diet was fish. I try

to eat 3 salads a day. Does that make me a Raw Foodist? Never even thought about

it before but I've been told it is wonderful for your skin and eyes. At least

the ladies say that.

Too cute, LOL! Does that make you a raw foodist? Hmmmm....that's debatable,

but it does sound like a healthy diet, heh-heh. There are many definitions of a

raw food diet, but here's a link to probably the most widely accepted

definition:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_food

Ann wrote:

>> Thank you to celia for the raw food recipe links.

You're welcome!

Sylvia wrote:

>> My family and I eat more than 98% raw. the only thing we eat cooked is a

pizza sometimes when we celebrate something. I believe raw food is for

everybody, when you know what to eat, but food shouldn't be stressful, otherwise

you miss the point. You MUST enjoy your meals; I can tell you can even with 100%

raw food. I know this because I have tried a number of different ways from

vegetarian to vegan to raw food and the latter is the one that makes me feel

great.I always tell people to experiment for 3 months and your body will tell

you what's best.

Thanks for the insight, Sylvia. I guess I should clarify exactly what I meant

when I said that " Raw Food is not for everyone. " I too believe that everyone

would benefit from a largely raw food diet, but I know that realistically it's

not going to be accepted by a large portion of the population. When you've

grown up on mashed potatoes, keilbasa and sauerkraut and you LOVE it, most folks

would simply be unwilling to make the adjustment. They are used to heavy meals

3 times a day and the feeling of fullness that comes with it. I know from

experience that it takes getting used to the different type of fullness one gets

from raw food. It's a lighter, less " stuffed " feeling that dissipates quickly

and does not leave you feeling sluggish. I find that I need to snack more often

(fruit and nuts or whatever) in between meals, but frankly, any dietician will

tell you it's better to eat many small meals during the day than 3 big ones.

While I miss the fullness of a heavy meal once in a while, I do not miss the

sluggish feeling that follows!

Anyway, got to get to work. Everyone have a GREAT day!

Regards,

Celia

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Last night I took an " Introduction to Raw Food " class and it was awesome. I

could never go that far myself but anything new learned about about being

healthier is ok by me. Of course, front and center, was the Vitamix. There

were a few things the chef made that I thought this group may be interested in

and I can share the recipes if anyone is interested.

She made almond milk and after we tasted it, she put the left over back in the

VM and added matcha (green tea). Way better than coffee !!

She also make a cheese dip with cashews which was my favorite. She said it

wasn't totally raw because of the nutritional yeast which adds the cheesy taste.

After tasting the dip, she watered it down a bit and tossed it with kale pieces

which were dehydrated for 12 - 24 hours. They were my second favorite.

Then, she make a chocolate mousse with avacado. It was so creamy and delicious.

Hard to belive it wasn't full of cream.

Of course there were a few smoothies and some things made in a food processor.

Leanne

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By all means, share the recipes, they sound really great.

Bro

On 5/27/2011 10:06 AM, Leanne T wrote:

Last night I took an "Introduction to Raw Food" class and

it was awesome. I could never go that far myself but

anything new learned about about being healthier is ok by

me. Of course, front and center, was the Vitamix. There

were a few things the chef made that I thought this group

may be interested in and I can share the recipes if anyone

is interested.

She made almond milk and after we tasted it, she put the

left over back in the VM and added matcha (green tea). Way

better than coffee !!

She also make a cheese dip with cashews which was my

favorite. She said it wasn't totally raw because of the

nutritional yeast which adds the cheesy taste. After

tasting the dip, she watered it down a bit and tossed it

with kale pieces which were dehydrated for 12 - 24 hours.

They were my second favorite.

Then, she make a chocolate mousse with avacado. It was so

creamy and delicious. Hard to belive it wasn't full of

cream.

Of course there were a few smoothies and some things made

in a food processor.

Leanne

[Guest guest]

I'd be seriously interested in the dip and mousse recipes and MANY

TIA...

Raw Food

 

Last night I took an " Introduction to Raw Food " class and it was

awesome. I could never go that far myself but anything new learned

about about being healthier is ok by me. Of course, front and center,

was the Vitamix. There were a few things the chef made that I thought

this group may be interested in and I can share the recipes if anyone

is interested.

She made almond milk and after we tasted it, she put the left over back

in the VM and added matcha (green tea). Way better than coffee !!

She also make a cheese dip with cashews which was my favorite. She

said it wasn't totally raw because of the nutritional yeast which adds

the cheesy taste. After tasting the dip, she watered it down a bit and

tossed it with kale pieces which were dehydrated for 12 - 24 hours.

They were my second favorite.

Then, she make a chocolate mousse with avacado. It was so creamy and

delicious. Hard to belive it wasn't full of cream.

Of course there were a few smoothies and some things made in a food

processor.