Guest guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Crystal, I've only been 100% raw for about a month, but I do notice symptoms when I eat something off my diet. Although, before I went raw, I was vegetarian, and gluten free. After 6 months to a year, I noticed I could have a little of something glutenous .. like say.. a small piece of kid's birthday cake, or a cookie or 2 with out symptoms.Anymore than that and I'd get dizzy, off balance and lose my vision. HTH, Yvette > . Do you notice any symptoms or side effects > in the following days? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 I don't have bad reactions to Blizzards, I only eat them once in awhile, but if I eat wheat, trouble. I ate some extra virgin coconut oil recently and had flu-like symptoms. I ate it again a week later and the symptoms returned. I obviously had a die-off reaction of some kind. I have weakness in my legs and torso muscles if I eat tomatoes too and I don't do that well with bananas (I think the lectins in those foods are reactive). I usually eat raw treats if I eat treats at all. Most are fruit based, but I do like cacao and agave nectar. --- > > , I'm just curious. Do you notice any symptoms or side effects > in the following days? I'm hoping that eventually I will feel > comfortable enough with the progress of my healing that I can treat > myself to something once in a great while. That's still a ways off > for me though. I think a Blizzard is a good choice - haven't had one > of those in years! lol > > Crystal > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 > I've only been 100% raw for about a month, but I do notice symptoms when I > eat something off my diet. Yeah, same here. After my last episode with soy, I told people there is *no way* they could ever believe the effect it had unless they experienced it themselves. I've always been a big believer in the use of diet for healing, and I still found it unbelievable. lol > and gluten free. After 6 months to a year, I noticed I could have a little > of something glutenous .. like say.. a small piece of kid's birthday cake, > or a cookie or 2 with out symptoms. That is encouraging! There's no way I would ever go back to gluten, casein, or soy on a regular basis, but it's nice to know that I might get to a point where I don't have to completely abstain during a celebration. Like you said, a kid's birthday or holiday, etc. I don't think I'm the there yet - feel like, even though I'm basically asymptomatic and feeling good, it's still a delicate balance, yk? Maybe someday though... Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 > I usually eat raw treats if I eat treats at all. > Most are fruit based, but I do like cacao and agave nectar. I'm enjoying my latest concoction of hazlenut butter, cacao and agave. Just a little taste is enough to satisfy me. More than anything, I was looking forward to making my own pizza. I only used to have it once a month or so, but knowing that I can't have it at all is bugging me. lol Like you said, it might just be the mental craving that needs satisfied more than the physical. Maybe eventually someone will come up with a rice or almond mozzarella that doesn't have the casein in it. I probably wouldn't even treat myself that often, but knowing that I could if I wanted to... Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 > I usually eat raw treats if I eat treats at all. > Most are fruit based, but I do like cacao and agave nectar. I'm enjoying my latest concoction of hazlenut butter, cacao and agave. Just a little taste is enough to satisfy me. More than anything, I was looking forward to making my own pizza. I only used to have it once a month or so, but knowing that I can't have it at all is bugging me. lol Like you said, it might just be the mental craving that needs satisfied more than the physical. Maybe eventually someone will come up with a rice or almond mozzarella that doesn't have the casein in it. I probably wouldn't even treat myself that often, but knowing that I could if I wanted to... Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Go to goneraw.com for some raw pizza recipes. I make kreme cheese from soaked cashews, sea salt, water and lemon juice. I add water and apple cider vinegar and extra virgin olive oil to the blender to remove the stuff that sticks and it becomes kremy salad dressing. When I have it, I add dill or oregano for spice. Add turmeric, a squirt of agave and leave out the lemon to make a cheddar cheeze sauce. Some people add nutritional yeast, I don't. Whipped kreme is just cashews, water, sea salt, agave nectar, and vanilla bean (optional). It's great on fruit slices. You don't have to change the menu, just the ingredients! Write a new recipe to replace the old ones. > > I usually eat raw treats if I eat treats at all. > > Most are fruit based, but I do like cacao and agave nectar. > > I'm enjoying my latest concoction of hazlenut butter, cacao and > agave. Just a little taste is enough to satisfy me. > > More than anything, I was looking forward to making my own pizza. I > only used to have it once a month or so, but knowing that I can't have > it at all is bugging me. lol Like you said, it might just be the > mental craving that needs satisfied more than the physical. Maybe > eventually someone will come up with a rice or almond mozzarella that > doesn't have the casein in it. I probably wouldn't even treat myself > that often, but knowing that I could if I wanted to... > > Crystal > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 > I make kreme cheese > from soaked cashews, sea salt, water and lemon juice. > > Whipped kreme is just cashews, water, sea salt, agave nectar, and > vanilla bean (optional). It's great on fruit slices. Both sound yummy, but I'm off cashews. AARGH! Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 --Please tell me exactly how you make this? Soak cashews overnight? And amounts of ingredients? Thank you. Beverly > Whipped kreme is just cashews, water, sea salt, agave nectar, and > vanilla bean (optional). It's great on fruit slices. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Hi Beverly, I soak 2 cups of cashews overnight, drain (I don't rinse these, but I do rinse other nuts and seeds), put in a high speed blender with the juice of 1 lemon, seasalt to taste and water just up to within a couple of inches from the top. You might need to add water if the blender doesn't turn. Blend until smooth. Refrigerate after pouring this into a bowl and it thicken. This is the kreme cheese base and you can make a dip by adding any veggie to the blender, a mayonnaise type spread for sandwiches, a filling for lasagna, leave out the lemon and add fruit or cacao and water to freeze for vice kreme.....For vice kreme I pour the mixture into an ice tray and blend the frozen cubes to get a soft serve variety. or whipped Kreme, I add a dash of vanilla or half a scraped vanilla bean and a squeeze of agave nectar to taste. I usually don't measure, but I guess that it's a couple of tablespoons for this amount of cashews. Enjoy! > > --Please tell me exactly how you make this? Soak cashews > overnight? And amounts of ingredients? Thank you. > > Beverly > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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