- Monday, April 24th 2006 by drpr
18 y
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Blog: Raw Odyssey
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I thought I'd eat less fat than I have been. I've been at around 287
for awhile, and since I'm not tracking everything I eat, it could be
that I'm consuming too many calories or too much fat. Since I was
having a nut burger for lunch (high in fat), I had a fruit smoothie for
breakfast and another for dinner. I ran out of greens to use for a
green smoothie so I tried putting a cucumber in one of them. It wasn't
bad because cucumbers are mild, but I definitely detected a "green"
taste in the smoothie. My second smoothie had coconut water in it. I
love coconut water so much I wish I could drink it everyday. The only
reason I don't is because I don't know what to do with the meat! I hate
to waste it. Does anyone have any coconut meat recipes? I don't just
want to eat dehydrated slices all the time (although those are yummy).
Someone asked why Felicia soaked the nuts and seeds. Well,
Juliano says in his Uncook Book that he soaks nuts simply to achieve a
creamy texture when blending. He doesn't mention nutrients or
digestion. And about the black beans: we bought them already sprouted
from Whole Foods, so they were soft enough to use without soaking them.
And hey- thanks for the kind comments! I'm happy to know my raw food adventures are motivating and helpful to other people.
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- fantastic food! by ausjulie
18 y
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i was just wondering if you are taking applications for new house mates! ha! my mouth waters when i see or read your blog and i wish i could sit down to some of your meals. especially knowing they are raw adn so good for you. lucky felicia joined in she definately has a great skill for cooking or shall we say non cooking.
keep up the great work i love reading about you adn have read about felicia too. one question you often post photos with bread in it or refer to it in yuou blog. hemb bead and eziekel i think???. are these raw??? or does it not bother you too much that they arent??? do you get these at whole foods??? i have seen them in the freezer section but the ones i can get are not raw??/ i am finding my body is telling me to eat raw. whenever i eat anything cooked it just reacts badly so im looking at my options. i think if i could incorporate the bread in my diet i might be able to do the raw thing???? anyway thanks for the great blog and let me know if a spare room becomes available! ha!
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- Re: fantastic food! by drpr
18 y
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| hi, Ausjulie! The breads we use are NOT raw, however, I have used Ezekiel for a while now because it is made from sprouted wheat rather than processed white flour, and it's had no ill effects for me. It gives me a break from the usual salads. As for the hemp bread, I am in desperation mode because of my hair falling out. Hemp bread, with its 7 grams of protein per slice, works for me right now. As I learn to incorporate protein from raw sources, I'll phase out the hemp bread but will probably eat ezekiel from time to time. Felicia is awesome in the kitchen and will hopefully make us living bread that will replace the hemp and ezekiel! Thanks for your kind comments. :-)
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- Re: fantastic food! - Forgot to add... by drpr
18 y
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We get the Ezekiel and hemp bread at Whole Foods, but they are not frozen (I think some of these breads are in a freezer section, though). You might want to try the Ezekiel- you could try the Ezekiel tortillas rather than the full loaf of bread. We use the tortillas to make salad wraps.
I think our bodies tell us what we need (although it takes me a long time to figure out what MY body needs!) Maybe you need to be more raw than I do, if cooked makes you sick. I eat pretty raw myself- the only non-raw foods I eat are the occasional wraps/sandwiches with the breads mentioned, two or so ounces of organic hummus, which I eat several times a week, and the ounce or so of feta that I put on my salads. I find that when I eat non-raw, it's generally because I'm having trouble finding an easy raw equivalent for what I get from the non-raw food, like affordable and/or good-tasting protein from the cheese, sprouted breads and hummus.
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