Questions on how to begin???

[Guest guest]

Hi again,

 

See my comments below at ***

 

 

In a message dated 11/6/2003 12:02:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,

ladyschaumburg writes:

eryone. I've been lurking awhile and doing quite a bit of

reading concerning the benefits of raw food.

 

I recently purchased a book entitled " Raw-The Uncook Book " which has

a lot of simple raw recipes. However, despite all of my reading, I'm

still very confused on how to plan my meals to insure that I eat

enough protein. Can someone here give me an idea of what you would

eat for a day if you're doing light weight training and cardio each

week?

 

*** Our bodies synthesize amino acids from all the vegetables, fruits, nuts

and seeds we eat, to create complete protein.

 

 

I can also tell from the recipe book I purchased that eventually I

will have to invest in a dehydrater and juicer for convenience.

 

Lastly, is it ok to drink water from a pitcher that uses filters? Is

that good enough? Or do I need to buy store bought distilled/filtered

water? I read that tap water destroys enzymes or something like

that.

 

*** Tap water contains chlorine and usually also fluoride and is not pure.

There are different points of view as to whether distilled or filtered water is

better. Or mineral water. You might want to read several books to see what

you decide. But a pitcher that uses filters wouldn't be enough filtering, in

my opinion.

 

Regards,

 

 

Judy Pokras

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Thank you in advance everyone.

 

Lady

 

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interactive features on the raw vegan lifestyle. * Rated Number 1 in the

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person looks at in any one visit.

* Recommended by Writer's Digest, EnergyTimes, The Vegan Guide to NYC, the

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[Guest guest]

Hello Everyone. I've been lurking awhile and doing quite a bit of

reading concerning the benefits of raw food.

 

I recently purchased a book entitled " Raw-The Uncook Book " which has

a lot of simple raw recipes. However, despite all of my reading, I'm

still very confused on how to plan my meals to insure that I eat

enough protein. Can someone here give me an idea of what you would

eat for a day if you're doing light weight training and cardio each

week?

 

I can also tell from the recipe book I purchased that eventually I

will have to invest in a dehydrater and juicer for convenience.

 

Lastly, is it ok to drink water from a pitcher that uses filters? Is

that good enough? Or do I need to buy store bought distilled/filtered

water? I read that tap water destroys enzymes or something like

that.

 

Thank you in advance everyone.

 

Lady

[Guest guest]

Hi Lily,

 

I can sure you I'm not an expert neither a perfect raw foodist for

advising to you how to do it... Only I'm going to show you how I have

taken my own approach to a cheap and no-apparatus (dehidrators,

juicers...) raw eating:

 

Brekfast:

I take nothing but fresh water -or

Maybe an apple if I'm hungry (not usually)

 

Lunch:

Some fruit (1 -2 pieces) -and

Green salad (a lot of green leaves, and few more ingredients) -and

Either nuts (2 oz) or raw fish (3 oz)

 

Dinner:

Non sugar fruit salad (cucumber or tomato or pepper) with olives -and

Raw or slightly steamed vegetables (one pound) -and

Two raw egg yolks or 1.5 oz of nuts.

 

All my salads are dressed with a drops of raw olive oil and some

fresh herbs. Sometimes I also use seeds (pumpkin, sesame...)

 

As you can see, no juicers, no equipment and very interesting meals...

 

Be happy

 

w

[Guest guest]

Coffee: 2-4 oz wheatgrass juice or other green drink

 

Breakfast: Four apples, or lots of other fruit, or a large bowl of berries,

large peice of watermelon ect.

 

Water

 

Lunch: Greens, such as romaine, spring mix, spinach, cabbage. Add sprouts and a

few seeds.

 

Snack: Green drink, juice, or fruit.

 

Dinner: Here is where you may want to go " gourmet " Raw for a while. With nuts,

dates, Raw pizza. Use Napa Cabbage leaves as your bread. Dehydrator goodies

ect..

 

So through this plan you have lots of protein and balance through nuts, seeds,

sprouts, a variety of greens and fruits. Oils through avacado and nuts, flax

seed crackers ect.

 

Bernadette

-

Lili

rawfood

Wednesday, November 05, 2003 10:58 PM

[Raw Food] Questions on how to begin???

 

 

Hello Everyone. I've been lurking awhile and doing quite a bit of

reading concerning the benefits of raw food.

 

I recently purchased a book entitled " Raw-The Uncook Book " which has

a lot of simple raw recipes. However, despite all of my reading, I'm

still very confused on how to plan my meals to insure that I eat

enough protein. Can someone here give me an idea of what you would

eat for a day if you're doing light weight training and cardio each

week?

 

I can also tell from the recipe book I purchased that eventually I

will have to invest in a dehydrater and juicer for convenience.

 

Lastly, is it ok to drink water from a pitcher that uses filters? Is

that good enough? Or do I need to buy store bought distilled/filtered

water? I read that tap water destroys enzymes or something like

that.

 

Thank you in advance everyone.

 

Lady

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Lilly and w

 

For what it is worth as someone who is 100% your diets set out below is

a mess.

 

A basic error is that you mix vegetables and fruit too much. Your

stomach treats vegetables and fruit differently. By mixing them up, you

set up the conditions for flatulence and stomach pains. I bet you feel

that yolk.

 

The source of your nuts is unclear - are they really fresh or are they

dehydrated? Steaming the vegetables will simply create work for the

pancreas to break down this processed food. Same for the olives unless

they are on the special size.. The raw fish will almost certainly

putrefy before it gets through your gut,

 

To straighten it up, I suggest you eat a pint or more of fruit in the

morning. Nor a bad idea to eat until you are full.

 

 

The green leaves at lunch are good as long as you are getting about 1lb.

You could add tomatoes, courgettes etc.

 

Same at dinner although I lend to vary the leaf eating lettuce at lunch.

For dinner shift over to spinach. Either at lunch or dinner I might eat

an avocade, add low sugar fruit, tomato, red peppers.

 

On other days substitute Kale or cabbage. I buy a cauliflower and

broccoli the week.

 

In no week do I buy all of this. Dinner could easily be just spinach

and a tomato for instance.

 

 

I say all this realising that it may upset. Furthermore wiser members

should fault me and provide any constructive input they can.

 

Peter

 

 

 

rawsunlife [no_reply ]

06 November 2003 11:36

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Questions on how to begin???

 

 

 

Hi Lily,

 

I can sure you I'm not an expert neither a perfect raw foodist for

advising to you how to do it... Only I'm going to show you how I have

taken my own approach to a cheap and no-apparatus (dehidrators,

juicers...) raw eating:

 

Brekfast:

I take nothing but fresh water -or

Maybe an apple if I'm hungry (not usually)

 

Lunch:

Some fruit (1 -2 pieces) -and

Green salad (a lot of green leaves, and few more ingredients) -and

Either nuts (2 oz) or raw fish (3 oz)

 

Dinner:

Non sugar fruit salad (cucumber or tomato or pepper) with olives -and

Raw or slightly steamed vegetables (one pound) -and Two raw egg yolks or

1.5 oz of nuts.

 

All my salads are dressed with a drops of raw olive oil and some

fresh herbs. Sometimes I also use seeds (pumpkin, sesame...)

 

As you can see, no juicers, no equipment and very interesting meals...

 

Be happy

 

w