Path of Health was The problem with dehydrated foods (WAS: Dry oats)

[Guest guest]

Hi Elchanon,

 

Thanks for your insights on dehydrated foods. I feel the same way.

I use my dehydrator mainly to create " junk " foods for my kids to

replace other, worse alternatives. Flax crackers are better than

wheat bread... So, to answer your question, transitioning... to a

diet of whole fruits, greens and vegetables. It's hard to compete

against a culture of junk food when not raising your kids on in

isolation on a farm somewhere.

 

Also, since I live in a temperate climate, I plan to preserve food

for the winter and then rehydrate it through soaking. Transitioning

to what here?... maybe living in Costa Rica? LOL!

 

An aside... I have tried to join Path of Health and no one has ever

approved (or denied) my request to join.

 

Can you post there and find out what the deal is?

 

Thanks,

 

Marjorie

 

www.rawgreenmama.blogspot.com

 

rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

>

> Hi Debbie,

>

> I'd suggest refocusing your awareness on this. Raw or not, ALL

dehydrated

> foods are dehydrating inside the body. Foods move through the

digestive

> tract as a wet medium; the water is then largely recaptured from

the colon

> before release of the digestive waste.

[Guest guest]

Hi Marjorie,

These sound like genuinely transitional uses, in a manner of speaking. And I

certainly understand the challenges of parenting about food these days,

particularly if your kids didn't start out raw. I am also aware of various

parents who have successfully guided (much more accurate than transitioned,

I think) their children toward an all-raw (or nearly so) diet, even when

they did not start out that way. We have a few in our PathOfHealth group,and

of course there are the Boutenkos, Storm and Jinjee, and other examples with

which I am unfamiliar.

 

One suggestion: I am aware of cracker recipes (and the like) that

incorporate much more vegetable matter and much less of seeds and nuts.

These would help to reduce the intake of fats and very hard, indigestible

fiber along the way. Also, some have expressed considerable success simple

dehydrating vegetables straight ... cauliflower comes out rather

sweet-tasting, in particular. And of course the veggies become VERY filling

once the body rehydrates them in the stomach and intestine.

 

(As an aside, someone mentioned chewing longer to hydrate the material more.

This is of limited effect, as the body is only designed to direct a limited

flow of fluid into the mouth. The body's design is predicated upon the

presumption that we are eating foods we are designed to eat ... foods high

in water.)

 

Regarding the request to join, I just checked our Pending list and if you

used this same email address, then I don't see you there. Would you be

willing simply to try again? My apology for whatever malfunction may be

occurring.

 

Best to all,

Elchanan

 

_____

 

rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Marjorie

Friday, May 04, 2007 12:25 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Path of Health was The problem with dehydrated foods

(WAS: Dry oats)

 

 

Hi Elchanon,

 

Thanks for your insights on dehydrated foods. I feel the same way.

I use my dehydrator mainly to create " junk " foods for my kids to replace

other, worse alternatives. Flax crackers are better than wheat bread...

So, to answer your question, transitioning... to a diet of whole fruits,

greens and vegetables. It's hard to compete against a culture of junk food

when not raising your kids on in isolation on a farm somewhere.

 

Also, since I live in a temperate climate, I plan to preserve food for the

winter and then rehydrate it through soaking. Transitioning to what

here?... maybe living in Costa Rica? LOL!

 

An aside... I have tried to join Path of Health and no one has ever

approved (or denied) my request to join.

 

Can you post there and find out what the deal is?

 

Thanks, Marjorie

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