Hot Food??

[Guest guest]

Hi Kat,

 

If you choose to heat some foods, then the easiest way to regulate

temperature is to stir with your hand. If your hand becomes uncomfortable,

then stop heating the food.

 

Please be aware that the approach Erica describes (nut milk + avocado) is a

very high-fat road to travel. Tastes good, but you won't achieve optimal

health eating that way. And all that fat masks the real flavors of the other

foods; you may easily end up eating things you otherwise would not.

 

Kat, I suggest taking a step back and approaching your question itself with

a sense of curiosity. What is behind the desire or craving for heated foods?

I suspect there is something emotional, some connection with the past.

Uncover that, and your (and your husband's) entire perspective may shift.

 

Best,

Elchanan

_____

 

rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Erica

Monday, August 13, 2007 11:08 AM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Hot Food??

 

rawfood , traciekatt <no_reply wrote:

 

I was wondering if anyone missed " hot food " ? What about soup in the winter?

My husband loves hot food so I don't know how I am going to get him

interested in eating raw....any suggestions?

 

Kat

____________

Technically, you CAN heat food up to 105, which is pretty warm. Some

will buy a thermometer and heat it gently on the stove. As far as

taste goes, using seasoned blended almond milk & avocado is a

PHENOMENAL base --- spice that up and add veggies and it's great warm

or chilled ;-) So, there are ways to warm without cooking. ;-) Hope

that helps! Erica

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the tips and response Elchanan.

 

Are you saying that even plant based fat is unhealthy or just in

large amounts?

 

Since I have been eating one avocado daily I no longer crave French

Fries and Potato Chips. I don't eat 3 avocados a day actually just

one, a few almonds with my morning smoothie and perhaps some olive

oil at night with my raw vegetables. I find that when I include

healthy fats I will eat less and more quality foods. Maybe I am going

overboard with the fats but it is cetainly more healthy then the

potato chips, right?

 

Do you eat avocados, nuts and oils at all and/or how much?

 

My husband is the one obsessed with hot food. I can not see that

changing any time soon! For me though I could live without it except

for cold days when I love to eat soup...

 

Thanks Again,

Kat

 

rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

>

> Hi Kat,

>

> If you choose to heat some foods, then the easiest way to regulate

> temperature is to stir with your hand. If your hand becomes

uncomfortable,

> then stop heating the food.

>

> Please be aware that the approach Erica describes (nut milk +

avocado) is a

> very high-fat road to travel. Tastes good, but you won't achieve

optimal

> health eating that way. And all that fat masks the real flavors of

the other

> foods; you may easily end up eating things you otherwise would not.

>

> Kat, I suggest taking a step back and approaching your question

itself with

> a sense of curiosity. What is behind the desire or craving for

heated foods?

> I suspect there is something emotional, some connection with the

past.

> Uncover that, and your (and your husband's) entire perspective may

shift.

>

> Best,

> Elchanan

> _____

>

> rawfood [rawfood ] On

Behalf Of

> Erica

> Monday, August 13, 2007 11:08 AM

> rawfood

> [Raw Food] Re: Hot Food??

>

> rawfood , traciekatt <no_reply@> wrote:

>

> I was wondering if anyone missed " hot food " ? What about soup in

the winter?

> My husband loves hot food so I don't know how I am going to get him

> interested in eating raw....any suggestions?

>

> Kat

> ____________

> Technically, you CAN heat food up to 105, which is pretty warm.

Some

> will buy a thermometer and heat it gently on the stove. As far as

> taste goes, using seasoned blended almond milk & avocado is a

> PHENOMENAL base --- spice that up and add veggies and it's great

warm

> or chilled ;-) So, there are ways to warm without cooking. ;-) Hope

> that helps! Erica

>

>

>