Re:mEating Enough; On Bias (WAS: Chewing As A Time-Honored Signaling Mechanism;

[Guest guest]

first want to apologize for not being able to read all of the emails

about this and still impulsovely responding-

I live in new england & if Ihave a smoothie now

I am soooo cold

my body ytemp goes down & I get hungry-even if the smoothie is about

400 calories

but if I have a banana & apple some walnuts or almond butter

and a pear/apple & some greens-

i feel great

I eat each one in my time chewing and taking time for it

I don't get cold & feel energized

just athought

btw I do enjoy my smothies in the summer :-)

Emrawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

>

> It's not " not drinking enough " . It's more basic, not consuming

enough fuel,

> food containing enough calories. This is SO very basic ...

>

> Erica, here we have a real issue of bias. Once you decide that

blending is

> " good " or " wise " or even " necessary " , then you begin seeing the world

> through this lens. And so when someone inquires, as in this thread, you

> respond through that lens. And in the process, you completely miss

what is

> actually, physically happening.

>

> The only issue that can arise about not drinking enough would involve

> dehydration. All other issues must involve EATING enough ... fuel or

other

> nutrients. This, it seems to me, is self-evident.

>

> To become aware of one's own biases is the mark of a genuine

Teacher. Very

> few ever accomplish this ... which is why there are few genuine

Teachers and

> many, many confused seekers.

>

> Best,

> Elchanan

> _____

>

> rawfood [rawfood ] On

Behalf Of

> Erica

> Friday, October 19, 2007 4:58 PM

> rawfood

> Re: [Raw Food] Chewing As A Time-Honored Signaling

Mechanism (WAS:

> Green Smoothies Reconsidered)

>

>

> I'm still hungry DURING

> > and after finishing it.

>

> You are clearly not drinking enough. My smoothies are huge and I nurse

> them. About 3 quarts a day when doing them. I use banana or mango,

> cherries or oj, and greens, parsley, and usually young coconut water

> and meat. They are ridiculously good and filling. If you are still

> hungry, you are not drinking enough and they are too thin, etc.

>

> And blending increases assimilation. It's very relevant! Erica

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thats interesting because I am soooo cold lately too. I may need to ad more

fats to the smoothies.

Carla

 

On 10/20/07, emusedmary <emusedmary wrote:

>

> first want to apologize for not being able to read all of the emails

> about this and still impulsovely responding-

> I live in new england & if Ihave a smoothie now

> I am soooo cold

> my body ytemp goes down & I get hungry-even if the smoothie is about

> 400 calories

> but if I have a banana & apple some walnuts or almond butter

> and a pear/apple & some greens-

> i feel great

> I eat each one in my time chewing and taking time for it

> I don't get cold & feel energized

> just athought

> btw I do enjoy my smothies in the summer :-)

> Emrawfood <rawfood%40>, " Elchanan "

> <Elchanan wrote:

> >

> > It's not " not drinking enough " . It's more basic, not consuming

> enough fuel,

> > food containing enough calories. This is SO very basic ...

> >

> > Erica, here we have a real issue of bias. Once you decide that

> blending is

> > " good " or " wise " or even " necessary " , then you begin seeing the world

> > through this lens. And so when someone inquires, as in this thread, you

> > respond through that lens. And in the process, you completely miss

> what is

> > actually, physically happening.

> >

> > The only issue that can arise about not drinking enough would involve

> > dehydration. All other issues must involve EATING enough ... fuel or

> other

> > nutrients. This, it seems to me, is self-evident.

> >

> > To become aware of one's own biases is the mark of a genuine

> Teacher. Very

> > few ever accomplish this ... which is why there are few genuine

> Teachers and

> > many, many confused seekers.

> >

> > Best,

> > Elchanan

> > _____

> >

> > rawfood <rawfood%40> [

> rawfood <rawfood%40>] On

> Behalf Of

> > Erica

> > Friday, October 19, 2007 4:58 PM

> > rawfood <rawfood%40>

> > Re: [Raw Food] Chewing As A Time-Honored Signaling

> Mechanism (WAS:

> > Green Smoothies Reconsidered)

> >

> >

> > I'm still hungry DURING

> > > and after finishing it.

> >

> > You are clearly not drinking enough. My smoothies are huge and I nurse

> > them. About 3 quarts a day when doing them. I use banana or mango,

> > cherries or oj, and greens, parsley, and usually young coconut water

> > and meat. They are ridiculously good and filling. If you are still

> > hungry, you are not drinking enough and they are too thin, etc.

> >

> > And blending increases assimilation. It's very relevant! Erica

> >

> >

> >