Newbie to Raw Food Vegan Life

[Guest guest]

Hi all!

 

Just finished 12 Steps to Raw Foods that arrived today. I see the value of

having a support

group and rawseattle is the closes group I could find (ok...it was in the book

but didnt find

anything down here on the 45th Parallel (south of portland, or). So, here I am.

I am new to

raw food and armed with a few books but no support system. Anyone interested in

adopting

a newbie? I live in a cooked food family and a very un-understanding one at

that but that is

where I am. It took over a year for them to get used to my lacto-ovo

vegetarianism but this

is pushing them over the edge. Thus, I am seeking a supportive community.

 

I am working on Step 3 and seeking Step 6. Kinda wierd thinking of it in the

12-Step way but

it speaks to me. Hope there is someone out there who understands where im

coming from

and i think you all have been there at one time.

 

Soooooooo...hopefully there is a compassionate raw food vegan soul out there who

is willing

to help a fellow raw food vegan newbie out.

 

hannah_banana

[Guest guest]

Hi, Hannah, and welcome!

 

How far south of Portland are you? There is an active group in the Portland

area, I don't know if you've found the rawportland.org website, or the

raw portland group or not, but there are regular potlucks in the

area. I'm actually located in Vancouver, and am hosting a monthly Saturday

evening potluck. This month it was last Saturday, next month it will be the

3rd Saturday.

 

I'd be glad to help you out as much as I can. It can be tough when you're

living with family that accepts the standard mainstream thinking, which is

what most of us are raised with, that we " must eat meat and dairy " to be

healthy, and " regular mammograms prevent breast cancer " . (Which go along

with the beliefs that the Easter Bunny and tooth fairy are real.)

 

Your family (as much as are willing) is welcome to come to a potluck with

you. I'd be glad to show them that you're not going to starve as a raw

fooder, and that the nutritional value is there. (I calculated it out once,

the protein, calcium, iron, etc., and quickly realized that we're doing

fine.) BTW, I am a Registered Dietitian, educated at Oregon State

University (2 degrees in nutrition), where I was NOT taught much about

vegetarianism, let alone raw food veganism!

 

Hope to see you soon -

 

Sue Aberle, MS, RD

 

I see the value of having a support

group and rawseattle is the closes group I could find (ok...it was in the

book but didnt find

anything down here on the 45th Parallel (south of portland, or). So, here I

am. I am new to

raw food and armed with a few books but no support system. Anyone

interested in adopting

a newbie?