RE: Does no-one have any comments, suggestions or feedback to offer me then??? [s]

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Indy writes:

 

O.k it has been 4 days raw and the cravings are starting to finally

dissipate thankgoodness. However today I received my order for: " Cacao

Nibs " from rawfood.com. I tasted them and they were " very " bland, however I

could taste the resemblance to chocolate, albeit without all the added

sugar.

 

To make them more palatable, I added a date and a few drops of " Agave Nectar

.. " Are these things bad to add and eat???? The date is dried and I presume

still raw to a point, but I am still wondering about the " Agave Nectar??? "

 

Anyway, I ate approximately a quarter of a cup (if that) and decided I

wanted something like this available to me, if I get incredibly strong

cravings for something sweet like chocolate or similar.

 

I would appreciate any feedback.

_____

 

From your comments, it sounds as if you like dates and agave nectar but not

cacao beans. So the first and obvious conclusion is, don't eat the cacao

beans. I could launch into a discussion about some of the chemicals they

contain and such, but your taste buds have already told you what you need to

know. Trust them, particularly when they report on a single food at a time.

That's when they work best as a food vs. nonfood detection system.

 

To my knowledge, agave nectar is basically concentrated juice from agave

fruit. Better to visit a tropical location and eat the whole fruit. I don't

know about the processing, such as pasteurization, but I would be inclined

to read the fine print on the label or write to the company that bottles the

product. And in any event, it is not a whole food, so I suggest thinking of

it as a treat, not a staple in your program

 

Don't know where you got the date, what type of date, age of date, storage

conditions for date, etc., but in all likelihood it's fine.

 

Best,

Elchanan

 

 

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