Beginner Questions- What do you do...

[Guest guest]

Can you please give me an idea of your weekly shopping list?

How many people are you feeding?

How much a week do you spend? (are you supplementing with CSA or farmer's

market or garden?)

What does a weekly menu look like for your family?

How do you plan ahead so you always have enough soaked and sprouted nuts,

grains, or legumes if you are using them?

 

Thanks. I am moving more raw right now. I love how I feel when I eat lots

and lots of raw foods, but I have to figure out how this works for my family

too.

Thanks.

Marisa

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Marisa,

 

You may get a variety of answers to your questions from different

people. I don't have a weekly shopping list. I shop much more

frequently. I occasionally will list a few items ahead of time.

Usually, I am inspired when I get to the produce section. I also shop

intuitively, choosing produce I am drawn to. I occasionally plan

ahead to soak nuts. It is more of an issue if I am planning for a

class, potluck, or other event and have to plan the timing and

quantities. If I decide shortly before a meal that I want to use some

nuts or seeds, I will soak them for as long as I have time for,

beginning with a vigorous shake to start the soaking process. I

typically don't use grains. On rare occasions, I'll use some

buckwheat. I eat a lot of salads, rotating the greens I use. I make

green pates on occasion (nuts, avocado, and greens, optional sea

salt). I also use a lot of parsley! I have also eaten a lot of fruit,

quite a few green smoothies, and lots of young coconut smoothies. I

very rarely use legumes, though may eat them at potlucks or in

prepared raw hummus.

 

A simple way to go is fruits and lots of salads (preferably organic

or wild).

 

Jeff