nikki and raw food Hello everyone, I'm new to the list

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raw food is definately making some strides

nikki, if you look in the archives here, you can find several stories and links

i have sent on local raw food events, resturants (like roxannes in marin) etc

of course, they are local fer me..not midwesterns....

but..they are good reads!!!

cheers

fraggle

" Werner " <mejda6 wrote:

 

>Hi Nikki,

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>check out www.rawfood.com

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>Rawfood is all about eating food in it's natural state, because lots of the

>nutrients are destroyed by cooking.  Only two things can nourish the body ..

> fruits and vegetables.  Most raw foodist are vegan, besides I can't imaging

>eating a raw fish or a raw steak.  Some of the raw veggies can be kind of

>bland, so you can always use spices and herbs to perk things up.  In the raw

>food movement, there are actually chefs who can come up with some fantastic

>creations.  I still use some cooked items and sometimes a dish of steamed

>veggies, otherwise I would say that I eat about 95% raw foods.  Just

>yesterday, a friend at work said that he was an old fart.  I said ... wait a

>minute ... I'm older than you are.  Yeah ... he said ... but you look much

>younger.  I guess it must be all that raw energy .... I feel like I'm in my

>twenties ... not bad for my 55 years.  And I can still run or race walk 10

>miles on a good day .....

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>In Health ... Werner.

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>Thursday, August 01, 2002 4:49:42 AM

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> Re: Hello everyone, I'm new to the list

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>Good morning!

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>Wow! So close!

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>But I don't just eat raw food. I cook it as well. Can you give me a

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>little insight on that because it wasn't something I had considered.

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>Why do you only eat it raw? Is it a health benefit or a taste

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>preference?

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>From what I know of DeKalb, I can't see there being much there for

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>you either. Seems more like a small town/farming area (easy access to

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>food?) then a bigger suburb. But I have only visited a bit of it

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>where my customers are.

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>nikki

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>, " Werner " <mejda6@e...> wrote:

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>>   Hi Nikki,

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>> actually I think there is a rawfood group that meets regulary in

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>Oak Lawn.

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>> And in Chicago's north side, there is a raw food restaurant

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>called " Karyn's

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>> Fresh Corner " .  So there are a few raw food vegans floating around

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>in the

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>> Chicago Area, but I feel like I'm the only one here in Dekalb.

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>> Werner.

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>> Wednesday, July 31, 2002 5:20:38 AM

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>> Re: Hello everyone, I'm new to the list

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>> Hey neighbor!

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>> I have a few customers in yer neck of the woods.

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>> Born and bred South Side of Chicago, now in Oak Lawn. Yer the very

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>> first Vegan I have heard of in IL. Quite refreshing!

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>> nikki

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>> , " Werner " <mejda6@e...> wrote:

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>> >   Hi Jay,

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>> > welcome to the group.  I've been vegan for about 4 years now and

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>> mostly raw

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>> > foods now.  I eat only fruits all day long and come home to one

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>> monster

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>> > salad.  I live in Dekalb IL ... which is about 60 miles west of

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>> Chicago.  Am

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>> > about 55 years old and at 5'6 " , I weigh about 139 lbs.

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>> > In health ... Werner.

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>> > Tuesday, July 30, 2002 10:26:07 AM

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>> > Hello everyone, I'm new to the list

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>> > My name is Jay and I'm from New Jersey. I've been vegan 6 years

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>> veggie a

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>> > total of 7-1/2 years. I joined this email group because it looks

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>> > active and just wanted to meet new people with the same

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>interests.

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>> Hope to

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>> > start talking to some of you on a regular basis soon.

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>> > Jay

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