Guest guest Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Okay, I am new to raw foods. My roommate introduced me to the idea, and I have been reading about it, and incorporating into my diet. I have questions though. 1. Unfortunately, my roommate is moving out and taking her juicer. She offered to leave it since I use it more, but I was thinking about getting one myself. She has a Warning Pr juicer. I feel that it works fine for the price, but there are a lot of parts to clean afterwards. Can anyone recommend an easier to clean juicer? 2. Is frozen foods considered raw? This may seem like a general questions, but some recipes that I've seen ask for frozen fruits. 3. I also bought an Excalibur dehydrator. We dehydrated something that took awhile (30 hrs). My roommate had this question: If you dehydrate below 115, does it matter how long it is on 115 (or below), or after a certain number of hours it is not considered raw no matter what the degree is? Thanks for your help. Also, I want to say that this board has been fabulous for me. I love reading all of your experiences, questions, and recipes! Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 I won't try to address all your questions but frozen foods are somewhat damaged by the freezing process. However, there are times when that will add to the variety of foods you can eat or make smoothies with. I use frozen foods that haven't been blanched (which, in itself, would make them not raw) mostly in the winter but I prefer fresh when I can get it. Dehydrated foods aren't as nutritious as foods that are fresh but can help to satisfy cravings for cooked. My dehydrator gathers dust more often than not but I do put it to use on occasion. When I eat dehydrated foods, it's more for taste and filling my stomach than for nourishing my body. Good luck and keep learning! Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , " Colleen " <colleen.grant wrote: > > Okay, I am new to raw foods. My roommate introduced me to the idea, > and I have been reading about it, and incorporating into my diet. I > have questions though. > > 1. Unfortunately, my roommate is moving out and taking her juicer. > She offered to leave it since I use it more, but I was thinking about > getting one myself. She has a Warning Pr juicer. I feel that it > works fine for the price, but there are a lot of parts to clean > afterwards. Can anyone recommend an easier to clean juicer? > > 2. Is frozen foods considered raw? This may seem like a general > questions, but some recipes that I've seen ask for frozen fruits. > > 3. I also bought an Excalibur dehydrator. We dehydrated something that > took awhile (30 hrs). My roommate had this question: If you dehydrate > below 115, does it matter how long it is on 115 (or below), or after a > certain number of hours it is not considered raw no matter what the > degree is? > > Thanks for your help. Also, I want to say that this board has been > fabulous for me. I love reading all of your experiences, questions, > and recipes! > > Colleen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 In answer to you questions (thanks for numbering them!): 1. I LOVE my Omega 8005 juicer, it's not a centrifugal juicer like the Waring, but rather a masticating juicer. It uses an auger system to squish and squeeze the juice out of the food. You can kinda see in the picture. The Omega is really easy to clean, even my 11 year old son can do a good job (you know how careless kids can be at that age). I do have to cut the food down to a small size for the feeding tube, but I don't mind doing that, as it really doesn't take very long. Also, feeding the food into the juicer is a little slow. I usually just juice greens and apples. It handles them very well. http://www.storesonline.com/site/520450/product/16 My friend has the Breville Juice Fountain. He loves it. It's got a wide mouth on it so you don't have to cut down the food as much (if at all) before putting it in. This saves a little time in juicing. The juice tastes good. It seems to be an easy clean up, too. http://www.storesonline.com/site/520450/product/15 2. The only frozen items that are still Live for sure are berries. They do not loose many enzymes in the freezing process and therefore are still considered Live. The only other thing that is questionable in my mind are Durians. I have not heard whether or not they are still considered Live after being frozen....I do know that most raw foodists purchase them frozen, then defrost them and eat them. Perhaps someone else could comment on that. 3. I cannot offer an assured comment on this. I have not read anywhere information that would refute the enzymes dying because of long term exposure to 115 degrees in the dehydrator. Though there are different opinions on how high the dehydrator temp should go. Dr. Cousens has most of his recipes starting out at 145 degrees for 2 - 3 hours, then turning it down to 115 for the remainder of the drying period. Dr. Cousens explains that the temp being up kills bacterial growth and does not harm the food. I am sure he has research to prove this otherwise he wouldn't suggest it. Other's recipes are at 105 for the entire duration of dehydrating. I am sure their thought is that the human organism dies if the temp goes over 107 degrees, so food is the same way. Paula Colleen <colleen.grant wrote: Okay, I am new to raw foods. My roommate introduced me to the idea, and I have been reading about it, and incorporating into my diet. I have questions though. 1. Unfortunately, my roommate is moving out and taking her juicer. She offered to leave it since I use it more, but I was thinking about getting one myself. She has a Warning Pr juicer. I feel that it works fine for the price, but there are a lot of parts to clean afterwards. Can anyone recommend an easier to clean juicer? 2. Is frozen foods considered raw? This may seem like a general questions, but some recipes that I've seen ask for frozen fruits. 3. I also bought an Excalibur dehydrator. We dehydrated something that took awhile (30 hrs). My roommate had this question: If you dehydrate below 115, does it matter how long it is on 115 (or below), or after a certain number of hours it is not considered raw no matter what the degree is? Thanks for your help. Also, I want to say that this board has been fabulous for me. I love reading all of your experiences, questions, and recipes! Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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