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• I have to share… I’ve won over a few older relatives to raw foods due to…rockmelon! (cantaloupe) A few of them have had life-long issues with constipation/hard stools/slow digestion etc where the only thing the doctors say is ‘eat more all-bran’ and…

  in Melons or just Watermelon? Comment by winsome
• yep, as soon as I get home I whack my washed strawberries, grapes, berries, bananas (easiest if you peel first), baby spinach, etc etc in the freezer. I pre-chop the chunky fruit (apples, pears, oranges) just into quarters to give my blender a break…

  in Cutting Down Prep-Time? Comment by winsome
• Karli – you’re totally right, and I know that too from experience. The more you wear your glasses (and contacts) the more your eyes rely on them and then the worse you see when you take them off. I’ve had glasses since I was 5, but until I was 23 I …

  in Anyone wear glasses/contacts? Comment by winsome
• thanks locustgirl! Thats the one! :-)

  in is raw theory based on monkey diet? Comment by winsome
• I just have to add this because I love gorilla’s so much! (i even married one.. haha j/k! sorry stevie!) Has anyone else seen the documentary on the gorilla that was hand raised and learned sign language. And her keeper gave her a kitten…and instead…

  in is raw theory based on monkey diet? Comment by winsome
• I have to agree with you about the eggs. Turns my stomach now! Blerrgh!

  in Used to love it! Now you hate it! Comment by winsome
• Another option to try – do you have access to aloe vera? It has fantastic healing properties for the skin – and absorbs in really quick without feeling oily. Just grab a large leaf and slice it open. Spread the jelly all over the infected area. I so…

  in Help with dry skin... Comment by winsome
• I still find this sooo hard – I’ve only been raw for about 6 months, so it’s coming up more and more as I get together with people I haven’t seen for a while. I refuse to be defined by what I DON’T eat, which is why I hate it when friends etc always…

  in how did you "come out"? Comment by winsome
• Sweeteners are hard when it comes to raw/vegan. Half of them aren’t raw and then if they are, theyre not vegan! So I suppose it depends where you feel you can personally compromise (or if you will at all). I do eat honey, but I’m lucky because it is…

  in Honey I want to know! Comment by winsome
• When I’m starving I can’t be bothered to make anything and I don’t think real good – I just want food NOW! So I keep a big bag of cucumbers in the fridge and chow down on 1 or 2 of these first. Theyre yummy and juicy and it stops the immediate ‘star…

  in What do you eat when your starving? Comment by winsome
• You know what else – WATER! I find that when I’m starting to gain or feel sluggish it’s because I’ve become lazy at drinking my target litres of water a day. Its probably the best tonic there is.

  in Weight loss Comment by winsome
• I find raw to be the easiest for the lazy cook – I have a big fruit/vege bowl and when I simply can’t be bothered cooking (and in the past would have eaten bread, bread and more bread) I just grab something from the fruit bowl. Wha-La! Instant meal!…

  in Where do I begin? Comment by winsome
• No raw and nut cheeses have lived up to the expectation for me – mainly because I was such a cheese addict. The best I’ve found is poemmomm’s Real Cream Cheese made with macadamia’s and probiotic poweder – similar to philly cream cheese (http://gone…

  in Raw cheese...... Comment by winsome
• While we’re on the topic of sprouting/soaking – is it possible to “over soak” or even “over sporut” things? I ask because I just finished making a batch of this linseed/buckwheat groat/carrot bread. I had the linseeds (flax) soaking, and the groats …

  in sprouting lentils... Comment by winsome
• I love tea!! I like to make my own by steeping mint leaves, ginger or other herbs in my little tea pot. Green tea is lovely too, especially if you can get loose leaf. I’ve always drank a lot of it, since a young age (growing up in asia). Its always …

  in Who still drinks tea??? Comment by winsome
• This thread is really helpful, as sometimes I feel intimidated by the “is this raw? 100% raw” threads, and start to get anxious about what I am eating. I always considered myself ‘not skinny enough’ to have an eating disorder, though recently as par…

  in Orthorexia Nervosa Comment by winsome
• Juice them! My family thinks I’m quite strange when I start popping them in the juicer, but they taste great and are a good source of folate, vitamin C and iron. Try carrot, brussel sprout, broccoli and cucumber. But only 2 or 3 at a time – they can…

  in Anybody know what to do with Brussel Sprouts? Comment by winsome
• yes, ditto! If you are only making citrus juicer, it’s much easier to use a reamer/citrus press – less mess and less to clean up. The juice aslo tends to be less bitter because you’re not getting the mebranes and pith. There’s a huge variety from li…

  in Juicers: are they worth the $$ Comment by winsome
• I’m in Sydney, Australia… and it’s about 34 degrees C outside right now! Mmmm, mango weather. I’m lucky cos my inlaws all live up North QLD (Bundaberg) and I get fresh produce from their property sent down to me… papayas, mangos, citrus. Its heaven …

  in What State/Country are you in? Comment by winsome