Mariposa

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• In defense of the Breville.... I have one and it is centrifugal and shoots the pulp out the back (doesn't leave it in the basket) , and it makes totally awesome juice, in seconds, and its very easy to clean, and it only cost about $150. I think the …

  in Juicer--which one, Green Star, Champion, Breville???? Comment by Mariposa
• when I made them I just used kale shredded and sprayed with olive oil and salt and nutritional yeast, and they sucked. i don't know what the kind are that have the thick coating but I would really like to find a recipe for these that are both low ca…

  in kale chips Comment by Mariposa
• a good way to tell if a coconut is a "good one" is to weigh them. the heavier the coconut the more likely the meat has matured to a good thick rind.

  in meat and water BRIGHT fuchsia in my young coconut???!!! Comment by Mariposa
• I think it means they are just really un-ripe (very young) . as they get older the meat inside gets whiter and thicker. I have eaten plenty of coconuts that are pink. they dont' smell or taste any different. i think they would smell or taste bad if …

  in meat and water BRIGHT fuchsia in my young coconut???!!! Comment by Mariposa
• I have heard that they are not raw,. a lot of grain products are irradiated first. i don't think that an oat groat that has been chopped up can sprout anymore (I have tried it) , but I eat them anyway by soaking them, for breakfast, and they are del…

  in Oat Groats? Comment by Mariposa
• David Wolfe's raw cacao is the best I've tasted (the Terramazon at WF is good too, but too expensive) . there is a brand I get in bulk at another store that is cheaper than his, but it's a tad sour tasting and not as rich. the Sunfoods brand is trul…

  in Best value cacao Comment by Mariposa
• additionally I don't really care for the raw-food meetups in my area, as most are set up by folks who have something to sell, and that sort of spoils the community aspect for me. I dont' like being marketed to.

  in the rare raw foodist Comment by Mariposa
• I randomly met a couple of raw foodists in the 90's.... .I thought they were crazy :-D lol

  in the rare raw foodist Comment by Mariposa
• you can make noodles from a peeler instead of a spiralizer..... i have heard some hardcore 100%'ers say all they need is a ceramic blade knife, a chopping board, and a high-speed blender. you can juice if you have a high speed blender and a nut milk…

  in 100% people, what kitchen items did you think you wouldn't need but they actually come in handy? Comment by Mariposa
• I drink about a quart of vegetable juice as many days as I can. mostly tomato, spinach, cucumber, celery, carrot. stuff like that. :-) sometimes I puree the tougher veggies in the juicer and do the soft veggies like tomato in the blender and mix it …

  in How much juice do you drink everyday? Comment by Mariposa
• Alexa, that's a good point- I totally agree. the funny thing is that I heard that Angela Stokes Monarch ate a red onion like an apple (I read it on Matt Monarch's web site) so, maybe some people do that-- but I would not do that either.

  in onions- a persistent concern of mine. Comment by Mariposa
• I think in order for certain foods to cause a goiter, you have to be predisposed towards a goiter in the first place. I tihnk you would have to eat a lot of onions to see results as in the above article. That being said they can be hard on the diges…

  in onions- a persistent concern of mine. Comment by Mariposa
• do you actually make your own kale chips, Danifon ? because I kept hearing how divine they were and so I made some in my crazy, funny, cheap-but-it-works Ronco dehydrator. And they were awful. AWFUL! I was so dissapointed. What is the secret to maki…

  in Any raw popcorn recipe???i need to know,plzzzzz Comment by Mariposa
• also, I should say that as I began to eat more and more healthy food the appeal of popcorn eventually wore off. I rarely ever eat it anymore- maybe once every six months or so.

  in Any raw popcorn recipe???i need to know,plzzzzz Comment by Mariposa
• dehydrated cauliflower with nutritional yeast is delicious, but here's the drawback. an entire head of cauliflower dehydrates down to about a half-cup of "popcorn", and it takes hours if not over night. so unless you are planning to view a movie in …

  in Any raw popcorn recipe???i need to know,plzzzzz Comment by Mariposa
• create a salty marinade with water, lemon juice, your favorite kind of salt.... experiment with herbs to add ... maybe that would work. i don't know what nutritional yeast is made from but that might be a good additive if you aren't allergic to it.

  in Bragg's Comment by Mariposa
• littlemarie, your "Apple Duck" is totally, totally awesome!

  in Parents: Kid School lunches Comment by Mariposa
• try easy stuff like fruit, and nuts, or you can do a raw , sweet bread with almond butter and "jelly" (mashed up raspberries) . my kids will now also eat spinach salad, crunchy vegetables, pickled vegetables, celery with dip of various kinds, and sa…

  in Parents: Kid School lunches Comment by Mariposa
• I made some and didn't like them either. They were pretty crispy. I like kale and eat a lot of it in other dishes so it's doubly weird. I may try them again. The snack that I thought was better is the caulflower "popcorn" that's rough chopped and ro…

  in Kale Chips Poll Comment by Mariposa
• Thanks everyone! Great information. LOL Kendra-- re: juice stains! Never would have thought of that, but I agree, I wouldn't like that either.

  in What Kind of Juicer Do You Have, And What Do You Use It For? Comment by Mariposa
• There is a small but growing raw food community. Check meetup.com and look in the Dallas area; there are currently about three active raw food meetup groups. There is alsoa raw restaurant that just opened, called Bliss Raw Cafe. So, you will find ot…

  in Dallas/Fort Worth Area Comment by Mariposa
• Yep. My hands and feet and tip of my nose are always cool. I have adapted to the warmer climate where I live after going raw. I still have a hard time being raw in the winter. i need to work on some 'warming' recipes!

  in Freezing on Raw? Comment by Mariposa
• I wonder what would happen if you sealed the avocadoes whole, inside freezer bags,and just took one out to thaw every time you wanted an avocado? This is worth an experiment with one avocado, i think!

  in Avocado Ideas?! Comment by Mariposa
• I think I would make loads and loads of blended salads, soups, pates and nut-butters, then freeze it all before I had to give it back. you could seriously stock up !

  in If you had access to a Vitamix for 3 days... Comment by Mariposa
• Swayze, I've heard that too. I have seen a definite improvement in my menses when i am really good about maintaining high raw. I also find that using tampons makes my cramps MUCH worse. So I try to never use them unless I have to (like in yoga class…

  in Light period since becoming raw Comment by Mariposa
• i've soaked wild rice. It can take three or four days. You have to refrigerate it, or it goes bad. Changing the water every few hours is also a good idea. Eventually, it will split, and when it does, it's very tasty. Just be prepared to wait a while…

  in Soaking Wild Rice Comment by Mariposa
• I like to dip julienned jicama into a nutritional yeast dip. it's just red star nutritional yeast, salt and water. I don't know if this will "turn" your not-yet raw friend, though.

  in Raw Smothered Cheese Fries!!?? Comment by Mariposa
• bee pollen isn't vegan, though :-) oy, vey.....what's a girl to do? I recently bought some liquid soy lecithin because I heard it was a good thickening / creamy-texture additive to homemade nut milk. All it did was make it gooey, and a little slimy.…

  in any health benefits to lecithin? Comment by Mariposa
• lots and lots of vegetable juice, some spicy nut /tomato/date bars I made in the dehydrator.... thassabout it. I'm big on vegetable juices and smoothies these days. It's really all I feel like having.

  in What You Ate Today Comment by Mariposa
• breakfast: frozen bananas, cacao, & hempseed smoothie lunch: pureed cauliflower with sundried tomato and garlic; spiralized veggie noodles with pesto, & carrot and beet juice. Dinner: undecided as of yet!

  in What You Ate Today Comment by Mariposa