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Chanie

Just curious what everyone's staple items are. Foods that you always have on hand to make being raw easier. I need some help in this department so that I don't go for my daughter's pretzels or creal when I am tired and hungry. Sometimes baby carrots just dont cut it you know. :) thanks

RawKaren

Any type of fruit that you can just grab and go I would consider a staple. Bananas at the top of the list.

Sunflower and pumpkin seeds for when the munchies come.

Green smoothies.

Onion bread. Don't think I would call it a staple, but it is always good to have around if you need something filling.

LaEnsalada

Larabars are great for a snack. I buy boxes of them at whole foods or costco so that I always have them on hand. They're not a staple item for me but they are good for cravings or when I'm just to hungry to make a salad.

Blooming_Lotus

most of my staples are not candida friendly:

kale - i eat it whole or put it in smoothies everyday

avocados

hemp hearts

salba

lemon (drink it in my water)

grapefruits

almonds

any veg that is in season

as much parsely as i can get, for healthy teeth

seaweed (sometimes it's not raw, but it's a really easy way to get minerals)

Chanie

Thanks everyone!

greenhoot, thanks for the tip. I do sometimes have cooked veg and sweet potato for dinner., i think it helps with the whole grabbing for some kind of bread or craker thing. I wil try the hummus great tip.

vabeachcg

grab-and-go:

-bananas

-grapes

-apples

-clementines

beverages:

-coconut water (from a young thai coconut)

-fresh-made juices (make your own)

-purified water (the tap stuff just doesn't cut it)

-a little almond milk or hempseed milk (make your own)

-mean green energy shot (see the recipe)

filling foods:

-raw lasagna (pre-make during your off-days/ down times and store in the fridge)

-salad mix (make your own from green leafy veggies and other veg toss-ins)

-soups (mango, gazpachos, tomato and wild rice- prepare on the weekend/ your off days and store in the fridge)

-eggplant (cut it up like tofu)

quick, simple, no-thought-required entrees:

-soup and salad

-kebabs

-stir-fresh (toss your fav veggies in a little coconut oil and seasonings)

-raw pad thai

-wilted celery stalks and squashes make great noodles

seeds (keep nuts to a minimum)

-hempseeds

-sunflower seeds

-buckwheat groats (make oatmeals)

also, keep handy, a stainless- steel, non toxin-leaching h2o bottle, wherever you go, and keep it full. your best defense against fighting hunger.