new --- cravings, nutrition, etc

hexsprite

Hello everyone!

For many years I was vegetarian but for the 4-5 years I have been eating a lot of cooked food including dairy and meats.

Understandably my energy levels have been less than stellar and I realized I needed to make a change

vabeachcg

substitutions help me stay high-raw:

dulse or kelp instead of: salt

rejuvelac instead of: meat-based broths (in un-cooking dishes--- not as a direct soup base, but a couple of drops in a 'broth' works wonders)

ground sesame seeds instead of: parmesan cheese

dates, date soak- water, fresh fruit juices instead of: sugar, agave nectar

zucchini julienned instead of: pasta

sun-dried tomatoes + fresh herbs+ fresh tomatoes instead of: pasta sauce

dehydrated fruit instead of: sugary register-aisle candy (ie swedish fish, gushers, starburst, etc)

raw chia + cacao + date + coconut + sunflower seeds (quick simple raw cookie dough) instead of: cookies, cookie dough

raw crackers instead of: bread, yeast products

wheatgrass/ speltgrass shots instead of: alcohol, coffee/ caffeine/ energy drinks

soaked then dried or dehydrated buckwheat groats instead of: rice krispies

hexsprite

First off thanks for the great replies!

@Tweedle -- Ha, I decided to stop drinking coffee regularly about 2 mos ago. it was not suiting me, making me jittery, anxious, angry. I was not a fun person to be around when I drank coffee. I occasionally have some green tea or mate. Have noticed that since I have been eating raw that I really feel the caffeine a lot more as well. Not to say that I will never ever again have coffee, but I am not interested in NEEDING to drink it as I was