mewmewmint
Raw Newbie
I'm a person that likes to keep things simple... I'd rather down a bunch of green juice than make a salad dressing every day. I've read a raw book that basically said "eat what you feel like eating" but I'm still craving junk, so I haven't got to the point where my body craves the right kind of things and I don't want to starve myself, nutritionally. I'd like to try again with a more scientific approach.
For example, carrots. I like them on their own but I don't ever crave them so often times I go without them for probably way longer than I should. I would like to know if anybody ever did a thing like... for the maximum amount of beta carotene your body can absorb eat X amount of carrots per day or week. I'm fair skinned so I find if I eat too many, my skin turns yellowish. I'm sure there are a lot of veggies and other things that I haven't even thought about that could be beneficial.
Is there any books or web pages that lay it out like: eat X amount of Y every day, week, or month?
Comments
You have to remember that when you're on a raw diet, you're not eating any "filler" calories. EVERYTHING you eat is jam-packed ith nutrients so there's less of a need to tally up your nutrient intake at the end of a day. Listen to your body and you'll be fine. Just remember to soak your nuts and seeds for at least 7 hours before you eat them!
When I eat something beneficial that I haven't had in a long time, I feel a pleasant feeling in my body. This has happened for cucumber, ginger, carrots, goji berries and I've even experienced happiness after eating oranges after I had been craving them. If I eat what my body needs before I crave it, I won't crave the junk. Yah everybody is different, but I would say that things that are beneficial are beneficial to everybody. And there are things out there that some people have not even tried that would make them feel great. Imagine how good you would feel if you had a bit of all of those things.