Does anybody eat raw food without dehydrating n such?

Chella

I’m more frustrated to eat raw food when my hubby n I try to follow a recipe that u call “a chicken recipe” but actually just made of nuts. I crave chicken even more/ a meal that is supposed to be something such as meatloaf or whatever SCD (Standard Canadian diet) recipe but raw version. Does anybody eat here raw foods just like that withouth following a recipe/ dehydrating stuff? Thanks.

Chella

I don’t need to eat meat but it’s just that when I follow a meat recipe, I get excited expecting that I would be eating something that taste like meat but coming to find out that the recipe doesn’t even taste like meat. I would rather eat fruits, seeds, nuts just like that

Belisarius

I don’t have (& so use) a dehydrator because it has never felt “right” to me, somehow. I will buy commercial, raw flax-crackers sometimes, as I find they help with bread-like cravings. But, generally, I stick to raw food with raw names & agree with debbietook in that I’d rather call a sunflower seed pate a sunflower seed pate than mock-tuna pate or whatever! I’m not always 100% raw, though (some cooked grains / legumes), so don’t know if I’d want a dehydrator if I was …

Birdseed

When I first started raw nine years ago, I bought a quality dehydrator. But quickly decided that I didn’t like that approach, sold it, and wanted my food to have all the available enzymes in it possible. I love eat raw and making quick and beautiful meals each day. I have been very disappointed in most of the raw cookbooks because they either are very complicated (dehydrating, oils, costly foods from tropical areas, time-consuming, way to high in nuts) or they just truly do not taste good. So that’s why I am writing a raw cookbook that you could go to work and come home and make a delicious raw meal in 15-30 min. So far I have 130 recipes done and testers trying them out. Starting to take photos now. But I have no idea how to publish it. Any ideas? I want a top of the line cookbook for those who eat all raw, some raw, or just beginning. Also I too like Debbie, do not call recipes “mock”. Although many recipes remind you of cooked versions, they are unique creations all of there own class..and so good for you.

Plumeseed

I’ve done raw for a few months and don’t have a dehydrator. So far I’m not planning on getting one either, the blender, food processor, cutting board, peeler and knife are my stars. I find that the simplest stuff is the best, and when I dehydrate stuff I’m just trying to mimic the look and taste of cooked food. Also, I like being well hydrated and part of that optimal raw health is being juicy! Take the super nutritional juice out of things and you have to replace it with plain water.

Dehydrated foods are great for those who are starting out, but in the long run it’s not the most optimal food you can eat. People like Storm and Jinjee Talifero (The Garden Diet) don’t do dehydrating either, just chop, dice, mince, blend..

Ask yourself what it is about chicken that you like when you eat it. I always found meat to taste like a fibrous carboard dipped in herbs, spices and oils to give it any taste so I was lucky to never like meat. Is it the texture, the flavour from the herbs and spices, the look of it that you like? If you can isolate the thing about it that calls to you, then find a way to duplicate that with raw foods you should be alright. Alot of people use nuts to replace meat, others use large mushrooms because of the texture, look and that it has that bland flavour meat has when it hasn’t been seasoned. You can marinate and season these up for that meat experience. If things are too wet you can add freshly ground flax seeds and these soak up water- The best you can do is learn about the food, the qualities of raw foods alone and how they can be used, this way if you crave something, you’ll know how to whip something up to satisfy you all on your own without trying out a random recipe and being disappointed!

Raw food is also freedom, freedom to just grab things in their natural states and enjoying them as they are, or mixing a few of them, there’s really no need to make complex combinations. The more complex the food is, the harder it is on your system!

I hope this helps.

BIRDSEED:

I would LOVE to buy your book! I agree with you that most raw “cook” books are very complex, I mean, my first one was RAW by Juliano and I can’t honestly say I’ve made anything from it yet. – I bought The Garden Diet because there’s no dehydration and everything is simple. You’ve got over 100 recipes I’d love to get my hands on.

As far as publishing goes I wish I could help, but like Deborahann said, an e-book is a great way to get your book out. I love buying e-books because I get them instantly here in Norway where you wouldn’t normally find such books.

I’m more willing to buy an e-book than waiting for a printed copy, plus it’s good for the enviroment.