Question about cooked dinner

skinnoz

I’m wondering how many people out there eat a cooked vegan dinner? I find it easy to eat raw during the day, but dinner is tough, especially when I’m feeding my kids. I probably eat 2-3 cooked vegan meals a week, usually rice and veggies.

I guess what I’m wondering is, what has been your experience with that, both for practicality and digestion?

maihio

i find that being high raw (80-90%) is what best fits my lifestyle. i do still drink beer, but other than that, only about 2 or 3 of my meals every week will have some sort of cooked aspect… for instance, the other night i had large salad for dinner – which was all raw, but i heated up a vegan chicken patty and sliced it on top of my salad. so even though it wasn’t a raw meal, it was for the most part. i do my best not to make excuses – if i can eat raw that night, even though cooked vegan might be easier, i take the time to eat raw. i’ve learned to stay about 85% raw and now i don’t beat myself up with occasional steamed veggie or such.

immaga

I too save my cooked food for the evening.As being newly raw (about 6 months), it seems that my body kicks into cooked mode about dinner time. I also save cooked for that time, because when I eat cooked food, my energy levels go down quite a bit, so I figure if I’m going to eat cooked, it might as well be in the evening when my body is trying to slow down anyway. I do try to make my last meal a few hours before bedtime, so I can have an empty tummy to sleep.When I do eat cooked, it is usually a cooked grain, a steamed veggie, or some beans. Sometimes I’ll get hungry for a slice of sprouted bread.I also noticed that My appetite has gone way down. Sometimes I can’t eat more that 1 cup of food at a sitting. Even when I was cooked, that was the case. Pretty frustrating, when you have such delicious food in front of you!