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Days 1 & 2 sticker shock

EinherjarEinherjar
in New to Raw

I have been meaning to try the “true raw” lifestyle for some time, but I’m not sure I’m going to be able to afford this.

Sunday’s approximate intake:
  • 6 bananas
  • 3 oranges
  • 4 apples
  • 3 avocados
  • 1 whole papaya
  • 1/2 head of cauliflower
  • 1 9-oz. bag of baby spinach
  • 1 pound of carrots
  • 1 pound of almonds
  • 6 lemons (juiced)

...and I was slightly peckish at bedtime. Today looks to be an almost repeat.

Is this normal? Does the amount of food needed ever decrease?

At this rate, I’m going to have to go to the grocery every other day or buy another fridge to hold everything. I’m just not sure if it’s going to be financially viable.

Comments

  • mandeliciousmandelicious

    food intake typically decreases with time, but it depends on the individual.

    that doesn’t look like it was all that expensive though? i mean, i get ten pounds of oranges for $3, organic bananas for around $1.20 a pound, heads of spinach and celery for $1…

    also, even if it does cost a little more, i find the lifestyle to be completely worth the expense, for how i feel, not to mention the lifelong medical $$ i will save.

    and uh, i agree with newbie, that uh, i couldn’t eat a pound of almonds in a day. that’s what i eat in a week (me and my husband) and again, costs me about $4. but when i started i ate alot more too, so, it could be that.

  • EinherjarEinherjar

    Thanks for the tips, folks.

    I dropped by the store last night and grabbed about 3 lbs. of various salad greens, We’ll see if increasing those helps at all.

    Yes—an entire pound of almonds. I was throwing a handful in each smoothie and more or less picked at them all day. I can get 1-lb. bags for around $7-8.

    I probably shouldn’t be surprised, though. I was known for eating two Hardee’s Monster Burgers at noon and started getting hungry again around 7pm or so.

    We’ll see how things go the rest of the week. Right now, I’m estimating $15-20/day, which is going to amount to around $450-600/month in groceries. I could be driving one of the new Shelby Mustangs for that amount. grin

    Oh, one more question—Where are you all getting your vitamin B12 from? The only foods I can find with any significant amounts of it are animal products, soy-based Frankenfoods, and vitamin supplements.

    Thanks again!

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