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wow. thanks kelly!
Thanks for all the info!!
Exactly! That's why when I make sushi I use normal rice vinegar and add raw agave. Win! : ) Thanks again guys!
Balsamic vinegars also have caramel added to create the color... Thanks Bean for sharing re: rice vinegar.
It's more work, but you can also create pretty tasty dressings for salads by blending some soaked seeds (eg sunflower or sesame) or tahini with herbs and/or spices and water. You can onion/garlic and lemon juice to compensate for the astringent/bitter flavor of vinegar... If you have a good combo of herbs & spices you won't need vinegar or oil, as the seeds add fat. For example if you add cilantro, turmeric, garam masala, chili flakes/cayenne pepper you get Asian flavor dressing... If you need to make it thicker or add lighter flavour, try adding tomato, apple or cucumber, or avocado if you want it creamier... There are better recipe ideas in the recipes section for curries or dressings... Try searching for dressing + what ever herbs you have available + what spices you like.
WHITE vinegar is generally diluted acetic acid. One can find naturally brewed white vinegar (in Canada, as Presidents' choice 'The Natural'), but for me it's more of a consumer choice than a food one.
If one has a balanced pH already, vinegar will turn the body more BASIC...or rather, get the body to overcompensate.
Vinegar is one of the most potent tonics one can use to bring the body to a place where it heals itself naturally and conducts impulses.
I'm not vegan and don't follow a raw diet so Basalmic vinegar is about the only thing I put on salads. Yum.
Hello everyone!
After doing a 12 day detox (Matser Cleanse), I've been drawn to stay fully raw (vegan obviously!).
It's been such a powerful journey, and speaking of vinegars...it's been advised to me to stay away from it to continue to detoxify my body, after the process. I didn't think it was so harmful (rice or ac vinegars included), but when you come off a detox, and reintroduce foods, then you are much more in tune with what works or not. And vinegars didn't work for me anymore !
It's a bit of a struggle as I was a heavy vinegar user, but my will to detox and stay at my highest health potential has been stronger.
I've been making my own dressings based on fresh herbs, and vegetables. And if I run out of ingredients, just lots of lemon juice!
I even make some with other citrus, and sub-acidic fruits, and it's been satisfying my cravings for heavy dressing on my salad (I like it soaked!).
Hope this helps :-)
Example of dressings that i really enjoyed so far: fennel/celery/cilantro/turmeric; red bell pepper/cucumber/cilantro/basil; strawberry/cilantro/turmeric/lemon; orange/ tomato/ cilantro/ fresh onion.
~Audrey
I've had a hard time letting go of my Braggs and vinegar. I'm going to try the rice vinegar and see if I can at least lower the amount of damage. Thanks for the info!
Audrey, congrats on the detox! Your dressings sound yummy.
Sorry to be the one, but I have to point out that the Chinese have vinegar with almost every meal and put it in their cooking, so I cannot imagine 1.3 billion people having digestive problems. I am sure it is used all over asia too so I feel there must be more to these stories than just vinegar being acidic and upsetting the normal balance of the stomach. I mean lemon juice is acidic and many other citrus fruits are acidic - are they not good for us too? Are we leaving our common sense at the front door when we read these articles?
ACV has been used by herbalists for ages as a digestive system enhancer, I am sure they would not recommend it if it was going to be a problem for those with digestion issues.
I feel there are many reasons for bloating, gas and pain in the gut, so I dont think we can blame a particular pH for it all. I mean, in some people maybe it is a reaction to GMO food for example.