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• How about veggy sticks with a dip and cauliflower popcorn, or a Taco salad with sweet potato chips. Dessert: a raw pie in a 4” container.

  in Raw for my SAD friend! Comment by beanybeegan
• When I worked outside the home I would go to my car and eat. They didn’t bother me and I didn’t bother them by what I ate. But you are right None. Most co-workers are exactly that, nothing more.If they were really interested in my lifestlye then I w…

  in Work reactions Comment by beanybeegan
• For growing herbs indoors. Many herbs are from the Mediterranean area. Which means they like it on the dry side. Putting them in a terrarium would cause problem or even death to the plant.Just put them in a pot, don’t add to much fertilizer as they …

  in spices? Comment by beanybeegan
• I have dried papaya seeds, ground them up and made pepper from them. I usually say I am 98-99% raw just because of the unknown.

  in spices? Comment by beanybeegan
• I use a jelly bag bought at a store in the caning section. Sorry guys, after wearing panty hose sense they came out, and stopped using them 5 years ago, I don’t want to even use them for straining.ugh Good idea tho Caleb- You would use 1 cup nuts or…

  in Is Rice Milk Raw Comment by beanybeegan
• My DH is a big SAD person. 12 weeks ago he thought he had high blood pressure. Right away he changed to raw eating went through a big time detox and started to loose weight. 8 weeks later he found out, no high blood pressure. So back to his old ways…

  in Top 10 Increased Cancer Risk Foods Comment by beanybeegan
• ikn, for many years I had about 6 bee hives. This was raw honey and the texture was just like the honey from the stores. I think the buttery kind is whipped honey.

  in Thoughts on sweeteners Comment by beanybeegan
• There use to be a lot of Wild Oats stores in WA-OR but when Whole Foods bought them out they closed most of them.

  in Anyone shop regularly at Whole Foods? Comment by beanybeegan
• O.K. went to the valley to do my monthly shopping. The first store I tried was Whole Foods. Bought 3 items in produce, and some cashews that the manager swore up and down was raw. They didn’t have what I needed in organic so ended up at “New Seasons…

  in Anyone shop regularly at Whole Foods? Comment by beanybeegan
• I live near the Portland OR area. I go to a health food store called, New Seasons. A lot cheaper than, Whole Foods and better customer service. Plus, they have way more organic produce. CanarsieiBK I agree with you about, Whole Food being corporate.…

  in Anyone shop regularly at Whole Foods? Comment by beanybeegan
• Usually on Sat. I rub my gums with tea tree oil. It will kill any germs that may be lurking around and heal any gums that may be bleeding. Yes, I know, those who eat raw shouldn’t have bleeding gums. I have also been “no pooing”, but I noticed I mus…

  in Raw Beauty Comment by beanybeegan
• I bought a rebounder at Sears 2 years ago for $50. Probably not the Cad. of rebounder’s but does the job.

  in rebounding? anyone do it? Comment by beanybeegan
• I have 2 Excalibur. Seems most buy the Excalibur or SausageMaker. The Good4U sounds interesting for newbies.

  in I got a dehydrator! Yay! But... Comment by beanybeegan
• All newbies. Please, please, please! Do a search about dehydrators. There is much information here.

  in I got a dehydrator! Yay! But... Comment by beanybeegan
• When I get an urge for some food like pop corn I think o.k., what is the combination. The popped corn itself is bland, and starchy. If my body wanted starch I would have wanted something like bread. Then there is the salt and butter. Remembering but…

  in Popcorn Predicament Comment by beanybeegan
• Just saw 20/20. Being raw for almost 4 years and now 53 lbs over weight. Wounder why they didn’t interview someone like me?? Not sensational enough. Right? Maybe due to the fact there are a lot of obese people out there who eat SAD foods!

  in Orthorexia: ABC 20/20 TONIGHT Comment by beanybeegan
• 99% raw here. over a period of time I got use to not eating hot foods. Tho I have always let my foods cool a bit. I figured if it was to hot for my mouth, it was to hot for the inside of me. Bluedolfin, my DH says ice cream helps.

  in Do you miss hot food? Comment by beanybeegan
• If they sprout they should be raw. I asked the dry goods manager at Whole foods if there cashews where raw and going through the whole process of raw. He swore up and down they were raw. I will see if they sprout. If not, will be taking them back.

  in Raw Nuts & Seeds Comment by beanybeegan
• From, “The Complete Book of Raw Food” Most beans. Soak 8-10 hours pour off water. Sprouting time 3-4 days.

  in Soaking chicpeas Comment by beanybeegan
• You are probably going through detox. If you eat a well balanced raw diet all will balance out. Exactly how many days have you been raw and what are you eating? If it gets to bad grind up a tab. of flax seed in a clean coffee grinder put in water, s…

  in Is this normal? Comment by beanybeegan
• My dad was a drunk, until the Doctor told him he would be die with in a short time if he didn’t stop. So he finally did. It didn’t take almost killing me when I was a baby, or the end of my parents marriage, or many other problems that drunks have. …

  in alcoholism Comment by beanybeegan
• Sauerkraut is latic-fermented. Yes, it is raw. This type of preserving has to be kept in a cool place, or the refrigerator.

  in Pickling Vegetables Comment by beanybeegan
• I have just made 8 pints of lacto -fermented French yellow beans. Put 2 Tab. sea salt in 1 quart warm water, let water cool. Cover the beans with the salt water, put on lid and ring. Place jars on a plate, on the counter. Leave a couple days then pu…

  in Pickling Vegetables Comment by beanybeegan
• Chop in 1/4 the tomatoes . Then blend in you blender. Roma are the best. Pour on sheets,dehydrate. I start at 130-135 for 3 hours then down to 106 until dried. You will have leather, when dried either roll and bend the leather over to fit jars I use…

  in Dehydrating Tomatoes & Peppers Comment by beanybeegan
• Chiming away! Not vacuum sealed but dried Green or red peppers are good at temps of 34 F for 24- 30 months. At 0 F for 8 -10 years. If you vacuum sealed them and keep them in a cool spot. In a place like a basement, they should keep for a very long …

  in Dehydrating Tomatoes & Peppers Comment by beanybeegan
• You better check on getting wild edibles at the National Park. It may be illegal at the one near you.

  in "Foraging" for greens, edible weeds, etc? Comment by beanybeegan
• Thanks I have been interest in wild edibles.

  in "Foraging" for greens, edible weeds, etc? Comment by beanybeegan
• Raw Dance, I thought I saw some drool on your post. Remember to let us know how your experiment turns out.

  in Cucumbers~ What would be a good way to put some away for later smoothie use??? Comment by beanybeegan
• I just saw a picture of bananas cut in strips length wise. Maybe cucs would be better dried that way. Could soak them when needed. Will try some that way. Right now I am still making, “Lemon pickles”

  in Cucumbers~ What would be a good way to put some away for later smoothie use??? Comment by beanybeegan
• My cuc’s are just coming on. I am between freezing or dehydrating into leather. We have a lot of outages during the winter. So don’t open the freezer or frig. door during those times. Maybe both would work. (?)

  in Cucumbers~ What would be a good way to put some away for later smoothie use??? Comment by beanybeegan