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• I feel like I’m spending a lot of raw food right now. I seem to buy tons of food, particularly produce, but I think the costs will spread out a bit, now that I’ve bought my appliances, books and staple items. The rest is produce and replacing other …

  in Grocery Bill, YIKES! Comment by 1sweetpea
• I don’t have children, but I am like a child in the kitchen, constantly playing and creating. The advice I offered to a friend of mine whose son won’t even eat a slice of pizza if a speck of mushroom came near it is to hide vegetables in foods that …

  in Anybody has raw children?? Comment by 1sweetpea
• Rawprincess, what do your family members’ teeth look like? Is it possible that this has nothing to do with being raw and everything to do with genetic predisposition? Just a thought. If you’re worried about your calcium intake, the best raw vegan so…

  in notcicing my teeth are becoming see through Comment by 1sweetpea
• Hi neighbour! I live in Windsor, just across the border from Detroit. Ungrateful has sage advice for you. Simply by eating more raw whole fruit and vegetables, you’ll feel great, look better and you’ll need very little equipment to keep up your new …

  in Michigan newb. Comment by 1sweetpea
• Are you at all allergic to bee stings? If you’ve never been stung, you wouldn’t know whether or not you have an allergy. I’ve heard that bee pollen, royal jelly and raw honey can be trouble for allergic people. The regular honey that most of us grew…

  in Royal Jelly Comment by 1sweetpea
• Please read my two posts under Kedamono’s post, “Long Rant: Raw Foods, Bulimia, Stress”. I know exactly what you’re saying and what you’re going through. I was stuck in that same hell for 13+ years. I am now almost 5 months from my last binge and pu…

  in My assiduous darkness... Comment by 1sweetpea
• My kelp noodles cost $6.99, plus shipping, from a Canadian site. I got mine from UpayaNaturals.com. I’m sure other sites have them as well, possibly for less money.

  in sea spaghetti? Comment by 1sweetpea
• I made Matt Amsden’s Cauliflower Couscous, but used less oil, less salt and threw in some garlic. It was outstanding. It made a ton. Three of us ate it for dinner as a side dish one night, then I ate the leftovers for dinners for the next two nights…

  in Quick recipes when starving Comment by 1sweetpea
• For a Japanese or Korean-style dressing, try orange juice, lemon juice (or raw apple cider vinegar) grated carrot, minced (or juiced) ginger, garlic or onion (or both), nama shoyu (or Himalayan sea salt) and black pepper. I would use raw sesame oil …

  in Fat free dressings Comment by 1sweetpea
• Winona – thank you! I will try them again this week. I was starting to wonder whether kelp just isn’t for me. I’m concerned that I have a different brand, though. Mine were ordered from UpayaNaturals.com and are shelf-stable until opened—definitely …

  in kelp noodles: thai style Comment by 1sweetpea
• What did I do wrong with mine? They were so crunchy. They resembled nothing I’ve ever seen or tasted before. Can they be softened? I bought two packs, but I hated the first go-around. I’d like not to waste the second pack. I’m all ears for recipe id…

  in kelp noodles: thai style Comment by 1sweetpea
• This past weekend I ate raw, but drank coffee both mornings. I hardly slept at all both nights. I ate well during the day and shouldn’t have been hungry or thirsty in the middle of the night, but both nights I found myself in the kitchen between 3 a…

  in Eating in the middle of the night? Comment by 1sweetpea
• I’m a Torontonian, but I moved to Windsor several years ago to live with my BF, who works in Detroit. Windsor is pretty lame for restaurants, period. There is one restaurant here which does a mix of vegetarian and vegan food, plus one or two meat it…

  in Raw Canadians? Comment by 1sweetpea
• I find it interesting that I need less raw food, calorically, to feel full and function well. To non-raw people, though, my intake appears to be high. I can eat a few apples in a sitting, whereas they might only take one. I have eaten a small-ish se…

  in Nutrient density & eating less? Comment by 1sweetpea
• Hi Bronwyn. I really enjoy making crackers in my dehydrator. My problem is that a standard recipe makes so many that I wish I could share them with people like you who don’t have dehydrators. The crackers are great, but after one or two, I’m full an…

  in Eating Raw at Work Comment by 1sweetpea
• Hey, Rawlinda Sue! Whereabouts are you? I'm 10 minutes from the Ambassador Bridge. We almost have enough people for a raw meetup sometime.

  in Hello from Michigan! Comment by 1sweetpea
• I live a world away … in Canada. However, I’m minutes from the Detroit-Windsor border. There’s a cafe in Windsor that offers living foods cuisine on Wednesday evenings. I’m keen to try it out. If you’re not too far away, consider crossing the border…

  in Hello from Michigan! Comment by 1sweetpea
• Zucchini and yellow squash tend to leave a slimy, sometimes bubbly film on my Spiralizer. I’m using an old toothbrush to scrub at it, then a toothpick between the teeth. It’s not a perfect system, but it’s better than shredding my cloths and sponges…

  in Spiral Vegetable Slicer Comment by 1sweetpea
• I read somewhere that if you want to eat oat groats as porridge for breakfast, the best thing to do is rinse them well the night before, then put them in a bowl with cold filtered water to cover and place in the refrigerator overnight. As long as th…

  in soaking oat groats Comment by 1sweetpea
• I just finished reading The China Study. It’s very empowering to learn that not only is a vegan diet the answer to staying healthy, moving to a vegan existence can prevent and eliminate diseases for many people (possibly most!). The China Study is a…

  in What exactly is Braggs Aminos? Comment by 1sweetpea
• I’m new to raw. I suffered stomach bloating and constipation for the first few days, starting right after I had a smoothie that was absolutely LOADED with fiber (hemp, maca, E3live, flax, salba, seaweed, berries, etc.). It was a total shock to my sy…

  in Fiber Comment by 1sweetpea
• I made Matt Amsden’s Zucchini Hummus on the weekend. I used 1/2 tsp salt (he calls for 2 and 1/2 tsps, which I thought sounded excessive). The result was perfect in saltiness. I also didn’t bother with the olive oil but upped the tahini to a full cu…

  in Canned organic beans okay? Comment by 1sweetpea
• I love cooking and choose to do virtually all of it in my household. I totally agree with Troublesjustabubble in that the kitchen is my domain. I get stressed if my boyfriend is in my way trying to make a salad or something while I’m taking care of …

  in Anybody else find "raw" time-consuming and "difficult"? Comment by 1sweetpea
• Gazpacho—Tomatoes, onion, garlic, red bell pepper, hot pepper (if you like spicy) cucumber, parsley, apple cider vinegar or lemon or lime juice, salt and pepper. Watermelon gazpacho—watermelon, tomatoes, sweet onion, jalapeno, cucumber, mint, lemon …

  in I really need a yummy fat-free soup Comment by 1sweetpea
• I’ve been on a bit of a spinach kick the past couple of weeks. Most days, I eat a huge bowl of baby spinach leaves with a mix of olive oil, hemp oil, a minced garlic clove, balsamic vinegar and a touch of nama shoyu (if I want to be MORE raw, I use …

  in ORANGE HANDS! Comment by 1sweetpea
• I’d like to keep this thread up too. I’m concerned that Kedamono’s in a bit of a downward spiral right now. If Kedamono, or anyone else with similar issues, would like to talk privately. 

  in long rant: raw foods, bulimia, stress. Comment by 1sweetpea
• Kedamono, in case you’ve had a bad month since your last post, don’t beat yourself up about it. Start fresh from this very moment. If you slip again, then start all over again. Don’t ever give up. When you’re truly ready to make positive (and hopefu…

  in long rant: raw foods, bulimia, stress. Comment by 1sweetpea
• Kedamono, I too am in recovery from a lifetime of eating disorders. I was overweight and a binge eater as a child and teenager. Yo-yo dieting left me heavier than ever. In university, I decided to go on a hard core diet and I lost 100 lbs. Along the…

  in long rant: raw foods, bulimia, stress. Comment by 1sweetpea
• Hear, hear, Dodo! I will not buy the Lush bath bombs again for that same reason. They also left odd-coloured rings around the tub, which were a pain to scrub out. I bet that juiced orange rinds could be tossed in a hot bath and would smell awesome. …

  in Ways to make my bath more yummy Comment by 1sweetpea
• I’m one of those people who is cold during waking hours, but like a furnace in bed while asleep. It’s odd, because my boyfriend is the opposite. During the day, I find that the more I move my hands, fingers, feet and toes, even if it’s just wiggling…

  in Blood Circulation Comment by 1sweetpea