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• Do you think that dried fruit at the grocery store is blanched first? Thats where I get all my dried fruit because I don't have a dehydrator.

  in Am I doing something wrong when dehydrating fruit? Comment by LaEnsalada
• I think that Alicia Silverstone is just vegan, not actually raw. I'm not sure about that though.

  in Raw Celebs? Comment by LaEnsalada
• tea tree oil is supposed to repel insects.

  in Mosquitoes! What do you do to keep them off? Comment by LaEnsalada
• Congrats on starting a blog! I was homeschooled until 6th grade :)

  in I finally started a blog! Comment by LaEnsalada
• My granola was finally crunchy enough to eat this morning, so I ate it with brazil nut milk and blueberries and bananas sliced on top. I made some for both of my SAD parents as well and they both LOVED it. My dad thought it was real milk before I to…

  in Sarma Melngailis may just be my new favorite raw food author. Comment by LaEnsalada
• I made the cherry tomato salad with crumbled macadamia feta (from Raw Food Real World) It was soooooo good. The feta tasted like real cheese to me. My parents who eat SAD, both loved the salad and were amazed at how good it was. Right now I have nut…

  in Sarma Melngailis may just be my new favorite raw food author. Comment by LaEnsalada
• She uses maple syrup in some of her recipes but not all of them. She also suggests replacing the maple syrup with agave if you are a hardcore raw foodist. I personally don't have anything against using a little maple syrup because it is nutrient ric…

  in Sarma Melngailis may just be my new favorite raw food author. Comment by LaEnsalada
• I just bought Raw Food Real World and I absolutely LOVE it!! So far I've made cucumber pineapple gazpacho and chocolate mousse. They were both delicious. I also love reading all the stories and advise the book contains. Now I really want Living Raw …

  in Sarma Melngailis may just be my new favorite raw food author. Comment by LaEnsalada
• It was great! I had an amazing dessert, salted almond gelato sandwiched between mint chocolate cookies and I also got a chai frappe. It was soooooo good!!!

  in Birthday Dinner Comment by LaEnsalada
• those sound delish!! I'm afraid i'm going to want everything on the menu.

  in Birthday Dinner Comment by LaEnsalada
• pixx- i've tried making almond butter w/o adding oil in my vitamix and it didn't work out very well. My vitamix overheated and when the almonds finally turned into butter it was steaming hot. I think that it's just too thick for the vitamix to handl…

  in Vitamix owners and non-owners, help me decide! Comment by LaEnsalada
• I'm ALWAYS cold!! I hate it sooo much. I live in Boston and we have horribly cold winters, even in the summer I wear sweaters all the time. My family thinks there is something wrong with me because I'm always cold.

  in Freezing on Raw? Comment by LaEnsalada
• Spinach!! I use to hate spinach when I ate it cooked, it was all nasty, shriveled, soggy and disgusting. I love raw spinach in salads or green smoothies, the taste of it raw is just so much better.

  in Favorite raw vs. cooked veggies Comment by LaEnsalada
• I've been 99% raw for 9 months (I still drink black coffee) Lately I have not felt the need to drink coffee and I have been craving green smoothies like crazyy. I love being raw, I have so much energy and feel great all the time. One physical differ…

  in Evolution of your raw body question Comment by LaEnsalada
• Suddenly I have stopped craving nuts. . . It's the strangest thing. I started drinking more green smoothies and now I crave greens sooo much and I don't feel the need for nuts at all. I actually get a stomach ache when I do eat them and I feel overs…

  in Craving Nuts Comment by LaEnsalada
• blueyz- mostly I crave cashews and when I start eating them I just can't stop. joannabanana- part of the problem is that i feel like I need to buy them as back up in case I can't get to the store for fresh produce and have nothing to eat. I usually …

  in Craving Nuts Comment by LaEnsalada
• Definitely try making some green smoothies. One of my favorites is romaine, pineapple, mango and ginger.

  in If you had access to a Vitamix for 3 days... Comment by LaEnsalada
• Larabars are great for a snack. I buy boxes of them at whole foods or costco so that I always have them on hand. They're not a staple item for me but they are good for cravings or when I'm just to hungry to make a salad.

  in Must Haves Comment by LaEnsalada
• I definitely saw it in a cookbook at the bookstore, so it might be sarma melngailis' new book called Living Raw Food

  in Pure Food and Wine Mint chocolate ice cream Comment by LaEnsalada
• I totally agree! What else did you get at pure food and wine? I had the white corn tamales with mole and the cheese plate. The cheese tasted exactly like real cheese. Pure food and wine is definitely my favorite raw restaurant.

  in Pure Food and Wine Mint chocolate ice cream Comment by LaEnsalada
• I just had this last weekend! It's absolutely amazing, I also love the mint brownie chunks in the sundae. I think the recipe for the ice cream is in Raw Food Real World which was written by the owners of Pure Food and Wine.

  in Pure Food and Wine Mint chocolate ice cream Comment by LaEnsalada
• My dad and I started yesterday, we're about to make the lemonade for our second day. Yesterday wasn't too difficult but I was sooo tired this morning it was really hard to get out of bed.

  in Master Cleanse Directions Comment by LaEnsalada
• Thanks chattanoog! That was really helpful. good luck on your cleanse :) Is it alright to use spring water? I didn't buy the distilled water because I thought you aren't supposed to drink it.

  in Master Cleanse Directions Comment by LaEnsalada
• I need coconut help too! I just cracked open a brand new coconut to find it completely rancid, it smelled horrible like blue cheese. I'm also don't really know how to get the coconut meat out from the shell.

  in How to know a Coconut is ripe? Comment by LaEnsalada
• I think the best green smoothie for beginners is this one: 1 mango 1/2 a pineapple 1/2 bunch romaine some ginger (i like to use a lot) romaine has a very subtle taste so it's good for beginners and the ginger also masks the taste. The combination of…

  in Green Smoothie Inquiry Comment by LaEnsalada
• thats too bad that they go rancid so quickly. thanks for the information!

  in Is it possible to get raw acai berries? Comment by LaEnsalada
• i've also seen them at bed, bath and beyond for the same price.

  in Cool gadget... Mango Slicer Splitter Comment by LaEnsalada
• thats so cool! i always get really frustrated trying to cut mangos, their so slippery!

  in Cool gadget... Mango Slicer Splitter Comment by LaEnsalada
• ddigiacomo- i think that your right about the way to deal with ignorant people is to have lots of information. I have read a few books about raw food and it has helped a lot to back up my decision to eat raw with factual evidence. thanks everyone fo…

  in Do you live with other people who eat raw? Comment by LaEnsalada
• I totally get what your saying sweetteaaa. My family has the same sort of attitude, i'm almost embarrassed when i'm around them because they make me feel like such a weirdo for eating the way I do. They think it's "unhealthy for a growing girl to on…

  in Do you live with other people who eat raw? Comment by LaEnsalada