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• rawsaysrita- i know i can't digest foods when the stuff in the toilet looks the same as the stuff that i ate. i don't know how else to say it without sounding gross!!! haha i mean, when i eat a nut, i find a nut in the toilet.

  in Foods you can't digest.... Comment by joannabanana
• cashews are the main nut that give me problems!!! they are so good in desserts and it sucks not eating them. i will definitely try marinating broccoli. there's a stir fry recipe on here that uses brocolli and portabellos. i made it a few days ago wi…

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• i've never done a green smoothie cleanse but that sounds fun and less difficult than the master cleanse!!! i'll definitely do it. how long do you want to go for?? i can probably only do it 9, 10, and 11 because the 12th is Easter and my mom will kil…

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• I don't eat vinegar because all it is is diluted acetic acid and acetic acid is toxic in your body. i mean, we use it in chemistry labs and it always has a skull and crossbones on it so that right there tells me it shouldn't be in my body.

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• johnny!! i remember seeing your posts before. you're always so positive and funny. you inspired me a few months ago to start doing raw food after i learned about your eating problems. i suffered from my own and it has helped a lot. love our tattoos-…

  in I Missed You Ali... Comment by joannabanana
• I would have no oven- that's for sure- I'd get a red Vitamix and have really bright colors everywhere. I live at home still and it's FAR from looking like this.

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• i'm way too lazy to juice stuff anymore so i just throw all of the fruits and veggies in. for the past two days, i've only been eating smoothies because i got my wisdom teeth out. uhh i can't stand it!! i'm getting tired of the same old banana/spina…

  in Green Smoothies - My Breakthrough Comment by joannabanana
• vanity was not on my list whatsoever. i had a lot of digestive track issues (acid reflux, ibs, proctitis) and they were basically taking over my life. i felt so sick all the time and when i incorporated raw foods into my diet, everything went away. …

  in You're So Vain.... Comment by joannabanana
• With the kelp noodles, I buy the SeaTangle brand. The company says they are Raw so I think they're telling the truth. I usually don't buy into any superfoods mainly because I feel our bodies are fine without them. Once every few months, I get some g…

  in packaged foods? What is in your pantry besides oil and vinegars.. Comment by joannabanana
• rawfreak4fr, i have a big green salad for lunch and dinner so i have a tbsp of sesame oil on both of those. the flavor of the oil can overpower the salad if you use to much so 1 tbsp is usually fine. i also sprinkle sesame seeds on them, too. i gues…

  in the good and the bad Comment by joannabanana
• readingatwork, 80/10/10 is a book written by dr. graham that stresses eating 80% carbs, 10% fat, and 10% protein. all of it is RAW but he talks about slowly transitioning your SAD diet by doing that ratio in SAD and then going to RAW. graceinyaface,…

  in the good and the bad Comment by joannabanana
• alyssia, here's my advice: eat as many fruits and veggies as you want!!!! haha that's honestly what i do. i've stopped counting calories because i know the foods i eat are good for me. i don't eat fats every day because i get constipated and it does…

  in Oh so tired and bloated/fat ... Comment by joannabanana
• hikergirl, i noticed that same problem when i strictly followed 80/10/10. i just can't do overt fats only 2 or 3 times a week. i don't eat nuts, but i do eat avocados and sesame oil/olive oil. i think a handful of nuts a day is fine though. it's not…

  in How many nuts? Comment by joannabanana
• i'm tired today haha i stayed up way too late making playlists for my ipod and had to get up early for school. but food wise, it's been delicious. 1 smoothie of 8 bananas and 1 can coconut juice 10 medjool dates- so delicious and caramelly dinner is…

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• swayze, do you have a peach tree?? i used to have one at my old house and my family and i would get so excited when we could pick peaches! let's see... breakfast- smoothie of 3 bananas, 1 pineapple, 2 oranges lunch- smoothie of 6 bananas and about 4…

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• tweedie, how good are champagne mangoes?!?!? i absolutely love them!! i usually buy the regular green and red ones, but when i saw the yellow ones, i was intrigued. they are so sweet and delicious!! i had two yesterday in a mixed berry/banana smooth…

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• marraw, your food looks great!! don't worry, you get enough protein just by eating what you ate today.

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• a lot of food today. 3 cantaloupes (i'm totally addicted) 4 bananas 6 cups or so of grapes 4 dates 1 apple 4 sundried tomatoes 8 cups spinach 3 carrots rawaholic, 20-25 cups of watermelon?!?! that must be a huge watermelon!! or maybe that's normal??…

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• 1.75 cups grapes 7 bananas 4 dates 1 pineapple 3 apples 4 oranges 6-7 cups spinach 6 carrots 6 sundried tomatoes i could not be more exhausted today!! i had an hour of weight training, an hour of dance class, and then i had to make up another hour o…

  in What You Ate Today Comment by joannabanana
• thanks sv3, colleen, and lulushka! i'm trying to hang in there. it's just been like a double whammy because the cooked food has made me SO sick. i've been doing saline flushes twice a day for all the mucus i have now, but it doesn't help that all th…

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• i've kind of fallen apart the past few days with eating. i've just been so depressed and fill the void with unhealthy, cooked foods! my best friend left for college on sunday and i just don't know how to be happy without him!

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• colleen and cupcakes, my dad's blender sucks, too haha sometimes you just can't win, but it's better than not having one at all. i've been a on big frozen banana ice cream kick and this blender takes 20 minutes to blend frozen fruits. my absolute fa…

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• my blender broke a few days ago and it's been torture! i never knew how much i relied on it. my dad brought his blender over to my house today, thank heavens! i made a strawberry banana smoothie asap and it has never tasted so delicious and creamy.

  in What You Ate Today Comment by joannabanana
• good stuff today. 1 pineapple 1 mango 1 apple 4 bananas 3 oranges 1 bag frozen berries 4 oz spinach most of this was in random smoothie form. i've been running around a lot today. i needed to get an appropriate bathing suit to wear to the gym. i fou…

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• rawsunshine, they are pretty hard to find here in pennsylvania. i can usually get them in the summer but they are hard as rocks. they taste okay to me. kind of like a really sweet tomato. i think if they were more common and people grew them locally…

  in What You Ate Today Comment by joannabanana
• swayze and rawaholic, do you guys order large amounts at once? i would be worried of it getting bad. does the fruit generally stay good the whole time you eat it? i just went on taylor's tropicals website and want to try some (all haha) of the fruit…

  in What You Ate Today Comment by joannabanana
• breakfast- smoothie of 4 bananas, 1 big mango, and 1 bag frozen mixed berries lunch- big ass salad of spinach, radicchio, romaine, watercress, 1/2 avocado, cucumber, tomato, broccoli, sundried tomatoes, green onion, onion, bragg's, freshly cracked b…

  in What You Ate Today Comment by joannabanana
• sv3, it's been about a week since i had that smoothie. it's definitely gonna be my breakfast tomorrow! today: 8 bananas + 1/2 cup dates 2 apples 1 cantaloupe gigantic salad of romaine, spinach, lettuce, raddchio, 1/2 avocado, bragg's, cucumber, toma…

  in What You Ate Today Comment by joannabanana
• breakfast- 1/2 a pineapple, 3 oranges, and 2 bananas lunch- 2 big bowls of mushroom soup from this site dinner- 2 bananas, 2 apples, 1/2 cup sugar dates, and 2 cups grapes i just can't get enough of that darn soup.

  in What You Ate Today Comment by joannabanana
• i'm totally pmsing today and my stomach has been feeling like crap. i've been drinking a few cups of raspberry leaf tea and that seems to help a little. breakfast- smoothie of 2 bananas, 3 cups grapes, and 7 oz spinach lunch- salad of 1 head iceberg…

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