joannabanana

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• rawfeak4fr, i 'm not shoving my RAW lifestyle in her face. it's more like she's shoving her non-RAW lifestyle into mine. i have come to realize that it is just her worrying about me though. it's hard living in a house where nobody is even vegetarian…

  in Coming Clean Comment by joannabanana
• thanks for your thoughts guys!!! today wasn't as bad as the last few days because i think my mom has come to terms with it. she knows that i'm not going to change and she'll just have to deal with me. i'm not the type of person to hide what i'm doin…

  in Coming Clean Comment by joannabanana
• hey tunacupcakes!! i still look presentable!! haha that's why i don't get what my mother means sometimes. i've stopped wearing makeup and painting my nails all the time, too, so that has something to do with it. i'm just trying to be comfortable in …

  in Coming Clean Comment by joannabanana
• as soon as i saw this post, i knew i had to comment. i am a self-proclaimed date addict. i usually eat about 12-15 a day when i have them in the house, so it's better that i just buy them on occasion. they are just the most delicious things ever!!! …

  in too many dates? Comment by joannabanana
• i've been dating a meat eater for about a month now and i like him so much that i don't care what he eats. i would love to date someone who didn't eat meat, but it's not all that matters to me in a relationship. he knows my stance on veganism and ra…

  in would you date a cooked meat eater? Comment by joannabanana
• carnap, i feel the same way. none of the guys i've dated are even vegetarians and could care less about what they put in their bodies. it drives me insane. i went out with this one guy a few weeks ago, and when i found out he smoked (only because of…

  in would you date a cooked meat eater? Comment by joannabanana
• it takes FOREVER to dry your own raisins. ok that's an exaggeration but still. mine were in the dehydrator for 3 days on 105F ( i unplugged it for a few hours each day to save on electricity), and i got so mad that they weren't drying! The juice cam…

  in raisins- raw? Comment by joannabanana
• coconut butter is the meat and oil blended together and coconut cream concentrate is pure meat with no water in it. i've never bought it, but when i look online, that's around the price range i see for it. i always go on amazon.com when i buy things…

  in Coconut Cream/butter/concentrate? Comment by joannabanana
• penfold, that kiwi sounds amazing!! bring me one back, would you?? haha

  in what "first bite" experience will you always remember---in a good way? Comment by joannabanana
• stRAWberry, i have a question about harry and david fruits. are they organic?? my grandma has been ordering their fruit ever since i can remember, and she always gives me a box of their pears. they truly are amazing!!

  in what "first bite" experience will you always remember---in a good way? Comment by joannabanana
• berryraw, i'm chowing down on medjool dates right now!!! hey are one of my weaknesses, too. it was pure bliss when i first laid my eyes on them.

  in what "first bite" experience will you always remember---in a good way? Comment by joannabanana
• carnap, i'm determined to make a raw french yule log!!! it was the most delicious dessert ever!! i bet it was tough saying no to that beauty in the bakery window. i will definitely have to make those walnut brownies if they are as good as you say. i…

  in what "first bite" experience will you always remember---in a good way? Comment by joannabanana
• well, this isn't raw, but i am in this competition every month called the daring bakers challenge and in december, we made this REALLY hard dessert: a french yule log. the assembly took about 8 hours and then there was the chilling time which was 24…

  in what "first bite" experience will you always remember---in a good way? Comment by joannabanana
• formose, i know EXACTLY what you're talking about. i eat much more food at night because that's when i'm usually hungry. i can go the whole day with a few glasses of juice in the morning and maybe some fruit and nuts in the afternoon and be just fin…

  in Preventing Binges - no previous eating disorder Comment by joannabanana
• there's a bread recipe on here but you need a dehydrator for it. you could probably put your oven on 105 or 115 instead. the recipe calls for 8 cups of pulp, so that's quite a bit. i have a ton of pulp leftover from a juice fast, so i'm gonna make t…

  in Juice pulp recipes Comment by joannabanana
• hi misskitty!! are you from pennsylvania?? i live in pittsburgh so i'm sure you know where that is. i'm not 100% either, but i am trying. my main setback is baking!! haha raw foods have definitely changed my life and i help they help you, too. do yo…

  in Hello from nwPA Comment by joannabanana
• ckersten, i share your same story... except that i'm not from wisconsin haha when my parents found out that i was vegan, they flipped out. they both refuse to live with it and still offer me non-vegan foods. they are divorced, too, so i hear all the…

  in Hey Mom! I am going Raw! Comment by joannabanana
• carnap, maybe try not eating solid foods in the morning. i have class, too, and it seems like my best "going to the bathroom time" is in the morning. i only drink juice in the morning and then around 11 or 12, i have brunch- usually some fruit and d…

  in Detox Side Effects & IBS Comment by joannabanana
• amygdala- now that would be a fun experiment!! haha i'm saving up for a vitamix. don't know which model to get but any one will do! the blender i have now can't blend ANYTHING so i haven't had a smoothie in ages.

  in I've found THE blender! Comment by joannabanana
• hey guys. i just ordered the enema kit that autumnides recommended and i can't wait to get it. it's the fountain syringe 2 qt. since it'll be my first time using it, do you know if i should do the whole 2 qt or should i progress into that. maybe sta…

  in Juicing Relief Comment by joannabanana
• zinfandel!!! i was reading it but then my mom closed the window, so i couldn't look at it anymore!!! my computer is whacky (it doesn't save old mail, it just deletes it) so i don't have it. would you send me it again?? i think i'm just gonna save it…

  in Juicing Relief Comment by joannabanana
• also, does anyone know about fats that are okay to eat off of a fast??? i forgot to mention that i had almond butter today and my stomach was just all upset. i don't want to stay off fats too much just because the body obviously needs them. and i'm …

  in Juicing Relief Comment by joannabanana
• leahceleste!! thanks for all those tips. i came off the juice fast yesterday and it was crazy. i had soaked prunes in the morning and couldn't stop going to the bathroom all day. i drank a lot of juice yesterday and then had a salad for lunch and di…

  in Juicing Relief Comment by joannabanana
• hi autumnides!! i put kale in my juice yesterday and i love it!! it's so delicious. my grocery store has a VERY small organic produce section so kale and spinach were among the only ones i saw. my juicer doesn't juice greens very well so a pretty ti…

  in Juicing Relief Comment by joannabanana
• hi rawgirl, i've had rashes like crazy and lots of breaking out on my arms and back. i also decided to stop taking all of my medications for good, so that might contribute to why i have these side effects. other than that, i have hunger pains but i …

  in Juicing Relief Comment by joannabanana
• i've been drinking the chocolate smooth move for a while now. i love the taste of it and it usually helps with my constipation. last night, i finally went A LOT and this morning I did, too. i'm drinking about 2 mugs at breakfast, 2 mugs for lunch, 2…

  in Juicing Relief Comment by joannabanana
• whatever you do, you HAVE to dehydate kiwi, watermelon, and mango. those ones are my favorites- mainly the watermelon. it tastes just like candy. it's also fun to see how small it gets. there's a crapload of water in watermelon so it gets super flat…

  in new to dehydrating, just got new excaliber dehydrator Comment by joannabanana
• cetaphil is the only lotion that has ever worked for me. i swear by it!! i also use olive oil. at night, i put either the lotion or oil on my hands, put gloves on (I have cloth gloves) and sleep in those.

  in Really Dry Skin Comment by joannabanana
• i'm glad you posted about this because i am detoxing right now, but still take my allegra-d. the main downside of this drug is that it causes constipation and i have ibs with con. already. since allegra-d is an antihistamine, i'm taking vitamin c wi…

  in Please Help! Birth Control Question Comment by joannabanana
• hi debs, i have ibs with constipation. i didn't know the senna was too harsh. i've been drinking senna leaf tea for about a year now. i just started taking vit C a few days ago to help with my allergies. thanks for the tip.

  in Dr Natura Cleanse Comment by joannabanana