joannabanana

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• sweet, your diet sounds fine to me with the exception of so much buckwheat. personally, i don't eat it anymore, but it's a good transition food instead of cereal. there isn't a right answer for how much fruit you need. everyone weighs a different am…

  in cooked and raw foods, Im confused:S Comment by joannabanana
• i think when you just focus on losing weight, you forget the goodness of raw foods. yeah, some raw foods are more caloric than their cooked counterpart but they are much healthier and you don't need to eat as much. the kashi cereal is just empty cal…

  in cooked and raw foods, Im confused:S Comment by joannabanana
• your recipes look so good!! for the cheesecake, did you juice the cherries yourself or buy cherry juice?? i'm wondering how many cherries it would take. i really want to try it.

  in Going Raw Again Comment by joannabanana
• i'm sure it will help! i like going in the steamroom everyday after my workout because it just relaxes me. i take deep breaths when i'm in there (breathe in through your nose and out with your mouth) and feel so refreshed afterwards.

  in Will dry sauna speed up detox? Comment by joannabanana
• hey girl!! i think buckwheat tastes really good as buckwheat crispies. the recipe is in ani phyo's cookbook or i could just email it to you. they taste great with chopped fruit and some vanilla nut mylk or some chocolate nut mylk. they are also pret…

  in How to bulk things up? Comment by joannabanana
• i loved reading this, eecho. i still live with my parents, but when i get my own place, i can see myself living really simply.

  in Making raw work on a budget (some thoughts) Comment by joannabanana
• definitely the "pumpkin pie" from ani's cookbook. eeekkkk. i had to use sweet potatoes instead of pumpkin because the grocery store didn't sell it. it was absolutely disgusting. i had to throw the entire pie away. also, i juiced celery, cucumber, pa…

  in Your worst raw food recipe ideas that have gone horribly wrong.... Comment by joannabanana
• i was looking online and the recipes i found involved white sugar. what kind do you guys use?

  in Kambucha Comment by joannabanana
• thanks, rawkidchef! where would i find this? does whole foods have it (the mushroom)? i'm going there this weekend and might as well look for it. i don't know the steps to making it either.

  in Kambucha Comment by joannabanana
• i really have no idea what it is haha i see people talk about it on here all the time but i've never been interested enough to look it up.

  in Kambucha Comment by joannabanana
• i tried no-pooing for 4 months and my hair was so ruined!! haha i don't mean to scare you because i'm sure it's worked for a lot of people on here. i went to get my hair cut on the day it was 4 months and the hairdresser said she's never seen such d…

  in Advice for going shampoo free Comment by joannabanana
• That's feels better.

  in Wasteful? Comment by joannabanana
• my poop is whatever color of the food i eat... mostly yellow or green. i eat a lot of pineapple haha

  in It's now green.... Comment by joannabanana
• i usually eat between 2100-2400 a day. i'm pretty active though.

  in Calories Comment by joannabanana
• is it honey comb? i get raw honey, too, and i just eat that with the honey in my tea. it's my favorite part about the raw honey.

  in crusty sruff on top of honey Comment by joannabanana
• jakkrabbit, it's per week!!! haha i don't think i could eat THAT much in one day... i wish i could buy things in bulk bins but my grocery store doesn't do that.

  in How much fresh produce do you all eat per day/week/month? (I'm trying to draw up grocery budget) Comment by joannabanana
• i eat so much so it's a lot of food. 3 pineapples 15 apples i eat like 5-10 bananas a day so i buy more as needed a few cantaloupes 2 bags of grapes lbs of spinach (like 3) 4 heads of lettuce big bag of oranges 3 bags frozen berries 3-6 cucumbers 4 …

  in How much fresh produce do you all eat per day/week/month? (I'm trying to draw up grocery budget) Comment by joannabanana
• These look really good. I haven't tried them though because I never get asparagus. http://www.goneraw.com/recipe/asparagus-basil-pesto-pasta-italian-sausage-seasoned-walnuts http://www.goneraw.com/recipe/creamy-asparagus-soup

  in asparagus? Comment by joannabanana
• nope, all my problems were left behind!

  in Do any of you have any problems that arose from being raw vegans? Comment by joannabanana
• do you put it on your skin at all? i've been getting some annoying pimples and my tea tree oil isn't helping.

  in Apple Cider Vinegar Comment by joannabanana
• maybe stuff it in medjool dates with some sort of nut (pecan, walnuts, macadamia)? that sounds really decadent. you could cut a banana in half lengthwise, spread some jam on, chopped nuts/shredded coconut and put it back together? those are pretty r…

  in serving suggestions - fig jam? Comment by joannabanana
• maybe she could add an avocado to her salad. they are filling and very satisfying. as for milk, nut mylks are more filling than just regular milk since they are made with nuts/seeds. i like them better than any regular milk i've had. i think that sh…

  in My sister is transitioning to vegan and is ALWAYS hungry... Comment by joannabanana
• jakkrabbit, i've used olive oil on my whole body and my skin was very smooth. the best oils for your body and face (in my opinion) are coconut oil, jojoba oil, and tea tree oil (use for pimples).

  in How do I make homemade soap/exfoliant? Comment by joannabanana
• i've used cane sugar with honey before or coffee grinds (is that what they're called?) with honey. they are both good scrubs but i only use them on occassion.

  in How do I make homemade soap/exfoliant? Comment by joannabanana
• i haven't needed/or craved cooked food since i started eating a big dinner of soup or salad. i use 1/2 an avocado in both of them and that satiates me and warms me up. i also use room temp. veggies because i hate eating cold food (besides the greens…

  in Wheat free ideas needed... Comment by joannabanana
• i'm not sure about raw food with those animals. i feed apples to deer and peanut butter on bread to squirrels. that's my favorite because the squirrels just eat the peanut butter and leave the bread. i think it's cute haha i'm sure you could use car…

  in Feeding Raw Wildlife? Comment by joannabanana
• thanks for the tip, eecho. i'm gonna wait for zucchini.

  in marinara sauce, your fave? Comment by joannabanana
• geez i wish i had zucchini in the house! i'm gonna make that one for dinner, rawfreak. can cucumbers be made into noodles?

  in marinara sauce, your fave? Comment by joannabanana
• ani phyo's recipe is awesome!! i don't have my book with me but it might be on the site already. it has about 2 cups tomatoes, 1/2 cup fresh basil, a few sundried tomatoes, pinch of oregano, 1/4 cup olive oil, a little lemon juice, 1/2 tsp sea salt,…

  in marinara sauce, your fave? Comment by joannabanana
• i wish my asthma was healed from raw food. medicine never worked for me though. it doesn't surprise me that her medicine screwed up something else in her body.

  in I heard some SAD talk today.... Comment by joannabanana