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• "cleaning the juicer is a nightmare" I cannot speak for any other juicer, but -- I have a Green Life (predecessor to the Green Star - they both look the same) and I think it's a breeze! All the parts rinse off very easily. The strainer needs a tad b…

  in Good recipes to transition with? Comment by pixx
• "I don't have the time or money to make what appears to be proper "meals"... " I suggest re-evaluating what is considered a "proper meal". I consider sitting down with a cantaloupe a proper meal. Or a half of a watermelon. Or a mixed fruit smoothie.…

  in Good recipes to transition with? Comment by pixx
• For the woozy feeling: make sure you are getting in enough calories for your body to handle the calories you are burning. The level of exercise, with the level of caloric intake, might be what's making you woozy, if it's not enough calories. I'm bet…

  in Ch-ch-changes! Comment by pixx
• I both appreciate, and hate, you for this information!! LOL. Ick. Yeah, I doubt I will stop eating them either- but, I may have to get over this first.... Edit: ya know...on hind sight I seem to recall being told by a classmate in grade school that …

  in Figs-- vegan? Comment by pixx
• I buy them at naturalzing.com or nutsonline.com.

  in Where do you buy your hemp seeds from? Comment by pixx
• Everything, that would fall under a raw food diet, has protein. One itty-bitty cup of watermelon has a gram of protein. A small 5 1/4 inch honeydew melon has 5 grams of protein. Have your dad, with you, wander around on www.nutritiondata.com. Put in…

  in protein thing again =] Comment by pixx
• I'm guessing Kandace & Ray haven't noticed this thread yet... I'm not sure how else to contact them.

  in Forum topic favorites Comment by pixx
• I have started putting a "-" or something similar, on any thread I am interested in, but don't have any input. That way, it will update in my track page, so I can keep up with it. Yes, it basically puts a blank post on the thread, but that's what I'…

  in Forum topic favorites Comment by pixx
• Seriously sv3, there are "recipes" in that book that contain only *one* ingredient, not exaggerating. I wouldn't consider myself a beginner in the kitchen, nor to raw; but I can see where those who do, might appreciate knowing about that book. I've …

  in good 'cook'-book Comment by pixx
• Awesome, daniefon! Thanks. :~) I don't know, sv3, I am back and forth on Jennifer Cornbleet's 'Raw Food Made Easy'. I see so many folks mentioning it as good, but the one time I flipped through it, I was really put off by the amount of "recipes" tha…

  in good 'cook'-book Comment by pixx
• ok, that's two (so far) folks giving kudos to "Raw Foods for Busy People" by Jordan Maerin. I have a question for you both. Are there many non-dehydrated recipes? Or is it mostly dehydrated? I've almost given up on getting any more books, because ma…

  in good 'cook'-book Comment by pixx
• The act of chewing starts the digestive system going. Your stomach is preparing to receive food, and you don't send it when chewing gum. It's really not a healthy practice.

  in Chewing gum Comment by pixx
• "Everytime I put a piece of food in my mouth, I try to think if I am really that hungry because I know how expensive it will be to buy more of it!" Ya know...if you are not getting in enough calories every day, that might explain why you binge on ju…

  in 80/10/10 menu ideas Comment by pixx
• I don't intentionally follow 80/10/10- but many of my days fit it. I don't eat on a schedule. I eat when I am hungry. Sometimes that is 3 meals. Sometimes four, or five (or more!). Sometimes only two. Some of my meals are small, and may be what some…

  in 80/10/10 menu ideas Comment by pixx
• In my experience- remembering what it feels like to eat it (or after eating it) is what makes it not "the good stuff". Every time, ask yourself: Do I really want this? How did it make me feel last time? Do I really want to feel that way again? Get p…

  in What is wrong with me? Comment by pixx
• "any one knows why I binge on these foods?" Because you still view them as the "good stuff".

  in What is wrong with me? Comment by pixx
• I'm thinking whatever loss you may have, it will balance out by the increase in consumption. It's just so much easier to fix something to eat, when it's all prepped. You'll be more likely to eat more of it. I don't do it all the time, but I am so ha…

  in Do Cut Vegetables Lose Nutrition? Comment by pixx
• I feel drinking water is necessary. I also found out well over twenty years ago, that drinking less did *not* make me need to go to the bathroom less. There was less to void, but the urge to go was still there; roughly every hour. Drinking less make…

  in Peeing...a lot Comment by pixx
• I try to vary the greens I use. I am not sure off-hand which are similar in nutrition to barley grass. You could try looking at nutritiondata.com. Unfortunately (to you!), I happen to *like* the taste of barley grass! But, you may want to try adding…

  in Alternative to Barley Grass? Comment by pixx
• Wow, and I was thinking it was a lot! You guys are saying it's getting off cheap! ha. I spend between $45 and $65 a week locally, and every other month or so, an additional $100 (roughly) in mail order. Before "going raw" I ate a lot of pasta, rice,…

  in Grocery Bills Comment by pixx
• "Same goes for sprouting them." Unless, as I stated before, you want to sprout sunflower *greens*. You need the shell on, for those. If you are unfamiliar with what I am talking about, you can see them (and read about them) here: http://www.sproutpe…

  in Seeds sunflower - pumpkin Comment by pixx
• Ahhh, seems we hit it at the same time, emtpdmom! lol.

  in Seeds sunflower - pumpkin Comment by pixx
• For a recipe, you'd need just the seeds. But for sunflower greens, you need the shell on. I'm not sure about sprouting the pumpkin- might not be ok to eat those greens(?). But as "soaks" they are both fine (and what you'd want for a recipe) shell of…

  in Seeds sunflower - pumpkin Comment by pixx
• Yes, some has been removed, but probably not what you are thinking. The "brown" (the hard surface most think of, on a coconut) is not cut off, it is under the white. :) Here is a video on how to open one (it is the easiest way I have seen, and I hav…

  in How to know a Coconut is ripe? Comment by pixx
• JA~ I consider myself lucky when I find anything more than apples and oranges around here (oh, and bananas; there's always bananas). Seriously. (I'm not big on apples, and I can eat but so many oranges.) Sometimes there is blackberries, or raspberri…

  in i just ate a whole pineapple. Comment by pixx
• JA: "there's a lot of fruit people eat unripe, either because they don't know it or because they for one reason or other prefer it." Sometimes it's the only thing available! I do try to let things sit on the counter to ripen, but often they go bad, …

  in i just ate a whole pineapple. Comment by pixx
• Sorry to say it, but no one can change any body else. Just love her and let her be. Perhaps, in time, she will see what raw does for your health, and may be inspired by that. But trying to coax someone, will only make a person turn away, unless they…

  in Worried about my mom. Comment by pixx
• neskalee~ The BF likes ranch- I made this up a while back, and he said it is very similar in taste: zucchini apple cider vinegar olive oil -> Blend until creamy. Add: hemp seeds shallot dill weed garlic -> Blend again, until creamy. Sorry, I d…

  in Salad Dressings Comment by pixx
• I never filter my nutmylks. I like the solids. But, um- you drank 2 cups of nuts?? Wow.... lol. I use about 1/2 cup nuts (the kind varies) + 1 tsp of coconut "cream/butter/spread" (whole creamed mature coconut meat) to 24 ounces of water. Takes me t…

  in "true" raw almonds? & milk Comment by pixx
• Yesssssss!! Isn't it wonderful??!!!! :~D I did something similar, a while back- only I didn't use tahini (I don't care for it), I used coconut oil- it's what I had at the time. Yes, the cold makes it hard- sort of like "Magic Shell". Remember that? …

  in My guilt free way of satisfying my ice cream craving. Comment by pixx