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• carrie6292: You’re right, I forgot to include that part. Gabriel Cousens recommends dehydrating at 145 for up to 3 hours, then turning it down to 115. Thanks for the clarification! :)

  in At What Temp Is Not Raw Anymore? Comment by achin70
• A lot of people dehydrate at 145 using an Excalibur dehydrator because the temperature on the surface of the food will be 20-25 degrees less, and the internal temp will be even less. This is because of the moisture of the food. This is considered mu…

  in At What Temp Is Not Raw Anymore? Comment by achin70
• Bitt: Are you using frozen fruit? I usually take it out from the freezer the night before and let it thaw in the fridge. Another thing you can do is take the fruit out from the fridge first thing and let it sit out at room temperature on the counter…

  in how to make smoothies less cold Comment by achin70
• I hope you feel better, Branwyn. I’ll send you some healing energy your way tonight. LOL. :)

  in Food poisoning from gRAWnola? (TMI alert) Comment by achin70
• They’ve done testing at Tree of Life, and yacon syrup still raises blood sugar. In their soon to be published Rainbow Green, v.2, it will listed as Phase 2, meaning it’s ok to use as long as you don’t have blood sugar issues. It doesn’t seem to rais…

  in Raw vegan sweetener Comment by achin70
• I just made Brendan Brazier’s Chocolate Recovery Pudding today with cashews, hemp seed, cacao powder, pear, banana, vanilla bean, cinnamon, salt and water. Don’t know if it will work as well with just pear, but you can always add young coconut or av…

  in Raw vegan sweetener Comment by achin70
• Good tip, RawKidChef! I order their nibs before, and they sourced it from naturalzing.com, so I figured their cacao butter came from them, too. Maybe they have storage issues? :)

  in Raw Cacao Butter Comment by achin70
• hyl: naturalzing.com, rawguru.com, transitionnutrition.com and sunfood.com all have this product. rawvegansource.com has the best price, and for a $25 lifetime membership, you can get serious discounts on raw food. :) Here’s the link for rawguru, th…

  in Raw Cacao Butter Comment by achin70
• I just signed up this morning, and forwarded the message to 5 others. Spread the word! :)

  in Rawkathon! Comment by achin70
• RubyLaine: I know with cocoa butter, there’s food grade, and then there’s cosmetic grade. So I’m guessing the same rule applies with coconut oil. If you bought some from the health and beauty dept., it might not be very suitable for human consumptio…

  in Coconut Oil Comment by achin70
• Most brands of coconut oil in stores might advertise as being unrefined, and even raw, but the majority of them have been heated above 118 degrees. Check your sources to make sure! :)

  in Coconut Oil Comment by achin70
• When I was at Tree of Life recently, Dr. Cousens said more than 3T per day can raise your cholesterol. In his book, “There is a Cure For Diabetes”, he recommends 1-2 T per day, probably in order to play it safe. Now 3T is quite a bit of coconut oil,…

  in Coconut Oil Comment by achin70
• I like Artisana Coconut Butter in my salads or green smoothies with ground flax seed. It’s very tasty, and combining coconut butter/oil with an omega 3 source like ground flax seed increases your conversion rate of medium chain to long chain omega 3…

  in Coconut Oil Comment by achin70
• I looked up the nutritional info on hickory nuts, and it appears to be about 88-90% fat, which is pretty high. Some believe high oil content nuts like mac nuts and pine nuts have fewer enzyme inhibitors, and don’t really need to be soaked. If you li…

  in Hickory Nuts? Comment by achin70
• Most of the flavors are not organic, but they do have an organic line as well. And they do use cooked chocolate. I believe I called them a while back to ask. But yes, they are yummy! Here are a couple links on this website for larabar recipes: http:…

  in Lara Bars! Comment by achin70
• I don’t know how quickly you transitioned, or the percentage of your diet that was raw, but it’s so important to be gentle with yourself. It took me 2 years and 9 months before I went 100% raw. You can keep some energy bars, dehydrated snacks, and f…

  in Today is my 21st Birthday! Comment by achin70
• Yes, your grawnola should keep fine outside the fridge. I’ve heard that if you refrigerate your raw granola, the moisture content will increase, and it will soften and go bad more quickly. I always leave coconut oil unrefrigerated. It is highly anti…

  in Storage for dehydrated food and other dry goods? Comment by achin70
• sid23: Check out rawvegansource.com. They have maca for about 13.99/lb. They’re based in Redmond, and for a lifetime $25 membership, you can get great prices on raw food. I swing by the owners’ place about once a month to stock up (they run the comp…

  in maca dreams? :) Comment by achin70
• I suspect there might have been some bacteria growth if the chips were not dry. After dehydrating for up to 3 hours at 145, trying lowering to 115, which is what Gabriel Cousens recommends, instead to lowering to 105. The kale chips sound very tasty…

  in Dehydration time and bacteria Comment by achin70
• Interesting article on agave! Gabriel Cousens says both agave and yacon are cooked. So the debate rages on….. I wonder if some companies have developed newer technology which allows processing of agave at 118 degrees or less. It wasn’t too long ago …

  in Let's Limit our Consumption of Bee Products Comment by achin70
• RawKidChef: I hear Steve Adler, creator of Sacred Chocolate, is working to see if he can get this company to make raw maple sugar for his product. Maybe someday we’ll have raw maple sugar/syrup available on a large scale! Wouldn’t that be cool? :)

  in Let's Limit our Consumption of Bee Products Comment by achin70
• jellibi: Have you tried silk thermal underwear? Eddie Bauer used to sell it, and it’s supposed to wick moisture away from the skin more effectively than wool. I used to wear it, but I found that it felt cool against my skin. If anyone else has opini…

  in Let's Limit our Consumption of Bee Products Comment by achin70
• I like to infuse my pau d’arco and cat’s claw tea for 24 hours in water, strain it through a nut mulk bag, then use it in a smoothie or nut mylk with raw cacao powder. You can use any kind of tea you like! Heat it up to just 115 degrees if you want …

  in Tea and Chocolate Comment by achin70
• I just saw sproutable almonds for sale on naturalzing.com. They are not in-shell, but they are supposed to be sproutable. :)

  in almonds that WILL sprout?! Comment by achin70
• I love Bosc pears. Just a little spicy, in the best way! Apples: On the first tier, I love King David (complex flavor), Cox Orange Pippin, Pacific Rose, Stayman Winesap, Sweet 16 (wonderful cherry flavor), and Honeycrisp apples. On the second tier, …

  in Favorite Apple? Comment by achin70
• I believe it really is an individual thing when it comes down to protein. Some people need quite a bit a protein in order to feel their best. Quiora, here are some low fat protein sources that will give you some calories as well: Spirulina, chlorell…

  in I need more calories and protein!! Comment by achin70
• That’s great info, Mr. Mickmaster! :)

  in Please read this article about raw nuts! Comment by achin70
• One thing to keep in mind is that many foods might still be raw, but the lifeforce has been depleted. For example, a bunch of kale at the co-op picked two weeks ago, is still raw, but the lifeforce, including the enzymes, have been largely depleted.…

  in Please read this article about raw nuts! Comment by achin70
• Perhaps nuts from these raw food websites that will not sprout are still raw. There must be some other factor keeping them from sprouting. Perhaps freshness? I know that when I tried to sprout millet, only a small fraction of the seeds sprouted. How…

  in Please read this article about raw nuts! Comment by achin70
• RAWCure: I saw a couple items for unshelled nuts/seeds on sunfood.com, and a couple on realrawfood.com. :)

  in Please read this article about raw nuts! Comment by achin70