Winona

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• Hi Folks, stick with it, you can get back on the raw wagon! I want to recommend, in a very nonjudgmental, kind way: to folks who suspect they have an unhealthy relationship with food – perhaps a support group would be the way to go, as I doubt that …

  in bleh I had pizza and ice cream last night Comment by Winona
• Ingredible that your blood sugar dropped in just one month! I’m always amazed that raw food really helps diabetes. It’s almost too good to be true, that something this simple could really cure so many things. Vegetable juices sound very healthy – I …

  in Cure Diabetes with raw food Comment by Winona
• rawnessrox – agreed – i enjoy my wine, it agrees with my system, and i love going out with friends for drinks. i say we can enjoy it if we so choose.

  in Alcohol and Raw Foods Comment by Winona
• Here’s some science behind alcohol consumption: http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/1999… http://www.wonderquest.com/BrainCells.htm Thanks for the warning, ardesmond. I definately don’t encourage people to start consuming lots of alcohol, and…

  in Alcohol and Raw Foods Comment by Winona
• I have replaced my beer with wine, and I’m feeling the difference. The wine, since it’s raw, is MUCH easier on my stomach than any other type of alcohol. FYI for those of you who still drink – wine is the way to go. I drink 1/2 to 1 glass, diluted i…

  in Alcohol and Raw Foods Comment by Winona
• Technically, wine is raw. But not necessarily vegan, unless it says vegan on the bottle. so if you drink, it might be good to sit down with a bottle of vegan, organic, sulfite free wine. I’ve chosen to be 99% raw, so I will have one or two drinks on…

  in Alcohol and Raw Foods Comment by Winona
• Thanks for the review! I want to try some. What do you eat the sauerkraut on? I can’t wait to try a whole line of organic raw products – today I saw raw pickles, pickled carrots, kimchee, pickled beets, and some other things.

  in product review: raw'kraut Comment by Winona
• I eat all the things 123 doesn’t eat – except for potatoes. I’ve had no problem digesting root veggies (incl jicama, sweet potato, butternut squash, eggplant, broccoli, etc.

  in What not to eat... Comment by Winona
• potatoes, specifically yams and white potatoes. I’ve eaten sweet potatoes raw. by the way: if you’re in the US, be aware that US folks often call sweet potatoes yams. Actually, yams are totally different, and are generally sold in Africa (not in the…

  in What not to eat... Comment by Winona
• Hi Montrealmommy, i think they mean a champion juicer with the blank plate in it. The blank plate is used when you put nuts in it and want to make nut butter. It basically food processes/grinds the wheat berries so that you have dough. If you don’t …

  in Juicing wheat berries Comment by Winona
• Hi pundee, i freeze the organic fruit myself, as i’m wary of store bought fruit (as it has been blanched). I agree that using fresh fruit is the best way to go, as all enzymes are intact. You can pour the smoothie over ice to chill it, or add ice in…

  in Green Smoothies Comment by Winona
• 1 frozen banana, honey, greens, frozen strawberries or raspberries, 1/4 of a lemon Green for Life Has info about smoothies, yup.

  in Green Smoothies Comment by Winona
• Sprouted beans are edible, though some folks find them hard to digest. Sprouted lentils are easiest to digest, i hear. You’ll find that you can get complete protein from greens. Greens are very very important on a raw diet. Green smoothies have help…

  in HellomynameisAPPLE! Comment by Winona
• http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/recipes/dehydrator.html I found a plantain chips recipe, requires a dehydrator.

  in plantains??? Comment by Winona
• I forget which author, but one of the raw foodists wrote a book about raw and included essene bread (baked at 250 degrees) in the book. she said something about how it has nutritional value etc. I guess all I can advise is… listen to your body. And …

  in Help - only Essene bread stops palpitations + neuropathy from getting worse Comment by Winona
• Oh MY! so sorry to hear about the escape of the avocado. my misfortunes: my buckwheat sprouted so long is smelled like moudly cheese. i once juiced arugula. my flax crackers got moudly and stank. my wheatberries didn’t grind, and became hard little …

  in It was a RAW disaster! Comment by Winona
• Roadrunner – do you eat any greens? It’s very interesting that you eat lots of fruit and feel great. What a fun thing to try. I love to hear about different raw lifestyles. Cool!

  in Eating just fruit Comment by Winona
• this happens to me all the time. a few days or weeks of only fruit. then mostly greens. then veggies. then avocado + greens. then fruit. If you only eat fruit long term, think about having green smoothies to get your greens.

  in Eating just fruit Comment by Winona
• piannissima – good idea with the asparagus. Marinading them will probably improve the texture too. yeah, avoid mixing fruit and veg. maybe that will help.

  in darn vegetables giving me gas lol Comment by Winona
• I agree – agave is rarely raw, and it’s not really necessary in most desserts. They tend to be sweet enough. Keep dates around – they’re an excellent substitute for agave. They’ll sweeten anything. Yum! Soak em for 30 minutes before blending them, s…

  in substitutes for agave nectar? Comment by Winona
• TDG - eww, sounds like all your restaurants are like old country buffets. i love mexican food too. my best imitation of mexican food was this: big boston lettuce leaves stuffed with black olives, guacamole, fresh salsa. top it with a little nacho ch…

  in Fluoride free water in my city - i'm lucky Comment by Winona
• Pianissima – Ithaca and Syracuse are good raw havens. We tend to be very liberal cities, very health focused. Lots of organic eaters out here, lots of vegans. : ) Tdg – lucky that you have your own well. Wow, I can’t believe that the town is so raw …

  in Fluoride free water in my city - i'm lucky Comment by Winona
• Before I became raw, I had NEVER heard of anything bad about fluoride. I had never heard about chemicals causing disease. This month, I learned more truth than I’d ever heard in my entire life. I keep sitting here in shock… this can’t be true. Fluor…

  in Fluoride free water in my city - i'm lucky Comment by Winona
• I’ve got those nursery flats from growing sunflower seed sprouts. So now I can use them for wheatgrass. I can purchase the peat moss and top soil – I should check for vegan topsoil, good thinking. I’m glad you mentioned to soak and then sprout for a…

  in Just joined and loving the energy Comment by Winona
• hi grassdude, i read your profile. cool stuff! it’s so amazing to hear about the healing that has taken place. if you ever feel like blogging about wheatgrass (how to grow, how to juice, etc etc) please do. i’d love to get into it.

  in Just joined and loving the energy Comment by Winona
• izhpt – i think my digestive problems today are from having 1 cup of not truly raw walnuts yesterday. I can’t think of anything else i ate that would do this. Yowsa! bitt – a pear came to my rescue too! sweet, and cold… and so organically delicious!…

  in phew! a pear to the rescue. Comment by Winona
• Hehe… Everyday that I watch spongebob IS THE BEST DAY EVER. Great clip!

  in for best day ever fans! Comment by Winona
• Plan B: the calculator that rawsiki gave you is right on. I found that the number of calories for weight maintenance was what works for me. I’ve generally had about 1800 calories/day for years and correctly maintain my 135lb, 5’5” frame. I’ve been e…

  in Caloric intake for an active raw vegan Comment by Winona
• haha… well thanks for the post. i’m not at all tempted to go off raw, even though you mentioned the tantalizing dog treats glazed in tootsie rolls topps with weird jewish chocolate ‘things’. : ) keep at it, tomorrow’s a new day, and you can start it…

  in lame Comment by Winona
• great post chelsea. very thoughtful. i agree that it’s helpful to realize that raw is not for everyone, and we don’t need to feel stressed when people aren’t interested in raw. simply go on our way, and enjoy our own life. i also have much more inne…

  in Some "Food For Thought" Comment by Winona