Winona

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• Welcome to the forums. Blogging on the forums has helped me a lot. It helps to visit farmer’s markets or buy a farm share – then you commit to using the fruits/veg that you’ve purchased. even small changes make a different – they’ll accumulate over …

  in Hello - from Michigan! Comment by Winona
• http://www.cookware.com/asp/show_detail.asp?sku… there’s a cheap vegetable noodle maker, if you’re in the market.

  in Inexpensive appliances? Comment by Winona
• NewbyRaw – you can DO this. really. initially I was discouraged too. but it’s possible! I eat green smoothie breakfast, fruit for lunch, (this is all cheap, NO PREP required), and a yummy goneraw recipe for dinner – something that takes 30 minutes o…

  in Tired Rawlready Comment by Winona
• soak oats 14 hours, blend in high speed blender with various things (banana, apple, raisins, cinnamon, etc)

  in Non sweet breakfasts... Comment by Winona
• I eat what’s on sale at the grocery store each week. If you have a high speed blender, try eating more green smoothies (ex: spinach, bananas, water, flax). It’s super super cheap, cause you can just use a variety of greens with bananas. Throw the wh…

  in Days 1 & 2 sticker shock Comment by Winona
• http://www.goneraw.com/forums/3/topics/2985 there are foods to avoid if you have thyroid problems.

  in Thyroid Boosters Comment by Winona
• i love fruit! some days, i eat mostly fruit, some days, just a little. it’s best to nourish yourself with what you’re in the mood for.then you’re satisfied! crunchy, salty, juicy, sweet, spicy, smooth. mmm.

  in Who eats mostly fruit? Comment by Winona
• lalala- make the corn chips from this site!! sooo good. 2 ways: blend fresh corn kernels in high speed blender with salt. OR blend kernels with salt and nuts (like cashews). dehydrate till crispy on teflex sheets. yummers!

  in I think I'm going to be about 50% raw Comment by Winona
• roxi- sorry to hear about your husband’s disinterest in organic. my boyfriend eats meat, but he enjoys making a big organic salad every day, and often snacks on the organic fruit I stock up on. i agree on the exotic stuff not being worth it. the onl…

  in raw on a budget Comment by Winona
• some things to think about: sprouting, gardening, dumpster diving (some stores leave produce in boxes behind the store overnight, some is only slightly bruised), working part time at a food coop or grocery store to get discounts, buying more of item…

  in raw on a budget Comment by Winona
• i wonder if this has to do with the pH level in your stomach. V. Boutenko talks about this in her book, Green for Life. She mentions the alkalyzing property of green smoothies (the chlorophyll in the greens) – that brings your stomach pH to the prop…

  in heartburn Comment by Winona
• It’s easy to eat too few calories from fruits and veggies in the living foods lifestyle, too many from fat. I find it preferable to eat plenty of fruit, veg, and TONS of greens. I limit nuts (1/2 cup per day) and cold pressed olive oils (2 Tbsp/day)…

  in Can you eat too much? Comment by Winona
• i’ve been 99% raw five weeks. my digestion improved, but nothing else – yet. i think i need to give it more time.

  in Timescale for Raw perks? Comment by Winona
• Welcome lush! I live in the US, so I can’t help. Glad that zoe helped you out with information. The health problems you mentioned sound like many people’s detox experience. Nourish your body with plenty of green juice or green smoothies, lots of fib…

  in Freshly raw in London Comment by Winona
• read www.welikeitraw.com Today, there’s a great article on this topic.

  in No period? Comment by Winona
• green smoothie, 5 olives lunch: 1 avocado, 1/2 cup salsa, black olives, bell pepper+cashew ‘cheese’ (search for doritos in goneraw recipes), on lettuce, and jalapeno corn crackers (from goneraw) snack: handful blueberries dinner: 1 cup dancing chick…

  in What Did You Eat Today? Comment by Winona
• hi littlebirdie! swiss chard salad – i haven’t tried that yet. mm.

  in Boy am I nervous! Greetings from New Mexico! Comment by Winona
• Blizzful – How cool that you are having the same experience! I can’t wait to hear how it goes.

  in I've got to admit, it's getting better Comment by Winona
• achin – that’s great encouragement! I find it’s easy to be entirely raw, but hard to be 80% raw. I’m five weeks 99% raw (except 1 beer once a week), and I don’t crave anything cooked. Ever. Has anyone experienced this? If so, does it continue to be …

  in I've got to admit, it's getting better Comment by Winona
• RIGHT ON Zoe!!! Extremely well said. And I agree about fear breeding more fear. It’s a news network based on keeping the public fearful.

  in SURVIVAL- Food Crisis!!! SUPERFOODS and more Comment by Winona
• RIGHT ON Zoe!!! Extremely well said. And I agree about fear breeding more fear. It’s a news network based on keeping the public fearful.

  in SURVIVAL- Food Crisis!!! SUPERFOODS and more Comment by Winona
• sigh why now? I was hoping that the terrible, tragic things would befall the world once I was dead and gone … what, is a short term perspective so bad – heck, i dont have any kids, so I don’t care. This veg fruit crisis is super scary. Yipes!!!

  in SURVIVAL- Food Crisis!!! SUPERFOODS and more Comment by Winona
• I’m the idiot who decided to juice arugula and drink it. Just arugula. It was spicy, bitter, and uggggh. Now, I can only eat very tiny amounts of it in salad.

  in Who still hates a vegetable? Comment by Winona
• If you buy things directly from a farm, all veggies will taste much better than store bought. In fact, I avoided tomatoes this winter because they didn’t taste like the ones from the farm last year. Luckily I don’t have this problem … I LOVE all fru…

  in Who still hates a vegetable? Comment by Winona
• queenfluff, best of luck!! this is hard stuff. I don’t have any ideas, other than to downgrade lifestyles and live on minimum wage for a while until you find a career type job. i don’t know if it’s possible in california. oh, waitressing/bartending …

  in Career Change, Financial Trouble and what do I do next? Comment by Winona
• OMG raweos are SOOO gross!! I think I had the same brand you did, heyitsmahsa. there was this cardamom flavor that almost made me gag – and I spent $9 on one little package. I’m never making that mistake again!

  in Ewww raw pre-made food Comment by Winona
• Hi Misty! Here’s my two cents – take it with a grain of salt, as I’m new to raw also, and folks have various opinions on this subject. Seeds are generally easier to digest. Cashews almost always aren’t raw – that could be why they’re hard to digest.…

  in Just getting my feet wet:) Chia Seed?? Comment by Winona
• You can often purchase packages of unshelled nuts – and shell them yourself. I do this with walnuts, pecans, and almonds (though almonds are pasteurized). I’m glad you’re trying raw – how exciting! Sunflower seed sprouts are TASTY. totally fabulous.…

  in Just getting started Comment by Winona
• one way to go is – lots of green smoothies, and start with eating only vegan and no processed foods. once you get used to this, for me the transition to raw was very very easy. this was after 1 year of eating all vegan, 50% raw. stay positive, and d…

  in A couple questions Comment by Winona
• My staples are: green smoothies (water, strawberries, banana, green – spinach or kale or parsley or dandelion greens or collard greens or dill etc) salad with tahini dressing (lunch) or fruit buckwheat crust with tomato/spinach topping or some other…

  in What is your staple food after going raw? Comment by Winona