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  • I want to try the recipe listed here for the peanut butter cups (if you click my handle it is listed in my favorites). It calls for raw PB. Maybe I will just make them with almond butter! Thanks!
    in looking for raw peanut butter Comment by chicagomama
  • so bummed! talked to my supplier who referred me to excaliber. I guess the motor is burned out and they are sending replacement parts. No dehydrating for a while! Has anyone ran into this issue before?
    in burning smell from dehydrator Comment by chicagomama
  • burning smell subsided, but it is totally quiet. Is that normal too? I thought they 'hummed' while they worked.
    in burning smell from dehydrator Comment by chicagomama
  • I am married to one!
    in would you date a cooked meat eater? Comment by chicagomama
  • I do love my breville. I use it daily, make 32 oz of green juice with apples and lemon (natalia rose's green lemonaid) and clean it in a jiffy! highly recommend!
    in Best Juicer? Comment by chicagomama
  • why was my question moved?
    in Rancid coconut? Comment by chicagomama
  • I have the Breville Juice fountain and juice greens in it daily and find it works great. I throw entire lemons (split in half) and it juices them great doing minimal prep. If the suggestions above don't work, I would recommend this juicer, and I am …
    in I hate my juicer! Help Please Comment by chicagomama
  • could one exclusively use parchment then? Just wondering why Teflex would be used vs parchmt
    in new to dehydrating, just got new excaliber dehydrator Comment by chicagomama
  • I think what she means is in protest to some of the dogmatic approaches toward raw. For instance there are a few times she says something like she would rather eat a steamed portion of fish than eat some highly processed raw food or pure coconut oil…
    in Gone off raw Comment by chicagomama
  • Not sure if she means this, but what I find difficult is that the more I read about RAW the more contridictory information I come across. I find myself stressing about proper food combining when "ignorance is bliss" during times that I am not raw. I…
    in Gone off raw Comment by chicagomama
  • I am a social worker, but I think most people that work 9-5 with a non-raw family can relate! Personally I now only work part time and it has really helped in eating raw. But when I was doing 9-5 m-f over the summer I basically ate raw-till-dinner. …
    in Any Raw School Teachers? Comment by chicagomama
  • you don't need a kick--you need a hug! You are doing great mama! Every day is a new day. So you have been eating bread, maybe tomorrow you will eat less of it... I am about to start trying to get pregnant and am too wondering if my raw attemps will …
    in I need someone to kick me lol.. Comment by chicagomama
  • Thank you for posting about this. Sometimes I feel it is hard to find a place to define myself. I am definately in transition. I am not sure at this point if 100% raw is my goal. I tried the 80/10/10 but was not ready for that either. I have never h…
    in To All in TRANSITION... Comment by chicagomama
  • have not, but curious to know what stance it takes. Can you do a quick summary? Much different from say 811?
    in The Thrive Diet by Brendan Brazier--who's read it? Comment by chicagomama
  • I had a monster today too. 1/4 cup of raw walnuts satisfied it too, but it is amazing how quickly that ups the fat level for my day!! i know that can very too, and it does not have to be overly rigid, but man that took me to 26% for the day in fats!…
    in Feed the monster Comment by chicagomama
  • Funny you should post this, anngoingraw, I have had similar experiences! giving cooked food a shot and then realizing oh yeah, I actually am not missing out!
    in the good side of eating SAD Comment by chicagomama
  • Yeah, I heard about coconut water and was thinking about running with it in my bottles instead of straight water. Is that how it is taken during long runs? Also, I have noticed bottled coconut water in stores lately and wonder how that compares as f…
    in anyone a runner here? Comment by chicagomama
  • hey nycgrrl I am training for the chicago marathon this fall. Am doing about 10mile long runs on the weekends with two 3-4 mile runs during the week. no big changes so far, just, as you know, on the 811rv challenge. and so far, it has been challengi…
    in anyone a runner here? Comment by chicagomama
  • I always thought mango skins were supposedly poisonous and could make you very ill…is that some bad fruit hype? I suppose I ought to ask google the question… I brought in a green smoothie to work the other week and found I was very self-conscious ab…
    in Mango at Union Station: Raw in public Comment by chicagomama
  • moving to chicago now—and my blender is packed! I am so sad, already craving smoothies and wonderful blended things! anyway, I have still been staying somewhat close to 811, finding so many things i really love about eating this way. I am addicted t…
    in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by chicagomama
  • nycgrrl—too weird! That is what DH kept doing—looking at the fridge, but not wanting to eat. That is great he is 80% raw though! I will be happy for 50% KAIT—welcome to the fo! That is great you did 4 months will just fruit! I would love to hear mor…
    in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by chicagomama
  • nycgrrl—the same exact thing happened to me! I “quit” to take the pressure off and then found myself gravitating back toward 811! Now I don’t “have to” but I am choosing too! I am just not doing a 30 day trial where I would force myself to be more r…
    in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by chicagomama
  • wow—I just have to rave. I can’t remember what blog I found this on, I was searching through a bunch last night. I think gonebananas linked to it, a banana “recipie” page. Well, I had the “banana oatmeal” this morning. I took two bananas and mashed …
    in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by chicagomama
  • by the way—congratulations on the 18.5 lbs!
    in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by chicagomama
  • el-bo, thanks for the encouragement. Glad I can still be part of the club :) Thanks for posting your stats. I was looking at your initial numbers wondering how the fat content could be so low. It seems like all the veggies and fruit I eat adds quite…
    in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by chicagomama
  • well I am definately still here! I didn’t mean I wanted to leave completley, but I just felt I needed to take the pressure off a bit. That said, I finished my day at about 1300 calories, 74/7/18 were my stats. I still aspire toward the 811 as much a…
    in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by chicagomama
  • sorry to see you go nycgrrl, but in all honesty i am not too far behind. I really was finding myself being to rigid and dogmatic to adhering to 811 (other than the SAD day) and it is leaving me feeling deprived. I find the 811 so inspiring and enlig…
    in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by chicagomama
  • It is really eye-opening for me to see how much fat and protein accumulates with just fruit and vegetables—excluding avocados of course! I don’t find it hard to keep my calories up at all though, as I love big quantities of bananas, dates and orange…
    in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by chicagomama
  • hey everyone! So I survived my SAD day alright. Made choices as I could, often going for the “lesser of many evils.” But now it is back on track. I had a big melon today that I can’t figure out what it was. I bought it at a farmers market. It tasted…
    in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by chicagomama
  • wow I did not realize 1 watermelon is 1300 calories! I could easily devour one myself… so today is my last day of work and the day I will mostly likely have SAD cakes and food etc around with the expectation I will eat it. My co-workers know I ‘eat …
    in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by chicagomama