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  • How low does your oven go? Some people are able to use their oven on a low setting in place of a dehydrator. You might be able to find raw corn chips online or in a health food store so you could do nachos instead - which would be kinda sorta the sa…
    in Tortillas Comment by Suasoria
  • Unless you're following a specific juicing program (as a detox/cleanse or whatever), I feel the better bet for food value is the fabulous green smoothie, made in a blender with a strong enough motor to hack through all that. Greens, fruit, maybe som…
  • You mean you want to make your own dried fruits/veggies for use in recipes? Absolutely, and your results will no doubt be better than using store-bought dried stuff. Dried foods usually keep very well, but I'm new to the dehydrating world (I've had …
  • Agree wholeheartedly. Apparently they're so under the radar, only you and I are willing to keep this thread alive!
  • RawLibrarian, thanks for your comments. I've found that they are virtually unknown even in the raw world, and largely underappreciated. I wish they were more well known, but I guess they like a quiet life! I also found his "aging diet" of mainly fru…
  • I haven't seen it but I'm a big fan of theirs. There is a lot of detail and insight about their lives on their various websites. (Though not updated frequently - the kids are much older than the "recent photos!") Storm has some "rants" on YouTube th…
  • I would also do a soup. Maybe with fresh thyme, soaked cashews or walnuts to make it creamy, a little lemon juice, even some celery or cucumber. I'd blend it all up, grind a little pepper on top, and then stir in a chiffonade of spinach or maybe cha…
  • Most soups are very easy, assuming you have a good blender.
    in Help? Comment by Suasoria
  • RawCanadian, I was at the regular grocery store the other day to use the bank branch inside the store, and I noticed the same thing. There were eight of us in line. Three were obese, two were overweight by about 30-40 pounds, one was at the high end…
  • Add to that the health problems an excess of protein causes, such as osteoporosis or kidney disease. I can't figure out if that's just related to an excess of *animal* protein or if the plant-based proteins (such as soy) would have the same effect. …
  • Aviatrix79, often wine contains trace amounts of gelatin (cow or pig hooves), isinglass (a form of gelatin but from fish), casein, egg whites and/or albumin. These ingredients are used in the filtering/"fining" process. Most major brands of hard liq…
    in Alcohol & Raw? Comment by Suasoria
  • If salads are boring you, call it a slaw - slice everything as thin as possible, and add a sweet/sour or sweet/spicy dressing. I like red cabbage sliced as thinly as possible, onion or fennel ditto, spiralized or matchstick-cut beet or carrot, diced…
  • ((((Hugs)))) You are new to raw -- I can't remember if you were SAD before, and if you tried to go raw cold turkey (pardon the expression) but maybe you simply need more time. I think you mentioned that you wanted to go all-in right away because you…
  • I know I'm late and you may have found something already, but have you checked into a raw meetup in the area? Might be a good place to hook up potential roommates.
  • When it comes to simplicity, you can't beat Elaine St. James "Simplify Your Life" and the various sequels. I feel certain your library system would have them.
  • I got this tip recently from an eco newsletter and thought I'd pass it along: What's the honest-to-goodness best way to wash your produce? The Bite Use water and white vinegar - no lie. A few squirts on your fruits and veggies gets rid of the nasty …
    in Always Organic? Comment by Suasoria
  • Lindaaa, I am not sure if the washing products work. They certainly don't improve the taste - something I find is much better in organic produce. One of the principles of organic gardening is to feed the soil, not the plant. Conventional farming doe…
    in Always Organic? Comment by Suasoria
  • The farms I buy from are primarily in Ventura or Santa Barbara County and of course the Central Valley, which is aggie heaven. The farthest away are some of the fruit guys who come from around Fresno. (I'm in L.A.) Where do you live that they would …
    in Always Organic? Comment by Suasoria
  • Mine is to go by the "dirty dozen" - the most laden with pesticides (strawberries, bell peppers, peaches, apples - find the list online). If I can't get these things organically grown, I'd rather skip them. Tomatoes are not on the list. Since organi…
    in Always Organic? Comment by Suasoria
  • Don't beat yourself up. It's only been a week! You will get used to food not being warm.
  • If she's highly active (e.g., volleyball) then she's probably burning calories like crazy. Kids' metabolisms are awesome. I don't count calories, carbs, points, fat grams, anything. Life is too short. Whatever you're doing seems to be working well -…
  • Not that anyone asked, but for some raw is not entirely about health. There's more to food than simply fuel - eating can be an act of conscience, of belief system, of self-expression, of political choice, of cultural or spiritual identity. Even if a…
  • I would also suggest more variety (versus eating the same handful of things every day), and additional greens (kale, chard, kale, dandelion, kale, collard, kale, romaine, and did I mention kale?). You also have no seeds and no sprouts on your list. …
  • I completely agree with Constantin - rather than buying inferior tools, avoid recipes that require them and start to save up. The Vitamix is really the only one that I'd say is necessary. It is a commercial-quality blender that far exceeds the capab…
  • Wikipedia says Mexican potato, Mexican turnip, or yam bean. As a native of Mexico it may not be available in Oz. (That's what you call Australia, right?)
  • When working on the film "Simply Raw" about diabetics who change their diet, we heard that argument countless times - people will not change their lifestyle. This is of course overly simplistic. Another twist we heard was that people can only manage…
  • Oh my, yes, the caffeine would be ill-advised. I don't have HBP (that I know of) but I weaned off coffee by switching to tea, and then eventually, to nothing. I can have a cup of coffee or tea occasionally, but I don't *need* it. I would be curious …
  • Welcome! There is a great recent thread with tone of online stores for raw goodies. I wish we could make it "sticky" because this is a popular question.
  • Would they freeze, I wonder?
  • Plenty of online sources sell raw olive oil. I like Eliki - http://www.elikioliveoil.com/