Suasoria

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• Usually I dehydrate all our nut pulp and use it as flour in various dessert or bread recipes.

  in cashew meat Comment by Suasoria
• I think you might still be adjusting. Your calories sound fine, but if you switched from getting the majority of your calories from meat/dairy/animal fats to getting them from plants, then yeah - you might not have the 'full feeling' you're used to.

  in So hungry!!!!!! Comment by Suasoria
• I made kim chi this week. ZOMG it's so. good.

  in fine fermented friends! Comment by Suasoria
• I feel ya. It's tough for me to maintain weight even at 60-70% raw - and that includes higher fat, "gourmet" dishes. I mentioned elsewhere that the main things I haven't tried are muscle-building exercises, and adding more caloric fruits. Working ou…

  in Scared Comment by Suasoria
• Bell peppers? Mushrooms? Mushrooms and walnuts make a fun "taco meat." Ditto on cilantro and lime - with a jalapeno you could make a fresh salsa for your wraps. I think different tomatoes taste different. If you can get to a farmers' market you will…

  in Quick things... Comment by Suasoria
• Sharla, your story is SO inspirational. I love hearing from you. Have you seen "Food Matters" yet? There is a little bit about nutritional approaches to depression/anxiety.

  in I need some direction in going RAW Comment by Suasoria
• Congratulations...it's a broad question you're asking and Daniefon has a good point about browsing recipes. What's your skill level in the kitchen? What kind of gear do you have - blender, food processor? Also do you have a farmers' market? That's a…

  in I need some direction in going RAW Comment by Suasoria
• Hey Have_mersey/Troublesjustabubble...almost all plants are "practical," it's just that their usefulness may not be apparent to us humans. Consider plants that produce berries that are inedible to humans - well, they may be edible to birds, and that…

  in Front yard and Community Gardening Comment by Suasoria
• Lavender detests humidity (I think). We are growing four different tomato varieties, zucchini, cucumbers, about seven different bell peppers/hot peppers, eggplant, and corn (never works out, but we keep trying). We still have artichokes, kale and ch…

  in Front yard and Community Gardening Comment by Suasoria
• If you don't do these kinds of gatherings frequently, would it maybe work to just dodge/white lie your way through it? Something like, "I'm on a very restricted diet right now" or "I am dealing with some food allergies?" I know it's not exactly the …

  in kind of dreading it... Comment by Suasoria
• Welcome Fern! And welcome to detox. Kelly is spot on. So is RAWmen about the dairy - a huge trigger. You can slow down the onset of symptoms or you can add some detox regimens to help you through it and speed it up.

  in RAW=SICK Comment by Suasoria
• I imbibe. Mostly wine and the occasional beer in the summer - rarely hard liquor. How does it make me feel? Um, toasty warm and liquidy! Wine with dinner is such a great pleasure.

  in Alcohol Comment by Suasoria
• Calorie intake depends a lot on your size, energy level, and weight goals - but 900 calories is half of what the official tables say I should take in (five foot six, weight in the low 120s, sedentary lifestyle). As for where to buy your ingredients.…

  in where to find ingredients?? Comment by Suasoria
• ...maybe, maybe not! Maybe you'll feel motivated not by your own health/body but by something external. Maybe you'll choose to eat organic as a way to stick it to "the Man" of big Agribusiness. Or maybe you love animals and want to stop harming them…

  in Not sure if I can do this... Comment by Suasoria
• Oh gosh...indeed there is a very low rate of "stickiness" for people who go from a Standard American Diet (junk food) to 100% raw overnight. No wonder you don't know how to feed yourself! Sisterbecky is right on in my book. As Kathy Freston says, tr…

  in Not sure if I can do this... Comment by Suasoria
• A bit off the topic, but supplements and the so-called "superfoods" are sometimes recommended because our food today is mostly grown in soil that is depleted of many nutrients. No minerals in the soil? No minerals in the food. I have utmost faith in…

  in So Angry! Comment by Suasoria
• I do. One cup in the morning and sometimes a cup in the evening if I'm cold.

  in How many of you still drink herbal tea? Comment by Suasoria
• Sv3 speaks for me too - sometimes we eat a lot of corn (especially in soups and corn chips). Sometimes we go weeks without eating it and then go "mmm, corn..." I have studied some of the anti-garlic literature and not found it particularly convincin…

  in Couple more questions Comment by Suasoria
• Love you too!

  in i just wanted to say ... :) Comment by Suasoria
• I don't find it heats things too high. It's not even close to 115 judging by my dehydrator when set around there. I haven't done nut butter but my take is that small batches are less "work."

  in Does the vita-mix heat foods too easily? Comment by Suasoria
• I've also heard that most varieties of peanut (hybridized) should not be eaten raw. I've had jungle peanuts (an heirloom variety) and I don't really care for them so I don't eat them. Your second question on greens...good luck getting people to agre…

  in What do you think of raw and/or roasted peanuts? Comment by Suasoria
• Saladacco(ish) - although mine is made by MIU, which is a bit cheaper. Here it is on Amazon, but I got mine on eBay for a little less. http://www.amazon.com/MIU-90003-Julienne-Slicer/dp/B0009VEOA2

  in Spiralizer Comment by Suasoria
• Juliano uses honey in many dishes/desserts. He calls it "love honey" because they claim it's sourced as nonviolently as possible. They will make most things without honey if you ask. (I don't use honey because I consider it stealing from bees.) Dani…

  in Honey? Comment by Suasoria
• I don't know if this suits your grave English nature, but Atlanta is home to some great social justice institutions such as the Carter Center and Library and the King Center honoring Martin Luther King Jr. www.cartercenter.org www.thekingcenter.org …

  in Very Random Questions... Comment by Suasoria
• We don't eat a lot of raw eggplant, although it's handy to have the bacon around.

  in whats your favorite use for eggplant? I have eggplant, now what? Comment by Suasoria
• Good to hear! I've never gotten interested in sprouting. It doesn't fit into my lifestyle these days, but a little baggie of mung bean or lentil sprouts from the sprout lady at the farmers market is only about two dollars, and lasts us a week.

  in Inspiration to go Raw Comment by Suasoria
• Okay, round two was a success. Here is the recipe: http://www.goneraw.com/recipe/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-balls

  in Cacao Butter Comment by Suasoria
• How funny. Yesterday I made some chocolate chip cookie dough balls, mainly using cacao butter and almond meal. The recipe is VERY close to authentic but not quite perfected yet, or else I'd share!

  in Cacao Butter Comment by Suasoria
• Once raw nori becomes wet it's very soggy, and I find it hard to chew and choke down, personally. With some pates and fillings, it's unavoidable that the nori gets damp, but many restaurants lay down the nori and then a washed/dried lettuce leaf to …

  in Can not chew nori! Anybody else? Comment by Suasoria
• Not wanting to boil water because you want to be raw strikes me as incredibly silly. What nutrients would be lost from heating water?

  in Is there a way to make truly raw kombucha? Comment by Suasoria