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  • Silverbeet is another name for Swiss chard. Here are some other names for kale: Leaf and spear (a cross between curly leaved and plain leaved Kale) Cavolo nero (also known as black cabbage, Tuscan Cabbage, Tuscan Kale, Laciniato and dinosaur Kale): …
  • The link to the Lenka study was interesting, but I have reservations about studies that depend on self-reporting. I agree with the person who recommended 'Becoming Raw'. That book has a wealth of solid nutritional information in it, written by two p…
  • This will be a long post, so apologies in advance. I took a holistic nutrition course here in DC (for my own self-improvement, not to be a nutritional consultant as a career). The course was 5 weekends long. Lots of holistic nutrition courses are av…
  • I agree with Powerlifer. You can make this as simple or as gourmet as you want. For those who are new to raw food, I recommend 'Raw food made easy for one or two people' by Jennifer Cornbleet. She has videos on YouTube as well. None of her recipes r…
  • Sarma Melngailis--for her beautiful and creative recipes and her NYC attitude. Jenny Cornbleet--for making raw really easy and approachable for anyone in her book 'Raw food made easy'--no dehydrator, not even a high-speed blender is necessary, and u…
  • Hi Rawlady, That was my review that was posted earlier in this thread. I am so glad you are loving your Hurom!! I really like mine. Like you, I have a Champion and never use it--I'll be listing mine on Craigslist.
  • In my experience, Champion juicers are not really designed to juice leafy greens. My experience was, the greens got chewed up, wrapped around the auger, and it was generally a pain in the butt. It's a terrific juicer, but not for greens. I ended up …
  • I concur with Alicia's recommendation of Raw Food Made Easy for One or Two People by Jennifer Cornbleet. You can buy almost all the ingredients used in the recipes at your local grocery store; you don't need a dehydrator or even a high-speed blender…
  • I do not have to strain my juice, and I have a Hurom.
  • Jakkrabbit, The Vert is made by the same company that makes the Hurom. This is the best article I have seen on this topic (I got my juicer from this company): http://www.discountjuicers.com/verticalaugers.html Here's the key paragraph: "To cut to th…
  • Jakkrabbit--the Omega Vert and the Hurom are basically the same juicer. They are made at the same factory in Korea. Omega just puts its own label on the Vert. I got a Hurom and love it. However, even with running water through it, I would not call i…
  • Check out these sites if you have not already: http://www.thegardendiet.com/storm2.html (Storm Talifero has been raw vegan for decades, doesn't use protein powders or supplements or even a dehydrator, and is an athlete. As you can see, he's in great…
  • Karine, You wrote: "First, the Living Light school: to me, it looks professional, well made and everything. It's much more EXPENSIVE, but it seems worth it. I would have to wait up to april to get the classes, but there is no hurry for now, so I can…
  • To each their own.
  • I have it and use it much less than other raw recipe books I own. I don't have anything against Alissa's philosophy or her recipes but the book is GINORMOUS and really cumbersome to use in a kitchen. If you get it, I'd recommend taking it to Kinko's…
  • I second Natural Zing. Huge selection of premade raw goodies, truly raw nuts, oils, etc. etc.
  • What I like about Cousens is his medical background (both as an allopathic doctor and as a naturopath), and the science he includes in Rainbow Green. I don't follow his program in the strict sense--I don't have the health problems that would require…
  • Chef Dan wasn't specific ... but you could always contact him via his blog and ask what he thinks about Cherie's program. Of all the ones I have seen, hers looks to me to be the most comprehensive, but whether it would pass muster with someone like …
  • Yep, still here. *I'm* not saying that Raw Chef Dan doesn't think that raw chef program graduates have the restaurant chops he needs ... HE is saying it. I'm just quoting him. In my post I said that Cherie Soria's Living Light Program looks to be pr…
  • Well, here's my opinion. Most of these these raw food chef 'certifications' will give NOT you the skills you would need in order to work in a professional restaurant setting. I have some friends in the food business, and restaurants are very stress…
  • I saw a raw chef here in DC make cane juice. He had a special juicer for sugar cane. He just ran the cane thru the juicer--the cane is smashed and the juice is extruded. No heat involved whatsoever. I'd agree that cane sugar is not raw, because it h…
  • I tried tried several oils for my face. Coconut oil was a bit too heavy, and when I put it around my eyes I must have used too much because the oil got in my eyes and blurred my vision for awhile. Emu oil was wonderful when I got a really bad skin f…
  • I second Megan's suggestion for Naturally Fresh roll-on. I tried *every* natural deodorant out there (including Dr. Hauschka at 20+ bucks a bottle). This is the only stuff I have tried that works. It comes in unscented as well as a couple of scents.…
  • Try to shrug it off. It's really no one's business what you eat. However, I wouldn't offer any more food to people at your office if I were you. Your colleague may have thought you were pushing that green smoothie on him, and actually, I can't blame…
  • LimeLady, What a sweet offer! :-) :-) Let me know if I can be of any assistance in filling you in on raw/veg things in this area.
  • Chris, Are you actually going to be in Washington DC itself, or in the outer 'burbs? I don't drive, is the reason, and I hope you can find someplace in DC itself for your tour.
  • I've had my Cuisinart for over 15 years and it is still going strong. It's been an excellent investment.
  • I shop at MOMs (the one in Rockville, Maryland). They do stock some raw prepared foods--they tend to be dehydrator things--Raw Breakfast Crusts (what I have for breakfast every day), some 'raw tempura' and so on. They do stock some living (fermented…
  • Marta, In my view, meditation isn't so much the cessation of thought; it is being absolutely present right here, right now, without the constant mental soundtrack that we all have going. Of course your mind will wander or thoughts will come to you; …
  • Marta, Your post was really touching. Your advisor made some excellent points and your own observations are quite wise. I teach yoga, and the first thing I thought of when I read your post was to wonder whether you would consider a meditation practi…