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• My friend asked me to make some appetizers for her wedding. One of the easiest finger foods was a little cucumber dish. I chopped the cucumbers into 2 inch slices, then removed the insides of each slice to form a bowl using a melon baller. I mixed t…

  in Raw wedding Comment by Frugini
• Grocery stores throw away a lot of produce that is too ripe to sell or too ugly. I end up dumpstering a fair amount to get my produce. For nuts I just buy sunflower seeds because they are the least expensive and substitute well for other nuts in a l…

  in broke and going raw? Comment by Frugini
• I try to take supplements, but I’m awful at it (I hate swallowing things). The trick for me seems to be food combining. Apparently if you mix something high in iron with something high in vitamin c or malic acid it DOUBLES the absorption of iron. Th…

  in So Tired... Comment by Frugini
• Could you be anemic? I’ve been anemic twice and the symptoms (for me at least) seem to be a subtle, aching exhaustion that most of the time I’m not even aware of and don’t understand why I feel so stressed, overwhelmed, and flat. Then I finally go t…

  in So Tired... Comment by Frugini
• I’ve read that depression can sometimes stem from vitamin B12 deficiency, so sometimes when I’m down I try to eat something high in B12, like nutritional yeast or just a vitamin. Might just be a placebo, but I think it makes me feel better.

  in Help With Depression Comment by Frugini
• I’m still confused. Does this mean that seaweed is okay because it contains a different kind of glutamic acid? The other site suggested avoiding kombu or carageenan, and these are both seaweeds. I was hoping to start eating more seaweed because they…

  in MSG Comment by Frugini
• Thanks so much for the information! Avoiding MSG can be so tricky. But does this mean that sea weed should be avoided as well, since it is the original source of free glutamic acid?

  in MSG Comment by Frugini
• What about sprouted foods for protein? Sprouted garbanzo beans are great for hummus, falafel, or in salad. That might give you a break from avocado.

  in Allergies and eating raw Comment by Frugini
• From what I’ve read, combining an acid fruit with a nut is okay. Maybe it was the banana?

  in stomach hurts really bad!! Comment by Frugini
• So when I got to the clinic today the lady at the desk said that my doctor had called in sick and they were about to call me! She cant see me until Thursday…so I have another week of waiting!

  in birth control- IUD/IUC Comment by Frugini
• durianrider I do want to adopt, but I also want the experience of having a child with my partner. I think that guys who get vasectomies are really brave, however. Beany- I am terrified of the procedure. I’ve always been scared of doctors and a sligh…

  in birth control- IUD/IUC Comment by Frugini
• Yes, she said that the thing about needing to be pregnant is a myth. My appointment is on Friday though and I’m getting scared. I’m really afraid that this thing will mess up my body and I’m just recovering from the pill and don’t need that. The dr.…

  in birth control- IUD/IUC Comment by Frugini
• Hey bean, this is such a coincidence because I actually made an appointment today to get an IUD next Friday. I’m getting the Mirena, because I am anemic (feritin count 3.3) and the dr said the non-hormone one makes you bleed a lot more. I am also 19…

  in birth control- IUD/IUC Comment by Frugini
• Hi, I could also use some help/support with this question. I have been taking kariva pill for the last 10 months. It’s been awful. We didn’t figure it out until a couple months ago, but I have been so emotional, mood-swinging that I don’t even know …

  in birth control- IUD/IUC Comment by Frugini
• Thanks! Sweet potatoes are my favorite winter comfort food, so I’m glad that I can still feel good about indulging!

  in Raw potatoes? Comment by Frugini
• I did find some recipes that suggested cutting potatoes very thin and dehydrating them into chips. Since these would not be cooked, would dehydrated potatoes also be toxic? What about sweet potatoes?

  in Raw potatoes? Comment by Frugini
• I too need some way to force the spirulina down..the taste of it makes me want to vomit. But my significant other is convinced that we need to down a glass each every day so any good way to hide the taste is welcome! This site keeps surprising me, …

  in spirulina.. what to do with it? Comment by Frugini
• How diverse/ vegan friendly is your college? If it’s like mine, the dorms are not healthy-happy. I ended up moving to a vegan student cooperative because I was eating alone all the time, and that was very isolating for me. There was, however, a mini…

  in Raw in the dorms Comment by Frugini
• I saw that you mentioned Cru and couldn’t help posting…I was down in LA visiting family and my boyfriend took me there for my birthday. Best restaurant ever!!!! I had just been getting interested in raw food and it really turned us on to eating more…

  in Best Raw Restaurants Comment by Frugini
• I live in a radical student cooperative, where many of us are struggling to pay the monthly rent. In this community things like eating raw are considered bourgeois or elitist. I don’t know if anyone else has encountered this kind of prejudice, but I…

  in Affordable diet? Comment by Frugini
• Hey Jelibi, we are lucky enough to have a blender! We live in Eugene. We’ve been doing pretty well dumpstering. The other day I came across a pineapple!! It was a great day. We are both athletic and have some concerns about getting enough fats and p…

  in Affordable diet? Comment by Frugini
• Thanks so much for the advice. What kind of simple meals do you recommend? I often feel a little lost when I think about trying to plan an entire raw day, especially because my boyfriend has high caloric needs. Could you give an example of what you …

  in Affordable diet? Comment by Frugini
• I have just heard of master cleanse and have so many questions! First off, someone told me that it is not as good a cleanse as a juice fast and hard on your body. Is this true?

  in 10 day master cleanse Comment by Frugini