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• Yeah we're in process of building our garden right now so once we get that goin I"m sure it'll be easier. Thanks for the input

  in is there any way to make juicing affordable? Comment by graceinyaface
• maybe you could try organic corn. i know it's not great to eat it all the time but i'm sure every once in a while wouldn't hurt.

  in How to make a sauce with creamy texture without all that fat... ? Comment by graceinyaface
• yeah i've been reading a lot on there but it's only positive feedback, which isn't a bad thing, but sometimes you want the whole story. I know it couldn't have been raw incredible energy from day 1. i mean there had to be some kind of detox involove…

  in the good and the bad Comment by graceinyaface
• I personally gained weight on raw food...making me a bit more overweight than I was before. I think everyone is different. Some people thrive on raw food and some don't. After giving low fat, low fruit 100% raw a valiant effort I found 100% is just …

  in Can you be fat? Comment by graceinyaface
• my fave is jicama fries. just peel and slice the jicama into french fry shapes...I think i added chili powder, a little nama, cumin, lime and some other seasonings and left them in the dehydrator for about an hour. So freaking good

  in What to do with a Jicama? Comment by graceinyaface
• I don't know if anyone has suggested this because I didn't have time to read all the replys but if you are seriously interested in nutrition, I would recommend reading The China Study. It's the bigges and most comprehensive sudy on nutrition ever do…

  in My foray into raw eating Comment by graceinyaface
• okay, i'm obviously not a dude but I can relate to this. I went vegan about a year ago after being pescatarian for about 8 years. For the past 6 months or so I was doing high raw vegan. For the past year, sex simply hasn't interested me, which is ve…

  in Where did my sex drive go!?? (men please reply) Comment by graceinyaface
• I don't personally know of an official culinary school of raw food that is recognized as anything reputable. There are lots of places that will "certify" you as a raw food chef, but what does that mean? nothing, really. I believe what really makes o…

  in Raw Chef-ism Comment by graceinyaface
• maybe i will try to soak them - just to see what happens. I tried to blend them with pretty much the same stuff you suggested and I ended up with something resembling baby food. It was really good, but it turn out as pea puree. Thanks for the sugges…

  in raw split pea soup??? Comment by graceinyaface
• mmmm....raw brussel sprouts. I haven't thought of that and it sounds absolutely delicious. The worm....not so much. I probably would have thrown up. Were the brussels organic? b/c if so you can at least delight in the fact that the worm probably was…

  in HELP! My first gross-out experience... Comment by graceinyaface
• I totally agree with waterbaby about just relaxing during this process. If you overwhelm yourself it can be very daunting. I know it's not hard, because if you're at all like me you all the information you can get which is good but gets very confusi…

  in Glamazon needs your RAW info, advice and wisdom Comment by graceinyaface
• waterbaby, I think I've probably been using less salt than normal...I thought about that. I've been drinking lots of green juices with chard, kale, and dandelion greens (not necissarily together) and I heard somewhere today that because of all the f…

  in swollen body!!! what to do? Comment by graceinyaface
• I've seen tamarinds and always wondered about them....how do you actually go about eating them? they look like a brown bark covered pea pod right?

  in too many dates? Comment by graceinyaface
• Thank you so much for all of your wonderful comments! I feel so much better...I'm literally smiling right now. It's good to know I'm not the only either. Yay! You guys rawk!

  in too many dates? Comment by graceinyaface
• Thank you so much for all of your comments and advice. The past fews days at work have not been super easy but they haven't been as hard as I thought they would be. I figured out that if I just don't taste anything I won't feel the need to keep on t…

  in raw discipline Comment by graceinyaface