Lisa:)

Hey :) So I've been raw since 10 months now and vegan for 2.5 years. Before going raw I absolutely loved vegetable based soups, creamy ones, those with veggie stock, with legumes... everything. And I knew what herbs and spices to use to make it taste good. Same goes for my daily raw salads and dips. But I'm missing my soups. I've tried making raw soups by following recipes of others, experimenting on my own... yet, every time the result was disgusting to me and Idk why. I have a high speed blender that makes them smooth and creamy and can slightly warm them up, that's not the problem.. and I know which herbs and spices I usually like in soups and salads.. but something just tastes WRONG and disgusting about blended savory veggies. For example, I might blend mushrooms or carrots or tomatoes and then I add celery (as a savory component) and fresh and dried herbs, e.g. parsley, cumin, cilantro, basil, oregano, dill, thyme, tumeric.. Maybe I should add some lemon juice as s sour component? Or do you have any tips for more creaminess without adding lots of fats? I've noticed fat sources are a tasty addition but I don't want to go overt on fats either. Maybe it's also because the soup isn't HOT like I ussd to love my non raw soups. Non raw souls that had gotten cold tasted disgusting to me as well. But then I'll never be able to enjoy soups again :( Becaise now, after months of being raw, ALL cooked foods taste bland and disgusting to me, so I can't occassionally enjoy a non raw soup either. Any advice?

But then in a paper bag with some ripe apples at a warm place. Apples and bananas produce ethylen to ripen, and ripe fruit produces more than unripe fruit. Warmth (not heat!) speeds up the process. You can ripen other fruit like mangoes and avocadoes like that as well. Also, always have ripe an unripe fruit on hand. Don't buy new bananas just after you've eaten the last ripe one. Buy new ones while you still have ripe ones so you have ripe bananas at home while the next bunch ripens.

Just add more chickpeas and tahini? :)

As I said, I think everyone has preferences so maybe you just don't like apples. I also only like varieties which are slightly sour. Today's fruit that you buy in the supermarket today is sweeter than it used to be centuries ago, so I don't like these overly sweet modern varieties like the Pink Lady apple either. However, if you can you should try apples from a local farmer or if there are apple trees in the neighbourhood, pick one there if you can. These apples (or this applies for any fruit) tastes so much better than those from the supermarkets. The flavor is much more intense.

You can very well live on some staple fruit and occasionally add others. I think everyone does that, eating more of their fav fruit or of whatsin season and inexpensive. Don't you think? You could check if you get all the nutrients with a calorie counter like chronometer. It all depends on if you get your micronutrients. For example, my current (!) staples are apples (okay, these are the only all year staples for me cause I love them too much), apricots (in season), and berries. But I also eat lots of veggies abd leafy greens of course, actually more than fruit. My mom on the other hand, lives off of mostly bananas and melons (also on season) which I both don't like as much but eat occasionally. Everyone has preferences and that's okay.