Friday, March 9, 2012
I want to go on a raw food diet but I'm scared that I am going to lose a lot of weight. I am 5'3 and 115 pounds and I would like to stay that way. Is there a way I can maintain this weight on a raw diet?|||It's not a diet - it's more a way of life. If you eat a raw food diet only then you will be taking in a lot of nuts and to be quite honest the food I've eaten at raw food dinners has been amazing and nutrient packed! We have a restaurant by us who does raw food theme nights - Complete mexican nights and chinese food nights...it's insane! So there is a lot of food that you can eat on a raw food diet plus a lot of dessert you can eat as well. Plus you can eat more because you are digesting everything easier and you will be more hungry because the food goes through you so quickly.
Just learn how to do it right. Check out the guy at the site below - he doesn't look undernourished eh?|||Hi Liz-- When i was diagnosed with breast cancer 11 years ago I immediately changed my diet to all raw foods. I hadn't expected to lose weight but I immediately lost 10 pounds. I didn't want to lose any more at 110 pounds so I started eating more raw foods -- more calories and that did it. i still maintain the same weight today after these 11 years on raw foods at 108 pounds which is perfect for me at 5'5 1/2". BTW I'm in perfect health also from my raw food diet. Never sick, sleep 5 hours a night never have to worry about weight gian or loss, tons of energy and lots more. I eat greens, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Not a lot of nuts but occasionally in a nut crust from a raw apple pie and a handful of raw cashews now and then for example. I think it's all about the total calories as far as weight loss and gain goes. Nurse Sue|||A raw vegan diet is the most healthy diet that one can consume! When we are eating how nature intended us to eat (raw fruits, veggies, nuts.....), our bodies will balance itself out. You may lose some weight in the beginning especially if you are not used to eating that kind of food but as long as you are consuming enough calories and a variety of foods, you should be just fine. Good luck --- you are on your way to feeling the most amazing then you can imagine!|||it depends on what type of raw food like if you mean fruits and vegetables and cold cuts than you may lose a little bit of weight but raw meat is unhealthy and nasty i don't recommend it
The Raw Food Diet includes fruit, vegtables, cheese and meat. And run 5 miles everyday. I'm 5'2 and I weigh 150 pounds.
Please tell me a number not what I can do.|||It really depends on your calorie intake. You will most likely loose 2-3 pounds per week if you limit your calories by eating 100% raw foods, with a big emphasis on raw fruits and vegetables. In six weeks you could expect to lose between 12 and 18 pounds. Best of luck to you!
I'm looking to buy whole sale chicken wings for a company just making bone and raw food for dogs. Where can I get this either on the internet or locally in NJ?|||COSCO, sam's club or smart and final!!!|||omg COSCO! Wow I have never seen such a big back a chips in my life..|||well at nebraska we get that stuff at our local hy-vee|||costco or sam's club|||Smart and Final|||I'm sure your phone book has a bunch of wholesale food distributors in your area|||I think you just have to check in your phone book under wholesale meats. You would have to buy a large amount. That's how they give the discounts, based on the amount of your order. Talk to some of your local restaurant owners. They might help you out. They have nothing to lose in divulging their wholesalers.
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I would like imput from someone who has tried the vegan raw food diet....
I currently weigh 124 lbs 5' 2'' and I am wondering how fast OR how much can you lose weight with the vegan raw food diet?|||you need proteins you need proper food or you will be full of stretch marks|||That is up to your body metabolism as to how much and how quickly you can reduce weight.
Concentrate on How much and how to reduce weight. The time frame will automatically get answered once you focus your action plan.Include as much salad and fruits in your diet.
Drink lots of water throughout the day, especially before meal. Do not drink water in during meals. Always sit and have water.
If for any reason you have to eat outside, always have a glass full of water so that you are left with little space to eat. Order some soup and salad first and then some low calorie diet.
Take a small plate so that it looks full when filled with food and gives a psychological impression that you are having plenty of food.
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I'm looking at travel safety tips. I know these places are dangerous, especially cause of malaria, but "Avoid raw salads or unpeeled fruit". what for? e. coli?|||Probably more based on pest control chemicals, so even if it's the same fruits, the ones being exported are probably washed and cleaned more I'd assume.
A good clean is all they need I believe, but it's often faster and easier to peel than clean.|||My experience is : depends on what water it was washed with|||Actually, you are always supposed to wash your fruit before eating it if you plan to eat it unpeeled. Even in America, you should wash your fruit, because there are pesticides on it.
Keep in mind that safety tips tend to operate on the side of caution, so they'll tell you to "avoid eating x" to eliminate the possibility of getting ill from it, but the warnings are not always as urgent as they seem.
I am trying to switch to a raw diet but every recipe i find has lots of things in it that I don't know what are, and probably will not be able to find in my small town. I need tasty recipes using common food items.|||There's a book by Jennifer Cornbleet on easy raw recipes for one or two. Many vegan shopping sites do have raw items, and there's also a raw foods website, www.naturalzing.com. There's also a website called From Sad to Raw that has fairly simple raw recipes.|||This is a brand new Vegan book I think you'd really enjoy.
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I have found the recioes to be easy and pronouncable!
good luck!|||here is a yummy dessert
Raw- Date Nut Torte
Base of Torte:
2 cups raisins
2 cups walnuts
Frosting:
1 cup dates, pitted and soaked
1/2 lemon, juiced
For Base:
In food processor, combine raisins and walnuts and blend until well blended and moist. (this will take a few min and you may see it forming a ball. Just make sure the raisins come out looking like a fudgey mixture and are not still grainy)
Remove from processor and mold onto a plate in a round circle about 1 1/2 in thick.
For Frosting:
In a food processor, combine dates and lemon juice until smooth and creamy.
Spread the frosting on top of the torte
Raw- Fudge Balls- These are to die for! They taste like fudge!
2 cups dates, pitted and soaked
2 cups almond butter
1/2 cup carob powder or raw carob powder
1. IN a food processor, blend the dates to a smooth paste.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and process until smooth.
3. Remove from processor and form into round balls.
Raw- Spicy Cucumber Peppadew Salad
serves 4 Active time:10min
my store has peppadews in the salad bar as well as in jars by the pickles.
1/2 cucumber, cut in 1/4 in dice
1/4 cup peppadews, cut into thin match like strips
1/2 of 10oz pkg matchstix carrots
2 Tbs basting oil
juice of 1 lemon (2-3 Tbs)
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine cucumber, peppadews, and carrots in medium bowl.
Add basting oil and lemon juice, toss to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Raw- Strawberry - Banana Pie
ngredients:
1-1.5 cups soaked almonds
0.5 cups dates
1 tsp. cinnamon
0.5 tsp. nutmeg
0.25 cup orange juice
3 pints strawberries
4 bananas
0.125 cup fresh shredded coconut
Instructions
1. Freeze 2 pints of the strawberries and 2 bananas
2. Blend almonds, dates, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange juice in a food processor.
3. Form the blended mixture into a pie crust in a 9 inch pie dish.
4. Process the frozen fruit to a sorbet consistency in a Champion juicer using the blank plate.
5. Slice up the remaining strawberries and bananas.
6. Layer the sorbet and fruit slices over the pie crust.
7. Decorate with coconut.
Remarks on the recipe:
1) It's an excellent pie - I had a chance to eat some at an earlier meeting.
2) In step 4, you can use a blender instead of a Champion juicer. Just let the fruit thaw some before putting it in blender.
Raw Sweet Corn Salad w Avacado Dressing
1 large ear of raw sweet corn
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1 large ripe tomato, diced
3 Tbs. parsley, minced (45 mil.)
1 celery stalk, diced
1/4 cup sweet red onion, chopped (60 mil.)
1 head leaf lettuce
1 ripe avocado
1 lemon, juiced
Wash all vegetables. Remove kernels of corn from cob, dice tomato,
dice celery, chop red pepper and onion, and mince the parsley.
Combine in a bowl, cover and set in refrigerator while preparing
avocado dressing.
Mash the avocado until smooth, add the lemon juice until a creamy
consistency is obtained.
Place leaf lettuce on a plate, spread with avocado mixture, top
with raw sweet corn salad.
Raw Tacos I call them Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1/2 of an avocado
3 slices green pepper
2 slices each red and yellow pepper
1 full slice of an onion
1/2 cup broccoli and cauliflower florets
pico de gallo
salsa
lemon juice
garlic powder
salt
3 pieces romaine, green leaf, or red leaf lettuce
Directions:
Mash the avocado in a bowl. Chop 1 slice of green pepper and half the onion slice and add these to the avocado. Season to taste with lemon juice, garlic powder, and salt, thus making raw guacamole. Cut the remaining peppers into long pieces.
To assemble, put a layer of guacamole down, followed by the pico, peppers, onion, broccoli, and cauliflower. Top with salsa and fold in the back and roll up sides.
Serves: 3
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Raw Tuna Fish
3 Cups Raw Walnuts
3 Tbsp Lemon Juice
3 Tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 Tsp Tamari
2 Cloves Garlic
Soak walnuts for at least 6 hours (you can put in the fridge in a jar overnite)
Drain walnuts completely
Put all into a Food Process - with the S-blade.
Scape sides down a few times
Until you get to the consistency you want
Add Parsley & Onions to it after it is done
Raw-Eggplant and Avocado Salad
(serves 4)
鈥?1 Large Eggplant
鈥?2 or 3 Ripe-But-Firm Ripe Avocados
鈥?2 garlic cloves, chopped finely
鈥?1/2 Red Onion, chopped finely
鈥?Juice of 3 Lemons
鈥?4 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
鈥?Dulse Flakes and Pepper to Taste
鈥?2 Tsp. Raw Honey
1. Pare and dice eggplant. Place in a deep bowl and immediately cover with cold water acidulated with juice of 1 lemon.
2. Whisk together: oil, garlic, dulse flakes, pepper and juice of 1 lemon. Set aside.
3. Peel and dice avocados. Place in bowl and toss immediately with juice of 1 lemon.
4. Drain eggplant and combine with avocados. Add chopped onion.
5. Whisk dressing again and add to mixture. Toss gently.
6. Set aside for about 15 minutes. Chill if desired.
7. Before serving, toss gently again and sprinkle with honey.|||I can pronounce carrots and green peppers pretty easily. Do you have a lisp or something?
You don't need weird foods or even recipes. Raw food means uncooked. Your basic salad without additives. My brother did a raw food diet for about 3 weeks to clear out his system while they tried to determine what he was allergic to. Everything came from his personal garden. His allergy turns out to be an additive that they spray on many grocery store foods to retain color.
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