Raw Food Advice and Recipes Greatly Appreciated

[laurenspeak]

Peter,
I'd like to thank you for all your support and this wonderful site. I really appreciate your posts on motivation, clarification, recommended books, etc. I saw the one you sent on the green smoothies. Can't wait to try one.

Was wondering if you could recommend (or perhaps you have already...there are sooo many posts on this site) a couple good books or websites to start out with, as I'm considering going a "raw" vegan lifestyle. I'm looking for specifics.

Also, you are so knowledgeable. If you don't mind, what is your background?
Do you do any type of speaking engagements? Keep us posted on a future retreat.
Lauren

[peanutterb]

Found this post by peter from oct 14th 04 in the breaking your fast thread. how this helps laurenspeak.

"Congratulations on your cleanse! Smiley

Check out the recipes on the recipe page by clicking on the Website Home link at the top of the page and at the other various raw food sites listed below:

http://rawfoodfocus.com/

http://www.rawfamily.com/recipes.htm

http://www.fresh-network.com/recipes/index.htm

That should get you started. Wink

Peter "

[laurenspeak]

Thank you very much. I'll have lots of fun making these recipes I'm sure. I love to cook/bake. I was wondering, when going off the cleanse do I still do a 500-700 kcal day for 3 days or do I slowly build up to my normal energy needs. I previously followed the MC with one day of just juice and then preceded to normal after as my mother-in-law was in town and she has a hard time with me being a "picky eater" so I compromised (to myself and her) by starting my first lunch out with eating a large bowl of soup: had cream/milk & I'm sure had plenty of sodium... and I didn't shy away from milk or cheese which was predominant at every meal) Not great! That's why I'm back on the cleanse b/c the cheese led me on a roll of eating not so healthy for about a week just like chocolate/sugar intake often does to me
( I try just a bit and get addicted to this "forbidden food&quot. I pretty much was back to normal kcal intake the 2nd day.

[peanutterb]

i donno... but from what i've read it takes a while for your metaobilism as well as your stomach to readjust so it's good to take it slow. your stomach doesn't need as much food now either, so you can eat smaller portions and be satisfied. it's good to take it easy with your metabolism cus now it's slow and you could put on alot of weight very quickly if you jump back into eating too quickly, especially eating badly. plus it might hurt your belly, make you nauseous and gassy.

[ajim]

i want to give a salad recipe,you can try it

Ingredients:
1/2 cup canola oil

1/3 cup tarragon vinegar

1 tablespoon white sugar

1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 (8 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and quartered

5 cups romaine lettuce - rinsed, dried, and chopped

1 red bell pepper, cut into strips

1 carrot, grated

1 red onion, thinly sliced

1/4 cup black olives

1/4 cup pitted green olives

1/2 cucumber, sliced

2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese

ground black pepper to taste

Directions

In a medium container with a lid, mix canola oil, tarragon vinegar, sugar, thyme, dry mustard, and garlic. Cover, and shake until well blended. Place artichoke hearts into the mixture, cover, and marinate in the refrigerator 4 hours, or overnight.
In a large bowl, toss together lettuce, red bell pepper, carrot, red onion, black olives, green olives, cucumber, and Romano cheese. Season with pepper. Pour in the artichoke and marinade mixture, and toss to coat.