The One Month RAW Challenge

[nanay]

Oh I forgot to tell you my raw cultured veggies story....

Yesterday I had a part of the day where I felt so tired and fuzzy headed. I was in the natural foods store and picked up a raw cultured veggie product by Rejuvenative Foods, they make a few different ones. Anyway, it was so good I could hardly stop eating it and ended up finishing off that jar that day and getting another jar today and doing the same thing. I noticed within 15 min of eating it my energy went up and my fuzzy head went away. I love this stuff! I have to learn how to make it. It helps restore good bacteria too. I'm sure you must of heard of it but if not google it....it's amazing stuff!
Anyone know how to make it? I'm googling that next.

Love, Nanay

[lima64]

what kind of cultured veggie. will you explain?

[MindUtopia]

Hi all,

I'm coming up on day 12 raw and I still really love it. I have to admit, I haven't been 100% raw (probably closer to 90% - I've had a couple glasses of wine and ate a few bites of non-raw snacks here and there). But I'm pleased with what I've been able to accomplish so far and I still much prefer raw to non-raw (and it certainly hasn't hurt to eat some non-raw food to remind me of that). I had a question though. I've read before about people who experience "healing crises" while eating raw. I started to come down with what feels like a cold a few days ago and started to wonder if that's what it is. I think probably it really is a cold since everyone around me is also sick. But I'm just curious if anyone has any info on healing crises as I'd be interested to read about it so I know what to expect if and when this happens in the future.

Thanks,
Karen

[cee3peeoh]

Hi Nanay, Cee3 , Res, and all~
Nanay, I was talking about the Raw movement outside this site. To my knowledge from all that I've read, and of course, I could be wrong, there are no raw foodist gurus who approve of or include raw meats in their diets. If you were to look through all our wonderful raw food recipe books, you will not find meats in the recipes. You may find tofu in some books that are partly raw, partly just vegetarian. Tofu is a staple for vegetarians but not for raw people. Years ago, I used to eat raw kibbe (made with ground lamb or ground beef) and steak tartare (which is also raw ground beef) and loved it...but aside from living this new lifestyle now, I don't think I'd chance it anymore with all the e.coli out there. And it somehow doesn't make sense to me that Raw foodists who put such an emphasis on assuring themselves good health would even think about eating raw meat. So if you or Cee3 or anyone can find info on raw meat in the Raw Movement diet, I'd be fascinated to read about it. And Nanay, CONGRATS on your extended cleanse!!!! FANTASTIC!!! You rock! It is no small thing and you deserve all the smiles we're sending you. Tell us what it felt like and tell us what the best part was for you. And how wonderful of you to help evacuees. Our hearts are with you out there in California.

And cee3, you too! Day 14 and going strong...good for you!

Res, freedom and discovery are what life is all about...yay!
And yes, you are Number One, as cee3peeoh so clearly stated.
I think we'd all agree on that
Although there's salt in nama shoyu, the dehydrated veggies seem to come out differently when I soak them in the shoyu than when I just sprinkle them with Celtic. Maybe it's the liquid that keeps them just a bit less dried out. Try both methods for the same amount of time and see how it works for you. I'm curious. My best results came from soaking sweet potato chips in nama and olive oil, then drying them off and sprinkling them heavily with nutritional yeast. They were the best snack! Of course, I ate them all waaaaay too quickly.

With what little time that I've had, I've not found any information on raw meat either......although I was very curious about someone's perspective on this....I totally agree with the EColi or any bacteria scare with raw meat. Tried it once in my lifetime and NO THANKS! Thanks Sim for rooting me on and the support....although I had to work all day yesterday and fell short....I'm back on track today.....I won't count yesterday as a "real" cleanse day.

I just purchased some Nama Shoya this week and when the cleanse is over I'm gonna try some of these dehydrated veggies....seems like they can make for some great wraps.

Has anyone tried dehydrating polenta? Found some a while ago and dehydrated them basted with crushed garlic in olive oil and made some raw tortillas.....only the edges crisped and the rest were chewy....they came out great and the flavor of all the ingredients were just out of this world. FRESH AND RAW.....WHAT A GREAT FLAVOR SENSATION!

Oh yeah.....has anyone heard of or know where to buy (I've looked) Maca Powder that is already gelatanized....or has the gelatin properties removed. The sites that I've found don't make a distinction. I spoke and met this guy last week at a vegetarian exposition and he told me that such a thing exists. I've had such a hard time in the past making smoothies and adding MACA because it makes the smoothies too thick.

[cee3peeoh]

Hi all,

I'm coming up on day 12 raw and I still really love it. I have to admit, I haven't been 100% raw (probably closer to 90% - I've had a couple glasses of wine and ate a few bites of non-raw snacks here and there). But I'm pleased with what I've been able to accomplish so far and I still much prefer raw to non-raw (and it certainly hasn't hurt to eat some non-raw food to remind me of that). I had a question though. I've read before about people who experience "healing crises" while eating raw. I started to come down with what feels like a cold a few days ago and started to wonder if that's what it is. I think probably it really is a cold since everyone around me is also sick. But I'm just curious if anyone has any info on healing crises as I'd be interested to read about it so I know what to expect if and when this happens in the future.

Thanks,
Karen

Hi Karen, I'm no expert but your body is probably detoxing some as you're adding in foods that are highly nutritious and it's probably pushing out the bad stuff (and dancing the happy dance because you're giving it wonderful things) that's in there and resulting in a cold. Just my 2 cents.

[nanay]

what kind of cultured veggie. will you explain?

Lima: Cultured veggies are foods like saurkraut and kim chi (korean). Which is basically cabbage shredded which put in a jar or crock, covered and left to ferment for a period of time. The good bacteria take over and partially digest it so that the cabbage or other veggies get soft and have kind of a vinegary flavor. Keifer is another cultured food. From what I've read, every culture has them. Google cultured foods, veggies, Donna Gates, and Jordan Rubin for a place to start.

Mindutopia: That's great about loving the raw life...i am really enjoying it too, altho' i'm only on day 7 this time around. There is a good article in the newbies section about healing crises. I think of every "cold" as a healing crises. It's a way for your body to dump any toxins it can.

In the book, "Feeling Buried Alive Never Die", a cold could relate to: "unkind feelings toward someone, confusion in the home, confusion in life, belief in seasonal sickness". I mention that because I notice for myself that there's usually an emotional component that goes with my sickness or healing crises. Hope that helps!

Here's my food love of the day: I made a raw soup that was almost like a green gazpacho...it was soooo good and satisfying! I started with Victoria Boutenko's Green Soup: a handful of red leaf lettuce, juice of 1/2 a large lemon, 1/4 avo, 1/2 a yellow bell pepper....and added 1 celery chopped, garlic, basil, sea salt, stevia-----blended smooth in the vitamixer.......chopped cucumber, tomato and avo in my bowl and poured the blended mix over it and sprinkled cayenne on top.....mmmmm!

Would love to hear what you all are eating these days too!

Love, Nanay

P. S. Hey TeePee, thanks for the info about the geographic tongue....i gotta look that up! Glad to hear it gets better cause i like those foods.

[CitrusB]

hi to all- although i am not at the pt. where i am willing to do the 30 month challenge i have really made a huge difference in how i am eating each day- the mornings&afternoons i eat mostly raw-ie: green fruit smoothies for brkfst and mainly veg&nut salads for the afternoon- i have also purchased the Lydia raw crackers & Lara bars which i really enjoy - i stop eating completely raw at dinner w/soups & garlic sproutedwheat no flour bread or a rice dish with steamed veg.its all going ok for now but i have one prob+ question about the almond milk- i attempted to make it several times & it comes out with little pieces in it- am i supposed to blanch the almonds & take of the skin? b/c there is always brown floating in it which is a little strange- any suggstions would be helpful again thanks to everyone who contibutes here-so helpful!

[Sunnyshine]

Hello there!
So I haven't been 100% raw, but I have been able to stick to about 90% raw. I was all raw for the frist 8 days after my MC and then I caved. It hurt! So I pulled myself together and decided that allowing myself a few cooked meals per week would work well for me. So far it has, but I have noticed that when I do eat a cooked meal I really need to do the SWF the next morning. If not, I'm sluggish the next day, but when I do I feel as wonderful as if I'd only eaten raw food.

I've had lots of fun preparing raw food! I've offered samples to my friends and co-workers and everyone thinks the food is delicious! Many of them have asked me for info and I refer them to this site! I know I get tons of inspiration and encouragement from all of you!

Thanks!!

[tigerrr]

Hi Raw foodies !

I am just finishing up day 40 - can't quite believe i had it in me to reach 40 days! Tomorrow- i have decided not to drink OJ as i feel it will be too acidic for my sensitive bowels and tummy so replacing it with organic carrot, apple,and celery freshly juiced as it's far more gentle. I think I will stay on that for at least 3 days and then make some veg juices, if all is well i will move on to soups and then maybe by day 5 solid fruit and veg. I am reading 'detox your world' www.shazzie.com she's inspired me so much to go 100% raw i'm just cant wait to taste it and start making delicious yummy raw recipies! Has anyone eaten any raw chocolate?

Peace, Love, and Light

tigerrr xxxxxxxxxxxx

[MindUtopia]

nanay...which product did you get from Rejuvenative Foods? I looked at their website and it seems they have several cultured veggie products. Me, I'm on a kim chi kick this weekend. I've been loving kim chi rolled in nori.