Breaking the fast

[margeaux]

Heya,

Sorry it took so long to get back to you--was just thinking yesterday, I should check in and see if anyone had questions about my instructions.

Aren't you in Cali, Sherry? If you have a Whole Foods Market close to you-they have everything. The lentils and spices are over in the bulk section.

The idlis & dosas I mentioned as accompaniment are made from the same basic "batter". They grind raw urad dal( which is the small, black on the outside/white on the inside split lentil) with water in a blender to a smooth consistancy, then add rice flour. Then it is left out in a warm room(no problem for their climate) to ferment overnight. It will almost double. It is then thinned if necessary to a medium batter. If they are making dosas, it is ladeled onto an oiled hot grill, or in a special flatish,wokish pan. The resulting *pancake* is very thin, crispy on the top & edges, yet kinda chewy in the center--they are heaven. They can sometimes be 12 " across and they are folded over with a smear of cooked potatoes, onions & spices inside, and are then called Masala Dosa. Unfortunately(for me here, although, now I am thinking of trying to find the steamer and have it sent here...) the idlis need a specially made, molded steel plate set that stacks in a pot over boiling water to be steamed. It's the same runny batter, just steamed in these molds.

If you go to my webpage on Flickr, you can see one of the best ones I had the last time I was in India-at a small little veg restaurant on the road. At my friends home they made them in a small saute pan.
cyas in the late Summer--happy juicing!!!

Margeaux



http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashkani/2257092211/

[Bobby]

Good Morning MC-ers!
I completed my MC yesterday (technically this morning as I did the tea last night and a final SWF this morning).

I took my probiotics just prior to my OJ/Grapefruit juice mix.

A question: Has anyone taken digestive enzymes to help the body adjust to food again?

I have a few very high-quality options provided by my nhcp.

Input from you experienced/senior members would be much appreciated.

Thank you, Bobby

[Elka]

Hi !
first day on OJ after 16 days on 3MC,this transformation is very hard for me. Getting stomach ache so I'm drinking between lemonade and lot of water.Elka

[Heidi000]

There are several probiotics and strngths on the market....any suggestions? And how should we take them with the OJ/grapefruit juice upon swf completion?: This is day 10, yay!
Thanks, Heidi

[msmac]

OK, I did the 10 day cleanse and feel great. I anticipate doing another longer cleanse later on. Yesterday I did the OJ then again this morning. I started my veggie soup sometime after noon. By 2:00 I couldn't stand it and ended up having broth with a few veggies and it was soooo yummy!

However, about an hour ago, I decided to have some more with a few more veggies, then more, then more again! I lost control! Now I am so stuffed and wondering if I messed up. My bowls are on the small side and I still did mostly broth with maybe 5 or 6 veggies in each bowl.

I am just so surprised I reacted the way I did because I did so well on the cleanse. I am hoping it's all ok mostly because it is veggie soup and probably the best thing I could stuff myself with in the scheme of things.

[ilovelamp]

ilovelamp- What a novel idea( eggplant garlic bread!) I can't wait to try it! I'm going to pick up the eggplant today. Do I have to do anything to the eggplant slices to prepare them for roasting? Thanks Much for the tip! I'm sure it will become a staple!

hello! no i just clean the eggplant, slice er up, put margarine on each slice with spices of your choice!
enjoy

[Sim]

msmac~Hi there! What you've experience is the excitement of returning to food! Don't worry...yes, you may have gone overboard, but since it was on broth and veggies, you can relax...as long as you didn't have an awful tummy ache and you got past it, you'll be fine. You didn't mess up but you did learn something about yourself Next time, you'll be very aware of what returning to food feels like and you'll be much more careful. Congratulations on a cleanse well-done!

Sherry and ilovelamp: y'know, you can make that "egglant garlic bread" in a totally raw way: instead of margarine, make your own "butter" by putting olive oil into an ice cube tray and freezing or refrigerating it. If you freeze it (for quicker use) you can then take the cubes out of the tray and put them in a baggie in the fridge for "butter" use. If you like flavored butter, you can add garlic, rosemary, or any other spices you like to the oil before you freeze or refrigerate it. Then you can spread it on the eggplant slices instead of margarine and put them in the dehydrator instead of the oven, until they're done to your liking. Sometimes I do this for a party appetizer with thin zucchini slices: after I spread the olive oil "butter", I roll up the slices and dehydrate. Yummy and my guests love these...I just have to warn them to not eat too many and spoil dinner appetites!

Hi Bobby and Heidi~I use a probiotic that is a vegetable-based capsule and needs no refrigeration. I've used both the one sold on this site and a common one in from the health food store. Both have worked equally well. If buying from the store, just make sure to read the label so that you're not buying an animal gelatin capsule. And I don't like the ones that require refrigeration because I never know where I might need to take them and I don't want to have to worry about a fridge. For a solid month after the cleanse, I take a probiotic in the morning and one at night, right from the first glass of OJ and continuing well after I'm back on good, solid raw food. For the record, I have had absolutely no digestive problems after coming off any of my four cleanses, three of which have been for 40 days or more.

Margeaux~ Oooh, I hope you see this! I made your soup, but I made it Raw in my Vitamix! The spices were incredible and the taste was nothing like anything I've ever had. I added some pitted dates and the result was a hot (spicy, not temp-wise), sweet-salty, piquant soup, poured over chopped tomatoes, green beans, red peppers and mushrooms. I am 100% raw so I didn't cook anything and didn't let it heat up, of course. Absolutely exotic and wonderful...thank you!

[Res]

My gosh Sim that recipe sounds AMAZING! You are quite the Chef.

Love,
~Res

[Sim]

Not yes, Res...but soon! Try the raw Sambar soup...it's even better, of course, the next day! Not for the faint-hearted, though. Wink wink!

[windy]

Hi all,
I'm on day 37 and reading all the posts about breaking the fast. I plan to go for the 30 raw day challenge. The fast has been great. Down 32 pounds and counting. Feeling great, almost hate to break the fast but 40 will be it.

My questions are about the days immediately following the fast. I plan to use predominately grapefruit juice initially, but do you need to worry about the calorie count? I've been doing about 7 glasses of LA daily, 8 if I went to the gym. Is everyone eating 10 or so grapefruits a day to try to keep from going into ketosis? I guess I could add some MS, but I thought the idea was to get the digestion cranked up again, not taking the sugar directly.

Does everyone really find it necessary to do the 1 for 4 day thing, in essence taking 10 days of juice for a 40 day fast? Do you not eat anything during that period?

As always thanks for the benefit of your experience.