*After The Cleanse*

[skinnyminnie]

'Mornin, everyone! I'm on day 7 and fee FANTASTIC! BEST thing I've ever done! Now I'm not saying it was east as you all know....that cramping from the tea is the pits and the SWF ~ well, let's just say I can hardly wait until Day 10! But it DOES get better as each day goes by. Today was a breeze although I'm still not too crazy about the taste!

I'm almost finished! Three more days to go! And I'm changing my entire way of eating too! I've already ordered four books from AMAZON (free shipping!) and watch every day hoping to see them at my doorstep! But what's this 'DEHYDRATOR" I hear everyone talking about and do I need one? What does it do? How much does it cost? Is it worth it?

[Sim]

Res~
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BIG "E"!!!!!!!
Now you're in for some adventure....be careful, though. You don't want to turn out like some of the rest of us: with a chair permanently placed in front of it, nibbling at the goodies because they're so good and it's so hard to wait for them to come out!!!

And Res, which model VitaMix do you have? Is the 4500 sufficient or is the one with the variable speed really better? (the 5000, I think). Hey, if I'm going to put myself in the poor house, what's another $100? TeePee has me buying the Breville Citrus Juicer, now the VitaMix (I did indeed burn out my blender last night grinding flax), AND Alissa Cohen's book and DVD....Oh my.

And does anyone know if Bob's Red Mill Organic Golden Flaxseed Meal, purchased at Wild Oats, qualifies as a "legal" product to use instead of grinding your own flaxseed? The ingredients just say "ground flaxseed"...

Okay, so I had a horrible experiment result: I made my own matzoh and it was possibly the worst tasting stuff ever! The recipe supposedly produces something that is closest to what the Hebrews had when they strapped that dough on their backs and headed out of Egypt! Poor things...if that's true, then not only were they headed into the wilderness, but they had these awful crackers for bread, too! I'm trying a different recipe today because the thought of eating these is just too much to bear. Ah, all in a day's work.

[mtmouse]

And does anyone know if Bob's Red Mill Organic Golden Flaxseed Meal, purchased at Wild Oats, qualifies as a "legal" product to use instead of grinding your own flaxseed? The ingredients just say "ground flaxseed"...

Don't know, but that's what I've been using and I ain't dead yet!

I buy it from a place that keeps it in the cooler and store it in the freezer, BTW. I also keep the rosemary crackers, rye bagels, crusts and other stuff with it in the fridge or freezer, even after drying. Flaxseed goes bad fast and I don't want to push the envelope.

[Res]

This is quick cause i'm at work: take a peek at this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...es/4462364.stm

[Svetlana]

This is quick cause i'm at work: take a peek at this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...es/4462364.stm

Amazing Article! This inspires me more and more to go raw waiting for my Raw volution book to come =) Thanks for the link Res!

[mtmouse]

Alissa Cohen's site has a "one month raw challenge". Maybe we should all try it!

[pinkdervish]

Hello again everyone! Thought I would post this bit of information from the www.WonderfullyWhole.com website on how the foods are dried. I know some of you had been contemplating purchasing a dehydrator, but thought you may want to read this first. Just trying to offer any help I can.
Yours in good health

How are the Wholefood Farmacy foods dried?
Some of our foods are made from whole food ingredients which are preserved through a specialized drying process known as lyophylization in sublimated water vapor. This process involves drying in a low temperature AND low pressure environment. With this process, enzymes, nutrition, shape, and flavor are retained.

Because lyophilization is the most complex and expensive form of drying, its use is usually restricted to delicate, heat-sensitive materials of high value. Lyophilization is a process which extracts the water from foods and other products so that the foods or products remain stable and are easier to store at room temperature (ambient air temperature).

Lyophilization is carried out using a simple principle of physics called sublimation. Sublimation is the transition of a substance from the solid to the vapor state, without first passing through an intermediate liquid phase.

[Res]

Kathy I LOVE the idea of the "one month raw challenge". I mean really. If *anyone* can do the Master Cleanse they can eat raw for a month!

The key word for me is "avocado".

Let's coordinate this! It's going to have to be after Easter though. Until then I'll be mostly raw, probably about 85%.

Love,
~Res

p.s. THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY

[mtmouse]

I'm with you! I'm eating about 94% raw now. A bite here, a bite there ... But really, the cooked stuff holds very little interest for me now and it's mostly just a stray thought (or occasionally poor planning).

Anyway, let's revisit it in a week or two and then see what we want to do about it. We could have our own thread! LOL.

[pinkdervish]

In response to Res' key word: avacado... I have a very interesting article about avacadoes that I came across recently. I had no idea that avacadoes posessed so much healing power. I also LOVE avacadoes and make fresh guacamole almost every day. Happy Eating!

http://www.phmiracleliving.com/RanchoAvorado.htm