Comments on: Has anyone been on the totally raw food diet? http://rawfoodistguide.com/has-anyone-been-on-the-totally-raw-food-diet.htm Raw Foods Guide and Reviews | Questions and Answers Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JenasaurusX http://rawfoodistguide.com/has-anyone-been-on-the-totally-raw-food-diet.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1092 JenasaurusX Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:44:26 +0000 http://rawfoodistguide.com/has-anyone-been-on-the-totally-raw-food-diet.htm#comment-1092 I am newly "raw". I was 100% for a couple weeks and felt really great, but something was missing. I added some sprouted grains and eat cooked beans a few times a week and that seems to be working perfectly for me (letting the beans germinate and grains sprout makes them more digestable and can even raise the nutritional value). My husband has been having tougher time with it - he's about 75% raw. In the past year I have gone from eating like CRAP to completely turning my nutritional life around. I think I needed to go to the opposite extreme so that I could settle somewhere comfortable. Once I get settled in a new, healthy routine I see myself eating loads of fresh fruits and veggies and the occasional stews, soups, breads and other healthy foods. Eating raw has helped me to see how much junk I was eating and I thought I was a pretty healthy eater! No more processed sugar ("organic" sugar and "turbinado" sugar is still processed sugar!). No more margarine with every other meal, even if it's Earth balance. No more cooking everything to mush. I have a good arselnal of raw recipes that I can use. I have reached a point where a baked potato loaded with salsa or some corn tortillas are a big treat. That's pretty rad and I know I couldn't have gotten to this point if I hadn't made the plunge to go raw. Give it a try for a week and see what a difference it can make. I am newly "raw". I was 100% for a couple weeks and felt really great, but something was missing. I added some sprouted grains and eat cooked beans a few times a week and that seems to be working perfectly for me (letting the beans germinate and grains sprout makes them more digestable and can even raise the nutritional value). My husband has been having tougher time with it – he’s about 75% raw. In the past year I have gone from eating like CRAP to completely turning my nutritional life around. I think I needed to go to the opposite extreme so that I could settle somewhere comfortable. Once I get settled in a new, healthy routine I see myself eating loads of fresh fruits and veggies and the occasional stews, soups, breads and other healthy foods. Eating raw has helped me to see how much junk I was eating and I thought I was a pretty healthy eater! No more processed sugar ("organic" sugar and "turbinado" sugar is still processed sugar!). No more margarine with every other meal, even if it’s Earth balance. No more cooking everything to mush. I have a good arselnal of raw recipes that I can use. I have reached a point where a baked potato loaded with salsa or some corn tortillas are a big treat. That’s pretty rad and I know I couldn’t have gotten to this point if I hadn’t made the plunge to go raw. Give it a try for a week and see what a difference it can make.

]]> By: mzbryana http://rawfoodistguide.com/has-anyone-been-on-the-totally-raw-food-diet.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1093 mzbryana Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:44:26 +0000 http://rawfoodistguide.com/has-anyone-been-on-the-totally-raw-food-diet.htm#comment-1093 no. . .I am vegetarian. .but my dog is on raw :) no. . .I am vegetarian. .but my dog is on raw :)

]]> By: Tia R http://rawfoodistguide.com/has-anyone-been-on-the-totally-raw-food-diet.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1094 Tia R Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:44:26 +0000 http://rawfoodistguide.com/has-anyone-been-on-the-totally-raw-food-diet.htm#comment-1094 I have for about a year, but I couldn't meet the nutritional needs and decided having cooked food was okay. I wanted to still be a vegan after that, but my parents forced me to be vegetarian unless I wanted to eat meat. Yeah right, I chose the vegetarian option. I have for about a year, but I couldn’t meet the nutritional needs and decided having cooked food was okay. I wanted to still be a vegan after that, but my parents forced me to be vegetarian unless I wanted to eat meat. Yeah right, I chose the vegetarian option.

]]> By: zenhippiechick http://rawfoodistguide.com/has-anyone-been-on-the-totally-raw-food-diet.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1095 zenhippiechick Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:44:26 +0000 http://rawfoodistguide.com/has-anyone-been-on-the-totally-raw-food-diet.htm#comment-1095 No but you will get sick of it. You should just incorporate MORE of those things in your diet with a little but of complex carbs :) No but you will get sick of it. You should just incorporate MORE of those things in your diet with a little but of complex carbs :)

]]> By: maryhasalilly http://rawfoodistguide.com/has-anyone-been-on-the-totally-raw-food-diet.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1096 maryhasalilly Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:44:26 +0000 http://rawfoodistguide.com/has-anyone-been-on-the-totally-raw-food-diet.htm#comment-1096 Yes, for 7 months, 100% raw. I am a certified raw food teacher now through Alissa Cohen. In a raw food diet, you can also have sprouted grains. Raw Chili is the best! It is made with sprouted barley as the "meat" of the chili. It's easy to do, and EXTREMEMLY healthy! Yes, for 7 months, 100% raw. I am a certified raw food teacher now through Alissa Cohen. In a raw food diet, you can also have sprouted grains.

Raw Chili is the best! It is made with sprouted barley as the "meat" of the chili.

It’s easy to do, and EXTREMEMLY healthy!

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