Guest guest Posted March 16, 2003 Report Share Posted March 16, 2003 I have just started the raw diet, and I feel hungry all the time. I was wondering if anyone knows if the energy/power drink is allowed on the raw. The drink I used to take is called the ultimate burn orange explode before i went on raw. Any comments or advice would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Hi, I don't know about your energy drink but you do have to eat lots and lots of fruit and veges to get the calories you are used to when raw. I was going to ask everyone what they eat for breaskfast. Today I was going to eat an entire musk melon to get a normal calorie level but half way through couldn't go any furthur. Perhaps it just takes practice. I fill up on dates, bananas and avocados. Wendy rawfood , " doll8090 " <doll8090> wrote: > I have just started the raw diet, and I feel hungry all the time. I > was wondering if anyone knows if the energy/power drink is allowed on > the raw. The drink I used to take is called the ultimate burn orange > explode before i went on raw. Any comments or advice would be > appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Energy drinks are not considered " raw food. " But, there are plenty of drinks you can make that will supply you with an abundance of energy. You can blend bananas with other fruits (and water) to make some delicious, nutritious, wholesome, and healthful beverages... that will really fill you up and keep you going for hours! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 That's normal. When in transition, your body adapts. Some old instincts and cravings leave as new sources kick in. Most noticeable will be a much lower carbohydrate intake. Hence the " hunger " . Eat stacks of fruit to compensate, avoiding too much citrus. Later you will settle down. Expect a weight loss but later a new firmer muscle growth will return. It is a good idea to read some books to find out more about what you are attempting to do. If you have trouble finding postings on books , just say so. There will be lots of response. Peter doll8090 [doll8090] 16 March 2003 20:55 rawfood [Raw Food] energy drink allowed on raw? I have just started the raw diet, and I feel hungry all the time. I was wondering if anyone knows if the energy/power drink is allowed on the raw. The drink I used to take is called the ultimate burn orange explode before i went on raw. Any comments or advice would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Peter, just curious why you have to avoid the citrus? Jess --------- Jesse Parris | studio53 | 53 maitland rd | stamford, ct 06906 203.324.4371 www.jesseparris.com/ - " Peter Gardiner " <petergardiner <rawfood > Monday, March 17, 2003 1:14 AM RE: [Raw Food] energy drink allowed on raw? > That's normal. When in transition, your body adapts. Some old > instincts and cravings leave as new sources kick in. Most noticeable > will be a much lower carbohydrate intake. Hence the " hunger " . Eat stacks > of fruit to compensate, avoiding too much citrus. Later you will settle > down. Expect a weight loss but later a new firmer muscle growth will > return. It is a good idea to read some books to find out more about what > you are attempting to do. If you have trouble finding postings on books > , just say so. There will be lots of response. > > Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Jess, Citrus is very acidic. It is fine in small doses. Too much which means more than a few I suppose, Lead to rotting teeth, high wind and a cooling feeling. Thus in this cold weather it is apt to make you feel cold when you would otherwise not! Peter studio53 [studio53] 17 March 2003 14:03 rawfood Re: [Raw Food] energy drink allowed on raw? Peter, just curious why you have to avoid the citrus? Jess ------ --- Jesse Parris | studio53 | 53 maitland rd | stamford, ct 06906 203.324.4371 www.jesseparris.com/ - " Peter Gardiner " <petergardiner <rawfood > Monday, March 17, 2003 1:14 AM RE: [Raw Food] energy drink allowed on raw? > That's normal. When in transition, your body adapts. Some old > instincts and cravings leave as new sources kick in. Most noticeable > will be a much lower carbohydrate intake. Hence the " hunger " . Eat > stacks of fruit to compensate, avoiding too much citrus. Later you > will settle down. Expect a weight loss but later a new firmer muscle > growth will return. It is a good idea to read some books to find out > more about what you are attempting to do. If you have trouble finding > postings on books , just say so. There will be lots of response. > > Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Really not eating any breakfast as I'm on a mission to lose some fat and tone up. I have herbal tea with honey in the morning, then usually eat a large salad in the afternoon. Gazpacho is a great evening filler. I'm moving away from standard approaches that I have to eat three meals a day. I believe that mode of thinking kills people earlier than we would like to think. I want to get to a point where I eat only when I'm really hungry, while at same time, having the proper foods in the frig, pantry to support that. --------- Jesse Parris | studio53 | 53 maitland rd | stamford, ct 06906 203.324.4371 www.jesseparris.com/ - " wendyshomeschool " <no_reply > <rawfood > Sunday, March 16, 2003 9:26 PM [Raw Food] Re: energy drink allowed on raw? > Hi, > I don't know about your energy drink but you do have to eat lots and > lots of fruit and veges to get the calories you are used to when raw. > I was going to ask everyone what they eat for breaskfast. Today I > was going to eat an entire musk melon to get a normal calorie level > but half way through couldn't go any furthur. Perhaps it just takes > practice. I fill up on dates, bananas and avocados. > Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Aaaah...I see. Makes sense. --------- Jesse Parris | studio53 | 53 maitland rd | stamford, ct 06906 203.324.4371 www.jesseparris.com/ - " Peter Gardiner " <petergardiner <rawfood > Monday, March 17, 2003 9:11 AM RE: [Raw Food] energy drink allowed on raw? > Jess, > > Citrus is very acidic. It is fine in small doses. Too much which means > more than a few I suppose, Lead to rotting teeth, high wind and a > cooling > feeling. Thus in this cold weather it is apt to make you feel cold when > > you would otherwise not! > > > Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 David Wolfe Describes citrus as alkaline. I've always found this to be intriguing. The fruit itself is acidic, but the minerals found in the fruit, he says, cause the body to become alkaline. Does anyone have any further information on this? As I said, I do find it to be intriguing. He lists particular minerals which alkalize, and particular ones which acidify in his " Eating for Beauty " book. Probably some of his other books, too, though I haven't gotten there yet. Any more good sources of info on this subject (of acid foods that alkalize the body) would be appreciated. On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, Peter Gardiner wrote: > Jess, > > Citrus is very acidic. It is fine in small doses. Too much which means > more than a few I suppose, Lead to rotting teeth, high wind and a > cooling > feeling. Thus in this cold weather it is apt to make you feel cold when > > you would otherwise not! > > > Peter > > > studio53 [studio53] > 17 March 2003 14:03 > rawfood > Re: [Raw Food] energy drink allowed on raw? > > > Peter, > just curious why you have to avoid the citrus? > > Jess > ------ > --- > Jesse Parris | studio53 | 53 maitland rd | stamford, ct 06906 > 203.324.4371 www.jesseparris.com/ > - > " Peter Gardiner " <petergardiner > <rawfood > > Monday, March 17, 2003 1:14 AM > RE: [Raw Food] energy drink allowed on raw? > > > > That's normal. When in transition, your body adapts. Some old > > instincts and cravings leave as new sources kick in. Most noticeable > > will be a much lower carbohydrate intake. Hence the " hunger " . Eat > > stacks of fruit to compensate, avoiding too much citrus. Later you > > will settle down. Expect a weight loss but later a new firmer muscle > > growth will return. It is a good idea to read some books to find out > > more about what you are attempting to do. If you have trouble finding > > > postings on books , just say so. There will be lots of response. > > > > Peter > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 If you are just starting, it would be advantageous to read Raw Secrets by Frederic Patenaude from www.rawvegan.com or Sun Food Success System by David Wolfe from Amazon or his site. Mixing avocados with fruit is not ideal even though an avocado is a fruit. Fred Patenaude says melons mix only well with other melons. I am not sure what a musk melon is but I normally find a melon makes an excellent breakfast! Peter wendyshomeschool [no_reply ] 17 March 2003 03:27 rawfood [Raw Food] Re: energy drink allowed on raw? Hi, I don't know about your energy drink but you do have to eat lots and lots of fruit and veges to get the calories you are used to when raw. I was going to ask everyone what they eat for breaskfast. Today I was going to eat an entire musk melon to get a normal calorie level but half way through couldn't go any furthur. Perhaps it just takes practice. I fill up on dates, bananas and avocados. Wendy rawfood , " doll8090 " <doll8090> wrote: > I have just started the raw diet, and I feel hungry all the time. I > was wondering if anyone knows if the energy/power drink is allowed on > the raw. The drink I used to take is called the ultimate burn orange > explode before i went on raw. Any comments or advice would be > appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 > Citrus is very acidic. -- To the taste perhaps, but even lemon is alkaline as far as the body is concerned. It's the ash that is left following digestion that determines if a food is alkaline to the body. But until your body is accustomed to the tart citrus effect, you may get some of those symptoms. Just following the citrus fruit wih a small glass of water will generally neutralize those effects. http://pacificcoast.net/~rustym/articles/PH.html rusty -- Peter Gardiner rawfood Monday, March 17, 2003 6:11 AM RE: [Raw Food] energy drink allowed on raw? Jess, Citrus is very acidic. It is fine in small doses. Too much which means more than a few I suppose, Lead to rotting teeth, high wind and a cooling feeling. Thus in this cold weather it is apt to make you feel cold when you would otherwise not! Peter studio53 [studio53] 17 March 2003 14:03 rawfood Re: [Raw Food] energy drink allowed on raw? Peter, just curious why you have to avoid the citrus? Jess ------ --- Jesse Parris | studio53 | 53 maitland rd | stamford, ct 06906 203.324.4371 www.jesseparris.com/ - " Peter Gardiner " <petergardiner <rawfood > Monday, March 17, 2003 1:14 AM RE: [Raw Food] energy drink allowed on raw? > That's normal. When in transition, your body adapts. Some old > instincts and cravings leave as new sources kick in. Most noticeable > will be a much lower carbohydrate intake. Hence the " hunger " . Eat > stacks of fruit to compensate, avoiding too much citrus. Later you > will settle down. Expect a weight loss but later a new firmer muscle > growth will return. It is a good idea to read some books to find out > more about what you are attempting to do. If you have trouble finding > postings on books , just say so. There will be lots of response. > > Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Hi Jess, I was reading about this online last night (stick 'oranges alkaline acidic' in a search engine) and from what I could gather citrus some people say citrus is high acidic, other say it is an alkaline/ acidic mix. I don't know but I read one article that said to mix your citrus with water to nutralize the acidity. That makes sense to me and I am happy to go with that as I like citrus juice mixed with water. Wendy rawfood , Margie Roswell <mroswell@f...> wrote: > David Wolfe Describes citrus as alkaline. I've always found this to be > intriguing. The fruit itself is acidic, but the minerals found in the > fruit, he says, cause the body to become alkaline. > > Does anyone have any further information on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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