How to start?

[Guest guest]

I am very interested in eating only raw foods, but am a single Mom

student of two children (11 months and 4 years). I have the healthy

juicer, which I like a lot for juicing wheatgrass (yuck) and

carrots. Do I need to get a dehydrator to make things easier for

the kids and I to eat raw foods? This is something very important

to me, but so is convenience since I don't have a lot of time or

energy for preparing food. Can you all help me out with some tips

for quick meals that taste great? Are there appliances I really

shouldn't do without eating raw foods?

 

Is there a way to make raw breads/crackers without a dehydrator? So

many things look good but I don't have one of these and can't afford

the L'Equip one. Oh, I have a million questions - so any advice or

suggestions would be great.

 

Thanks,

Melanie

[Guest guest]

Melanie,

Well, first off, let me say congratulations for wanting you and your

kids to eat more raw! It's a loving act to all of you.

 

Okay, for me how I've transitioned into it was by doing a lot of

juicing in addition to meals just to get the body acclimated to raw

nutrients. If you and your kids have been following the Standard

American Diet, it's important to transition into eating all raw. The

best way I've found it to start incorporating at least three glasses

a day of fresh juice to your regular meals. I make a juice every

morning of celery, spinach, cucumber, tomato, and carrots( I call it

my " salad in a glass " ) It actually tastes like a " V-8 " but MUCH

better and fresher. Also, you can juice fruits, etc...I say start

there. Any book by the " JuiceMan " has great juice recipes.

 

Then I would just start incorporating more fruits with their school

lunches or meals to start with or make veggie sandwiches instead of

the usual, etc. A good school lunch to start would be a veggie

sandwich with guacamole, a banana, and an orange...Or something like

that.

 

As far as dehydrating and all that goes, I have a natural food store

here in LA where I can buy that stuff, but I have to say, I make

simpler and simpler meals as I go along. You can also order

dehydrated foods on websites like rawfoods.com, etc. I personally

tried to sprout my own bread and dehydrate and I just didn't have

time for it(unless I became a raw food chef)

 

Also, two great treats that I bet your kids would enjoy are

" raw " PB and J...Find a raw bread online(I use pumpkinseed bread) or

at the health food store and put raw almond butter and fresh

blackberries in the middle and you have raw pb and j.

 

Also, for a great " pudding " . I put three mushy bananas, raisins, a

bit of carob, a little raw coconut butter and blend. It looks and

tastes and has the texture of banana pudding! Very sweet, but I bet

kids would love it.

 

Anyway, good luck and hope this helps!

 

Denise

[Guest guest]

Dear Melanie,

 

I am also very intrested in going raw. I am also a single mom and mother of

three children. If you would like maybe we could support each other in our

journey into raw foods.

 

I am in the same financial boat. I need a new blender and would love a vita mix

or champ. I need a new dehydrator. Everything that I have is old, but barely

usable.

 

Feel free to email me. rosepetalsandcats

bandbcollection <no_reply > wrote:

I am very interested in eating only raw foods, but am a single Mom

student of two children (11 months and 4 years). I have the healthy

juicer, which I like a lot for juicing wheatgrass (yuck) and

carrots. Do I need to get a dehydrator to make things easier for

the kids and I to eat raw foods? This is something very important

to me, but so is convenience since I don't have a lot of time or

energy for preparing food. Can you all help me out with some tips

for quick meals that taste great? Are there appliances I really

shouldn't do without eating raw foods?

 

Is there a way to make raw breads/crackers without a dehydrator? So

many things look good but I don't have one of these and can't afford

the L'Equip one. Oh, I have a million questions - so any advice or

suggestions would be great.

 

Thanks,

Melanie

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi, Melanie:

 

I'm brand-new to this group, too. I've been doing part-raw for

several months and all-raw for the last month - all to heal a thyroid

problem.

 

I eat foods whole - i.e., fruit, salads, etc - I haven't tackled " raw

recipes " just yet.

 

However, I wanted to pass this along: my husband makes a wonderful

raw shake in the morning. He blends a banana and mango together with

a handful each of sunflower seeds, raisins and raw oats.

 

A big mug of this is EXTREMELY filling and delicious! I have one for

breakfast and one for dinner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rawfood , bandbcollection <no_reply> wrote:

> I am very interested in eating only raw foods, but am a single Mom

> student of two children (11 months and 4 years). I have the

healthy

> juicer, which I like a lot for juicing wheatgrass (yuck) and

> carrots. Do I need to get a dehydrator to make things easier for

> the kids and I to eat raw foods? This is something very important

> to me, but so is convenience since I don't have a lot of time or

> energy for preparing food. Can you all help me out with some tips

> for quick meals that taste great? Are there appliances I really

> shouldn't do without eating raw foods?

>

> Is there a way to make raw breads/crackers without a dehydrator?

So

> many things look good but I don't have one of these and can't

afford

> the L'Equip one. Oh, I have a million questions - so any advice or

> suggestions would be great.

>

> Thanks,

> Melanie

[Guest guest]

thanks for the recipe! i usually start my morning with a drink as well.

.. . . i put hemp protein powder, mango, banana, soaked almonds, and

sometimes some fresh orange juice i'll try to ad some raw oats as

well

 

i too went raw to heal a thyroid problem. . . .

 

-birte

 

Hi, Melanie:

 

I'm brand-new to this group, too. I've been doing part-raw for

several months and all-raw for the last month - all to heal a thyroid

problem.

 

I eat foods whole - i.e., fruit, salads, etc - I haven't tackled " raw

recipes " just yet.

 

However, I wanted to pass this along: my husband makes a wonderful

raw shake in the morning. He blends a banana and mango together with

a handful each of sunflower seeds, raisins and raw oats.

 

A big mug of this is EXTREMELY filling and delicious! I have one for

breakfast and one for dinner.

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sounds delish!!! I guess I'd better get my butt to wal-mart and buy

a blender. I've got a juicer, and ordered a dehydrator last night

but I haven't had a blender or food processor for almost a year now.

 

Mel

 

rawfood , " starraspencer00 "

<starraspencer00> wrote:

> However, I wanted to pass this along: my husband makes a wonderful

> raw shake in the morning. He blends a banana and mango together

with a handful each of sunflower seeds, raisins and raw oats.

[Guest guest]

> i'll try to ad some raw oats as

> well

 

Where do you get raw oats?

~Wendy

[Guest guest]

Raw oats are very difficult to find, unless you're using raw oat

groats. If the oats have been rolled into " flakes, " then they are

not considered by the raw food people to be raw because of the

amount of heat in the process to make them. Raw oat groats can often

be found at health food stores or in the bulk section of stores such

as Whole Foods, Wild Oats, Mother's Market, etc. They can be ground

into oat flour (I use a coffee grinder) and used in recipes or added

to smoothies.

 

Annette

 

 

 

rawfood , " starraspencer00 "

<starraspencer00> wrote:

 

> However, I wanted to pass this along: my husband makes a wonderful

> raw shake in the morning. He blends a banana and mango together

with

> a handful each of sunflower seeds, raisins and raw oats.

[Guest guest]

You can have a raw flakes from any grain you wish if you possess that type of

grain grinder.

 

The excellent recipe: brown rice flakes + shredded coco + crushed nuts + honey.

You can form a little bowls of it, too.

 

Katarína

 

 

cloudriver wrote:

Raw oats are very difficult to find, unless you're using raw oat

groats. If the oats have been rolled into " flakes, " then they are

not considered by the raw food people to be raw because of the

amount of heat in the process to make them. Raw oat groats can often

be found at health food stores or in the bulk section of stores such

as Whole Foods, Wild Oats, Mother's Market, etc. They can be ground

into oat flour (I use a coffee grinder) and used in recipes or added

to smoothies.

 

Annette