Guest guest Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Melissa: My almost 3-year-old daughter is 100% raw. She used to eat raw food recipes and dehydrated foods but now consumes whole fresh fruits and veggies and some soaked nuts/seeds. I consider any other foods unnecessary. I have not read any helpful books towards the raw diet and kids. When I do, I will post my discovery here in this forum. My favorite is still The Raw Secrets by Frederic Patenaude as a general guide, and the book that caused our whole family to go raw overnight was 12 Steps to Raw Foods by V. Boutenko. The recipes in the Boutenko book were heavily used in our transition period. We no longer are able to tolerate them (too many food combinations) but they had their use in a crucial period, and your husband may eat them just because they taste good. I read Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman last year and it is now among my favorite books to date. My biggest advice is to always have you and your child rinse your mouths out with water after all fruit meals and to brush your teeth after anything sticky or dehydrated and nuts. For you son, I would not even give him any dried fruits or concoctions from the deydrator for optimum health (always fresh) and to keep his teeth healthy. If you join the raw babies , you will discover that this is a common problem among the kids - cavities. Another person in this group, Jinjee, has 100% raw kids as well and a website that have given me lots of moral support: http://www.thegardendiet.com Follow your heart with this. All the best to you. Miko rawfood , Melissa Matthew <drmelmatthew> I am in the process of also trying to convert our 20 > month old son to all raw but could use a little help - I worry that > he does not get all that he needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 Thank you for this. How about figs? Are they ok for the sugar situation? I have been reading bits about the teeth problem, but not a whole lot. I have seen some books on raw kids but not a good one either. Also how about raisins? Should I avoid them or just be careful? Why no dehydrated??? Melissa " Miko (Kobasigawa) Nelson " <miko_nelson wrote:Melissa: My almost 3-year-old daughter is 100% raw. She used to eat raw food recipes and dehydrated foods but now consumes whole fresh fruits and veggies and some soaked nuts/seeds. I consider any other foods unnecessary. I have not read any helpful books towards the raw diet and kids. When I do, I will post my discovery here in this forum. My favorite is still The Raw Secrets by Frederic Patenaude as a general guide, and the book that caused our whole family to go raw overnight was 12 Steps to Raw Foods by V. Boutenko. The recipes in the Boutenko book were heavily used in our transition period. We no longer are able to tolerate them (too many food combinations) but they had their use in a crucial period, and your husband may eat them just because they taste good. I read Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman last year and it is now among my favorite books to date. My biggest advice is to always have you and your child rinse your mouths out with water after all fruit meals and to brush your teeth after anything sticky or dehydrated and nuts. For you son, I would not even give him any dried fruits or concoctions from the deydrator for optimum health (always fresh) and to keep his teeth healthy. If you join the raw babies , you will discover that this is a common problem among the kids - cavities. Another person in this group, Jinjee, has 100% raw kids as well and a website that have given me lots of moral support: http://www.thegardendiet.com Follow your heart with this. All the best to you. Miko rawfood , Melissa Matthew <drmelmatthew> I am in the process of also trying to convert our 20 > month old son to all raw but could use a little help - I worry that > he does not get all that he needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 rawfood , Melissa Matthew <drmelmatthew> wrote: > How about figs? Are they ok for the sugar situation? Hello, Melissa: What sugar situation are you speaking of? If you tell me more about this, I can respond. Yes, raisins, figs and all dried fruits will have a detrimental impact on the teeth. However, the premise my practice of no raisins and other dehydrated fruits for our family is that it is just no substitute for fresh fruit. Fruit without the water is not the complete fruit. Nature's way is to eat the whole thing, as is. When it is whole, we are able to discern when we have had enough, whereas with dried fruit, it would be easy to have several times the amount before stopping in the same eating experience. Now, we have caused more work for our bodies to digest all this dried stuff. On and on... To merely eat raw is not necessarily healthiest. Dehydrated food will always be inferior to fresh, and it will never be a whole food. I speak from the point of having gone over the hump. There is a great use for dehydrated foods when transitioning over to the raw diet from cooked. Do dental diligence in the meantime and eat them minimally to avoid digestive discomforts. You may find you experience dental woes anyway, as many find themselves to detoxify through their teeth in going raw. That is even more reason to try to use fresh versions. Catch fig season this year and you might not want a dried fig ever again! Your son has no transition to make and therefore I would put the ideal into practice concerning him. I would offer him only fresh fruit and vegetables, one type at a time until he wants no more. Peace, Miko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 I love your info and, don't get me wrong, want to hear more but for some reason, You responded to Denise and it got to me. She has the 20 month old son. I have 28 month old b/g twins. I was confused when you kept referring to my son!!! Anyway, the sugar confusion I was speaking of is, are figs dried? which you have answered. How long have you and your family members been raw? So do you clean their teeth even after smoothies? Thanks, talk later Melissa " Miko (Kobasigawa) Nelson " <miko_nelson wrote:--- In rawfood , Melissa Matthew <drmelmatthew> wrote: > How about figs? Are they ok for the sugar situation? Hello, Melissa: What sugar situation are you speaking of? If you tell me more about this, I can respond. Yes, raisins, figs and all dried fruits will have a detrimental impact on the teeth. However, the premise my practice of no raisins and other dehydrated fruits for our family is that it is just no substitute for fresh fruit. Fruit without the water is not the complete fruit. Nature's way is to eat the whole thing, as is. When it is whole, we are able to discern when we have had enough, whereas with dried fruit, it would be easy to have several times the amount before stopping in the same eating experience. Now, we have caused more work for our bodies to digest all this dried stuff. On and on... To merely eat raw is not necessarily healthiest. Dehydrated food will always be inferior to fresh, and it will never be a whole food. I speak from the point of having gone over the hump. There is a great use for dehydrated foods when transitioning over to the raw diet from cooked. Do dental diligence in the meantime and eat them minimally to avoid digestive discomforts. You may find you experience dental woes anyway, as many find themselves to detoxify through their teeth in going raw. That is even more reason to try to use fresh versions. Catch fig season this year and you might not want a dried fig ever again! Your son has no transition to make and therefore I would put the ideal into practice concerning him. I would offer him only fresh fruit and vegetables, one type at a time until he wants no more. Peace, Miko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 rawfood , Melissa Matthew <drmelmatthew> wrote: > You responded to Denise and it got to me. She has the 20 month old son. I have 28 month old b/g twins. I was confused when you kept referring to my son!!! Melissa: I am sorry, I am baffled as to how this happened. Nice to " meet " you! But, instead of trying to figure it all out, I'll just answer your questions. > How long have you and your family members been raw? So do you clean their teeth even after smoothies? We went 100% raw on February 2, 2003. Yes, our raw family one-year anniversary is coming up! We began transition July 6, 2002 from the SAD diet. " We " means husband, my daughter and me. Generally, we have 3 meals a day but no formal " table time. " There are fresh fruits in baskets, windowsills, and fridge. Each of us takes as much as we like at a time. I will open coconuts for everyone. We have a 2nd refrigerator that houses typically 18 -27 coconuts after each shopping run. Last time I picked up 100 grapefruit. I also got 30 bunches of celery a week ago. My little daughter bags them up along with me in the store. At home, if she wants, she gets to bathe the fruit and " sell " me the celery (or whatever) at the " store " and I take them home to my refrigerator. One of my goals is to go shopping as seldom as possible – buying in volume is my thing. Afterward the meal is finished, we all do " swish and swallow " with a little water, or crunch celery/greens of choice. This is the minimum. Most times, we dab baking soda on a toothbrush and give ourselves a brush. After smoothies, we will do the swish and swallow thing also. Miko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Miko--Congratulations on your one year of being raw. I am very impressed. I can barely make it thru one day. Myrna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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