Guest guest Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Hi Paul, My first suggestion is that " progressing to more complicated recipes and dehydrators " would NOT be progressing at all. If you are eating all the raw foods you listed, you are doing great! Just add MORE variety of raw fruits and veggies and you'll be doing awesome. Your need for medication will most definitely diminish or disappear (but let your doc make that determination ). I'm not much of a recipe person myself - it takes too much time. After a while you'll learn how to throw together a wicked salad and only use a lemon for dressing. There are great lemon-avocado dressing recipes out there that would be worth a try though. For your questions: 1. It would be much better to eat the ground flax seed itself (sprinkled on salad), because it comes with tons of great quality fiber and nutrients. The oil on its own is devoid of almost all nutrients, and I've read that it can lead to colon cancer if you take too much. Also it doesn't keep well, even in the fridge, so most of the bottle you consume will be rancid and toxic. It also tastes like crap...seriously it sucks. In NA we have a funny thought pattern: if a little bit of something is good for you, then LOTS of it must be GREAT for you! NOT TRUE!!! Yes, we need some omega 3 in our diet, and the SAD (Standard American Diet) is deficient in omega 3. But this doesn't mean taking concentrated omega 3 oil to make up for it is good for you. If you eat predominantly raw, your fatty-acid ratios will be balanced on their own - no need to supplement with oil. The only other thing I can comment on is #5. I get organic rolled oats and they are raw - i.e. they are only " rolled " . Of course, you need to cook them in order to eat them - they are a grain and I don't think eating raw grains is generally good for you. I do enjoy the cooked (lightly boiled) rolled oats a few times a week (with organic cinnamon and organic maple syrup) - as far as cooked food goes I think it's fairly healthy. To be quite honest, most vegetarians I know are quite unhealthy people - overweight, poor skin and complexion, cholesterol problems possibly, etc. The typical " vegetarian " diet is no more healthy than the regular SAD. This is because all the food they eat is still processed, fortified, packaged, sealed, dehydrated, etc. I do not understand some friends of mine who are " vegetarian " but eat very little in the way of raw vegetables (and fruits), and also think my Raw Diet is some hokey fad. But think of that - if they're not eating meat, and they're not eating raw veggies and fruit, just what the heck are they eating? Crap, packaged in plastic, possibly filled with plastic - that's what! lol Anyway, cheers, Joe rawfood , " paul " <boabmagick wrote: > > hi i have been vegetarian many years and now vegan and going to try > raw. > im at the KISS stage (keep it simple stupid) as too much info will > overwhelm me, therefore i plan to start with just raw vegies, and > fruits and avacadoes and nuts, seeds and sprouted legumes and grains. > the idea being i lose at least 10kg weight and be able to cease the > two anti hypertensives im on. Later i will progress to more > complicated recipes and dehydrators etc. i wonder if anyone could > answer any of the following......... > 1. is there any harm taking small doses of flax seed oil, cold pressed > organic? > 2. Any thoughts on co enzyme q10 the veggie variety? > 3. my triglycerides are high , presumably the diet will help? > 4.Is soy milk a heated product or acceptable. > 5. Are rolled oats heated or a natural product? > 6.i read the cashew is a fruit and the nut a part of it , arent they > all roasted as part of the harvesting process? > any help will be gratefully received, thanks paul > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Hi Carrie! Pam from glutenfreerecipes here! You've gotten lots of good advice. There are a number of authors/researchers with recipe books out that can help you decide what to eat. McDougall et al are pretty easy to adapt to gluten-free. Breakfast could be hot cereal, cold cereal with low-fat milk alternative, cold cereal without any milk, fruit, smoothie, green smoothie, leftovers from supper, congee, gf fat free pancakes, whatever. Lunch might centre around a hearty salad, rice, whole grain pasta, potatoes, left-over supper, a gf veggie sandwich, soup, etc. Our suppers are often chili, curry, stew, soup, potatoes, rice, pancakes, pasta, etc. together with salad and maybe another vegetable on the side. Dessert is fruit. Sometimes we splurge on veggie sushi or homemade gf pizza (no cheese). Snacks can be veggies, fruits, popcorn, rice cakes, and so on. Take a look at your favourite recipes to see what you already eat that is vegan and fat free, or easily adapted. You will need some familiar things to fall back on. Put up some batches in the freezer so that you've got something for those days that you are just too tired or what you made for supper didn't turn out. Some blogs I follow that are gf and vegan or vegetarian: http://www.greenappetite.com/feed http://meghantelpnerblog.com/feed/ http://www.glutenfreehippie.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss http://vegetarianceliac.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss http://wildflowermorningrecipes.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss http://www.opensourcefood.com/people/zoridream/feed/ There are recipes in the group's files section, and lots of good fat free vegan recipe sites. You're already used to adapting recipes to be gluten-free, so that part's easy. Pam On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Ginger Lemon Girl<gingerlemongirl wrote: > > > my doctor wants to put me on several medications because my cholesterol and > triglycerides are so high. I don't want to be on the medications... I have a > friend who started a vegan diet a few months ago and her cholesterol dropped > by 40 pts. I am to the point I'm willing to try a vegan (and gluten > free/casein free/soy free) diet, but I don't have a clue where to begin. > Any advice for a beginner. I'm feeling very overwhelmed. > > Carrie > *My Gluten Free Recipes Blog: http://www.gingerlemongirl.com > *My GF Examiner Homepage: > http://www.examiner.com/x-10350-Raleigh-GlutenFree-Food-Examiner > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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