Guest guest Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 I'm not sure I'm getting a good balance in my diet. Tthere are probably just as many menus as there are people eating RAW. However, can someone please tell me-- in your opinion-- what does a well balanced RAW Organic diet look like? What would a typical entire day's diet look like? Kj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 I typically eat half a seeded watermelon for breakfast (or a large cantaloupe). Some sweet fruit like bananas and mangoes for lunch. Some more fruit at dinner time (whatever is in season) followed by a large salad topped with fresh tomatoes and other fruits/veggies on a various leafy greens (romaine, spinach, etc). I may have a 1 oz serving of nuts, seeds, or part of an avocado with my salad...or I may not. I hope that helps ~Sarah k <kjnielsen7 wrote: I'm not sure I'm getting a good balance in my diet. Tthere are probably just as many menus as there are people eating RAW. However, can someone please tell me-- in your opinion-- what does a well balanced RAW Organic diet look like? What would a typical entire day's diet look like? Kj Sarah Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join 's user panel and lay it on us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 rawfood , k <kjnielsen7 wrote: > > I'm not sure I'm getting a good balance in my diet. Tthere are > probably just as many menus as there are people eating RAW. However, > can someone please tell me-- in your opinion-- what does a well > balanced RAW Organic diet look like? What would a typical entire > day's diet look like? > > Kj > It honestly varies. There are varying opinions. Some are very strictly high fruit, very low fat, but other experts disagree with that and thrive on lower fat, higher vegetable, and medium fats, etc. I would shy away from anyone who promotes just one extreme diet for ALL, and look towards those who DO promote some flexibility and balance within raw vegan foods. Most importantly, see what makes sense to you. Nobody knows everything, and nobody knows your body more than you. Also, what works for you for a year or a few years even may not be what works for you FOR LIFE. Stay open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Thank you... I need all the help I can get. I apologize for the sporadic communications-- I ask questions and then don't get back to see answers for a few days sometimes. My husband has advanced stage 4 melanoma (cancer) and I don't get much time to myself (much less time on the computer!) unless I rob my sleep-- or get up before everyone! (I got up to help my husband-- and can't seem to get back to sleep! Maybe if I write-- It will lull me back to sleep!) Thanks for your ideas. For breakfast I usually make a green drink in the morning, followed by a smoothie of raspberries, blueberries, and almond nut milk. My husband loves homemade raw yoghurt and blueberries, and my 15 yo son loves equal amounts of homemade raw yoghurt, fresh banana, fresh apple juice, and fresh strawberries. I'm so glad he doesn't go for soft drinks! He goes for smoothies! Not a junk food junkie! He was raised on good food and he can tell when he has eaten poorly. I know many raw fooders don't eat yoghurt- but we do. (and I'm not going to apologize for it-- so there!) For lunch we have a huge salad of a mixed variety of wonderfully colorful fresh lettuces, and many other greens and herbs and vegetables- carrots, zucchini, etc... (from a wonderful organic farm in Escondido), adorned with fresh tomatoes and avocado from my friend's garden. And we usually top it with a sprinkling of nuts, seeds and dried fruits and then a spattering of olive oil. And for dinner we usually have a pureed soup of some kind with a green cocktail. I try to make the food and meal times as appetizing as I can. My husband is getting to like the loving rituals more than the food at this point. But I think someday he will come around. He has made huge strides from the coffee, alcohol, sugar junkie I met 20 years ago! However- he is getting bored with the same old stuff- and I have to agree with him-- I'm bored too. And yet, I don't have time to experiment. So if anyone has recipes that are absolutely delicious-- I would be over the moon for them! I am banking my husband's life on this raw alkaline diet! And I want him to like it too! Anyway, I could sure use some help- so if you think of any great recipes-- please post them! I finally bought the great Champion Juicer that everyone was raving about! For over a year I have been been preparing our raw cuisine with a knife, a cutting board, a stainless steel hand grater, a glass hand juicer, a mini prep food processor (bought two months ago), a 20 dollar blender from Target, Oh yes-- and the sun! As one of you mentioned-- I'm sure I will get through this phase in our lives and one by one the machines I am now buying will find themselves in the back of the kitchen cabinets-- and I will gravitate back to the simpler food style-- but right now- I need help! I actually need a maid and a butler!- but Monsieur Champion will have to do for now! I also bought a workhorse of a blender too! Thank you all for the mountain of (off line) comments I was able to sift through in order to make an informed decision! I really enjoyed your posts about your experiences with all of the equipment you have used over the years. As well as the various stages each of you are at-- in the evolution of your eating! Thank you all again! My husband is very sick- so if I don't get back to you for a few days-- it is not because I don't want to. I look forward to your posts! I need the support right now. Until next time-- Caio! Kj (Kj and carrot top have been my nicknames from birth) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 rawfood , k <kjnielsen7 wrote: >Anyway, I could sure use some help- so if you think of any >great recipes-- please post them! > >I finally bought the great Champion Juicer that everyone was >raving about! Kj, the champion does one thing better than any other juicer i have tried: melon juice. sometimes, i add a little lemon. it is the closest thing to nectar from the gods. a mature white honeydew, a casaba, even cantaloupe. there is another thing that it is really good for: macademia nuts and frozen bananas (ala the Beverly Hills Juice Club.) better than ice cream ever was. jrellis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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