Guest guest Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Janet, what you said gives me hope. I am such a sweet tooth. I have actually noticed though that I am not craving sweets as much anymore perhaps because of all the fruit I eat in the morning? I must confess that I made non raw vegan wheat free, dairy free almost sugar free chocolate chip cookies last night that my husband LOVED. He has had a hard time with most of the vegan stuff but not these. Unfortunately I woke up feeling sick. My mind felt cloudy, my throat soar and the start of a fever blister! Must have been the chocolate and small amount of sugar. I just don't think I can tolerate chocolate and sugar anymore so that is what I get! Kat rawfood , " Janet FitzGerald " <waxplanet wrote: > > I was using stevia in the beginning of my transition to raw. However, > after some time, I just forgot to use it as the flavors of natural > foods started to appear. I find I need few enhancements if any to my > food, anymore. For example, I blend a fruit or two for dressing over > my salads without using any oils, vinegar, or sweetener. > > Janet > > rawfood , traciekatt <no_reply@> wrote: > > Thank you so much Neal! > > Great article and I am now truly convinced that Stevia ROCKS and I am > not giving it up any time soon =) > > Kat > rawfood , neal <kneel.pardoe@> wrote: > > traciekatt wrote: > Is Stevia toxic to the body? I use a little every morning in a > smoothie and it is probably processed. If I bought the unprocessed > would it still be unhealthy? I have noticed that most raw recipes do > not include Stevia and there must be a reason. Perhaps someone knows > the answer? > > > Have a Great Day! > Kat Hi Kat, maybe this will help you decide; > http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/stevia.html neal. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Did you use raw chocolate or milk chocolate in your recipe? Don't use bar chocolate because insects can get into the processing of the chocolate, get the raw nibs and grind them yourself. OR! If chocolate really makes your stomach upset, try carob instead of chocolate for flavoring. Really, in my head I keep thinking that what you had was an allergic reaction because its exactly how I react when I have trace amounts of onions. I'd love to see the recipe's ingredients list. As someone with an allergy to onions I've seen myself have all sorts of reactions during baking things. But I read online that most people who think they're allergic to chocolate actually are allergic to something else. So the point of the matter would be to go over the list of ingredients and try a little of each, raw and cooked, one day at a time, to see how you react. And even if you don't use chocolate, there are many good flavorful nuts and the like you can use instead. Pureed almonds (the non-us pasturized kind) can be great in things I bet, and the carob I mentioned too. Good luck and I hope you can fullfill your sweet tooth obligations without compromising your raw diet. I know I'm going to have this struggle too when I go from vegetarian to raw. Its gonna be a toughy! Lee rawfood , traciekatt <no_reply wrote: > > Janet, what you said gives me hope. > > I am such a sweet tooth. I have actually noticed though that I am not > craving sweets as much anymore perhaps because of all the fruit I eat > in the morning? > > I must confess that I made non raw vegan wheat free, dairy free almost > sugar free chocolate chip cookies last night that my husband LOVED. He > has had a hard time with most of the vegan stuff but not these. > Unfortunately I woke up feeling sick. My mind felt cloudy, my throat > soar and the start of a fever blister! Must have been the chocolate > and small amount of sugar. I just don't think I can tolerate chocolate > and sugar anymore so that is what I get! > > Kat > > rawfood , " Janet FitzGerald " <waxplanet@> wrote: > > > > I was using stevia in the beginning of my transition to raw. However, > > after some time, I just forgot to use it as the flavors of natural > > foods started to appear. I find I need few enhancements if any to my > > food, anymore. For example, I blend a fruit or two for dressing over > > my salads without using any oils, vinegar, or sweetener. > > > > Janet > > > > rawfood , traciekatt <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Thank you so much Neal! > > > > Great article and I am now truly convinced that Stevia ROCKS and I am > > not giving it up any time soon =) > > > > Kat > > rawfood , neal <kneel.pardoe@> wrote: > > > > traciekatt wrote: > > Is Stevia toxic to the body? I use a little every morning in a > > smoothie and it is probably processed. If I bought the unprocessed > > would it still be unhealthy? I have noticed that most raw recipes do > > not include Stevia and there must be a reason. Perhaps someone knows > > the answer? > > > > > > Have a Great Day! > > Kat Hi Kat, maybe this will help you decide; > > http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/stevia.html neal. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Thanks Lee! Good luck as well as you go forward from vegetarian to raw. You said " Don't use bar chocolate because insects can get into the processing of the chocolate, get the raw nibs and grind them yourself. " That will keep me away from the stuff. I should try the nibs. I saw them recently at a local health food store. Perhaps it was not the chocolate. Could it have been the sugar in the chip? I don't think you can have an allergy to sugar though. You said " I'd love to see the recipe's ingredients list. " Here is the recipe I made up for the cookies: Organic Brown rice Flour, Garbanzo bean flour, Oat flour, Almond Flour,Semi Sweet Chocolate chips from Trader Joe's (sugar is first ingredient), Organic Earth Balance Spread, Organic Molasses, Honey (guess it is not truly " Vegan " with the Honey, right?) Unsweetened Organic Vanilla Soymilk, a little baking soda and salt. I think that is it but maybe I am leaving something out. Don't know why they made me sick but they did =( Kat rawfood , " Lee " <strangeseraph wrote: > > Did you use raw chocolate or milk chocolate in your recipe? Don't use > bar chocolate because insects can get into the processing of the > chocolate, get the raw nibs and grind them yourself. > > OR! If chocolate really makes your stomach upset, try carob instead > of chocolate for flavoring. Really, in my head I keep thinking that > what you had was an allergic reaction because its exactly how I react > when I have trace amounts of onions. I'd love to see the recipe's > ingredients list. > > As someone with an allergy to onions I've seen myself have all sorts > of reactions during baking things. But I read online that most people > who think they're allergic to chocolate actually are allergic to > something else. So the point of the matter would be to go over the > list of ingredients and try a little of each, raw and cooked, one day > at a time, to see how you react. > > And even if you don't use chocolate, there are many good flavorful > nuts and the like you can use instead. Pureed almonds (the non-us > pasturized kind) can be great in things I bet, and the carob I > mentioned too. > > Good luck and I hope you can fullfill your sweet tooth obligations > without compromising your raw diet. I know I'm going to have this > struggle too when I go from vegetarian to raw. Its gonna be a toughy! > > Lee > > > rawfood , traciekatt <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Janet, what you said gives me hope. > > > > I am such a sweet tooth. I have actually noticed though that I am > not > > craving sweets as much anymore perhaps because of all the fruit I > eat > > in the morning? > > > > I must confess that I made non raw vegan wheat free, dairy free > almost > > sugar free chocolate chip cookies last night that my husband LOVED. > He > > has had a hard time with most of the vegan stuff but not these. > > Unfortunately I woke up feeling sick. My mind felt cloudy, my throat > > soar and the start of a fever blister! Must have been the chocolate > > and small amount of sugar. I just don't think I can tolerate > chocolate > > and sugar anymore so that is what I get! > > > > Kat > > > > rawfood , " Janet FitzGerald " <waxplanet@> > wrote: > > > > > > I was using stevia in the beginning of my transition to raw. > However, > > > after some time, I just forgot to use it as the flavors of natural > > > foods started to appear. I find I need few enhancements if any > to my > > > food, anymore. For example, I blend a fruit or two for dressing > over > > > my salads without using any oils, vinegar, or sweetener. > > > > > > Janet > > > > > > rawfood , traciekatt <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Thank you so much Neal! > > > > > > Great article and I am now truly convinced that Stevia ROCKS and > I am > > > not giving it up any time soon =) > > > > > > Kat > > > rawfood , neal <kneel.pardoe@> wrote: > > > > > > traciekatt wrote: > > > Is Stevia toxic to the body? I use a little every morning in a > > > smoothie and it is probably processed. If I bought the > unprocessed > > > would it still be unhealthy? I have noticed that most raw > recipes do > > > not include Stevia and there must be a reason. Perhaps someone > knows > > > the answer? > > > > > > > > > Have a Great Day! > > > Kat Hi Kat, maybe this will help you decide; > > > http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/stevia.html neal. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 traciekatt wrote: > Thanks Lee! > > Good luck as well as you go forward from vegetarian to raw. > > You said " Don't use bar chocolate because insects can get into the > processing of the chocolate, get the raw nibs and grind them yourself. " > That will keep me away from the stuff. I should try the nibs. I saw > them recently at a local health food store. > > Perhaps it was not the chocolate. Could it have been the sugar in the > chip? I don't think you can have an allergy to sugar though. > > You said " I'd love to see the recipe's ingredients list. " > Here is the recipe I made up for the cookies: > Organic Brown rice Flour, Garbanzo bean flour, Oat flour, Almond > Flour,Semi Sweet Chocolate chips from Trader Joe's (sugar is first > ingredient), Organic Earth Balance Spread, Organic Molasses, Honey > (guess it is not truly " Vegan " with the Honey, right?) Unsweetened > Organic Vanilla Soymilk, a little baking soda and salt. I think that > is it but maybe I am leaving something out. Don't know why they made > me sick but they did =( > > Kat > Hi Kat, If it was an allergic reaction, then the culprit may well have been the soy milk, see; http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/Soy%20Allergens.html neal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Neal, I guess a lot of people have problems with soy. The other day was the first time I had soy milk in about a month. I previously used it all the time in my tea- now I drink it plain. Maybe my body does not like it anymore and apparently it is not healthy. I should probably stay away from the stuff... Thanks! Kat Hi Kat, > > If it was an allergic reaction, then the culprit may well > have been the soy milk, see; > > http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/Soy%20Allergens.html > > > neal. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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