Sensory Self-Awareness [Disguising Nonfoods] (WAS: What to do with sprouts?)

[Guest guest]

HI Susanne,

 

This constitutes an opportunity to pause and reflect. If you don't like

them, then what makes you believe they are " really healthy " ?

 

The last time I recall eating any sprouts was months ago, perhaps longer ...

and I assure that my health has not suffered in any way due to a sprout

deficiency.

 

There are MANY things we can eat that will harm us. But as long as we choose

only from among items that are genuine foods for our species, there is NO

single food we " must " have, as a broad generalization.

 

If you choose to mask or disguise the taste, then you choose to deny the

feedback from your own senses. I mean, you can throw them into a smoothie,

blend them into a soup, douse them in a dressing, or the like. But is

disguising what you eat so that your own body doesn't know what's there

really a choice you wish to make?

 

Best,

Elchanan

_____

 

susanneca799 [susanne]

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 3:52 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] What to do with sprouts?

 

 

I recently started eating sprouts because they are really healthy, but I

just don't like them. I have been blending them into green smoothies so I

can't taste them and that has worked well. Does anyone have any ideas or

recipes to disguise the taste? If I had more ideas on what to do with them,

it would really make it easier. I do like sunflower sprouts but I haven't

been able to get them from the sprout guy I go to and have not attempted to

sprout them myself yet.

 

Thanks,

Susanne

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> HI Susanne,

>

> This constitutes an opportunity to pause and reflect. If you don't

like

> them, then what makes you believe they are " really healthy " ?

 

 

Suzanne, most of us don't like bitter greens when we start raw

either. Or some other tastes. Sprouts are ridiculously healthy, the

only truly " living " food you can eat. Thus, they are

termed " biogenic " . Any other food starts dying the minute it is cut,

and that means raw organic apples, etc. That is not to say we

shouldn't eat them, but sprouts are ALIVE and are incredibly healing.

You don't have to eat uncomfortable amounts, but even if you chop

them in a food processor into a 'crumble' of sorts, it may be more

palatable in your salads-? And leafy sunflower greens are golden, of

course. Elchanan will also tell you garlic is harmful. Raw foodists

don't feel this way, but Natural Hygienists do. Take from a range of

resources and you'll always come out on top. Dr. Ann's famous advice

is " Be your OWN Doctor " . Peace, Erica

[Guest guest]

Thanks. I have been eating clover sprouts but the sprout guy I buy

from has every kind imaginable, except he has not had sunflower

sprouts lately. Last time I saw him, he had made a pesto and a

hummus out of sprouts. They looked great but had cheese in them. I

was thinking I should try to make some without cheese but wasn't

really sure how to do it. I guess I should try to sprout my own

sunflower sprouts. It seems like it would be hard but maybe it

isn't.

 

I really like your website. When is your cookbook coming out?

 

Susanne

 

rawfood , " Erica " <schoolofrawk wrote:

>

>

> > HI Susanne,

> >

> > This constitutes an opportunity to pause and reflect. If you

don't

> like

> > them, then what makes you believe they are " really healthy " ?

>

>

> Suzanne, most of us don't like bitter greens when we start raw

> either. Or some other tastes. Sprouts are ridiculously healthy,

the

> only truly " living " food you can eat. Thus, they are

> termed " biogenic " . Any other food starts dying the minute it is

cut,

> and that means raw organic apples, etc. That is not to say we

> shouldn't eat them, but sprouts are ALIVE and are incredibly

healing.

> You don't have to eat uncomfortable amounts, but even if you chop

> them in a food processor into a 'crumble' of sorts, it may be more

> palatable in your salads-? And leafy sunflower greens are golden,

of

> course. Elchanan will also tell you garlic is harmful. Raw

foodists

> don't feel this way, but Natural Hygienists do. Take from a range

of

> resources and you'll always come out on top. Dr. Ann's famous

advice

> is " Be your OWN Doctor " . Peace, Erica

>

[Guest guest]

Elchanan,

 

Okay, if this is true, if people should avoid foods they don't like,

and eat the foods they do like, I would be eating A LOT of

chocolate, ice cream and pizza! That would not be very healthy.

Why do you think sprouts are bad? I always thought they were a

nutritionally dense miraacle food.

 

Susanne

 

rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

>

> HI Susanne,

>

> This constitutes an opportunity to pause and reflect. If you don't

like

> them, then what makes you believe they are " really healthy " ?

>

> The last time I recall eating any sprouts was months ago, perhaps

longer ...

> and I assure that my health has not suffered in any way due to a

sprout

> deficiency.

>

> There are MANY things we can eat that will harm us. But as long as

we choose

> only from among items that are genuine foods for our species,

there is NO

> single food we " must " have, as a broad generalization.

>

> If you choose to mask or disguise the taste, then you choose to

deny the

> feedback from your own senses. I mean, you can throw them into a

smoothie,

> blend them into a soup, douse them in a dressing, or the like. But

is

> disguising what you eat so that your own body doesn't know what's

there

> really a choice you wish to make?

>

> Best,

> Elchanan

> _____

>

> susanneca799 [susanne]

> Tuesday, October 23, 2007 3:52 PM

> rawfood

> [Raw Food] What to do with sprouts?

>

>

> I recently started eating sprouts because they are really healthy,

but I

> just don't like them. I have been blending them into green

smoothies so I

> can't taste them and that has worked well. Does anyone have any

ideas or

> recipes to disguise the taste? If I had more ideas on what to do

with them,

> it would really make it easier. I do like sunflower sprouts but I

haven't

> been able to get them from the sprout guy I go to and have not

attempted to

> sprout them myself yet.

>

> Thanks,

> Susanne

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

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In rawfood , " susanneca799 " <susanne wrote:

 

Elchanan,

 

Okay, if this is true, if people should avoid foods they don't like,

and eat the foods they do like, I would be eating A LOT of

chocolate, ice cream and pizza! That would not be very healthy.

Why do you think sprouts are bad? I always thought they were a

nutritionally dense miraacle food.

 

Susanne

----

 

Hello Susanne,

I see that Elchanan has partly answered this already.

My suggestion would be that this guideline, about eating things that

you like, only applies to foods that occur in nature, and when they

are eaten in their whole, unprocessed form.

 

Human beings, in their attempts to improve on nature (and to make a

stack of money), have found ways of making things that can seduce our

taste buds, but are definitely not healthy.

 

(This includes some raw-foodies, not just the mainstream junk-food

manufacturers!)

 

Regards

Roger Rowan