Guest guest Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 I have some questions below and enjoy everyone's feedback. I'm in the process of going raw foods and fresh juices. I want to remove all foods that cause decay within the body and are detrimental to health. Will definitely use fresh organic raw fruits and veggies. I'm fairly new to the various methods and know some are much " stricter " than others. I do NOT wish at this time to remove palate pleasures like raw onions, garlic and spices from my salads (which I do believe are beneficial). I have recently decided to give up eggs and all meat again (I've been no meat many times). Also of great importance to me is food combining (IE, no fruits with veggies, melons and citrus alone)... Considerations: those of you who are opposed to the following foods for health reasons, please tell me why? or those who use them tell why (please). Tomatoes- supposed to be a fruit and some say to eat alone. I sure do like organic tomatoes in my salads, what do you think? Simple Meals- is there such a thing as combining too many foods of the same group and complicating digestion? Should salads (for instance) have compatible vegetables but not too great a variety of them? And limit the seeds, nuts or beans to one kind per meal? Kefir- I am still deciding whether to keep using the kefir I make from goats milk with kefir grains. Why would God give us these amazing grains to kefir milk, if not for use? And didn't the people of many years BC live many long hundreds of years? They used this kefir in goat milk. Winter squash and yams/sweet potatoes- I cannot imagine eating these foods raw, don't you bake them? What cooked beans do you use? Temphe? What about miso broth? (yes, I know about sprouted beans and seeds) Cooked grains? Cooked brown rice, wild rice, millet, buckwheat? These seem healthy, why not use them? I'm writing down my questions as I have them, and will no doubt have more as I search for the diet that is right for me at this time. Thanks, Diana of Dewberry Hill Take Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 09:07:30AM -0800, Diana of Dewberry Hill wrote: > Cooked grains? Cooked brown rice, wild rice, millet, buckwheat? These seem healthy, why not use them? > I heard this reason once: We are not graineaters biologically. If we where ment to eat grains we would have a gizzard like animals who do eat raw grains. Makes sense to me. I mean why should you *have* to cook food to eat it? From my expierience grains need to be cooked. Alought I'm curious about trying raw oatmeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 sweet potatoes/squash: i thought the same thing, but sweet potatoes especially (b/c they are so easy to peel maybe) make great raw noodles and can be used for good raw soups and desserts, not to mention sweet potato chips (haven't actually tried yet, but certainly mean to soon) miso: i love this and it makes me feel really good in the winter or when i am under the weather. there are varying schools of thought on what the max temperature is for foods to stay " alive " . Some have even suggested up to 150 degrees is ok. Miso is a live fermented food (as long as it is unpastuerized) and, if you make the broth at a low, warm temp, then, to me it is still live and therefore acceptable. just my thoughts, kristi rawfood , Diana of Dewberry Hill <cozad76078> wrote: > > I have some questions below and enjoy everyone's feedback. I'm in the process of going raw foods and fresh juices. I want to remove all foods that cause decay within the body and are detrimental to health. Will definitely use fresh organic raw fruits and veggies. I'm fairly new to the various methods and know some are much " stricter " than others. I do NOT wish at this time to remove palate pleasures like raw onions, garlic and spices from my salads (which I do believe are beneficial). I have recently decided to give up eggs and all meat again (I've been no meat many times). Also of great importance to me is food combining (IE, no fruits with veggies, melons and citrus alone)... > > Considerations: those of you who are opposed to the following foods for health reasons, please tell me why? or those who use them tell why (please). > > Tomatoes- supposed to be a fruit and some say to eat alone. I sure do like organic tomatoes in my salads, what do you think? > > Simple Meals- is there such a thing as combining too many foods of the same group and complicating digestion? Should salads (for instance) have compatible vegetables but not too great a variety of them? And limit the seeds, nuts or beans to one kind per meal? > > Kefir- I am still deciding whether to keep using the kefir I make from goats milk with kefir grains. Why would God give us these amazing grains to kefir milk, if not for use? And didn't the people of many years BC live many long hundreds of years? They used this kefir in goat milk. > > Winter squash and yams/sweet potatoes- I cannot imagine eating these foods raw, don't you bake them? > > What cooked beans do you use? Temphe? What about miso broth? (yes, I know about sprouted beans and seeds) > > Cooked grains? Cooked brown rice, wild rice, millet, buckwheat? These seem healthy, why not use them? > > I'm writing down my questions as I have them, and will no doubt have more as I search for the diet that is right for me at this time. > > Thanks, > > Diana of Dewberry Hill > > > > > > > Take Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 - Kristi rawfood Tuesday, November 30, 2004 7:02 PM [Raw Food] Re: Specific Questions sweet potatoes/squash: i thought the same thing, but sweet potatoes especially (b/c they are so easy to peel maybe) make great raw noodles and can be used for good raw soups and desserts, not to mention sweet potato chips (haven't actually tried yet, but certainly mean to soon) i went to Quintessence in the east village this weekend and had sweet potatoe chips with gucamole- outrageously good i couldnt believe how simple!!! lol so my sweet potatoe chips are in the dehydrator as we speak =) btw all the food i had was amazing!!! coconut creme pie , burrito platter..just yummmmm and High vibe is a wonderful raw store in NYC!! love it!!! perryanne =) miso: i love this and it makes me feel really good in the winter or when i am under the weather. there are varying schools of thought on what the max temperature is for foods to stay " alive " . Some have even suggested up to 150 degrees is ok. Miso is a live fermented food (as long as it is unpastuerized) and, if you make the broth at a low, warm temp, then, to me it is still live and therefore acceptable. just my thoughts, kristi rawfood , Diana of Dewberry Hill <cozad76078> wrote: > > I have some questions below and enjoy everyone's feedback. I'm in the process of going raw foods and fresh juices. I want to remove all foods that cause decay within the body and are detrimental to health. Will definitely use fresh organic raw fruits and veggies. I'm fairly new to the various methods and know some are much " stricter " than others. I do NOT wish at this time to remove palate pleasures like raw onions, garlic and spices from my salads (which I do believe are beneficial). I have recently decided to give up eggs and all meat again (I've been no meat many times). Also of great importance to me is food combining (IE, no fruits with veggies, melons and citrus alone)... > > Considerations: those of you who are opposed to the following foods for health reasons, please tell me why? or those who use them tell why (please). > > Tomatoes- supposed to be a fruit and some say to eat alone. I sure do like organic tomatoes in my salads, what do you think? > > Simple Meals- is there such a thing as combining too many foods of the same group and complicating digestion? Should salads (for instance) have compatible vegetables but not too great a variety of them? And limit the seeds, nuts or beans to one kind per meal? > > Kefir- I am still deciding whether to keep using the kefir I make from goats milk with kefir grains. Why would God give us these amazing grains to kefir milk, if not for use? And didn't the people of many years BC live many long hundreds of years? They used this kefir in goat milk. > > Winter squash and yams/sweet potatoes- I cannot imagine eating these foods raw, don't you bake them? > > What cooked beans do you use? Temphe? What about miso broth? (yes, I know about sprouted beans and seeds) > > Cooked grains? Cooked brown rice, wild rice, millet, buckwheat? These seem healthy, why not use them? > > I'm writing down my questions as I have them, and will no doubt have more as I search for the diet that is right for me at this time. > > Thanks, > > Diana of Dewberry Hill > > > > > > > Take Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 What attracted me the most about this lifestyle was that the food selection was simple and natural. That is why all the juicing, dehydrating, blending, yadda, yadda, yadda, annoys me sometimes. I enjoy recipes that allow me to eat food as close to it's natural condition as possible to avoid to much of that. If there was ever a power outage and no hand fruit to grab...oh boy....lol When I ate mostly cooked food I ordered out all the time to avoid preparing meals. lol rawfood , johnd <john@j...> wrote: > I heard this reason once: We are not graineaters biologically. If we > where ment to eat grains we would have a gizzard like animals who do > eat raw grains. > > Makes sense to me. I mean why should you *have* to cook food to eat it? > From my expierience grains need to be cooked. > > Alought I'm curious about trying raw oatmeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 11:50:23PM -0500, perryanne wrote: > > > > Kefir- I am still deciding whether to keep using the kefir I make > from goats milk with kefir grains. Why would God give us these > amazing grains to kefir milk, if not for use? And didn't the people > of many years BC live many long hundreds of years? They used this > kefir in goat milk. that is a reaon to eat something, because it is here? Please don't take this the wrong way, I'm not trying to be harsh, just questioning your logic. > > > > Cooked grains? Cooked brown rice, wild rice, millet, buckwheat? > These seem healthy, why not use them? Same with this, they seem heatlhy. What do you base this on? I wheat healthy? what about bread? Doesn't this kind of get away from eating raw food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Perryane, I'm not trying to get the discussion away from raw foods at all. I'm a raw food " newbie " and need to know exactly why I should stop using my kefir (which supposedly cultures out all the sugar in the goat milk), and also cooked grains and cooked beans which someone said were " toxic " , but I'm still looking for scientific studies to back this up. It's not that I disbelieve that they are toxic, it's just that I need to kow why. I do not eat bread or bake with flour. Just trying to sort it out. Blessings, Diana of DH Meet the all-new My – Try it today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Hi Diana, i think you have the wrong person. i didn't comment about getting away from raw foods, argue grain, toxicity etc.. i just commented on alissa cohens recipes and some raw recipes and substitutions, my best, perryanne =) p,s im a newbie too =) - Diana of Dewberry Hill rawfood Thursday, December 02, 2004 2:21 PM Re: [Raw Food] Re: Specific Questions Perryane, I'm not trying to get the discussion away from raw foods at all. I'm a raw food " newbie " and need to know exactly why I should stop using my kefir (which supposedly cultures out all the sugar in the goat milk), and also cooked grains and cooked beans which someone said were " toxic " , but I'm still looking for scientific studies to back this up. It's not that I disbelieve that they are toxic, it's just that I need to kow why. I do not eat bread or bake with flour. Just trying to sort it out. Blessings, Diana of DH Meet the all-new My - Try it today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Just my thoughts on milk... I think goat milk is a great food for baby goats. I avoid all dairy. I avoid that doesn't mean I don't have it as a treat now and then. I love plain yogurt mixed with some maple syrup. I just don't have any dairy in my staple foods. On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 11:21:38AM -0800, Diana of Dewberry Hill wrote: > > Perryane, > I'm not trying to get the discussion away from raw foods at all. I'm a raw food " newbie " and need to know exactly why I should stop using my kefir (which supposedly cultures out all the sugar in the goat milk), and also cooked grains and cooked beans which someone said were " toxic " , but I'm still looking for scientific studies to back this up. It's not that I disbelieve that they are toxic, it's just that I need to kow why. I do not eat bread or bake with flour. Just trying to sort it out. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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