Guest guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 You are helpful Valerie. I didn't even think to crumble patties on my salad What a great idea! Thank you. Sasha ---- rawfood 12/17/04 14:14:36 rawfood Re: [Raw Food] dehydration Hi, Welcome! You are right, there is a lot of contradictory information about many things, so sorting it out can take a while. Without going over my whole history, I will say that I still do a little dehydrating, but my goal is to continue to make that less and less; I have discovered I feel best when eating basic, simple raw fruits and veggies (I still juice most of my veggies), and most of what I dehydrate now are savory patties that I will use crumbled up in my salads. I know folks who eat more dehydrated food than I do, and feel fine, so I guess my suggestion would be to see how your body responds eating more or less of these foods. Real helpful, aren't I?? Sorry I can't be more specific. Peace, Valerie swing bolder <swingbolder wrote: Hi, I'm fairly new to raw and trying to sift through all the sometimes contradictory information. What is the concensus on this list about dehydrated food? Are they truly raw? Do they have all the enzymes of non-dehydrated foods or do they lie somewhere on a continuum betwen raw food and cooked? For those of you who eat dehydrated foods, how much of them are included in your diet? For those who don't eat dehydrated foods, why not? Forgive me if this topic has already been thoroughly discussed. Let me know if it has and I will search the archives. Thanks. swing Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Hi, I'm fairly new to raw and trying to sift through all the sometimes contradictory information. What is the concensus on this list about dehydrated food? Are they truly raw? Do they have all the enzymes of non-dehydrated foods or do they lie somewhere on a continuum betwen raw food and cooked? For those of you who eat dehydrated foods, how much of them are included in your diet? For those who don't eat dehydrated foods, why not? Forgive me if this topic has already been thoroughly discussed. Let me know if it has and I will search the archives. Thanks. swing Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 I don't eat them. I like the fact that my food has a high water content. I rarely drink water, have not thirst, and pee clear all this from eating lots of fruit (%90 of my diet is fruit) On Fri, Dec 17, 2004 at 10:11:17AM -0800, swing bolder wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm fairly new to raw and trying to sift through all > the sometimes contradictory information. What is the > concensus on this list about dehydrated food? Are they > truly raw? Do they have all the enzymes of > non-dehydrated foods or do they lie somewhere on a > continuum betwen raw food and cooked? For those of you > who eat dehydrated foods, how much of them are > included in your diet? For those who don't eat > dehydrated foods, why not? Forgive me if this topic > has already been thoroughly discussed. Let me know if > it has and I will search the archives. Thanks. > > swing > > > > > > Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. > http://celebrity.mail. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Hi, Welcome! You are right, there is a lot of contradictory information about many things, so sorting it out can take a while. Without going over my whole history, I will say that I still do a little dehydrating, but my goal is to continue to make that less and less; I have discovered I feel best when eating basic, simple raw fruits and veggies (I still juice most of my veggies), and most of what I dehydrate now are savory patties that I will use crumbled up in my salads. I know folks who eat more dehydrated food than I do, and feel fine, so I guess my suggestion would be to see how your body responds eating more or less of these foods. Real helpful, aren't I?? Sorry I can't be more specific. Peace, Valerie swing bolder <swingbolder wrote: Hi, I'm fairly new to raw and trying to sift through all the sometimes contradictory information. What is the concensus on this list about dehydrated food? Are they truly raw? Do they have all the enzymes of non-dehydrated foods or do they lie somewhere on a continuum betwen raw food and cooked? For those of you who eat dehydrated foods, how much of them are included in your diet? For those who don't eat dehydrated foods, why not? Forgive me if this topic has already been thoroughly discussed. Let me know if it has and I will search the archives. Thanks. swing Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Valerie, I would love to have the recipe for your dehydraded patties. I make flax crackers for my salads, but have not had too much dehydrated food. I prefer fresh food and feel better about eating mostly fresh foods and juices also. I usually make carrot juice, but often wonder if I would be healthier with a green juice. What do you think? Maureen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Swing, I mix it up,... do a lot of fresh fruits/veges, a lot of juice, and some dehydrated. I do heaps of banana chips, and onion petals ... some carob cookies too. I never set the temp control on my dehydrator beyond 105, so I don't worry about killing off the enzymes in the food. I've been 100% raw for 5 months, so this is the first winter for me. I find I like munching more than I did in the summer, so eating more deyhdrated may be a seasonal thing for me. I wish I would have had my dehydrator at the end of summer so I could have done up some herbs, spices, tomatoes, etc. You need to do what works for you. Cheers terry rawfood , swing bolder <swingbolder> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm fairly new to raw and trying to sift through all > the sometimes contradictory information. What is the > concensus on this list about dehydrated food? Are they > truly raw? Do they have all the enzymes of > non-dehydrated foods or do they lie somewhere on a > continuum betwen raw food and cooked? For those of you > who eat dehydrated foods, how much of them are > included in your diet? For those who don't eat > dehydrated foods, why not? Forgive me if this topic > has already been thoroughly discussed. Let me know if > it has and I will search the archives. Thanks. > > swing > > > > > > Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. > http://celebrity.mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 You are welcome! I've never been a big greens eater, and having something like the patties in there helps me eat more greens than I normally would. I only use a couple ounces or so crumbled up, so it's not a lot, but enough to make the green taste better to me. Peace, Valerie Essentially Sasha <sasha wrote: You are helpful Valerie. I didn't even think to crumble patties on my salad What a great idea! Thank you. Sasha Meet the all-new My – Try it today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Hi, Maureen, I used to do straight carrot juice, but now I do the following blend: 5 lbs. carrots 8 large stalks celery 1 cucumber (large) 1 large Granny Smith apple 1 medium beet This will make 6-8 cups of juice which I use over 3 days. I know some folks add parsley, spinach, kale, etc., to this to help in increasing their greens intake. I find it hard to drink straight green juice, so this kind of mixture really helps. Also, this way, if the salad greens are not in good shape, I'm still getting plenty of minerals from veggies. Peace, Valerie PS I'll send the patty recipes later today. maureen smith <maureensgardengrotto wrote: Valerie, I would love to have the recipe for your dehydraded patties. I make flax crackers for my salads, but have not had too much dehydrated food. I prefer fresh food and feel better about eating mostly fresh foods and juices also. I usually make carrot juice, but often wonder if I would be healthier with a green juice. What do you think? Maureen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Valerie, What kind of juicer do you use? I have heard that you are supposed to drink the juice right away, unless you use a slow speed method like the green star with gears. I like the idea of making juice ahead to drink whenever. Your blend sounds great - going to give it a try. Right now, every morning I juice: 1 tomato 1 carrot 1 stalk cerery 1 quarter beetroot 1 quarter red pepper 1 scallion sometimes add a hunk of broccoli lately adding some sprouts this makes my version of V8 juice. cheers terry rawfood , Valerie Mills Daly <valdaly> wrote: > Hi, Maureen, I used to do straight carrot juice, but now I do the following blend: > > 5 lbs. carrots > 8 large stalks celery > 1 cucumber (large) > 1 large Granny Smith apple > 1 medium beet > > This will make 6-8 cups of juice which I use over 3 days. I know some folks add parsley, spinach, kale, etc., to this to help in increasing their greens intake. I find it hard to drink straight green juice, so this kind of mixture really helps. Also, this way, if the salad greens are not in good shape, I'm still getting plenty of minerals from veggies. > > Peace, > Valerie > > PS I'll send the patty recipes later today. > > > maureen smith <maureensgardengrotto> wrote: > > Valerie, > I would love to have the recipe for your dehydraded patties. I make flax crackers for my salads, but have not had too much dehydrated food. I prefer fresh food and feel better about eating mostly fresh foods and juices also. I usually make carrot juice, but often wonder if I would be healthier with a green juice. What do you think? > Maureen > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Thanks to everyone who took the time to reply to my question about dehydration. swing Mail - You care about security. So do we. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 On Aug 5, 2007, at 12:44 PM, Jeff Rogers wrote: > BTW, for those who experience insomnia, I've found I don't sleep well > or have difficulty getting to sleep when I'm dehydrated. When I've > felt dehydrated, I make sure to re-hydrate a couple hours before > going to bed. It makes a huge difference! > Good reminder - I often had had this problem of falling asleep even when I'm ready to do so. I'll have to remember to re-hydrate (sounds like a dry food being reconstituted, heh). Blanc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 > Good reminder - I often had had this problem of falling asleep even > when I'm ready to do so. I'll have to remember to re-hydrate (sounds > like a dry food being reconstituted, heh). Dehydration can be from dry weather, working out, salty foods, and dehydrated foods, etc. It is certainly worth re-hydrating after foods like that (like after potlucks!) When I am focussing on fruits and greens, I am usually well hydrated. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 > I read somewhere that if you are too dehydrated the body has > trouble metabolizing the nutrients it already has, and so a hunger > feeling forms. > > Dehydration really does mess up most body functions. When the body is dehydrated, I'm sure a lot of the bodies functions are less efficient. The body relies on fluid to transport nutrients, including oxygen. Hydration... it does the body good! (but not milk... except, of course, mother's milk for infants (of the same species, non-homogenized, non-pasteurized, but I digress...)) Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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