Raw Foods You Do NOT Eat?

[Guest guest]

I'm curious about what raw foods you all do NOT eat and why. The issue of

mushrooms came up recently. It's a personal choice for me, I guess. When I

cooked, I preferred my mushrooms sauteed with garlic and onions before going in

my foods;-) Raw just seems yucky to me like they aren't right, somehow. Perhaps

if I put them in the dehydrator in a recipe. I like the eggplant Parmesan in the

dehydrator and I would not eat eggplant raw-raw. OK, potatoes I have not found a

good way to eat raw...I'm still fairly a raw newbie so will no doubt have

another unfavorite or two in the future. BTW, do rawbies eat artichokes? :-)

 

Pondering all this,

Diana of Dewberry Hill

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Just foods that don't taste good (garlic, onions, eggplant, brussel

sprouts, cabbage, most oriental vegetables in asian markets, seaweed,

sea vegetables, dulce) or seem hard to digest (like potatoes,

although I eat sweet potatoes) or are too hard to eat (artichokes) or

just seem funkily wrong somehow (mushrooms) or don't seem readily

available raw or are hard to find (brussel sprouts, eggplant, sea

vegetables). I just try to keep it simple, the fruits, vegetables

and raw nuts that are readily available at the produce store or

supermarket. The goal is to get my mind off food and food

preparation and on to other things. This does severely limit the

things I eat, other than fruits and vegetable fruits, I guess the

only other vegetables I come across are broccoli, spinach, lettuce,

celery, green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, that may be about it.

I may not eat asparagus again, I don't like it. I'd eat some of the

foods I said I don't eat if I had to.

 

Rich

 

rawfood , Diana of Dewberry Hill

<cozad76078> wrote:

> I'm curious about what raw foods you all do NOT eat and why. The

issue of mushrooms came up recently. It's a personal choice for me, I

guess. When I cooked, I preferred my mushrooms sauteed with garlic

and onions before going in my foods;-) Raw just seems yucky to me

like they aren't right, somehow. Perhaps if I put them in the

dehydrator in a recipe. I like the eggplant Parmesan in the

dehydrator and I would not eat eggplant raw-raw. OK, potatoes I have

not found a good way to eat raw...I'm still fairly a raw newbie so

will no doubt have another unfavorite or two in the future. BTW, do

rawbies eat artichokes? :-)

>

> Pondering all this,

> Diana of Dewberry Hill

[Guest guest]

Rich,

 

I'm relatively new to rawfoods. In fact I'm still transitioning.

But I find that I can eat the foods you say taste bad if I steam or

boil them lightly, or add no/salt tomato sauce as a dressing.

 

What's wrong with light steaming or microwaving in order to eat

something like broccoli or brussels sprouts? They taste very good

that way?

 

Ron

 

 

 

rawfood , " Froggy " <seconaphim> wrote:

>

> Just foods that don't taste good (garlic, onions, eggplant,

brussel

> sprouts, cabbage, most oriental vegetables in asian markets,

seaweed,

> sea vegetables, dulce) or seem hard to digest (like potatoes,

> although I eat sweet potatoes) or are too hard to eat (artichokes)

or

> just seem funkily wrong somehow (mushrooms) or don't seem readily

> available raw or are hard to find (brussel sprouts, eggplant, sea

> vegetables). I just try to keep it simple, the fruits, vegetables

> and raw nuts that are readily available at the produce store or

> supermarket. The goal is to get my mind off food and food

> preparation and on to other things. This does severely limit the

> things I eat, other than fruits and vegetable fruits, I guess the

> only other vegetables I come across are broccoli, spinach,

lettuce,

> celery, green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, that may be about

it.

> I may not eat asparagus again, I don't like it. I'd eat some of

the

> foods I said I don't eat if I had to.

>

> Rich

>

> rawfood , Diana of Dewberry Hill

> <cozad76078> wrote:

> > I'm curious about what raw foods you all do NOT eat and why. The

> issue of mushrooms came up recently. It's a personal choice for

me, I

> guess. When I cooked, I preferred my mushrooms sauteed with garlic

> and onions before going in my foods;-) Raw just seems yucky to me

> like they aren't right, somehow. Perhaps if I put them in the

> dehydrator in a recipe. I like the eggplant Parmesan in the

> dehydrator and I would not eat eggplant raw-raw. OK, potatoes I

have

> not found a good way to eat raw...I'm still fairly a raw newbie so

> will no doubt have another unfavorite or two in the future. BTW,

do

> rawbies eat artichokes? :-)

> >

> > Pondering all this,

> > Diana of Dewberry Hill

[Guest guest]

What's wrong with lightly steaming or microwaving these foods? As

long as I don't sautee them in oil or add salt, I can't see what it

hurts or why I should eat these things raw.

 

On the other hand, I will admit that most of the things people cook

are unhealthy in the diet. But I believe the question is one of

renouncing/abstaining from unhealthy foods--like animal products,

salt, oil, sugar, stimulants, alcohol, chemicals and preservatives,

etc.

 

Ron

 

 

rawfood , Diana of Dewberry Hill

<cozad76078> wrote:

> I'm curious about what raw foods you all do NOT eat and why. The

issue of mushrooms came up recently. It's a personal choice for me,

I guess. When I cooked, I preferred my mushrooms sauteed with garlic

and onions before going in my foods;-) Raw just seems yucky to me

like they aren't right, somehow. Perhaps if I put them in the

dehydrator in a recipe. I like the eggplant Parmesan in the

dehydrator and I would not eat eggplant raw-raw. OK, potatoes I have

not found a good way to eat raw...I'm still fairly a raw newbie so

will no doubt have another unfavorite or two in the future. BTW, do

rawbies eat artichokes? :-)

>

> Pondering all this,

> Diana of Dewberry Hill

>

>

>

>

> Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less.

>

>

[Guest guest]

DID YOU SAY MICROWAVE!!! They are referred to nukers in Russia and outlawed.

Don't you dare eat or drink anything from a nuker!

 

 

 

 

 

 

rlmftw [rlmftw]

Sunday, January 23, 2005 11:22 AM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Raw Foods You Do NOT Eat?

 

 

 

 

What's wrong with lightly steaming or microwaving these foods? As

long as I don't sautee them in oil or add salt, I can't see what it

hurts or why I should eat these things raw.

 

On the other hand, I will admit that most of the things people cook

are unhealthy in the diet. But I believe the question is one of

renouncing/abstaining from unhealthy foods--like animal products,

salt, oil, sugar, stimulants, alcohol, chemicals and preservatives,

etc.

 

Ron

 

 

rawfood , Diana of Dewberry Hill

<cozad76078> wrote:

> I'm curious about what raw foods you all do NOT eat and why. The

issue of mushrooms came up recently. It's a personal choice for me,

I guess. When I cooked, I preferred my mushrooms sauteed with garlic

and onions before going in my foods;-) Raw just seems yucky to me

like they aren't right, somehow. Perhaps if I put them in the

dehydrator in a recipe. I like the eggplant Parmesan in the

dehydrator and I would not eat eggplant raw-raw. OK, potatoes I have

not found a good way to eat raw...I'm still fairly a raw newbie so

will no doubt have another unfavorite or two in the future. BTW, do

rawbies eat artichokes? :-)

>

> Pondering all this,

> Diana of Dewberry Hill

>

>

>

>

> Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ron,

there is nothing " wrong " with steaming or microwaving, or sauteeing,

or whatever. (the food is no longer raw at this point however).

It's a choice you make in how you prepare your food and what

percentage of raw you are planning for yourself. Everyone needs to

find what works best for them.

cheers

terry

 

rawfood , " rlmftw " <rlmftw> wrote:

>

> Rich,

>

> I'm relatively new to rawfoods. In fact I'm still transitioning.

> But I find that I can eat the foods you say taste bad if I steam

or

> boil them lightly, or add no/salt tomato sauce as a dressing.

>

> What's wrong with light steaming or microwaving in order to eat

> something like broccoli or brussels sprouts? They taste very good

> that way?

>

> Ron

>

>

>

> rawfood , " Froggy " <seconaphim> wrote:

> >

> > Just foods that don't taste good (garlic, onions, eggplant,

> brussel

> > sprouts, cabbage, most oriental vegetables in asian markets,

> seaweed,

> > sea vegetables, dulce) or seem hard to digest (like potatoes,

> > although I eat sweet potatoes) or are too hard to eat

(artichokes)

> or

> > just seem funkily wrong somehow (mushrooms) or don't seem

readily

> > available raw or are hard to find (brussel sprouts, eggplant,

sea

> > vegetables). I just try to keep it simple, the fruits,

vegetables

> > and raw nuts that are readily available at the produce store or

> > supermarket. The goal is to get my mind off food and food

> > preparation and on to other things. This does severely limit

the

> > things I eat, other than fruits and vegetable fruits, I guess

the

> > only other vegetables I come across are broccoli, spinach,

> lettuce,

> > celery, green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, that may be about

> it.

> > I may not eat asparagus again, I don't like it. I'd eat some of

> the

> > foods I said I don't eat if I had to.

> >

> > Rich

> >

> > rawfood , Diana of Dewberry Hill

> > <cozad76078> wrote:

> > > I'm curious about what raw foods you all do NOT eat and why.

The

> > issue of mushrooms came up recently. It's a personal choice for

> me, I

> > guess. When I cooked, I preferred my mushrooms sauteed with

garlic

> > and onions before going in my foods;-) Raw just seems yucky to

me

> > like they aren't right, somehow. Perhaps if I put them in the

> > dehydrator in a recipe. I like the eggplant Parmesan in the

> > dehydrator and I would not eat eggplant raw-raw. OK, potatoes I

> have

> > not found a good way to eat raw...I'm still fairly a raw newbie

so

> > will no doubt have another unfavorite or two in the future. BTW,

> do

> > rawbies eat artichokes? :-)

> > >

> > > Pondering all this,

> > > Diana of Dewberry Hill

[Guest guest]

Diana

 

I haven't found a good use for spaghetti squash yet. However, what

tastes bad by itself raw, may be good combined with another food.

(i.e., lemons ... don't eat them by themselves, but add them to lots

of other things).

 

I'm a newbie still ... only been 100% raw 6 months so haven't done a

whole year of seasons yet. There are a LOT of vegetables that I

haven't tried raw yet, but look forward to this summer and am going

to try every last thing I see in the market at least once ... now

you have me curious about artichokes!

 

I will munch a raw potato, but a little goes a long way. Same for

butternut squash and sweet potatoes. I do use these in dehydrated

and other recipes tho.

 

I have tried to stay away from honey, but did buy a jar of raw honey

last week and tasted it. It's really good, but still the honey

issue is there, raw or not. Not sure if I will buy any more. I

tried apple/cider vinegar, but doubt I will buy that again either.

I try to stay away from Braggs.

 

cheers

terry

 

 

 

 

rawfood , Diana of Dewberry Hill

<cozad76078> wrote:

> I'm curious about what raw foods you all do NOT eat and why. The

issue of mushrooms came up recently. It's a personal choice for me,

I guess. When I cooked, I preferred my mushrooms sauteed with garlic

and onions before going in my foods;-) Raw just seems yucky to me

like they aren't right, somehow. Perhaps if I put them in the

dehydrator in a recipe. I like the eggplant Parmesan in the

dehydrator and I would not eat eggplant raw-raw. OK, potatoes I have

not found a good way to eat raw...I'm still fairly a raw newbie so

will no doubt have another unfavorite or two in the future. BTW, do

rawbies eat artichokes? :-)

>

> Pondering all this,

> Diana of Dewberry Hill

>

>

>

>

> Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less.

>

>

[Guest guest]

At Sun, 23 Jan 2005 it looks like rlmftw composed:

 

<humbly_snipped>

 

> They taste very good that way

 

BINGO !!

 

I was at a food addicts meeting once and a very overweight lady

come into the meeting crying very hard and we all thought

someone had died. She then went on to share the following:

 

(sobbing)

 

I go into my bedroom every night, unplug the phone and proceed to

masturbate my mouth with a 1/2 gallon of ice cream....

 

I wish I could ask a doctor to " remove " my taste buds......

 

MY TASTE BUDS ARE GOING TO KILL ME.....

 

I cannot remember the woman nor her name but the message was

clear, my taste buds were actually the main issue with how I

used to eat.

 

The same " sensory " feeling that my taste buds used to send to my

brain when a slice of gooey cheese pizza hits my palate, I now

try to " switch " that to getting the same " sensors " to get

tickled when I see a nice sunrise or sunset.

 

Pleasure is pleasure right?

 

I was not there due to being overweight but to how I used to

" inhale " my food, barely chewing etc. If you were a stranger

watching me eat you'd think I had not eaten for a week.

 

Your taste palate will change after a while going raw. I myself

am not 100% raw. Some days I'm just one " soy hot chocolate "

away from being raw, other days it's a veggie burrito that makes

the difference.

 

The main thing is that that there is change.

 

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[Guest guest]

I'm transitioning to raw foods too. It would defeat the purpose for

me if I steamed or boiled anything, I don't use sauces, I don't

process or blend or combine foods. I'd wind up eating cooked if I

did any of these things, that's just me. Same for steaming or

microwaving, they just don't work for me. I eat broccoli as it is.

I'm not trying to eat every raw vegetable possible, just the ones

that are convenient, taste ok and can be picked up and eaten. Good

luck with raw food. The purpose for me is simplicity, as simple an

eating method as possible, that's how I feel most comfortable

spiritually and my spiritual growth is all that I'm in this for.

 

Heating of any kind is not raw as I understand it.

 

rawfood , " rlmftw " <rlmftw> wrote:

>

> Rich,

>

> I'm relatively new to rawfoods. In fact I'm still transitioning.

> But I find that I can eat the foods you say taste bad if I steam or

> boil them lightly, or add no/salt tomato sauce as a dressing.

>

> What's wrong with light steaming or microwaving in order to eat

> something like broccoli or brussels sprouts? They taste very good

> that way?

>

> Ron

[Guest guest]

" But I believe the question is one of

> renouncing/abstaining from unhealthy foods--like animal products,

> salt, oil, sugar, stimulants, alcohol, chemicals and preservatives,

> etc. " And taking it one step further is to not steam or

microwave. Steaming and microwaving are a lesser thing, but they

still take something away from the healthiness of the food, they're

best eaten raw, if they're not enjoyed raw, then they're not food for

me.

 

Lol.

 

rawfood , " rlmftw " <rlmftw> wrote:

>

> What's wrong with lightly steaming or microwaving these foods? As

> long as I don't sautee them in oil or add salt, I can't see what it

> hurts or why I should eat these things raw.

>

> On the other hand, I will admit that most of the things people cook

> are unhealthy in the diet. But I believe the question is one of

> renouncing/abstaining from unhealthy foods--like animal products,

> salt, oil, sugar, stimulants, alcohol, chemicals and preservatives,

> etc.

>

> Ron

[Guest guest]

I bought some white mushrooms yesterday, no real reason why they

can't be eaten to me.

 

rawfood , " Froggy " <seconaphim> wrote:

> just seem funkily wrong somehow (mushrooms)

[Guest guest]

Hey,

 

I heartily agree, microwaving is probably worse than deep-frying. I

cite as evidence kirlian photographs of microwaved food, which clearly

show its energetic deadness... the fact that the food is STILL COOKING

when you take it out of the microwave, microwave radiation bouncing

around inside it... microwaves are just bad news and should never be

used by anyone, ever. Least of all someone trying to eat raw!

 

Love and light,

 

Graeme

 

rawfood , " Steven " <rawfasting@e...> wrote:

>

> DID YOU SAY MICROWAVE!!! They are referred to nukers in Russia and

outlawed.

> Don't you dare eat or drink anything from a nuker!

[Guest guest]

<I'm relatively new to raw foods. In fact I'm still transitioning.

But I find that I can eat the foods you say taste bad if I steam or

boil them lightly, or add no/salt tomato sauce as a dressing.

 

What's wrong with light steaming or microwaving in order to eat

something like broccoli or brussels sprouts? They taste very good

that way?

 

Ron>

 

Hey Ron,

 

May I ask, why, if you find some raw foods to taste bad, do you think

you have to eat them at all? If you have to boil it, steam it or microwave

it (all of which make the food no longer raw) to make it taste good, then

just maybe this isn't a food you were meant to eat? When transitioning to

100% raw, if that is in fact where you want to go, then lightly steamed

veggies can help (but stay away from microwaving). You will find as you

continue on your raw path that these steamed veggies will no longer taste

good to you. Same with dehydrated foods. Great to transition to for some

people but after 6 months (or less) of being 100% raw you will loose your

desire for these foods (too dry & tasteless).

Breezi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Only fresh, whole, raw, plant food really tastes the best. Although

they don't taste all that great, but any other way of eating doesn't

taste as good. It's a subtle difference for the defining,

discriminating taste budded palate. Go Brezzi.

 

rawfood , " Bob & Breezi " <bobandbreezi@h...>

wrote:

> Hey Ron,

>

> May I ask, why, if you find some raw foods to taste bad, do you

think

> you have to eat them at all? If you have to boil it, steam it or

microwave

> it (all of which make the food no longer raw) to make it taste

good, then

> just maybe this isn't a food you were meant to eat? When

transitioning to

> 100% raw, if that is in fact where you want to go, then lightly

steamed

> veggies can help (but stay away from microwaving). You will find as

you

> continue on your raw path that these steamed veggies will no longer

taste

> good to you. Same with dehydrated foods. Great to transition to for

some

> people but after 6 months (or less) of being 100% raw you will

loose your

> desire for these foods (too dry & tasteless).

> Breezi

 

[Guest guest]

And I don't have to eat every plant food known to man, the other

animals in the forest don't. I saw some raw Belgian endive in the

store yesterday, never tried that, so I was sorely tempted to buy it,

even though I have plenty of food, just to try it. But it wouldn't

have been all that good, just another raw vegetable, so I didn't buy

it. Humility in my eating, that's the goal.

 

> rawfood , " Bob & Breezi " <bobandbreezi@h...>

> wrote:

> > Hey Ron,

> >

> > May I ask, why, if you find some raw foods to taste bad, do

you

> think

> > you have to eat them at all? If you have to boil it, steam it or

> microwave

> > it (all of which make the food no longer raw) to make it taste

> good, then

> > just maybe this isn't a food you were meant to eat?