RE: Request for Input: A Typical Day of Your Raw Diet [s]

[Guest guest]

Greetings, everyone.

 

My friend and colleague, Laurie Masters, and I are doing some research and

macronutrient analysis (protein/fat/carbs) of what raw fooders are actually

eating. Portions of the information we gather may be published in various

writings over time. (We will never identify anyone...we are just collecting

data).

 

We would be very grateful if some of you would be kind enough to share what

you might eat in a " typical " day. If you have ever kept a food diary and are

willing to share some typical days from it, that would be fabulous.

 

We would be particularly appreciative to see some examples of people who

consume a lot of green drinks. Also of interest are those who eat quite a

bit of raw grains, or nut/seed recipes, or smoothies. If your days are not

completely raw, that is okay, but we are particularly interested in 100% raw

fooders (or at least your 100% raw days).

 

If your foods eaten include prepared raw (or cooked) recipes, we would

appreciate as much detail about the quantities of ingredients that you have

available and are willing to pass on (for example, instead of " veggie loaf, "

specify " 2 cups walnuts, 4 cups carrots, 2 ounces cabbage " ...or whatever).

We don't need the herbs, spices, condiments, lemon juice or other minor

ingredients...just the major items that make up the majority of the calories

in a recipe.

 

You may share information through the group email if you like, so others can

see. Or, if you prefer, share directly with me at

<VLinfo VLinfo.

 

All questions/inquiries welcome.

 

Best to all,

Elchanan

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I don't consider myself a raw fooder, I just eat a certain way and it

happens to fit into the raw vegan definition. And since it's helpful

to have support eating the way I do, I come on here. So here I go

again, saying what I eat, will I ever tire of saying this? I don't

know. Portions would be about a handful each of the following items,

eaten periodically throughout this typical day, all raw, lettuce,

cucumber, tomato, bell pepper, orange, avocado, pear, almonds, squash

(a half a handful), celery, carrot, broccoli, banana, and peas (half

a handful).

 

rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo@e...>

wrote:

> Greetings, everyone.

>

> My friend and colleague, Laurie Masters, and I are doing some

research and

> macronutrient analysis (protein/fat/carbs) of what raw fooders are

actually

> eating. Portions of the information we gather may be published in

various

> writings over time. (We will never identify anyone...we are just

collecting

> data).

>

> We would be very grateful if some of you would be kind enough to

share what

> you might eat in a " typical " day. If you have ever kept a food

diary and are

> willing to share some typical days from it, that would be fabulous.

>

> We would be particularly appreciative to see some examples of

people who

> consume a lot of green drinks. Also of interest are those who eat

quite a

> bit of raw grains, or nut/seed recipes, or smoothies. If your days

are not

> completely raw, that is okay, but we are particularly interested in

100% raw

> fooders (or at least your 100% raw days).

>

> If your foods eaten include prepared raw (or cooked) recipes, we

would

> appreciate as much detail about the quantities of ingredients that

you have

> available and are willing to pass on (for example, instead

of " veggie loaf, "

> specify " 2 cups walnuts, 4 cups carrots, 2 ounces cabbage " ...or

whatever).

> We don't need the herbs, spices, condiments, lemon juice or other

minor

> ingredients...just the major items that make up the majority of the

calories

> in a recipe.

>

> You may share information through the group email if you like, so

others can

> see. Or, if you prefer, share directly with me at

> <VLinfo@e...> VLinfo@e...

>

> All questions/inquiries welcome.

>

> Best to all,

> Elchanan

[Guest guest]

I have been reading so much on the net but have not ordered a book yet but

was thinking about ordering " Beautiful on Raw. " I have been vegan since July

when my son told me about the PETA site and I viewed it and became vegan that

day, before that I ate what is called the healthy American diet {but it is

not}. I am interested in what people eat raw everyday too. I have been trying

with the knowledge I have so far, and yesterday I had an Apple, Orange, and

Banana, a big salad but the dressing wasn't raw and I hate to say this but

fried

Potatoes {my hubby made them for me}. My calories only added up to about 900

calories. Today I plan on having an Apple, Orange, Banana, a Banana

Smoothie, and 2 big salads but it only adds up to about 800 calories. I don't

know

how to do all the complicated stuff like Soaking, spouting, and making date

crust ect... I hope to learn from the people on this list and I hope to get the

Book soon. Janeen

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Janeen,

Welcome to raw fooding....so how have you felt since doing this?? even tho the

calories are low.. have you felt full? light headed? felt great? if you are

light headed Iwould suggest eating more.. or even juice a salad... enough for a

4-6 oz glass... or eat some seeds or nuts... no real need to count the

calories... now..

I too am learning and want a few books to keep at home... but have learned alot

from the web.... I do not think I will ever go back... I am basically raw.. but

there are times I will have a cooked meal but not often.. and I find when I do i

feel like crap afterwards so I just don't eat often that way...

 

Keep up the Great eating!

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I think you might find some other resources more helpful than this book; if you

have not yet ordered it, you might want to try to find some others who can give

you an idea of what's in it. I purchased it a while ago on the recommendation of

another, and was very disappointed in it; it was poorly written, it focuses

mostly on this woman's philosphy regarding physical beauty, and does not offer a

lot in the way of specifics for someone new to the raw food way of life.

 

You might be better off with the Boutenkos' books, and there is a website,

fromsadtoraw.com, that has a huge number of simple recipes to help you get

started. Also, alissacohen.com, rawguru.com, both have groups forums with lots

of recipes and helpful folks that could give you some good ideas of simple

recipes to start with.

 

Good luck to you!

 

Valerie

 

JanPro77 wrote:

 

I have been reading so much on the net but have not ordered a book yet but

was thinking about ordering " Beautiful on Raw. "

 

 

Celebrate 's 10th Birthday!

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[Guest guest]

I haven't been much of a follower or reader of PETA, but the longer I

stay raw the clearer it becomes that cruelty to animals is not a good

thing, so the more I'm empathetic with PETA's cause.

 

I just stuff myself with as much raw plant food as I need to get

through a day and don't worry about the calorie count, high or low.

As long as I eat enough food to satisfy my hunger, I assume I'm

eating enough.

 

rawfood , JanPro77@a... wrote:

>

> I have been reading so much on the net but have not ordered a book

yet but

> was thinking about ordering " Beautiful on Raw. " I have been vegan

since July

> when my son told me about the PETA site and I viewed it and became

vegan that

> day, before that I ate what is called the healthy American diet

{but it is

> not}. I am interested in what people eat raw everyday too. I have

been trying

> with the knowledge I have so far, and yesterday I had an Apple,

Orange, and

> Banana, a big salad but the dressing wasn't raw and I hate to say

this but fried

> Potatoes {my hubby made them for me}. My calories only added up to

about 900

> calories. Today I plan on having an Apple, Orange, Banana, a

Banana

> Smoothie, and 2 big salads but it only adds up to about 800

calories. I don't know

> how to do all the complicated stuff like Soaking, spouting, and

making date

> crust ect... I hope to learn from the people on this list and I

hope to get the

> Book soon. Janeen

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

I've been raw for about a month. There have been a few

ups and downs in terms of learning what I like, what

my body likes but it's been totally worth it, bc I

feel great!

 

I start the day with a one or two smoothies, made of:

juice of 4 oranges, one mango and one banana. Lately

I've been adding a handful or two of spinach, kale

etc. and have found it to be a very good way to get my

daily greens. The fruit taste totally masks the flavor

of the greens.

 

Lunch: This is my heavy meal. I usually have nori

wraps. I'm kind of addicted to them. I stuff them with

avocado and all kinds of veggies (ground up in food

processor) and lots of sprouts. This fills me up

nicely.

 

Dinner: usually a salad, sometimes a smoothie on days

when I only had one smoothie in the morning.

 

Hope this helps.

 

swing

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Wow, thanks Swing!! This is great. Have a couple of questions:

 

If you have a smoothie in the evening, is it usually similar, several pieces

of citrus, a banana and a mango, plus some greens?

 

At lunch, are you typically eating one whole avocado, or perhaps 1/2, or

more than one? Would you say the avocado is of average size, typically?

 

Again, thanks!

Elchanan

 

swing bolder [swingbolder]

Tuesday, March 08, 2005 6:41 PM

rawfood

Re: [Raw Food] Request for Input: A " Typical " Day of Your Raw Diet

 

 

 

Hi,

 

I've been raw for about a month. There have been a few

ups and downs in terms of learning what I like, what

my body likes but it's been totally worth it, bc I

feel great!

 

I start the day with a one or two smoothies, made of:

juice of 4 oranges, one mango and one banana. Lately

I've been adding a handful or two of spinach, kale

etc. and have found it to be a very good way to get my

daily greens. The fruit taste totally masks the flavor

of the greens.

 

Lunch: This is my heavy meal. I usually have nori

wraps. I'm kind of addicted to them. I stuff them with

avocado and all kinds of veggies (ground up in food

processor) and lots of sprouts. This fills me up

nicely.

 

Dinner: usually a salad, sometimes a smoothie on days

when I only had one smoothie in the morning.

 

Hope this helps.

 

swing

 

 

 

 

 

Celebrate 's 10th Birthday!

Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

http://birthday./netrospective/

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

My evening smoothies are the same as my morning

smoothies, bc I'm pretty enamored of that particular

combination of fruit (oj, mango, banana). Simply

delicious! I'm sure that as we move into warmer

weather and more fresh fruits become available (like

berries, yum) I'll add more variety. And yes, I always

include the greens.

 

At lunch I eat one avocado, which makes two wraps. I

eat whatever size avo I have lying around. If it's a

small one, I'll beef it up with ground up cauliflower

and/or carrots in the food processor which also makes

a nice filling. If I'm especially hungry, I'll have a

salad or chopped veggies on the side. I also flavor

the wraps with miso, which is not a raw food but is a

live, fermented food with a lot of beneficial

qualities (esp. for digestion which is not my

strongpoint). I'll also throw in freshly grated ginger

and garlic. Sometimes I'll add dulse, and always lots

of sprouts. By the way I thought sprouting was

difficult too but I went to sproutpeople.com and

bought their " Easy Sprouter " which is basically the

size of a Starbucks mug, and it has really made

growing my own sprouts so easy. You soak, sprout and

then store your sprouts in the same container. Very

easy to use.

 

Also: the wraps are a good way to get rid of any

leftover veggies you might have. I just grind up

everything in the food processor along with the

avocado and they make this big, mushy paste.

 

 

swing

 

--- " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo

wrote:

> Wow, thanks Swing!! This is great. Have a couple of

> questions:

>

> If you have a smoothie in the evening, is it usually

> similar, several pieces

> of citrus, a banana and a mango, plus some greens?

>

> At lunch, are you typically eating one whole

> avocado, or perhaps 1/2, or

> more than one? Would you say the avocado is of

> average size, typically?

>

> Again, thanks!

> Elchanan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Celebrate 's 10th Birthday!

Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

http://birthday./netrospective/

[Guest guest]

Hi again, and thanks SO much for sharing all these details. Will be back to

you with some analytical info soon.

 

I love what you wrote:

 

Also: the wraps are a good way to get rid of any

leftover veggies you might have. I just grind up

everything in the food processor along with the

avocado and they make this big, mushy paste.

 

Best,

Elchanan

 

swing bolder [swingbolder]

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 6:14 AM

rawfood

RE: [Raw Food] Request for Input: A " Typical " Day of Your Raw Diet

 

 

Hi,

 

My evening smoothies are the same as my morning

smoothies, bc I'm pretty enamored of that particular

combination of fruit (oj, mango, banana). Simply

delicious! I'm sure that as we move into warmer

weather and more fresh fruits become available (like

berries, yum) I'll add more variety. And yes, I always

include the greens.

 

At lunch I eat one avocado, which makes two wraps. I

eat whatever size avo I have lying around. If it's a

small one, I'll beef it up with ground up cauliflower

and/or carrots in the food processor which also makes

a nice filling. If I'm especially hungry, I'll have a

salad or chopped veggies on the side. I also flavor

the wraps with miso, which is not a raw food but is a

live, fermented food with a lot of beneficial

qualities (esp. for digestion which is not my

strongpoint). I'll also throw in freshly grated ginger

and garlic. Sometimes I'll add dulse, and always lots

of sprouts. By the way I thought sprouting was

difficult too but I went to sproutpeople.com and

bought their " Easy Sprouter " which is basically the

size of a Starbucks mug, and it has really made

growing my own sprouts so easy. You soak, sprout and

then store your sprouts in the same container. Very

easy to use.

 

Also: the wraps are a good way to get rid of any

leftover veggies you might have. I just grind up

everything in the food processor along with the

avocado and they make this big, mushy paste.

 

 

swing

 

--- " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo

wrote:

> Wow, thanks Swing!! This is great. Have a couple of

> questions:

>

> If you have a smoothie in the evening, is it usually

> similar, several pieces

> of citrus, a banana and a mango, plus some greens?

>

> At lunch, are you typically eating one whole

> avocado, or perhaps 1/2, or

> more than one? Would you say the avocado is of

> average size, typically?

>

> Again, thanks!

> Elchanan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Celebrate 's 10th Birthday!

Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

http://birthday./netrospective/

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

What is the wrap made of? Thanks, Lane

 

 

At lunch I eat one avocado, which makes two wraps. I<BR>

eat whatever size avo I have lying around. If it's a<BR>

small one, I'll beef it up with ground up cauliflower<BR>

and/or carrots in the food processor which also makes<BR>

a nice filling. If I'm especially hungry, I'll have a<BR>

salad or chopped veggies on the side. I also flavor<BR>

the wraps with miso, which is not a raw food but is a<BR>

live, fermented food with a lot of beneficial<BR>

qualities (esp. for digestion which is not my<BR>

strongpoint). I'll also throw in freshly grated ginger<BR>

and garlic. Sometimes I'll add dulse, and always lots<BR>

of sprouts. By the way I thought sprouting was<BR>

difficult too but I went to sproutpeople.com and<BR>

bought their " Easy Sprouter " which is basically the<BR>

size of a Starbucks mug, and it has really made<BR>

growing my own sprouts so easy. You soak, sprout and<BR>

then store your sprouts in the same container. Very<BR>

easy to use.<BR>

<BR>

Also: the wraps are a good way to get rid of any<BR>

leftover veggies you might have. I just grind up<BR>

everything in the food processor along with the<BR>

avocado and they make this big, mushy paste.<BR>

[Guest guest]

Great question!

 

lane [lane] On Behalf Of Helene Lynn

Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:12 AM

swing bolder; rawfood

RE: [Raw Food] Request for Input: A " Typical " Day of Your Raw Diet

 

 

What is the wrap made of? Thanks, Lane

 

 

At lunch I eat one avocado, which makes two wraps. I<BR>

eat whatever size avo I have lying around. If it's a<BR>

small one, I'll beef it up with ground up cauliflower<BR>

and/or carrots in the food processor which also makes<BR>

a nice filling. If I'm especially hungry, I'll have a<BR>

salad or chopped veggies on the side. I also flavor<BR>

the wraps with miso, which is not a raw food but is a<BR>

live, fermented food with a lot of beneficial<BR>

qualities (esp. for digestion which is not my<BR>

strongpoint). I'll also throw in freshly grated ginger<BR>

and garlic. Sometimes I'll add dulse, and always lots<BR>

of sprouts. By the way I thought sprouting was<BR>

difficult too but I went to sproutpeople.com and<BR>

bought their " Easy Sprouter " which is basically the<BR>

size of a Starbucks mug, and it has really made<BR>

growing my own sprouts so easy. You soak, sprout and<BR>

then store your sprouts in the same container. Very<BR>

easy to use.<BR>

<BR>

Also: the wraps are a good way to get rid of any<BR>

leftover veggies you might have. I just grind up<BR>

everything in the food processor along with the<BR>

avocado and they make this big, mushy paste.<BR>