Does no-one have any comments, suggestions or feedback to offer me then???

[Guest guest]

Greetings All,

 

I would really appreciate any comments, advice or suggestions on

what I mentioned below.

 

I know it may come across as silly to some, but I am very serious

about this and sticking to eating just raw organic foods eating the

best foods that I can.

 

Thankyou in advance and I appreciate any replies.

 

Blessings,

 

Indiana.

 

 

rawfood , " Goddess Indiana "

<goddessindiana@m...> wrote:

>

> O.k it has been 4 days raw and the cravings are starting to

finally

> dissipate thankgoodness.

>

> However today I received my order for: " Cacao Nibs " from

rawfood.com.

>

> I tasted them and they were " very " bland, however I could taste

the

> resemblance to chocolate, albeit without all the added sugar.

>

> To make them more palatable, I added a date and a few drops

> of: " Agave Nectar "

>

> Are these things bad to add and eat????

>

> The date is dried and I presume still raw to a point, but I am

still

> wondering about the " Agave Nectar??? "

>

> Anyway, I ate approximately a quarter of a cup (if that) and

decided

> I wanted something like this available to me, if I get incredibly

> strong cravings for something sweet like chocolate or similar.

>

> I would appreciate any feedback.

>

> Blessings,

>

> Indiana.

[Guest guest]

If you're not sure whether you should eat it or not then it's

probably not meant for you to eat. I don't know if your agave nectar

is raw or not. I imagine some juices are but I don't juice. I don't

see a purpose to it. If I wanted some agave, I'd eat an agave. I

think getting the full nutrition from the food is better than

processing it in any way.

 

In Overeaters Anonymous it's said " when in doubt leave it out. " A

hard practice to follow but probably a good idea. Follow your heart

and mind goddess and dare I say it, your spirit.

 

Rich

 

rawfood , " Goddess Indiana "

<goddessindiana@m...> wrote:

>

> Greetings All,

>

> I would really appreciate any comments, advice or suggestions on

> what I mentioned below.

>

> I know it may come across as silly to some, but I am very serious

> about this and sticking to eating just raw organic foods eating the

> best foods that I can.

>

> Thankyou in advance and I appreciate any replies.

>

> Blessings,

>

> Indiana.

>

>

> rawfood , " Goddess Indiana "

> <goddessindiana@m...> wrote:

> >

> > O.k it has been 4 days raw and the cravings are starting to

> finally

> > dissipate thankgoodness.

> >

> > However today I received my order for: " Cacao Nibs " from

> rawfood.com.

> >

> > I tasted them and they were " very " bland, however I could taste

> the

> > resemblance to chocolate, albeit without all the added sugar.

> >

> > To make them more palatable, I added a date and a few drops

> > of: " Agave Nectar "

> >

> > Are these things bad to add and eat????

> >

> > The date is dried and I presume still raw to a point, but I am

> still

> > wondering about the " Agave Nectar??? "

> >

> > Anyway, I ate approximately a quarter of a cup (if that) and

> decided

> > I wanted something like this available to me, if I get incredibly

> > strong cravings for something sweet like chocolate or similar.

> >

> > I would appreciate any feedback.

> >

> > Blessings,

> >

> > Indiana.

[Guest guest]

Greetings to you Rich and thankyou for replying back to me and also

for your valuable information, I very much appreciate it.

 

You are indeed correct.

 

I dont even need to eat to eat that stuff, but in the time that I am

experiencing incredible " sugar " cravings that I cannot control, at

least I do have something of " somewhat " healthiness to fall back on,

rather than the usual sugar filled crap food.

 

Thankyou again,

 

Blessings,

 

Indiana.

 

 

 

rawfood , " Froggy " <seconaphim> wrote:

>

> If you're not sure whether you should eat it or not then it's

> probably not meant for you to eat. I don't know if your agave

nectar

> is raw or not. I imagine some juices are but I don't juice. I

don't

> see a purpose to it. If I wanted some agave, I'd eat an agave. I

> think getting the full nutrition from the food is better than

> processing it in any way.

>

> In Overeaters Anonymous it's said " when in doubt leave it out. " A

> hard practice to follow but probably a good idea. Follow your

heart

> and mind goddess and dare I say it, your spirit.

>

> Rich

>

> rawfood , " Goddess Indiana "

> <goddessindiana@m...> wrote:

> >

> > Greetings All,

> >

> > I would really appreciate any comments, advice or suggestions on

> > what I mentioned below.

> >

> > I know it may come across as silly to some, but I am very

serious

> > about this and sticking to eating just raw organic foods eating

the

> > best foods that I can.

> >

> > Thankyou in advance and I appreciate any replies.

> >

> > Blessings,

> >

> > Indiana.

> >

> >

> > rawfood , " Goddess Indiana "

> > <goddessindiana@m...> wrote:

> > >

> > > O.k it has been 4 days raw and the cravings are starting to

> > finally

> > > dissipate thankgoodness.

> > >

> > > However today I received my order for: " Cacao Nibs " from

> > rawfood.com.

> > >

> > > I tasted them and they were " very " bland, however I could

taste

> > the

> > > resemblance to chocolate, albeit without all the added sugar.

> > >

> > > To make them more palatable, I added a date and a few drops

> > > of: " Agave Nectar "

> > >

> > > Are these things bad to add and eat????

> > >

> > > The date is dried and I presume still raw to a point, but I am

> > still

> > > wondering about the " Agave Nectar??? "

> > >

> > > Anyway, I ate approximately a quarter of a cup (if that) and

> > decided

> > > I wanted something like this available to me, if I get

incredibly

> > > strong cravings for something sweet like chocolate or similar.

> > >

> > > I would appreciate any feedback.

> > >

> > > Blessings,

> > >

> > > Indiana.

[Guest guest]

Hi Indy!

 

sure, I'll offer some thoughts:

I looked for the cacao nibs on both the rawfood site, and in

Nutridiary's 20,000 item database, and didn't find them in either

place, so I have no comments. They sound similar to carob

powder..they don't sound like a fresh, raw food.

 

I'd looked at the Agave Nectar the other day or night, and saw that

it was from the inside of a cactus plant (or something similar...).

and somehow it was going to be more like papaya or something. It

also is not in the Nutridiary system....sounds unlikely to *really*

be raw, although it could be. (and I heard John Rose in a

teleseminar the other night refer to it...and I saw that it was

recommended to added to lemon juice and cayenne pepper...sounds like

another " stimulant " /poison type solution...see post from Elchanan in

the last day or so..)

> >

> > Are these things bad to add and eat????

 

don't know if they're good or bad (and language that I choose to

not use; I prefer is it a working or non-working choice?) how are

they working for you and your body? yes, date is dried...(see prev.

posts about ordering fresh dates...) I see both the cacao chips and

the agave as concentrated/processed/changed foods. I wouldn't view

either of them as optimal.

> >

> > I wanted something like this available to me, if I get incredibly

> > strong cravings for something sweet like chocolate or similar.

 

I suggest you learn to acknowledge the strong craving, and then

give the body something else, like water or fresh fruit.

The " craving " will go away. I still get them, and they do go away.

It's fun for me to see what the " craving " might be associated

with/attached to.

 

There's my thoughts....(from someone who used to live in Crown Point,

IN..between Gary and Merrillville..)

 

Suggestion: Work on eating lots of fresh, raw, organic fruits, with

a few " vegys " like lettuce, Romaine or Iceburg, tomatoes, cucumbers,

and bell peppers (not green; red, yellow, orange....green=not

ripe..search for other posts with more info. on this), an occasional

part of an avocado, and maybe a few soaked/sprouted nuts rarely.

 

Check out some of the posts on food-combining;

 

Exercise + Raw Food Diet = Great Health (subtitle of T.C. Fry's book,

" The Health Formula " (ISBN 1-55830-009-0) -- book recommended

 

Hope this helps...

 

Indy, is this anything like what you had in mind?/

 

Good luck,

 

Bob

[Guest guest]

And another thing, if it doesn't say raw then it probably isn't. In

fact, that's a very safe bet. We know they pasteurize milk to

something like a 1000 degrees or whatever but then you buy it cold in

the store. There's probably some process like that for juices or

drops of things. I guess that's why people who talk about juicing on

here, talk about buying their own juicers. pas·teur·i·za·tion (

P ) Pronunciation Key (pschr--zshn, pstr-)

n.

The act or process of heating a beverage or other food, such as milk

or beer, to a specific temperature for a specific period of time in

order to kill microorganisms that could cause disease, spoilage, or

undesired fermentation.

 

I think dates are fine.

 

> > > To make them more palatable, I added a date and a few drops

> > > of: " Agave Nectar "

> > >

> > > Are these things bad to add and eat????

> > >

> > > The date is dried and I presume still raw to a point, but I am

> > still

> > > wondering about the " Agave Nectar??? "

> > >

> > > Anyway, I ate approximately a quarter of a cup (if that) and

> > decided

> > > I wanted something like this available to me, if I get

incredibly

> > > strong cravings for something sweet like chocolate or similar.

> > >

> > > I would appreciate any feedback.

> > >

> > > Blessings,

> > >

> > > Indiana.

[Guest guest]

I know it's hard, but the only thing I fall back on is dates, bananas

and grapes when I want something really sweet. Dates are the only

thing like themselves as far as that major sugar hit. It takes a

while to get used to staying in this category, but I really don't

feel as if I have any choice if I want to be comfortably raw. I like

passing on dates unless I really need them, it's fun to practice

detachment from any food item. Another item, avocados, are the only

thing like themselves too for that fatty need.

 

Rich

 

rawfood , " Goddess Indiana "

<goddessindiana@m...> wrote:

>

>

> Greetings to you Rich and thankyou for replying back to me and also

> for your valuable information, I very much appreciate it.

>

> You are indeed correct.

>

> I dont even need to eat to eat that stuff, but in the time that I

am

> experiencing incredible " sugar " cravings that I cannot control, at

> least I do have something of " somewhat " healthiness to fall back

on,

> rather than the usual sugar filled crap food.

>

> Thankyou again,

>

> Blessings,

>

> Indiana.