Leaning Toward Raw Foodism...

[Guest guest]

Good Morning!

 

I just joined your group and am hoping to learn tomes about Raw

Foodism. I am vegetarian, preferring to be vegan, but went lacto-veg

for a while due to my Chiro-Vedic doctor's urgings to use ghee and

kefir. I've stopped that and am really leaning toward Vegan Raw Foods

as opposed to mainstream Vegan.

 

Here's a question for you – how are hot herb teas and coffees thought

of in Raw Foodism?

 

 

Blessings -

 

Debra

[Guest guest]

Hot herbal teas are Great! They are very healing and full of minerals -

depending on which ones you are using.

 

Coffee would be excluded from someone's diet whom is choosing to be 100% raw.

It's really very toxic - the caffene and other chemicals used in the processing.

Personally, the only time I use it is for an organic coffee enema.

 

Per Dr. Richard Anderson's book " Cleanse and Purify Thyself: Book 1 "

Coffee enemas help remove toxins from the liver quickly and safely. When used

properly, a coffee enema causes the liver to produce more bile and open the bile

ducts causing the bile to flow quickly out of the liver. (They can also help

eliminate headaches caused by coffee withdrawal.)

 

You have to do them right though! Get directions in the book.

 

Paula

 

Debra Thompson <Debrathompson wrote:

Good Morning!

 

I just joined your group and am hoping to learn tomes about Raw

Foodism. I am vegetarian, preferring to be vegan, but went lacto-veg

for a while due to my Chiro-Vedic doctor's urgings to use ghee and

kefir. I've stopped that and am really leaning toward Vegan Raw Foods

as opposed to mainstream Vegan.

 

Here's a question for you – how are hot herb teas and coffees thought

of in Raw Foodism?

 

 

Blessings -

 

Debra

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

i've read a lot on raw foodism, but mostly just jumped in with the diet

and enjoyed the overall beneficial results, mentally as well as

physically.

 

i recently observed someone's vegan lifestyle in their home, and

although i think it's a great step up from the sad (standard american

diet) diet, it still doesn't look too appealing to me. live food just

looks the most appealing, of course, i don't like food much to begin

with.

 

hot herb teas and coffee probably wouldn't be considered raw, as far as

i understand it, the desire is for heatless. but i must admit that

i've fallen for the coffee and herb tea craving. like the other day i

saw vanilla, honey chamonile herb tea and wanted to try it, it did

taste interesting but this has to be a lifestyle choice for me, i can't

go by what tastes good if i want any success in this diet. so

hopefully i'll be able to pass on those kind of options in the future.

[Guest guest]

I jumped in three days ago and am LOVING it! I'd say I've already

gone 90 - 95% raw, and my husband is raving about how good

everything is! We're planning on buying a dehydrator next month as

well as a Vita-Mix 5000:) Are any dehydrators better than others?

He's looking at one made by Nesco that has an adjustable temperature

feature...

 

Yesterday I was able to pick up Juliano's " RAW " cookbook, and made

his butternut squash soup recipe last night:) YUMMMMMM! We also

had some fruit/veggie/pepper wraps rolled up in lettuce and cabbage

leaves. My husband said the food was " incredible " and is excited

about what I'll decide to make next out of the book.

 

On the herb teas, someone made a very cool suggestion - make sun

tea! Then it isn't cooked:) I like this idea very much!

 

Debra

 

 

 

 

rawfood , " abandonter " <abandonter> wrote:

>

> i've read a lot on raw foodism, but mostly just jumped in with the

diet

> and enjoyed the overall beneficial results, mentally as well as

> physically.

>

> i recently observed someone's vegan lifestyle in their home, and

> although i think it's a great step up from the sad (standard

american

> diet) diet, it still doesn't look too appealing to me. live food

just

> looks the most appealing, of course, i don't like food much to

begin

> with.

>

> hot herb teas and coffee probably wouldn't be considered raw, as

far as

> i understand it, the desire is for heatless. but i must admit

that

> i've fallen for the coffee and herb tea craving. like the other

day i

> saw vanilla, honey chamonile herb tea and wanted to try it, it did

> taste interesting but this has to be a lifestyle choice for me, i

can't

> go by what tastes good if i want any success in this diet. so

> hopefully i'll be able to pass on those kind of options in the

future.

>

[Guest guest]

Gail in MS

Yes any tea can be made with cold water. It just takes longer to steep. It can

even be heated slightly ( to about 105 degrees) in a dehydrator.

 

Gail

 

-

Debra Thompson

 

 

On the herb teas, someone made a very cool suggestion - make sun

tea! Then it isn't cooked:) I like this idea very much!

 

Debra

 

 

[Guest guest]

Well those tea leaves don't look raw to me, so I'm curious. (Not that I think

the tea is particularly harmful.) Anybody know? Thanks, Lane

-

Gail Scarbrough

rawfood

Monday, December 19, 2005 11:15 AM

RE: [Raw Food] Re: Leaning Toward Raw Foodism...

 

 

 

 

Gail in MS

Yes any tea can be made with cold water. It just takes longer to steep. It

can even be heated slightly ( to about 105 degrees) in a dehydrator.

 

Gail

 

-

Debra Thompson

 

 

On the herb teas, someone made a very cool suggestion - make sun

tea! Then it isn't cooked:) I like this idea very much!

 

Debra

 

[Guest guest]

No, but you can buy or raise most herbs and make your own tea with

fresh herbs in a low dehydrator. I started making Chai as a tonic in

the 70's and was shocked when you could start buying it in boxes a few

years ago. Who ever thought that would get trendy?

Laurel

 

 

rawfood , " Lane Martin " <lanie@p...> wrote:

>

> Well those tea leaves don't look raw to me, so I'm curious. (Not

that I think the tea is particularly harmful.) Anybody know? Thanks,

Lane

[Guest guest]

rawfood , " Lane Martin " <lanie@p...> wrote:

>

> Well those tea leaves don't look raw to me, so I'm curious. (Not that I think

the tea is

particularly harmful.) Anybody know? Thanks, Lane

 

Some (perhaps most) commercial teas are made with roasted tea leaves, but you

should be

able to find a few that aren't. It will be tricky, though, because sometimes the

term " raw

tea " is used to refer to tea leaves that have not been " roasted " yet but they

still have been

fired at high heat to prevent oxidation, in the first stages of processing after

the leaves

have been dried (in the sun, for instance).

 

If you want to ensure that you are drinking truly raw tea, you may, as someone

else has

already suggested, want to make your own. Here's a blurb from living-foods.com:

 

**how to make raw refrigerator tea.

Take herbs (dried OK), place in water in a clean glass bottle (with lid), shake

well. If the herbs are fine powder, refrigerate immediately. If not, allow the

herbs in water,

to set at room temperature and become re-hydrated - may take 1-2 hours. Then put

herbs and water in clean blender, and blend on medium or high speed (to grind up

the

rehydrated herbs). Return to bottle, place bottle in refrigerator, leave in

refrigerator

overnight - raw tea is ready the

next morning. Note: if the herbs are in powder form, you might prefer

to let them set at room temperature for an hour or two, shaking occasionally,

then use immediately. Caution: long periods without refrigeration should be

avoided, due to risks of bacterial growth/contamination.**

 

Good luck!

 

Audie