tommie....sample of daily menu...

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(I'm resenting this because i don't think you received it)

 

Tommie,

 

Sorry I called you Jerushy (good guess huh..lol). I don't mind you being

" technical " ...I'm glad you explained where you're coming from. I had to laugh at

your comment, " you sound like someone who has been eating raw for a long time "

and at the same time - I feel humbled. While been around " health " for a long

time, thanks to my dad, I have not been eating raw long. And I have not been

eating 100% raw, but as close as I can. Bananas are healthy, and perfect for

smoothies, but not more than one or two a day (and maybe less, like every other

day). The guys that advocate 5 or 6 bananas a day are sorely mistaken and very

misleading! Too much at one time will cause your blood sugar levels to spike.

And if you have any problems (like me) with an overgrowth of Candida (too much

bad bacteria in body), they should be avoided all together (I just try to only

have a few in smoothies per week).

 

Since you asked, a day may look like this:

 

Morning:

 

2 tall glasses of water upon arising

A Tall glass of grapefruit/green drink( freshly squeezed red grapefruit

juice, stevia to taste, and 1T super green formula)

Smoothie ( " bunny spice " : 1C of carrot juice, I C of raw almond milk, fresh

ginger juice to taste, and 2 C of bananas. This is enough for 2 servings, so

don't drink all at once ;-)) or almond milk/fruit smoothie. ( " Raw food, Real

world " by Matthew and Sarma has lots of amazing recipes!)

Big salad ( maybe some of the following: Spring mix greens, cilantro, small

handful of fresh mint leaves, avocado, cucumbers, tomatoes, nuts, etc)

Mid-Afternoon / Evening

 

A piece of fruit for snack

Raw crackers

Salad (if I didn't have one in earlier)

Something non-raw such as cooked Salmon.

Raw ice cream or some other snack

I realize I need to add more dark green/veggies and spouts to my diet. I drink

probably 10 tall glasses of water in a day. Ask if you need me to clarify

anything I said that may have not made sense. Try not to worry about doing

everything " right. " ( Food is only a part of health...my relationship with God

and others is very important part too). Give yourself time to learn from

other/books/ and what your body is " telling " you. I'm still learning too and i

don't always know what " theories " are right. All I know is " balance " is

important...not eating too much of anything or eating too extreme. Good job for

trying to learn as much as you can. Hope i gave you a few helpful tips........

 

Jen

 

 

 

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rawfood , Jen Lynn <jenfly777 wrote:

>

> (I'm resenting this because i don't think you received it)

 

I'm glad you did because I didn't see it the first time.

 

>

> Tommie,

>

> Sorry I called you Jerushy (good guess huh..lol).

 

That's okay. The name is a modified one that I used to call one of my

dolls. My real name is Tommie, female version.

 

>I don't mind you being " technical " ...I'm glad you explained where

>you're coming from. I had to laugh at your comment, " you sound like

>someone who has been eating raw for a long time " and at the same

>time - I feel humbled. While been around " health " for a long time,

>thanks to my dad, I have not been eating raw long. And I have not

>been eating 100% raw, but as close as I can.

 

Good luck with it! It's the best thing that's ever happened to my

health!

 

>Bananas are healthy, and perfect for smoothies, but not more than

>one or two a day (and maybe less, like every other day). The guys

>that advocate 5 or 6 bananas a day are sorely mistaken and very

>misleading!

 

Have you read any of Doug Graham's materials? He has been eating raw

for many years and is an amazing person.

 

>Too much at one time will cause your blood sugar levels to spike.

 

This is true if I were a diabetic but I'm not so they don't give me a

problem.

 

>And if you have any problems (like me) with an overgrowth of Candida

>(too much bad bacteria in body), they should be avoided all together

>(I just try to only have a few in smoothies per week).

 

Once again, I don't so this situation doesn't apply to me.

 

> Since you asked, a day may look like this:

>

> Morning:

>

> 2 tall glasses of water upon arising

> A Tall glass of grapefruit/green drink( freshly squeezed red

>grapefruit juice, stevia to taste, and 1T super green formula)

 

What is the super green formula? I don't care for stevia. What about

using agave nectar instead?

 

> Smoothie ( " bunny spice " : 1C of carrot juice, I C of raw almond

>milk, fresh ginger juice to taste, and 2 C of bananas. This is

>enough for 2 servings, so don't drink all at once ;-)) or almond

>milk/fruit smoothie. ( " Raw food, Real world " by Matthew and Sarma

>has lots of amazing recipes!)

 

This would cause me a problem because of combining nuts and fruit. I

use whole foods and don't juice except for citrus.

 

> Big salad ( maybe some of the following: Spring mix greens,

>cilantro, small handful of fresh mint leaves, avocado, cucumbers,

>tomatoes, nuts, etc)

 

I couldn't do this because of combining fats from both avocado and

nuts. I suppose I could leave off one or the other.

 

> Mid-Afternoon / Evening

>

> A piece of fruit for snack

> Raw crackers

> Salad (if I didn't have one in earlier)

> Something non-raw such as cooked Salmon.

 

Eeeeewwww! I'm a lifelong vegetarian. Never ate anything that once

walked, swam, crawled, or flew. My one experience with cooked food

since I've been eating raw was horrific. What kind of raw crackers?

 

> Raw ice cream or some other snack

 

Don't know the ingredients here so it may/may not be a good

combination for me to have with the fruit.

 

> I realize I need to add more dark green/veggies and spouts to my

>diet. I drink probably 10 tall glasses of water in a day. Ask if you

>need me to clarify anything I said that may have not made sense. Try

>not to worry about doing everything " right. " ( Food is only a part

>of health...my relationship with God and others is very important

>part too). Give yourself time to learn from other/books/ and what

>your body is " telling " you. I'm still learning too and i don't

>always know what " theories " are right. All I know is " balance " is

>important...not eating too much of anything or eating too extreme.

>Good job for trying to learn as much as you can. Hope i gave you a

>few helpful tips........

>

> Jen

>

 

I'm glad you included your relationships with God and others. Mine

are very important to me, too.

 

Out of curiosity, I put most of the foods you mentioned in the

quantities you specified (and I ballparked it on the conservative

side where you didn't) into www.fitday.com. I didn't include the

crackers because I didn't know the ingredients. I guessed at the ice

cream. The day's calories came to a little over 1700 which isn't bad

at all. The thing is, the fat content is 53% and protein is 14%. If I

cut the avocado by half, the calories go down to less than 1600 but

the fat is still 50%. That's more than the government allowance. Do

you suppose that some of your candida problem may come from too much

fat? Since I couldn't do justice to the ice cream, I took it out and

put in ice milk. It still just cut the fat to 49% which upped the

protein to 15%. I'm no expert but the fat is still too much.

 

I need to go eat!

Tommie

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HERE'S MY REPLIES:

 

Have you read any of Doug Graham's materials?

 

NOT REALLY, BUT I'VE HEARD OF HIM

 

He has been eating raw for many years and is an amazing person.

 

OK, MAYBE EATING THAT WAY MAY WOULD WORK FOR YOU. I STILL THINK THAT IS TOO

MANY IF I WANT TO HAVE A " BALANCED " DIET. BUT IF IT WORKS FOR YOU, GREAT!

 

Too much at one time will cause your blood sugar levels to spike.This is true if

I were a diabetic but I'm not so they don't give me a problem.

 

THIS IS NOT ALL ABOUT BEING DIABETIC OR NOT. IN GENERAL, I HAVE READ AND HEARD

OVER THE YEARS THAT TOO MANY BANANAS IS NOT HEALTHY. MAYBE YOU'RE AN EXCEPTION.

I'D STILL TRY NOT TO FOCUS AN EATING TOO MUCH OF ONE FOOD OR ELSE YOU COULD

DEVELOP AN ALLERGY TO IT.

 

And if you have any problems (like me) with an overgrowth of Candida (too much

bad bacteria in body), they should be avoided all together (I just try to only

have a few in smoothies per week). Once again, I don't so this situation

doesn't apply to me.

 

THAT'S WONDERFUL ITS NOT A PROBLEM FOR YOU!

 

A Tall glass of grapefruit/green drink( freshly squeezed red grapefruit

juice, stevia to taste, and 1T super green formula)

DRINKING THIS WILL GIVE YOU ENERGY!

 

What is the super green formula?

 

CHECK OUT WWW.gardenoflife.com.

IT SHOULD LIST THE INGREDIENTS. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE GRAPEFRUIT/GREEN DRINK

IS REALLY SUPPOSE TO BE MADE WITH BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (FLAKES OR LIQUID).

oneluckyduck. com or ancientsuninc.com should carry it. READ ABOUT THE BENEFITS

OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT WW.E3LIVE.COM. IT'S SUPPOSE TO CALM THE NERVOUS SYSTEM,

INSPIRE FOCUS AND INCREASED ATTENTION SPAN. I HAVE YET TO BUY SOME AND TRY IT.

 

I don't care for stevia. What about using agave nectar instead?

 

AGAVE NECTAR IS FINE TO USE INSTEAD!

 

> Smoothie ( " bunny spice " : 1C of carrot juice, I C of raw almond milk, fresh

ginger juice to taste, and 2 C of bananas. This is enough for 2 servings, so

don't drink all at once ;-)) or almond milk/fruit smoothie. ( " Raw food, Real

world " by Matthew and Sarma has lots of amazing recipes!)

 

This would cause me a problem because of combining nuts and fruit.

 

I THOUGHT IT WOULD CAUSE A PROBLEM TO HAVE NUTS AND FRUIT TOGETHER, BUT IT

HASN'T.

 

I use whole foods and don't juice except for citrus.

THAT'S FINE. JUICING/ AND SMOOTHIES CAN BE HELPFUL BECAUSE YOUR BODY CAN

ASSIMILATE THE NUTRITION WITHOUT THE HARD WORK DIGESTING YOUR FOOD. JUST A

THOUGHT.

 

Big salad ( maybe some of the following: Spring mix greens, cilantro, small

handful of fresh mint leaves, avocado, cucumbers, tomatoes, nuts, etc)

 

I couldn't do this because of combining fats from both avocado and nuts. I

suppose I could leave off one or the other.

 

THAT'S FINE. YEP!

 

> Mid-Afternoon / Evening

>

> A piece of fruit for snack

> Raw crackers

> Salad (if I didn't have one in earlier)

> Something non-raw such as cooked Salmon.

 

Eeeeewwww! I'm a lifelong vegetarian. Never ate anything that once walked, swam,

crawled, or flew.

 

LOL, THAT'S FINE. I ACTUALLY GREW UP IN A FAMILY THAT BELIEVES IF YOU DO NOT

EAT EVEN HEALTHY MEAT/FISH/EGGS, THAN YOU WOULDN'T GET ENOUGH PROTEIN. I'M

PULLING AWAY FROM THAT AND HARDLY EATING IT ANY MORE.

 

What kind of raw crackers?

 

THERE'S MANY RECIPES OUT THERE. LOOK AROUND ON SOME RAW FOOD SITES. YOU NEED

A DEHYDRATOR IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE. MY FAVORITE ARE:

 

3c CORN KERNELS

LG HANDFUL OF FRESH CILANTRO

1 OR TWO YELLOW OR RED BELL PEPPERS

3/4 GOLDEN FLAXSEED, FINELY GROUND(ABOUT 1 CUP)

1/2 HEMP SEEDS

1 OR TWO JALAPENO PEPPERS

1 OR TWO t GROUND CHILI POWER

1 OR TWO T SEA SALT

2 T GROUND CUMIN

ADD 2 T OF WATER OR LIME JUICE

(THROW ONIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE)

 

PROCESS IN FOOD PROCESSOR, SPREAD ON TEFLEX-LINED SHEETS, AND DEHYDRATE AT 115

F FOR 6 HOURS(CAN BE MORE OR LESS TIME). FLIP ON TRAYS AND PEEL AWAY LINERS, AND

DEHYDRATE MORE HOURS(6 OR SO UNTIL DRY)

 

 

Don't know the ingredients here so it may/may not be a good combination for me

to have with the fruit.

 

I ALREADY POSTED THE TWO ICE CREAMS. I CAN RE-POST IF YOU NEED. DO YOU LIKE

COCONUTS? THESE ARE USED IN MOST ICE CREAMS

 

I'm glad you included your relationships with God and others. Mine are very

important to me, too.

 

I'M GLAD WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE! HEATH IS NOT THE ULTIMATE! PEACE WITH JESUS

AND WHAT HE HAS FOR YOUR LIFE IS!

 

Out of curiosity, I put most of the foods you mentioned in the quantities you

specified (and I ballparked it on the conservative side where you didn't) into

www.fitday.com. I didn't include the crackers because I didn't know the

ingredients. I guessed at the ice

cream. The day's calories came to a little over 1700 which isn't bad at all. The

thing is, the fat content is 53% and protein is 14%. If I cut the avocado by

half, the calories go down to less than 1600 but

the fat is still 50%. That's more than the government allowance.

 

I DON'T THINK " GOVERNMENT ALLOWANCE " IS RIGHT. WHAT DOES THE GOVERNMENT KNOW?!

LOOK AT THE FOOD PYRAMID - BREADS AND PASTAS IS WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSE TO BE EATING

THE MOST OF. DOES IT SOUND LIKE THEY HAVE OUR BEST INTEREST AT HEART?! ACTUALLY,

I'M NOT INTO COUNTING CALORIES.

 

Do you suppose that some of your candida problem may come from too much fat?

 

NO, I WAS BORN 9 WEEKS PREMATURE AND WAS GIVEN ANTIBIOTICS SEVERAL TIMES IN MY

LIFE (THE FIRST ONE BEING AFTER I WAS BORN). THAT'S WAS ENOUGH TO MESS UP MY

SYSTEM.

 

Since I couldn't do justice to the ice cream, I took it out and put in ice

milk. It still just cut the fat to 49% which upped the protein to 15%. I'm no

expert but the fat is still too much.

 

YOU COULD BE RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE IT ALL FIGURED OUT THAT'S FOR SURE!

 

I need to go eat!

 

GO AHEAD! I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER. ;-)

 

Tommie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Let's try this again. I had a reply all ready and when I clicked

on " send " it didn't go anywhere. Since IE doesn't cache pages, when I

clicked on the back button, the text box was blank. WAHHHH!

 

Since our messages are getting pretty long, I decided I'd start with

a clean slate.

 

Dr. Graham's site is www.foodnsport.com. He has an extensive FAQ at

http://www.foodnsport.com/mambo2/index.php?

option=com_content & task=view & id=14 & Itemid=65.

 

I did a search and found your ice cream recipes and they do look

yummy. I'm one of those unfortunate ones who doesn't have access to

young coconut. I've had them twice in my life--once from Whole Foods

in NYC and once from Wal*Mart in Orlando. I do have really raw

cashews, though.

 

I'll take my chances with bananas. At least I don't have a latex

allergy!

 

My remark about the government guidelines wasn't to give any validity

to them. It was just to point out that the guidelines are too high by

about three times and your intake is above that. Do you have an

account on www.fitday.com? It's free.

 

I understand about parents being concerned about their children not

getting enough protein. My mother would cook big pots of beans and

pans of cornbread, not realizing that beans and corn aren't a good

combination. Oh, well!

 

My daughter is calling in for our usual visit so I'd better go--again!

 

Later!

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

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TOMMIE,

 

Let's try this again. I had a reply all ready and when I clicked on " send " it

didn't go anywhere. Since IE doesn't cache pages, when I clicked on the back

button, the text box was blank. WAHHHH!

ITS A BUMMER WHEN THAT HAPPENS. ;-)

Dr. Graham's site is www.foodnsport.com. He has an extensive FAQ at

http://www.foodnsport.com/mambo2/index.php?

option=com_content & task=view & id=14 & Itemid=65.

 

I'LL CHECK HIM OUT. THANKS!

 

I did a search and found your ice cream recipes and they do look yummy. I'm one

of those unfortunate ones who doesn't have access to young coconut. I've had

them twice in my life--once from Whole Foods in NYC and once from Wal*Mart in

Orlando. I do have really raw

cashews, though.

 

REALLY? WHERE DO YOU LIVE IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING. I BET YOU COULD BUY

COCONUT " BUTTER " AND USE THAT IN SOME OF YOUR RECIPES. CHECK OUT

www.tropicaltraditions.com IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. THAT'S THE BEST PLACE TO BUY,

AND THEY USUALLY HAVE LOTS OF SALES GOING ON. THEIR COCONUT OIL IS GREAT TOO(FOR

THE SKIN AND OTHER STUFF)

 

My remark about the government guidelines wasn't to give any validity to them.

It was just to point out that the guidelines are too high by about three times

and your intake is above that. Do you have an

account on www.fitday.com? It's free.

 

I'LL CHECK IT OUT. MAYBE I CAN LOSE SOME MORE WEIGHT IF I WATCH IT. ;-)

 

My daughter is calling in for our usual visit so I'd better go--again!

 

SO, YOUR DAUGHTER IS GROWN UP?

 

SWEET DREAMS, TAKE CARE!

 

JEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TOMMIE,

 

I JUST CHECKED OUT YOUR BLOG...NICE.....

I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW HUNGRY YOU GET GIVEN TO THE FACT YOU SEEM TO EAT ONLY

ABOUT 4 TIMES A DAY? HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT " CHILI " ?

 

JEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> I did a search and found your ice cream recipes and they do look

yummy. I'm one of those unfortunate ones who doesn't have access to

young coconut. I've had them twice in my life--once from Whole Foods

in NYC and once from Wal*Mart in Orlando. I do have really raw

> cashews, though.

>

> REALLY? WHERE DO YOU LIVE IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING. I BET YOU

COULD BUY COCONUT " BUTTER " AND USE THAT IN SOME OF YOUR RECIPES.

CHECK OUT www.tropicaltraditions.com IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. THAT'S THE

BEST PLACE TO BUY, AND THEY USUALLY HAVE LOTS OF SALES GOING ON.

THEIR COCONUT OIL IS GREAT TOO(FOR THE SKIN AND OTHER STUFF)

 

I live in the boonies in TN. I have cold pressed coconut oil. What

proportions would I use in the ice cream?

 

> My remark about the government guidelines wasn't to give any

validity to them. It was just to point out that the guidelines are

too high by about three times and your intake is above that. Do you

have an

> account on www.fitday.com? It's free.

>

> I'LL CHECK IT OUT. MAYBE I CAN LOSE SOME MORE WEIGHT IF I WATCH

IT. ;-)

 

It does make a difference. I felt better, too, when I cut down the

amount of fat in my diet.

 

> My daughter is calling in for our usual visit so I'd better go--

again!

>

> SO, YOUR DAUGHTER IS GROWN UP?

 

Yes, as are my sons. My granddaughters are 4 and 10.

 

> SWEET DREAMS, TAKE CARE!

> JEN

 

You, too!

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

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Hi, Jen,

 

This morning, I had the OJ, then waited for probably close to half an

hour before I ate half a mango. I didn't have time to drink my

smoothie before I left the house so I put it in a jar and brought it

to work with me. That stretched breakfast out for a couple of hours.

Then my break came an hour and a half or so after that. Lunch was an

hour after break. It's kind of like grazing. I'm able to go several

hours without eating until I get home. I've found that I don't get

weak like I used to when I was eating cooked.

 

The chili is two or three tomatoes, peeled and chunked up in the

blender, with a little sea salt, cumin, chili powder, onion & garlic

powder (all this is to taste). I turn the blender on with the knob on

the lowest setting (I have a L'equip) and turn it up two or three

times until everything is mixed but still chunky. It's GOOD. You can

get fancy and stir in chopped celery, chopped yellow/orange/red sweet

pepper, and chopped onion (corn would be good, too) but this is quick

and easy.

 

Bon appetit!

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

 

rawfood , Jen Lynn <jenfly777 wrote:

>

> TOMMIE,

>

> I JUST CHECKED OUT YOUR BLOG...NICE.....

> I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW HUNGRY YOU GET GIVEN TO THE FACT YOU

SEEM TO EAT ONLY ABOUT 4 TIMES A DAY? HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT " CHILI " ?

>

> JEN

>

[Guest guest]

Tommie - Thanks for the info and recipe. i look forward to making it!! - Jen

 

jerushy1944 <no_reply > wrote: Hi, Jen,

 

This morning, I had the OJ, then waited for probably close to half an

hour before I ate half a mango. I didn't have time to drink my

smoothie before I left the house so I put it in a jar and brought it

to work with me. That stretched breakfast out for a couple of hours.

Then my break came an hour and a half or so after that. Lunch was an

hour after break. It's kind of like grazing. I'm able to go several

hours without eating until I get home. I've found that I don't get

weak like I used to when I was eating cooked.

 

The chili is two or three tomatoes, peeled and chunked up in the

blender, with a little sea salt, cumin, chili powder, onion & garlic

powder (all this is to taste). I turn the blender on with the knob on

the lowest setting (I have a L'equip) and turn it up two or three

times until everything is mixed but still chunky. It's GOOD. You can

get fancy and stir in chopped celery, chopped yellow/orange/red sweet

pepper, and chopped onion (corn would be good, too) but this is quick

and easy.

 

Bon appetit!

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

 

rawfood , Jen Lynn <jenfly777 wrote:

>

> TOMMIE,

>

> I JUST CHECKED OUT YOUR BLOG...NICE.....

> I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW HUNGRY YOU GET GIVEN TO THE FACT YOU

SEEM TO EAT ONLY ABOUT 4 TIMES A DAY? HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT " CHILI " ?

>

> JEN

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Good morning, Robert,

 

Yes, I believe that I'm in that group more than the others. I haven't

completely made the transition to 811rv but I'm farther that way.

There are some things that I need to clean up to be able to say that

I'm firmly in that group.

 

There are a lot of different variables when eating raw but the high

carb/low fat/low protein works for me. I have seen so many people go

about it with the belief that " as long as it's raw, it's okay "

and " don't worry about fat " and they fail. My daughter is one of

them. She was on a program that encouraged dehydrating, eating lots

of nuts and seeds, free use of olive oil, and raw grains. She lasted

for 34 days. Granted, this was supposed to be a transition phase, but

she never was able to go beyond it because the foods she was eating

encouraged cravings. Unless a person has enough calories (and sweet

fruits are the most calorie dense foods while being low in fat) the

cravings can be overwhelming.

 

I am familiar with the teachings of some of the people you mentioned,

though I haven't gone into them in depth. Who is to say what I will

be eating this time next year? I have done well, so far, for more

than eight months on 100% raw so I have no reason to believe that I

won't continue to be healthy. If I do experience a breakdown on what

I'm eating now, why can't I change it and go in a different

direction? As long as it's working, I'll keep on eating what I'm

eating. I do appreciate your concern.

 

Until next time,

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

 

 

rawfood , <rbwest01 wrote:

>

> I have read some of Doug's writings. He in my opinion is a

borderline fruitarian. So, you need to determine whether you are in

that group or not.

>

> Personally I think that way too much fruit is included on a daily

level. The studies of Robert Young (The PH miracle), Cousins, MD,

Paul Nison and many more are coming more and more to the conclusion

that we need to eat/juice/blend a lot of dark leaf vegies and only a

little fruit. And that we keep them very separate when eating.

>

> Ultimately blood tests will prove who is more correct. (And that

has actually been done)

>

> A diet high in fruit (I believe) will ultimately fail.

>

> Robert

[Guest guest]

I have seen so many people go

>about it with the belief that " as long as it's raw, it's okay "

>and " don't worry about fat " and they fail. My daughter is one of

>them. She was on a program that encouraged dehydrating, eating lots

>of nuts and seeds, free use of olive oil, and raw grains. She lasted

>for 34 days. Granted, this was supposed to be a transition phase, but

>she never was able to go beyond it because the foods she was eating

>encouraged cravings. Unless a person has enough calories (and sweet

>fruits are the most calorie dense foods while being low in fat) the

>cravings can be overwhelming.

 

Hi Tommie,

 

I find that this is what I was doing...thinkingn that as long as it was raw

it was okay. How do you think people can move beyond this transition phase

without triggering these cravings? I find without a lot of the foods you

mentioned above I just don't feel satisfied.

[Guest guest]

Hello Tommy

Yes, who knows where we are going to be tomorrow or next year. I still remember

telling my wife that I would never be a raw fooder. Vegan is where it really

is. The " others " are really weird and taking things to the extreme. And here I

am. Funny.

 

You need to do what feels comfortable for YOU I agree. I would only suggest

this: If you can and want to do a dark field type blood test while on your

current diet and then do one a month later with with a lot less emphasis on

fruits and see what the results are. The only reason I write this is that when

I spoke with Paul Nison last week in Las Vegas, He personally told me that

several of her fruitarian friends are no longer with us. That is very saddening

to me as we are all trying to achieve a certain level of health and are

hopefully learning from each other. I really love fruit and would prefer to be

a fruitarian, but when I read these things, I stick with my greens and have my

fruits a little less than what I prefer.

 

But, coming back to the beginning, who knows about the future, at the moment, I

just cannot see my self as a total mono eater. That is fanatic?????? May be

one day I will eat my words. Ha Ha.

 

Robert W

 

 

>

> jerushy1944 <no_reply >

> 2006/02/28 Tue AM 04:43:21 PST

> rawfood

> [Raw Food] Re: tommie....sample of daily menu...

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, Jennifer,

 

To keep the cravings down, you need to eat a lot of calories which is

hard to do unless you eat fruit. That seems to be a problem with some

of the members of the forum but that's the only thing that has worked

for me. If you up the quantity of nuts, seeds, and avocados to get

the calories, you are also increasing the fat which doesn't last for

the long run. I mentioned my daughter's experience. She ate a lot of

nuts during her little more than a month at 100% raw. She was always

tired and got sick more than once. As soon as I learned about 811rv,

I headed in that direction and have had few problems. My energy level

is high and I've gone into other improvements in previous posts. For

a 62 year old woman with hypothyroidism, I think I'm doing pretty

well.

 

Until next time,

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

 

rawfood , " Jennifer Corris " <jencorris

wrote:

>

> I have seen so many people go

> >about it with the belief that " as long as it's raw, it's okay "

> >and " don't worry about fat " and they fail. My daughter is one of

> >them. She was on a program that encouraged dehydrating, eating lots

> >of nuts and seeds, free use of olive oil, and raw grains. She

lasted

> >for 34 days. Granted, this was supposed to be a transition phase,

but

> >she never was able to go beyond it because the foods she was eating

> >encouraged cravings. Unless a person has enough calories (and sweet

> >fruits are the most calorie dense foods while being low in fat) the

> >cravings can be overwhelming.

>

> Hi Tommie,

>

> I find that this is what I was doing...thinkingn that as long as it

was raw

> it was okay. How do you think people can move beyond this

transition phase

> without triggering these cravings? I find without a lot of the

foods you

> mentioned above I just don't feel satisfied.

>

[Guest guest]

I can relate. When my daughter first told me about eating only raw

food, I thought she was certifiable. I didn't think anyone could eat

that way and still be in their right mind. It was insane. I studied

about it, though not seriously, for over a year before I finally

decided to give it a try. My daughter and her husband were going to

do Alissa Cohen's 30 Day Challenge. When they were two days into it,

I started it, too. I ate maybe 10% cooked the first four days and

then went to 100% raw. At first, I was eating (I found out) around

900 calories a day with 45-50% fat. I was feeling lightheaded and

spacy. When I started adding more fruit and cutting down on the nuts,

seeds, and avocados, and adding more green leafy veggies, it was

amazing how much better I felt.

 

I've done a few mono-meals but I haven't progressed to the point

where I do them all the time.

 

Better go! It's almost my bedtime and I need all the beauty sleep I

can get!

 

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

 

rawfood , <rbwest01 wrote:

>

> Hello Tommy

> Yes, who knows where we are going to be tomorrow or next year. I

still remember telling my wife that I would never be a raw fooder.

Vegan is where it really is. The " others " are really weird and

taking things to the extreme. And here I am. Funny.

>

> You need to do what feels comfortable for YOU I agree. I would

only suggest this: If you can and want to do a dark field type blood

test while on your current diet and then do one a month later with

with a lot less emphasis on fruits and see what the results are. The

only reason I write this is that when I spoke with Paul Nison last

week in Las Vegas, He personally told me that several of her

fruitarian friends are no longer with us. That is very saddening to

me as we are all trying to achieve a certain level of health and are

hopefully learning from each other. I really love fruit and would

prefer to be a fruitarian, but when I read these things, I stick with

my greens and have my fruits a little less than what I prefer.

>

> But, coming back to the beginning, who knows about the future, at

the moment, I just cannot see my self as a total mono eater. That is

fanatic?????? May be one day I will eat my words. Ha Ha.

>

> Robert W

>

>

> >

> > jerushy1944 <no_reply >

> > 2006/02/28 Tue AM 04:43:21 PST

> > rawfood

> > [Raw Food] Re: tommie....sample of daily menu...

> >

> >

>