Guest guest Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Hi group, In 2 weeks I am going to begin on a raw foods lifestyle. I have a few basic questions about appliances. At this time I cannot afford a Vita- mix or and expensive dehydrator that has a temp control. Can anyone tell me what other good alternatives there may be? Also, is there anything else I should look into purchasing before I begin. Any help will be grately appreicated. Thanks, Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Jen, You don't really need any special equipment. A Chef's knife, paring knife, vegetable peeler and cutting board are useful for making salads. If you're into smoothies a blender is helpful. -Mike --- jenhayford <grounded4life wrote: > Hi group, > > In 2 weeks I am going to begin on a raw foods lifestyle. I have a > few > basic questions about appliances. At this time I cannot afford a > Vita- > mix or and expensive dehydrator that has a temp control. Can anyone > tell me what other good alternatives there may be? Also, is there > anything else I should look into purchasing before I begin. Any help > > will be grately appreicated. > > Thanks, > > Jen > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 You really don't NEED a dehydrator. I rarely use mine any longer, but in the beginning it was nice. Keep your eyes on eBay for one. VitaMix is nice, but for the general run of smoothies a regular blender will do. Save up and watch eBay again for a Vita. The only thing I would never, ever be without is a good chef's knife. I love my knives and my knife sharpener. Drives me insane when I go to my inlaws and try to use their crappy cutlery. Get at least one good knife and make it a medium size. I don't know how they measure knives, but it isn't the big huge knife, but it's not a paring knife either. Second in line would be an excellent paring knife. Hope this helped a bit. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Hi Jen - I'm just a newbie but on some of the forums, I've read that one theory is you will more likely be successful on the raw diet if you keep it simple. That's what I'm doing. I may buy a vita-mixer and dehydrator later but for now, as I'm starting out, I mainly use the knife and a chopping block. I also have a small 6 cup food processor, cost around $30 for when I want to get every last bit out of my bunch of cilantro, I use it to grind up the stems and maybe a few other things but not too often. The main thing is you need transportation to the nearest grocery store that has a nice produce department (that is if you aren't lucky enough to live on a farm.) rawfood , " jenhayford " <grounded4life wrote: > >.. is there > anything else I should look into purchasing before I begin. Any help > will be grately appreicated. > > Thanks, > > Jen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of jenhayford Wednesday, July 26, 2006 11:46 PM rawfood [Raw Food] need suggestions Hi group, In 2 weeks I am going to begin on a raw foods lifestyle. I have a few basic questions about appliances. At this time I cannot afford a Vita- mix or and expensive dehydrator that has a temp control. Can anyone tell me what other good alternatives there may be? Also, is there anything else I should look into purchasing before I begin. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jen _____ Hi Jen, How about a really good knife and cutting board, a large bowl and/or plate (according to your preference), and a fork and spoon. Oh, and a terry-cloth (sp??) napkin :) Then take all the money you didn't spend on fancy equipment and spend it on the very best foods you can find, instead. Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Just a suggestion, but perhaps a few good knives are in line for the holidays as a gift? You don't have to tell them that it's really for you! ;-) Janet SV <shavig wrote: Drives me insane when I go to my inlaws and try to use their crappy cutlery. Get at least one good knife and make it a medium size. Hope this helped a bit. Shari Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail Beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Hi group, Thanks to everyone to responded to my original post about equipment. Now I have another question. Quite a few responses were suggestions to get a good set of knives and not to worry about equipment. So what I would like to know is, does this mean that the majority of recipies are basically raw cut fruits and vegitables? Thanks for your input again. Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Yes, a lot of the food you will eat is simply raw fruits and vegetables. Don't forget nuts and the avocado IMO is in a class by itself. Regarding the nuts, if you buy any books or check the web, you will see recipes such as with almond flour and a dehydrator, that sort of thing. I may graduate to those type of recipes but for now, I'm keeping it simple. Fruit and nuts for breakfast, goats milk yoghurt (I'm not 100% raw, I don't think) along with raw veggies mixed in at lunch with fruit for " dessert " . Avocado for afternoon snack with carrot sticks and celery throughout the day and especially the evening after dinner. Dinner is a huge salad with every kind of veggie in my fridge including lots of garlic, minced jalapeno, cilantro,two kinds of lettuce, mushrooms, cucumbers, etc. etc. Some type of olive oil dressing. I don't worry about the quantity of olive oil (not yet anyway). Not every day is the same but that is my main pattern so far. If I get hungry, I just go to the fridge and take something out. Lots of grocery shopping, as a minimum, every other day so the produce is relatively fresh. That probably is one of the main " down sides " of raw food. I hope others will chime in on what they have on a daily basis (or maybe this is already somewhere else. I will do a search.) rawfood , " jenhayford " <grounded4life wrote: > >... So what I > would like to know is, does this mean that the majority of recipies are basically raw cut fruits and vegitables? >... > Jennifer > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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