What does David Wolfe think of Jicama?

[Guest guest]

Hey Everyone,

 

I was thinking about adding Jicama to my diet and I wanted to know

what David Wolfe, Gabe Cousins, and the other Raw food pros may have

thought of this veggie. I'm asking because I know that potatos are

stongly not recomended but Jicama is different somehow, really I just

wanted to be certain of it was suitable for consumption.

 

thanks

[Guest guest]

My husband used to cube it, mix with lemon and pepper and let it sit for 15 mins

then add it to a salad or eat it alone.

 

mdelano123 <mdelano123 wrote: Hey Everyone,

 

I was thinking about adding Jicama to my diet and I wanted to know

what David Wolfe, Gabe Cousins, and the other Raw food pros may have

thought of this veggie. I'm asking because I know that potatos are

stongly not recomended but Jicama is different somehow, really I just

wanted to be certain of it was suitable for consumption.

 

thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I don't know the answer to the jicama question, but I can't figure out why

people are so worried about what David Wolfe or other raw foodists THINK about a

certain fruit / veggie or other natural food.

Eat it, evaluate how your body responds to it, and decide how YOU feel after

eating it.

 

Kindest Regards,

Leah

 

mdelano123 <mdelano123 wrote:

Hey Everyone,

 

I was thinking about adding Jicama to my diet and I wanted to know

what David Wolfe, Gabe Cousins, and the other Raw food pros may have

thought of this veggie. I'm asking because I know that potatos are

stongly not recomended but Jicama is different somehow, really I just

wanted to be certain of it was suitable for consumption.

 

thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Leah wrote:

> I can't figure out why people are so worried about what David Wolfe

> or other raw foodists THINK about a certain fruit / veggie or other

> natural food. Eat it, evaluate how your body responds to it, and

> decide how YOU feel after eating it.

 

I am going to have to weigh in with Leah!

I've read some of the " names " , and I have a book or two here by one or

two of them, but I mainly use those books for reading and research

material -- I read to see what people might be thinking, and I read

recipes to see what I might be willing to make. I collect recipes

(see the list files rawfood/files )

I like to prepare things that taste good to me.

We have, in the files a recipe for " crunch fries " , which uses jicama.

 

From time to time, since the beginning of this list in 1998, people

have announced the best and onliest way to eat raw food. The first I

remember was a person who said we should not even cut the food, just

eat it the way it comes. The " names " have started to be mentioned

over the past few years.

 

The problem with the " names " is that people read what they have to

say, or go to a seminar in which they preach their " take " on raw food,

and they become " converts " , and begin to behave *here* as if their way

is the only way. (I often wonder if they don't just need to get a

religion).

 

As far as I can tell, this list began in America.

Here we have a lot of different opinions, and some people follow one

or another way blindly, while others follow this or that way more or

less, and still others pick and choose from among the offerings

(witness the transformation of Buddhism in America-- to the point that

" karma " is a fairly mainstream word)

 

I am a " pick and choose " sort of person. This marks me as anathema to

hard-line " followers " . I am not a " follower " by nature, and I do not

like tight places or straitjackets-- outside of work -- I might deal

with them to an extent there. Religions that try to control all of my

actions, or tell me exactly which way heaven is, do not work for me

(the Bhagavad Gita says that there is but one mountain, but there are

many roads to the top).

 

A short time back, someone on this list attempted to pigeon-hole me.

I will grant that she has probably read a heck of a lot more than I

will read this year on the topic, but, at the same time, I did not

take kindly to being pigeon-holed.

 

I am a nutritionist. I work with people who may never be raw foodists.

Some of my clients are vegetarians, some are vegans, and some are raw

food vegans. Some are SAD diet adherents. The nature of my work

constrains me to listen to my clients and only make suggestions when

asked. If I am working with a meat-eater, I will likely not suggest

becoming a raw vegan -- instead I work with what that person is likely

to be able to accept doing to achieve his or her goals. (just as I

believe a doctor should not allow his or her personal beliefs or focus

to color the options which she or he tells me of, I avoid revealing my

personal lifestyle choices, or pushing them. I mention food

combining, for example, only when a client is having little results

with other approaches or is having digestive issues, unless that

client has come to me seeking information on food combining or natural

hygiene)

People come to my practice for advice on how to eat to achieve their

goals. All of the options are available to them, but, if they don't

want to pick up the literature, I simply listen to what they are

interested in eating, and suggest how they might alter their eating

patterns to achieve their goals.

 

For people who come to me with acute disease, I do tend to emphasize

vegan diet, and I do highlight the raw vegan diet approach of Ann Wigmore.

 

What I do know is that peoplw are going to do what they want to do,

regardless of what I say, and what I know of healing is that I am not

going to help anyone if I am judgmental.

 

I am old enough that I am going to make up my own mind about what I

want to eat or not eat. I know what works for me. I came to raw

foods originally because it fit with my attitude toward eating and

food preparation (I am rather lazy). The first book I ever got " Live

Foods - Nature's Perfect System of Human Nutrition " by George and

Doris Fathman )recently re-issued by www.arnoldehret.org, has such

simple recipes that I did not have to work much in the kitchen, and I

had food that made me feel healthier. At the time, I was a graduate

student, but I was inspired enough to save my money to buy a food

processor (in those days, the one I got, the cheapest one was $125.00)

The wait and the sacrifice were worth it to me (no more cooking, no

more cutting, and my machine was relatively easy to clean)

 

I don't ordinarily like to reference an old email, but, at this point,

I feel that it will shorten this post if I simply refer interested

parties to Post # 25082, which truly explains my attitude toward

people telling people what they should eat.

(how do you go there? At the top of the message screen, there is a box

which says Message #. Key in the message number 25082 then press or

click enter. )

 

Eat what you will. Eat what you think is good for you. I say eat raw

as much as you can. Some say eat only raw. I say, do what you will.

The more raw you eat, the better you will feel.

 

You will still have to feed your body, so you should pay attention to

physical requirements like protein, fat, and carbohydrates. (You will

know what you are missing by the cravings-- if you crave meat, find

more sources of protein and fat)

 

Nuff said for now.

Margaret