Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Someone sent me this list. I can add the following items to it: a) You never buy Kleenex anymore. b) You've forgotten what the inside of a drugstore looks like. c) You rarely need to take out the trash. The rest you can bury. d) You've developed a sudden interest in gardening and farmers' markets. e) Your relatives stop inviting you over for Thanksgiving. f) Your washing machine gets less exercise. g) Your medical insurance has lapsed, and you don't care. h) You keep your kids home on Halloween. Got any more we can add? Happy Holidays to all you raw fooders out there! Bob Avery You know you’re a raw foodist when . . . You don’t read labels any more. You’re on a mission to try every kind of fruit that grows on Mother Earth. A dinner salad in a restaurant is an appetizer. You get banned from every “all you can eat” salad bar in the area. You pack your cooler as well as your clothes when you go visiting. The biggest mixing bowl you own has been turned into your personal salad bowl. You’re glad you never got around to buying a new range. Juicy Fruit isn’t just a brand of gum any more. You don’t stop on the way home from work to pick up milk and bread. Your kitchen looks like the produce section at the local market. You are the produce guy’s best friend or worst nighmare, depending on the quality of the food. You’re conscious of all the junk food in other people’s baskets. Your oven i additional storage space. You turn the top of your stove into a plant stand. You eat until you are full with a perfectly clear conscience. Your medicine cabinet doesn’t have any medicine in it. You use your quart jars for serving smoothies instead of canning. You say, “Breakfast will be ready in a second” and it really is–in as much time as it takes to peel a banana. You go down the canned food aisle and feel like you’re in a foreign country. You forget what’s in the dairy section. The kitchen and the bathroom are your favorite rooms of the house, in that order. You learn about foods you never knew existed. People always ask if you have a rabbit or monkey at home! You drink a lot of your meals. You never burn yourself fixing dinner. Nothing you eat tastes remotely like chicken. The pounds you’ve dropped will never come back. (Yeah!) You walk down the aisle with all the small appliances and have absolutely no desire to buy a new crockpot. You see an overweight person and you think, “Cooked food, cooked food.” At first, people are interested in hearing about your lifestyle but after you talk for a minute or two, their eyes glaze over. Your friends are suspicious because you’re smiling all the time. And your skin glows! You try to think of ways to turn your now unused potholders into a work of art. You don’t wonder if you turned off the stove and coffee maker. Your hair and clothes don’t smell like fried potatoes and onions (or any other kind of cooking). You don’t burn your tongue when you’re eating. You don’t have to be concerned about a grease fire burning your house down. You’re thrilled when there’s a sale on bananas. Don’t know who wrote this but it’s great! Bob Avery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Roger's forum has had a thread on this for months and I posted my contributions some time back on a page on my blog. I asked for people to leave their thoughts in comments and I would add them but it looks like they felt it would be better to copy it and paste it into a message to you. That's fine. It isn't copyrighted but I do feel a little violated. Tommie http://reallyrawfood.com rawfood , Robert Avery <rwavery wrote: > > Someone sent me this list. I can add the following items to it: > > a) You never buy Kleenex anymore. > > b) You've forgotten what the inside of a drugstore looks like. > > c) You rarely need to take out the trash. The rest you can bury. > > d) You've developed a sudden interest in gardening and farmers' markets. > > e) Your relatives stop inviting you over for Thanksgiving. > > f) Your washing machine gets less exercise. > > g) Your medical insurance has lapsed, and you don't care. > > h) You keep your kids home on Halloween. > > Got any more we can add? > > Happy Holidays to all you raw fooders out there! > > Bob Avery > > > > You know you're a raw foodist when . . . > > You don't read labels any more. > > You're on a mission to try every kind of fruit that grows on Mother > Earth. > > A dinner salad in a restaurant is an appetizer. > > You get banned from every " all you can eat " salad bar in the area. > > You pack your cooler as well as your clothes when you go visiting. > > The biggest mixing bowl you own has been turned into your personal salad > bowl. > > You're glad you never got around to buying a new range. > > Juicy Fruit isn't just a brand of gum any more. > > You don't stop on the way home from work to pick up milk and bread. > > Your kitchen looks like the produce section at the local market. > > You are the produce guy's best friend or worst nighmare, depending on the > quality of the food. > > You're conscious of all the junk food in other people's baskets. > > Your oven i additional storage space. > > You turn the top of your stove into a plant stand. > > You eat until you are full with a perfectly clear conscience. > > Your medicine cabinet doesn't have any medicine in it. > > You use your quart jars for serving smoothies instead of canning. > > You say, " Breakfast will be ready in a second " and it really is–in as > much time as it takes to peel a banana. > > You go down the canned food aisle and feel like you're in a foreign > country. > > You forget what's in the dairy section. > > The kitchen and the bathroom are your favorite rooms of the house, in > that order. > > You learn about foods you never knew existed. > > People always ask if you have a rabbit or monkey at home! > > You drink a lot of your meals. > > You never burn yourself fixing dinner. > > Nothing you eat tastes remotely like chicken. > > The pounds you've dropped will never come back. (Yeah!) > > You walk down the aisle with all the small appliances and have absolutely > no desire to buy a new crockpot. > > You see an overweight person and you think, " Cooked food, cooked food. " > > At first, people are interested in hearing about your lifestyle but after > you talk for a minute or two, their eyes glaze over. > > Your friends are suspicious because you're smiling all the time. > > And your skin glows! > > You try to think of ways to turn your now unused potholders into a work > of art. > > You don't wonder if you turned off the stove and coffee maker. > > Your hair and clothes don't smell like fried potatoes and onions (or any > other kind of cooking). > > You don't burn your tongue when you're eating. > > You don't have to be concerned about a grease fire burning your house > down. > > You're thrilled when there's a sale on bananas. > > Don't know who wrote this but it's great! > > > Bob Avery > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 One other note: There are lots more on my page than are included here. Go read them and leave me suggestions in the comments. As I said on my site, I'll include them and give credit where credit is due. http://tinyurl.com/yzboek Tommie http://reallyrawfood.com rawfood , " Tommie " <jerushy wrote: > > Roger's forum has had a thread on this for months and I posted my > contributions some time back on a page on my blog. I asked for people > to leave their thoughts in comments and I would add them but it looks > like they felt it would be better to copy it and paste it into a > message to you. That's fine. It isn't copyrighted but I do feel a > little violated. > > Tommie > http://reallyrawfood.com > > rawfood , Robert Avery <rwavery@> wrote: > > > > Someone sent me this list. I can add the following items to it: > > > > a) You never buy Kleenex anymore. > > > > b) You've forgotten what the inside of a drugstore looks like. > > > > c) You rarely need to take out the trash. The rest you can bury. > > > > d) You've developed a sudden interest in gardening and farmers' > markets. > > > > e) Your relatives stop inviting you over for Thanksgiving. > > > > f) Your washing machine gets less exercise. > > > > g) Your medical insurance has lapsed, and you don't care. > > > > h) You keep your kids home on Halloween. > > > > Got any more we can add? > > > > Happy Holidays to all you raw fooders out there! > > > > Bob Avery > > > > > > > > You know you're a raw foodist when . . . > > > > You don't read labels any more. > > > > You're on a mission to try every kind of fruit that grows on Mother > > Earth. > > > > A dinner salad in a restaurant is an appetizer. > > > > You get banned from every " all you can eat " salad bar in the area. > > > > You pack your cooler as well as your clothes when you go visiting. > > > > The biggest mixing bowl you own has been turned into your personal > salad > > bowl. > > > > You're glad you never got around to buying a new range. > > > > Juicy Fruit isn't just a brand of gum any more. > > > > You don't stop on the way home from work to pick up milk and bread. > > > > Your kitchen looks like the produce section at the local market. > > > > You are the produce guy's best friend or worst nighmare, depending > on the > > quality of the food. > > > > You're conscious of all the junk food in other people's baskets. > > > > Your oven i additional storage space. > > > > You turn the top of your stove into a plant stand. > > > > You eat until you are full with a perfectly clear conscience. > > > > Your medicine cabinet doesn't have any medicine in it. > > > > You use your quart jars for serving smoothies instead of canning. > > > > You say, " Breakfast will be ready in a second " and it really is– in > as > > much time as it takes to peel a banana. > > > > You go down the canned food aisle and feel like you're in a foreign > > country. > > > > You forget what's in the dairy section. > > > > The kitchen and the bathroom are your favorite rooms of the house, > in > > that order. > > > > You learn about foods you never knew existed. > > > > People always ask if you have a rabbit or monkey at home! > > > > You drink a lot of your meals. > > > > You never burn yourself fixing dinner. > > > > Nothing you eat tastes remotely like chicken. > > > > The pounds you've dropped will never come back. (Yeah!) > > > > You walk down the aisle with all the small appliances and have > absolutely > > no desire to buy a new crockpot. > > > > You see an overweight person and you think, " Cooked food, cooked > food. " > > > > At first, people are interested in hearing about your lifestyle but > after > > you talk for a minute or two, their eyes glaze over. > > > > Your friends are suspicious because you're smiling all the time. > > > > And your skin glows! > > > > You try to think of ways to turn your now unused potholders into a > work > > of art. > > > > You don't wonder if you turned off the stove and coffee maker. > > > > Your hair and clothes don't smell like fried potatoes and onions > (or any > > other kind of cooking). > > > > You don't burn your tongue when you're eating. > > > > You don't have to be concerned about a grease fire burning your > house > > down. > > > > You're thrilled when there's a sale on bananas. > > > > Don't know who wrote this but it's great! > > > > > > Bob Avery > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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