Hi,

Has anyone tried living of just avocado's and tomato's ?
This is what i have tried to do for most of this week, and have felt good and full of energy, last night i felt a little down and decided to have a beer or two which then turned into three and ice-cream afterwards, so i obviously have felt bad today.

Im interested in doing this all of next week and having lots of wheatgrass juice also when i feel like it,
Because one thing i noticed was i felt a little dehydrated in the morning a couple of times when i hadn't consumed much water the day before.

Im interested in doing this because i don't like eating sugar and don't enjoy the sugar rush and cravings afterwards,
And i do believe in eating alkaline food for health, and i don't think sweet fruits are alkaline.
I do want to eat all raw.

Would it be a good idea to fast through the day with wheatgrass and then eat a nice meal in the evening with lots and lots of tomato's and a couple of avocado's
so im not eating avocado and tomato with each meal because that can add up to a LOT of avocado's.

Is eating LOTS of avocado's every day ok for our health ?
I am very active all day.

I have read nothing but good things about avocado's and there health benefits.
But they a rather high in omega 6 in ratio to the omega 3 fats, This does concern me, Should it ?

Take care,
Paul

Why are you restricting yourself to only these two foods? I like the flavor of tomato and avocado together(very traditional) but I find the fat and fruit mixture doesn't invigorate me much nowadays.

Hi Tamukha,

I think they are a great combination they are alkaline low in sugar and seem to be a complete food when combined.

Paul

Well, then, I guess it's "whatever floats your boat." As long as you don't end up craving bad stuff, and you respect your cravings for other good stuff(like other veggies), it probably can't hurt to eat tomatoes, avo, and wheatgrass for the time being.

This is just a side note: you mentioned that you don't like sugar. Okay, you had three beers but then why icecream afterwards? I would think you'd have pretzels or something. It's not a pressing question but I was just curious. Feel free to ignore me.

Hi Banana,
I was drunk, lol.
I always get like that after i drink to much, i think it takes the sugar from you or something, makes me crave bad foods which make me feel even worse.
Thats why i don't drink anymore, or at least try not to.

Paul

@Paul- Okay, fair enough. I haven't had a drink in years but I always craved salty things. I never liked beer because it wasn't sweet enough!

this is turning out to be a very hilarious post and i am enjoying it mightillly LOL

hey paulie

i was wondering, what about greens

do u like those? which are your faves?

avocado and tomato along with greens make a gorgeously delicious raw vitamin rich soup

just stick your favorite greens along with the avo and tomatoes in a blender
and season with whatever seasoning you want ( if you want any seasoning)

you can chop up some cilantro or whatever veggies on top of the soup as garnish


i made this for a friend recently

he really dug it

and he wasn't even a raw foodist at all

Hi la-veronique,

I do like some greens - kale and romaine.
I always get a little stuffed when i eat these and prefer not to,
I could get used to it i guess, maybe.

I'm gonna try the soup today, i didn't think you could blend down avocado in a blender with greens.

Paul

yeah you can add avocado and blend with greens
blend the little hard stuff first like garlic
put in the veggies and avo
make a bit of lemon juice if you want and pour that in cuz it tastes great and makes for easier blending

put your fave green veggies
and voila!

all done
all good

i like to make it purty by chopping up cool stuff and let it float on top
like carrots
or green scallions
or red bell pepper

looks good
tastes even better

oh yeah
jalapeno will give it a kick
if yer into that

oh god...that sounds so good La V... especially with the red bell pepper..mmm

yeah.. its gotta be one of my ABSOLUTTTE fave gourmet soups in the world

i like using spinach
parsley
also kale
dandelions

the lemon really blesses it

the jalapeno ... just a nick of it

the red bell pepper accentuates and emboldens the RED factor


of course the avo and tomatoes are also real SUPER STARs of the soup

i would have to say that my favorite part is decorating it too

i'm no martha stewart

i'm BETTER than her LOL ( just kidding

naww.. my point is .. that i enjoy making it look really nice

sometimes i arrange a happy face ( two round carrot slices for the eye)

one green cilantro leaf in the center for the nose

a red bell pepper curled up into a smile


if i feel funky

i may put a kernel of raw corn ( or two)

for a toothy effect

other times..


i make a design that looks like a tree

mostly though

i try to make it look like a flower

arranging different foods on top of it

then... if i don't care


i just chop up vegetables ( but separate them )

in different sections ( kind of how they do those japanese soups in japan... though'ive never been in japan.. ive seen pics of how they decorate those soups)_


if anyone has pics on how they decorate japanese ramen soups

feel free to post

that is kind of the feeling i get when i am chopping decorations on my green soup

your going to run into big problems in my opinion with just restricting yourself with these 2 foods.

not a healthy practise probably even short term.

Paul,

Just a request since we share our first name (which is relatively common) and I don't want there to be any confusion, would you be willing to use the first initial of your last name or some other way to help distinguish our posts? I will sign of a post with Paul B, hoping your last name doesn't start with B since that wouldn't help. Best

Paul B

Hi,
Thanks for the reply's,

I did try a blended soup, i had 1 head of romaine with 400g of tomato's and 2 small avocado's,
It was very nice and very Very filling.


Today i feel good i have done things a little differently today,
I have had
A couple of wheatgrass juices early morning then
1200g of tomato's through mid to late morning and plenty of wheatgrass juices through the day.
This evening i had 200g of tomato's and 2 small avocados.

I feel very good,
OI really cut back on the avocado's today and added the wheatgrass juices, i think this is a better way to go.

Powerlifter, do you still think i will run into problems eating the above with my wheatgrass, or even having romaine or kale from time to time. ?

pborst
My last name does start with a B,
lol
never mind i will sign my posts - paulie

Thanks everyone,
Paulie

Paulie,

thanks.

Paul

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My last name does start with a B,
lol >>>''

OMG... tooo HILLARRRRIOUSZZ!!!

lmao

somedays you just can't win.

that is funny

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

Id say most definitley pauli, might be ok for the short term but that is probably not even 1000 calories your consuming so long term you will probably get very ill.

on paper its very deficient in several essential nutrients, be careful.

the lack of of more rounded nutrition is more dangerous I think than caloric intake for the average person other than weightlifters... you need more nutritional variety to stay healthy, especially if your not taking allot of supplements... natural forms of vitamins and minerals are always more easily absorbed by the body than their lab created counterparts though, so not all supplements will be very beneficial...

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