My Vita-Mix dealer made a joke out of my marriage; "So, a raw vegan and a hunter get married..."

After watching Forks Over Knives, and Food Inc, my husbands's first response was, "Raw vegan, eh?"

Now, as a family, we have cleaned out the kitchen, converted the whole family to raw vegan, and are living a new level of health and environmental awareness.

Is that not the best news ever?

THAT'S GREAT NEWS!!!

YEA HAW!!!

Congrats. Keep it going.

That's soooo good Hidenfang. Wow, family unity and a great example to your partners friends too

One thing, I've watched 'Food Inc', but not 'Forks over knives'. Is it a similar vid HF, and is it available for hire?

jalan

That's fantastic news! Way to Go, hiddenfang! From your post it sounds like you have kids doing raw too... how are they loving it?

Jalan - Forks Over Knives is available on Netflix and Amazon. I thought 'Forks' was more informative than 'Food Inc.' It's the one that brought my spouse over to the raw side.

good for you hidden fang

how long has your family been doing raw?

ever since they saw the film?

must be one heck of a film

never saw it though cuz the trailer seemed to be just talking about common sense and not even having a really emphatic raw vegan focus

or did it? it must have if it made your family convert so quickly...

interesting

So many questions!

I don't know where Forks Over Knives is available - Husband found it online upon my request.

One of my kids (three years) had a rough start being raw, but after a couple of days she got hungry enough to eat whatever I put in front of her. The other one (seven years and autistic) was born with a healthy appetite for veggies and didn't notice a difference in her diet. Both kids eat tons of fruit, smoothies, and salads. As a bonus, the seven year old does not feel deprived anymore because we all eat the same thing (as opposed to her eating gluten free and the rest of us eating grains & bread).

We have been raw as a family for a week and a half now. I personally have been raw off and on for the better part of five years. Husband's veganism is new. He's adjusting well. He will only do high raw vegan because he travels for work.

No, the film (Food, Inc) did not have a vegan focus. They did not slant at all, showing both huge corporations as well as family run farms. The point that hit us was the cruelty, and the prevalence of chemical monopolies. We not only went vegan, but we also swore off all corn and soy products.

Thx Raycurious and HFang. I watched Food Inc., and it really shows the monopoly that multi-nationals like Monsatan have over food production and the lives of small farmers.

I don't want to particularly buy the Forks vid, but I'll ask at the vid hire shop, as that 's where I hired Food Inc.

jalan

Great news, hiddenfang--best of luck to all of you!

Good for you and family! That makes is so much easier and more fun to have all the family participating.

I really enjoyed the movie Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead..also on Netflix.com

I like all those types of movies as they inform and help to motivate me.

Love,
Prism