Just curious, how many raw food people out there that drink coffee?

I do,

Me too.

I don't.

Although the theobromine in the very popular raw chocolate is similar to caffeine I believe.

I do sometimes... only, shade grown, organic though... like 1 a month

I used to drink organic coffee with almond milk and maple syrup for sweetener. It was oh so good! But I feel better since I gave up caffeine.

I like your cat.

I can't do coffee and high raw or 100% raw at the same time. I use milk and sugar in my coffee and that just sets me up to crave more sugars..and junk foods. I quit coffee (the second time since going raw 5 years ago) over a month ago (which I started drinking again about 6 months ago) .

It's just now that I'm actually doing well in eating mostly raw again, I figure it's due to several reasons..it's my fav. time of year, June, July, August, so much warmer and more sunshine, quiting coffee helps, and I recently bought some good health books, one by Norman Walker, and one by Ann Wigmore and they were motivating for me.

The other thing has been watching my room-mate struggle with eating habits, and when she went high raw she was losing weight and looking much better, then she fell off and eats more cooked foods/junk foods, and she's gained weight and has less stamina. This helped me see (we are close in age, height, weight) myself do the same things. So, I'm determined to get my body clean, and stay clean on my raw food diet.

Love,
Prism

Prism said: I can't do coffee and high raw or 100% raw at the same time.


Me neither - stimulates all kind of cravings, esp. for foods which balance out the sugar effect.

I drink chai that I buy from a local restaurant, and it is gentler but similar to drinking coffee. I really want to give up this need: when I am through this period in my life, I want to go 100% raw, simple, homegrown or organic diet.

i do not drink coffee as i have found it interferes with the spectacular way i feel since i have been raw. i feel wonderful natural energy pulsing through me.

why interfere with natural perfection?

I DO I DO. I love coffee. I have cut down on weekdays, though.

I'm still drinking one cup (in the morning) on a daily basis. That's down from the bucket of coffee that I was drinking just before I decided to go raw. My choice to go vegan was based on moral reasons, so I was one of those extrememly unhealthy vegans for a long time. I feel a whole lot better since cutting down from one bucket full to one cupful! My energy level went off the charts. I had no idea about how true it is that caffeine actually depletes energy rather than supplying it!

So, now (in my usual fashion) I'm still hanging on to that one last cup. I don't know why. I just haven't gotten motivated to make the final step. I hope I do.

Life Is Good!

alive!

does anyone use krakus, or something similar? It's a coffee replacement made from chicory. I don't think it's raw, but it tastes like coffee and is really mild and doesn't contain caffeine. i put it in shakes with nuts and dates sometimes.

Prism Wrote:
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> I can't do coffee and high raw or 100% raw at the
> same time. I use milk and sugar in my coffee and
> that just sets me up to crave more sugars..

Not that I want to support the caffeine habit, but FWIW when I drink coffee with the almond milk and maple syrup I don't get the cravings. I get the effect of the caffeine, but not the craziness and cravings.

Like I said, I much prefer being caffeine-free, but if you are going to indulge, try the nut milk/agave or maple syrup and see if it helps.

Your cat looks like he has had a bit too much caffeine.

never been able to drink coffee .. my stomach rejects it ... tea however sits ok with me

i like the cat pic lol

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

Lol! The reason my cat looks so energetic is because he is on raw food too. He has been raised on raw ever since he was a kitten.

I can assure you, he has not had any coffee. ;-)

I have been off coffee for 2 years but sometimes feel like picking it up again. I feel like I need at least one vice or I am being too hard on myself. Now that I am raw, I seriously have no evil habits left in my life.

My brain is fighting against being too healthy.

I may make some chai with fresh almond milk for a substitute.

Thanks for sharing your experiences with the coffee rumba!

oh wow that is a real cat haha..he does look like a lot of caffeine hehe..he is cute though..i thought it was a pic you found..he scared me at first though i have to admit but now i know he is there and expect him he is cute haha
thanks for sharing!!
love earthangel
xoxoxoxoxoxo

Much peace and love!!!
EarthAngel
Xoxo

Some kombucha has caffeine. hm

I do. I use unsweetened Chocolate soy milk with stevia in my coffee. Yum yum. They say don't be healthy if you don't want to so I am gonna wait a while before I quit...although I am sortof exploring the idea of Chai lately becuase spices are great and caffiene is good for my blood sugar...can't be as evil as an evil thought.

Have you tried raw almond milk instead of the soy? It's better for you. I just ordered some yacon syrup from Sunfoods and it is soo good. It has a bit of cinnamon added to it. Would make a great healthy coffee sweetener as apparently it is the only sweetener that does not feed Candida.

I get instant problems from stevia and agave nectar.

I will occasionally still have a cup of coffee in the mornings, most often on the weekends or on rainy mornings (for whatever reason). I used to drink tons of it.

Since eating more and more raw I find that I like it less and most often don't even finish the cup before it gets cold and I end up pouring it down the drain. It too often tastes really acidic going down.

A good, tasty substitute is the Ayurvedic herbal blend called "Raja's Cup", made from clearing nut, kasmard, licorice, and winter cherry. This has a nice, rich taste and is good w/ "milk" of whatever sort and sweetener, although I personally never used sweetener in my coffee.

khale

heyyyyyyy Khale i had that stuff when i was visiting nepal its quite yummy ...althugh they used steamed yaks milk which kinda grossed me out lol

after this first one i had mine without the moo

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

i used to love my morning cup of coffee. black, creamy, sweet or bitter, i loved it. two months ago, no, more now, i couldn't handle it, it made me queasy and shaky. i went decaf, 1/2 decaf, then cut it out all together. i've tried it twice since, and it just pushes me into shaky twitchy mode. even 1/2 cup! i've been drinking coffee religiously since i was 16, and 10 years later, i don't even love the smell anymore.

oh well.
i think it has to to with the high raw.
and the summer.
i don't like coffee in the heat
but new england winters are made for coffee.

peace-

Ok, back away from my coffee!


Thanks,

Arilraw

Cherry Blossom - what do you feed your raw cat? I have 2 cats that I would love for them to follow a raw lifestyle. Also, did they have any digestive problems when they first started. My cats are older (8 years) so they would likely detox at first if I put them on raw. Thx, Elizabeth

Here's what worked for me. (Although I can't really say that anything actually worked since I'm still drinking that one cup in the am)

I read CAFFEINE BLUES by Stephen Cherniske and that nearly scared the begeebies out of me - like I said before - I had been drinking buckets. So I went to the health food store and bought a can of Teeccino herbal coffee - loved it! I took it to some of my AA meetings (Yeah, coffee is not the only thing I've overdone!) and some of my coffeebucket drinking friends loved it too! So, now we have some local meetings that have the proverbial coffee pot and the newer and healthier teeccino pot.

They have a web site: teeccino.com and you can check it out there - BUT if you decide you like it - it's much more affordable to buy it from amazon.com where they sell it in a case of six cans - for about $5 per can - no shipping costs.

LIfe Is Good!

alive!

For Woodfe:

My cat has been eating raw meat and fish ever since he was a kitten. I get organic stake for him and chop it up real fine. It's actually cheaper than canned cat food.
One steak will last him for a week when chopped up finely enough. There was a time when the neighbor had to pet sit for few days and she had been feeding him regular canned cat food against my advise and he was throwing up for few days after.

He is super healthy, shiny and has lots of energy. He has never needed to see a vet in 3.5 years and he has no vaccinations either. But that's a whole other discussion.

Animals like people are not suppose to eat cooked anything!

ok when I say 1 a month I really mean like one "naturally decafinated (whatever that means)" shade grown, organic and I drink it black, always have and it's about a quarter of a cup's worth

I drink decaf organic coffee once per week...maybe 2 small cups. I put a drop of peppermint essential oil in my coffee cup...it's nirvana in a cup

I'm 80-100 percent raw and have been for 19 months I don't get cravings any more really...other than for young Thai coconuts, but they are good for me

Only when I'm being very naughty. I really don't like the taste (the after-taste, actually) anymore. I do allow myself green chai tea in the morning (Yogi green chai-- yum!).

Even one cup of joe a day makes me jittery, and when I used to drink coffee for a week or longer, I got bloated.

Sharrhan:


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