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14 years ago
rawpreston
spekgirl Wrote:
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> this past week i have been adding more fruit and
> having less nuts im finding im quiet hungry is
> this normal?
> basically having a avocado salad morning and night
> and lots of fruit in the day.
> sometimes a few nuts in the day too but my stomic
> is not full?
Yep likely not enough calo
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
spekgirl Wrote:
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> ahhhh okay um im not sure who is right i have read
> alot but im okay with eating 2 large green salads
> a day with avocado morning and night and then
> fruit all though the day ..... my only question is
> which should i focus more on fats(nuts avo ect) or
> fruits for a healthier life?
> thank
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
pborst Wrote:
> The links between AGE build up and fruit intake
> were in the prior post. The nonsense aside. 3000
> calories per day is part of the problem. It will
> make most of us fat, sooner or later. I talked
> about healthy fats in prior posts also. That
> said, cancer cells feed more easily on higher
> fasting glucose levels relative to lower ones.
&g
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
spekgirl Wrote:
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> thank you there is alot of opinions out there but
> i have herd good things about this one.
> are you able to eat dried fruit on this plan?
> and how many nuts would be enough a day is 30g too
> much do yu think?
> im also guessing larabars will have to go???
Dried fruit is less than ideal, bec
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Utopian Life Wrote:
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> I agree with DebbieTook and anyone else who
> advocates a high-fruit and high-green diet. I
> believe fat content can vary from person to
> person. Some do well on 15% of calories from fat
> and some like 5% (no avocados, etc. on most days).
> Fat content should be a weekly or monthly
> a
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
pborst Wrote:
> Yes, I'm serious. Brocoli, kale, collards,
> watercress, beatgreens, turnip greens, mustard
> greens, watercress, bok choy, are more nutrient
> rich on a per calorie basis than bananas, grapes
> and mangos. You can fill a human stomach,
> anyones, bigger or smaller with only so much.
> That makes it zero sum. More fruit less meat, ok
> mo
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Bananas which aren't fully ripe can cause constipation, be sure and wait until they're generously spotted to eat them.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
I too think Joel Fuhrman does good work. And most of what he wrote there is true. I do take issue with a couple things:
1) I believe he's correct about enzymes, that they're somewhat of a myth among raw fooders. BUT if it is true that plant enzymes don't aid human digestion, he cannot then claim that 'cooked foods are not "dead" foods', because they most certainly are. Put them i
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Yes he has recipes for them in the book like the one I mentioned, just bananas and romaine. Plenty of blended items in the recipes, for salad dressings and such too. Blending is somewhat natural because we're getting all the fiber and it's basically like we just chewed it really well. We're still eating the 'whole food' even though it's not 'whole' anymore lol. The only downside might be oxid
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Yes it's the way to go, in my opinion. I recommend you get the book: buy, borrow, beg, or library it, then give it a shot for a month and see how you feel.
80/10/10 isn't some crazy made-up ratio that takes a lot of work to adhere to. It can be summed up in just a few sentences: Eat all the fruit you care for to meet your caloric needs. Eat lots of greens and vegetables. Eat only small a
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
I found these thought-provoking and inspirational.
Thank you, Jericho.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
102. Re: Raisins?
The best quality dried fruit has and needs no additives. Avoid added oils and sulfites.
All oils are processed. They are not whole foods, and as Doug Graham says they are empty calories, just fats extracted from their source's full complement of nutrients.
Good luck finding raw raisins that don't cost an arm and a leg. I get these Paul Newman's organics through Amazon, if you do Subscr
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
LoL that'll do it. Since you probably only used a little, at the end of the day your fat % should still balance out quite low. Best to cut out dairy though, and coffee, if you can.
Funny how 2%, 1%, etc are all measures of their fat by WEIGHT, not by calories. So whole milk is 48% calories from fat, 2% is 35% fat calories, even skim milk is like 5% fat calories.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
I just checked there as a guest, bananas had 3% fat, kiwi 7%, grapes 2%
Did you add anything to your coffee? That should be like 0 cals
Double-check your fruit entries, a tip when searching to limit results is to add "raw" to everything you type.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Hmm, I'm not familiar with nutridiary itself, I use cron-o-meter, but those fruits don't have that much fat, your total should be closer to like 3 or 4%.. So I'm not really sure what to suggest. Does it have a pie chart showing % calories from carbs/protein/fat? What's the breakdown look like for each entry, are they each showing that high of fat? Eating just fruits and vegetables should leav
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
107. Re: Vitamin A
Nope, no worries there. Vitamin A in plants is in the form of B-Carotene, which is non-toxic. The body readily converts it to Vitamin A as it needs. If you REALLY get a lot of B-Carotene, the skin can turn orange, called carotenosis, you may have heard of people getting this from eating tons of carrots. It's harmless but you may not want to be orange LOL. I think this would be more in the ba
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Yep, eat more fruit. Don't go hungry, whenever you feel like eating, eat fruit. Try cron-o-meter, nutridiary.com, or fitday.com to plug in what you're eating in a day, you're probably not getting enough calories.
Also, because you're juicing, getting no fiber, that's not gonna keep you full. Try eating the whole fruits, or making blender smoothies.
It might feel like you're really stuf
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
I experienced similar things early on in my transition too. my 2cents:
Dry skin/scalp:
I got very dry flaky skin on my forehead, a bit into my scalp, and some other areas of face, about 2 months into raw. However it completely went away after about 3-4 weeks. Rather than add oils to the diet I would recommend using coconut oil on your skin or scalp, this helped things for me. You might al
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
sgc Wrote:
> Rawpreston, I think you read me wrong, or read
> with your idea in the head, and not looking into
> what I read truly.
> To be more specific: you can't live long term 811,
> or fruit base diet if you have a sedentary life.
> And you can't live healthy whatever you eat if you
> don't keep a good activity level.
> Health is not just what you eat. It's
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
eecho Wrote:
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> You might be interested in reading 80/10/10 by
> Doug Graham. That's the popular raw athlete book.
> However, it only works if you actually do the
> training, which is really intense.
>
What makes you say that? have you actually seen people fail at it while doing a reasonable amount of exercise? In
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Let me just reiterate that Doug Graham's 80/10/10 is not a program without greens, it recommends a minimum of a pound or more per day. This equates to a large head of romaine, or one of those big tubs of Earthbound Farms.
And like I said before, greens are not a valid caloric trade-off with fruit, "eat less fruit and more greens" doesnt wash. Greens don't provide enough calories, n
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
The Fruit Faery Wrote:
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> So ....
> In simple, easy steps
> To clarify further....
> bearing the above in mind, it would logically
> follow that......
> Eating some fruit prior to consuming fruit juice
> would slow down sugar absorption into the blood?
> Does this tidy things up for you?
Also
In simple s
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Dang I missed the edit window. i wanted to add a couple more things. Juicing fruit is also not good advice for diabetics or anyone looking to beat candida.
Following the glucose spike, due to more insulin having been used, blood sugar dips much lower than it would have (this is called hypoglycemia). Hyper- and hypoglycemia are less than desirable conditions.
(Let me assure people that
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Fruit Faery,
The opinion of juicing fruit isn't like me saying I like apples and you like pears. There are very real potential health dangers to excessive glucose spikes that people should be aware of. Especially those who may be obese, or those coming off of a higher-fat plan. This thread is about people interested in transitioning to 80/10/10, or so I thought, and juicing fruit is really q
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
sgc Wrote:
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> Don't take me wrong, I'm not saying 811 and fruits
> are bad. I'm just saying if you're not active, eat
> less fruits and more greens, simply because you
> don't need the energy from fruits.
That doesn't really work though, since a pound of greens only has 100 calories. That doesn't leave much variability.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Wheatgrass Yogi,
I'm sorry if you thought that I lambasted you. It seemed like you were implying that man was meant to sedentary, and I just do not agree AT ALL. Man was meant to move, and vigor is life, imho.
I do see what you mean about the cult comment. I have specific thoughts as to why I think that is, but I think I will spare them. Anyone curious can PM me.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Suncloud,
Great post. Have you really been raw for decades? Wow, kudos. Would you care to share your typical % calories from fat, if you've ever run the #s? We may not actually be in disagreement. But then again many people are surprised when they do, and if your intake is 30% or higher, I wouldn't be quite so quick to paint the "not supported by any studies" brush across heart d
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Dismiss it as pseudoscience if that pleases you. However here's some "science" for you: 5 references from the book regarding the fat/diabetes connection alone.
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-Joslin, EP. "Atherosclerosis and Diabetes." Ann Clin Med 1927;5:1061
-Breneman, Carol J. "Type II Diabetes...Self-Induced Disease?" Millersville University (1997). This article also cites stud
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
SuperInfinity Wrote:
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> Yeah, adding more nuts is "different" but there's
> no inherent reason why it would be better or
> worse.
>
Well, the science explained in the book is that if a person has too high of a fat intake and consumes a bunch of fruit (or other sugars/starches), when blood glucose rises, the fat
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