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14 years ago
rawpreston
Suncloud,
I certainly didn't mean that you have to justify anything to me or anyone else. It sounds like you have things well figured out, I'm happy for you. What I meant was in general it seems many people transitioning to 811 (myself included) make little allowances here and there for themselves, but then if 811 doesn't work for them, can they really conclude it doesn't work if they haven't d
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Suncloud:
Can you be more specific about those minerals? I'm curious. Is it possible your cravings were actually just for more calories? I'm not perfect yet with 811 myself, I have cheated a few times on some things. But I find the cravings only happen when I haven't eaten enough fruit, and I'm convinced they're only temporary. Partly I've internally condoned my cheats as kind of an experim
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
The Fruit Faery Wrote:
> I am not you my friend!
> I listen to my body, not yours!
> As regards the juicing fruit tip....
>
> When i started along this path, I juiced my
> veggies and ate no fruit because i was told that
> is what i should do.
> Some time later, I juiced veggies and ate fruit.
> Further along my path I juiced veggies and blended
> fruit
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
suncloud Wrote:
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> I think 80-10-10 is OK for anyone who can stick to
> it and get enough of the essential minerals.
> These are important to consider.
That is certainly true, as it is for any diet really. IMHO though, the 811 diet generally provides MORE vitamins and minerals than ANY other diet, since fruits vegetables
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
lisa M: "re: stomach size, so does your belly get really distended on an 8/1/1 diet?"
No, I haven't notice this to be the case. Even though I am stuffing myself it doesn't really show, lol. And even if it were the case to a slight extent, because fruit is mostly water, it goes away quickly enough.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Fruit Faery: Why skip breakfast, are you trying to lose weight? I find it necessary to eat large breakfasts and lunches to get enough daily calories, and to stave off cravings. If you're not hungry in the morning (I'm not always either), do 10mins of exercise, this will get the metabolism going for the day. Also, juicing fruit is not recommended, with the exception of citrus. Removing the fi
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
And more on TOPIC of the thread I've only really been truly doing 811 for about 1-2 months, prior to that for a few months I was trying to do a semi-811, but with some cooked quinoa or rice and some lightly steamed vedge. Prior to that I was medium-fat semi-raw for about 5months, and prior to that on the SAD for my previous 32 years. I can't comment about weight because I was a healthy weigh
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
I just wanted to point out that the book is FANTASTIC, and HIGHLY recommended for anyone curious about, or already practising a low-fat raw vegan diet. I recommend it to all raw foodists really. It has tons of information, and addresses all fears and misconceptions that one might have (like candida, diabetes, cancer, teeth, etc). I kick myself for having waited so long to get it. It's a must-
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
I think it's important never to mix fats with fruit, and to keep fat intake in general below 10% of cals like Doug Graham and so many other lowfat studies suggest. Otherwise sugars stay in the bloodstream too long and do their damage.
I've been trying to adhere to 811, and when I string together a few days of a big green smoothie for breakfast, fruit meals during the day, and a huge vegetab
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
rawpreston
Here's an article about fructose and AGE's (Advanced Glycation Endproducts) which damage cells and tissues. It doesn't mention fruit at all though, it's talking about high fructose corn syrup. There is a difference between the fructose found in HFCS vs fruit though, I think it's got to do with an L- versus R- rotation to the molecule or something. Not to mention that fruit's fiber slows its ab
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 15 years ago
rawpreston
Well I started by eating more sesame seeds and pumpkin seeds based on what this page said:
But since I've started using CRON-o-meter to track what I'm eating, I've found that I'm actually hitting like 200-400% of my RDA for copper no problem. A lot of things have a fair amount of copper, and it really adds up to a lot when eating healthy:
Romaine, kale, mangos, bananas, hemp seeds, orang
Forum: Recipes and Food Preparation 15 years ago
rawpreston
A copper deficiency can cause gray hairs. And it's reversible if you start getting enough. Since going raw I've noticed quite a few plucked gray hairs which were actually dark at the root again, it's pretty amazing. I'm getting plenty of copper nowadays. There may be other nutritional factors too other than copper.
Forum: Recipes and Food Preparation 15 years ago
rawpreston
Hemp seeds have roughly the same amount of zinc as pumpkin seeds I believe, and also have a fair bit of vitamin E and some omega3. Fairly high in protein, being also a complete protein source (contain all essential amino acids). They are somewhat of a superfood in my opinion. I'm gonna start buying them in bulk I think, I've seen a price of $50 for 5lbs online (vs like $1/oz at the HFS). Best
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 15 years ago
rawpreston
Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, like the links of a chain. If our body can't use an eaten protein directly, it breaks it down into the amino acids, then rebuilds them into different proteins it needs. The body can actually make some amino acids; the ones it cannot are called essential amino acids. When you hear something is a complete protein source it means it contains all ess
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 15 years ago
rawpreston
135. Re: Avocado Pits...
Will It Blend? (hint: the answer is always yes lol)
4 whole avocados:
4 pits:
Forum: Recipes and Food Preparation 15 years ago
rawpreston
Very interesting, thanks for the update.
I tried making it again myself, this time dehydrating the nuts after soaking, and strictly with the Blendtec. Didn't work out so well. Since I regularly make smooth tahini and have made smooth peanut butter a few times, both without addition of oil, I was optimistic about doing the same with hazelnuts, but something about them is just stubborn. My
Forum: Recipes and Food Preparation 15 years ago
rawpreston
glad you liked the idea, let me know how it blends for you. I ended up moving it to the food processor to finish it up. to the $30 food processor from the $400 blendtec! although I'm positive a food processor could not make tahini like the blendtec. I think either drying the soaked hazelnuts first (or not soaking), or using some hazelnut oil, would have worked better. I finished my nutella in
Forum: Recipes and Food Preparation 15 years ago
rawpreston
138. Re: BPA Containers
FYI,
I contacted Blendtec and they are supposedly coming out with a BPA-free container some time in the middle of the year. That's good news, if (when) I need to replace my container I'll be able to get one of those.
Forum: Juicing, Juicers, Blending and Blenders 15 years ago
rawpreston
I make it with a Blendtec. I start with 2 cups dry sesame seeds and dry container. I use numerous cycles at speed 1, using a wooden spoon to push the side buildup into the center, until it no longer cavitates (where it mounds up around the sides and the blade whirs fruitlessly). Once it starts being blended without any intervention, then I do a few cycles at speed 5 and in about 3 it's a prett
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