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9 years ago
Raw4ever
I don't eat anything cooked because it has been my experience in the past that ANY amount of cooked food tends to lead me back to a standard American diet and I don't want that. It's a slippery slope.
In my life, I treat cooked food as an addiction because, in my observation, it has the earmarks of exactly that so I just don't allow myself anything cooked. When I watch the eating habits of th
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Thanks Prana for pointing me in the direction of Au Lac. My wife and I enjoyed lunch there today. I'm pretty much a simple kind of "wash it and eat it" sort of soul so this was a real treat!
Words like exquisite, delectable and haute cuisine came to mind. The quality was second to none and the presentation was delightfully inviting.
Our server was a little absent-minded (she brou
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Sometimes people check back in with their old ways to see if they really are right about their newness. You did and discovered there is no doubt about it - living food is better.
It's a learning curve. It's great to know you've learned from your mistake. Failure is an important part of success.
As Bob Marley sang, "you got to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over agai
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Thanks Prana and la_Veronique.
I found Rawvolution in Santa Monica this morning. Excellent. And I had an almond milk and durian drink that was too good to believe! Good food and great energy!
Tonight, we're in Pismo Beach listening to the sound of the surf. I was planning to
head up to San Fran but my wife is wanting to head east to Giant Sequoia.
Oh California!
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
I'm in southern California until next Sunday. Are there any raw food restaurants to be recommended between LA and San Fran?
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
It's the technique on strawberries that surprised me most!
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Thanks. I like it too.
I'm going to share it with my wife - she's not raw...she tries but if the truth be told, she has a cooked-food addiction.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
I think your BF might have a bit of insight.
IMO, the flavours of certain foods definitely produce orgasmic qualities of pleasure!
Raw food and sex - definitely analogous.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Thanks Utopian Life, jtprindl and La_veronique. I realize this thread isn't about the virtues, or lack thereof, of olive oil so I'll just say thanks but your responses answer my question.
I hadn't realized that there is a limited array of nutrients in olive oil though, as jtprindl points out, it isn't completely devoid of valuable nutrition but it is a fairly narrow band.
Good to know.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
la_veronique Wrote:
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> looking for simple ( few ingredients) salad
> dressings
> but no oil ( nuts okay though)
Hi Veronique,
I'm curious why no oil? I've noticed in several comments that some rawfooders are not in favour of oil, apparently not even cold press olive oil.
Some many years ago when I was in Vancouver at
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Panchito Wrote:
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> How much do you think drug companies would charge?
> Probably more than 50 cents."
Right you are!!
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
72. Re: Tamil Videos
Thanks you.
I was able to look at some of the videos in Tamil. My wife is Sri Lankan. She was born in Kandy though I think she probably primarily understands Sinhalese even though her father was Tamil. I think she was educated in Sinhalese. She spent the last years of her education though in Pakistan and primarily speaks Urdu.
I also have a friend with whom I work who is Tamil from southe
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
jtprindl Wrote:
> How long have you been on a raw vegan diet?
I was raised a vegetarian. My parents and grandparents were vegetarians.
It's hard for me to say how long I've been raw. Ten years ago when talking to a girlfriend I had when I was 19, I told her I only eat raw food. She said, "that doesn't surprise me. You were always like that". I don't know about that but wa
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
The Sproutarian Man Wrote:
> Kulvinskas is 75, yet he has the face and
> enthusism of a young man.
I'm afraid I must respectfully disagree.
I am thumbing through Survival Into the 21st Century - Planetary Healers Manual by Viktoras Kulvinskas and he looks like a young man in the book...but not so much anymore. In fact, there is quite a contrast. I don't know if he ever re
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Grazie La Veronique.
Magnifico. Che bella cosa!
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
There's lots of good advice from others here so I won't say too much but I'll throw my two cents in anyway and I'll keep it short.
1 - make it fun. Explore. Experiment. Broaden your scope. Look for new experiences with foods you've never eaten before.
2 - I really doubt that 1 month is ample time to learn much at all. Twice, I have been raw, fallen off and gotten back on. These weren't
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Ela2013, I can completely relate to your comments about restaurants and how little they actually provide. It is such a total waste of money.
On my birthday, my wife wanted to take me out for dinner. Beforehand, she went to a restaurant and told them exactly what she wanted explaining that no one ever provides adequate servings and if they can't do it, let her know now. Bless their hearts, the
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
I think I haven't explained this very well. Here's what the big deal is!
This is a formal dinner event complete with eight courses, each being served to the guests at their assigned tables. It's not a pick and choose situation. Therein lies the problem. It's not just about walking around at a Meet and Greet. Those are easy even if there isn't raw food. I just don't eat, no big deal.
For s
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Ramanan, I do this twice a day - when I wake up and when I go to bed and other times too if I think I need to, but then, it is mostly because I have lots of leaves stuck to my teeth and I look like I'm growing Palm trees in my mouth. Raw food doesn't really leave my mouth feeling yukky but it just looks over-populated with green stuff.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
I don't make toothpaste but for a clean mouth what I like to brush my teeth with is Dr. Bronner's liquid castile peppermint soap.
Yum!
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
banana who, here in Canada for some reason unbeknown to me, frozen fruits in some instances can be cheaper than fresh even in the summer. Mangoes and pineapple are two cases in point but you get what you pay for and the flavour of fresh far surpasses frozen.
I originally asked the question because I resorted to buying frozen fruit throughout the winter but I know it is common practice in home
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Ela2013, I wish you would add more.
Your thirty are very good. I especially like 1, 5, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 27, 28, 29 and 30...and all the others too!
I like shopping for exotic fruits that no one, even the cashier, knows what they are...even I don't always know.
When hiking, I can eat grasses, alfalfa, etc. right out in a field and I don't have to wait to get home for food.
I love wa
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
La Veronique - they are very bumpy.
If you go to Google and enter Bitter Gourd, you'll see images. You've likely seen them around, especially if you frequent stores with produce from Asia.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Ela2013, thanks for making me feel welcomed on the board. I have come back here because I've always enjoyed the input from each of the participants and I have a lot to learn even though I have been at this, off and on, for more than 15 years.
I have come to learn from each of you. Though it may sound patronizing, I mean it when I say that people like the contributors here are very rare inde
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Ela2013, I am like you; I would do without food before I would compromise on my raw vegan lifestyle. The reason is that every time I have ever done so in the past, it was the beginning of my undoing and the ultimate price was too great.
I don't need food to enjoy the company of others and if it means not eating, that's fine too. My wife, who is not raw though she is a vegetarian, always worri
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Well thanks Panchito.
That was an interesting little video. It seems to fit within the context of epigenetics.
I guess the adage that says "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" applies to plants too. Quit honestly, it makes quite a bit of sense.
Less is more!
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Personally, I know nothing about eating grains.
I'm really about fruits and vegetables (and the occasional nut) but I would like to know more...more about sprouting and/or fermenting as in Rejuvelac, etc. It sounds very good to me.
I hope TSM can lend some insight.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
They are all wonderful people. They appreciate my influence and love to talk to me about what it is I do. At work events, they make sure that I know there will be plenty of fresh fruits and veggies.
I have a burning enthusiasm for raw food. I talk about it everyday with whoever will listen. Perhaps they humour me but they tell me I'm their inspiration.
As you know, many people though the
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
Thanks John for those bits of wisdom. It makes lots of sense. Respect!
I left this forum more than a year ago because I felt there was too much negative energy. That isn't the kind of stuff you expect from some of the most high-minded people you could ever meet. It has been a bit of an enigma to me but I do think I better understand it now.
People who gravitate to a raw food diet are by n
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 9 years ago
Raw4ever
I don't know if there are any side effects but I have eaten them raw, without an adverse reaction, though not more than a few pieces at a time. They certainly are properly named; they are bitter!
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