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14 years ago
debbietook
121. Re: Vit D deficiency
Amarynth, I have today published a blog article on Vitamin D. You might find it of interest.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
122. Re: custard apples
Flipperjan, I'm almost certain what you're referring to are cherimoyas, which are...a sort of variation/hybrid of the custard apple, which I've always understood to be a generic term.
I had 'a different sort of custard apple' in Thailand in August. From the outside it looked rather like cherimoyas, but the flesh was firmer (although ripe). You could pull this apart, but if you pulled cherimo
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
123. Re: custard apples
Oh, flipperjan, that's not fair...my Waitrose doesn't have them. Boo-hoo! Perhaps I'll try the Henley one.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
124. Re: custard apples
Haven't seen cherimoya in the UK for a year...way-hay - must be the season - is it Tesco?
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
125. Re: iron deficiency
An article on iron that may help:
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Jonl138,
if you mean by the Thai coconuts the white coconuts that are sort of cylinder-shaped with a point at the top, they're simply the green coconuts, shaved of the green. I've often been told the shaved ones are sprayed with something nasty, but to what extent this permeates the flesh inside (if at all) I'm not sure. I certainly ate plenty of them in Thailand, although also partook of th
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Must admit for some time now I've felt the day to be incomplete without some sort of banana smoothie, but have a feeling this is my raw 'comfort eating!'.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
128. Re: Angry
Am I understanding correctly - that this is the first time you've been sick once in three years? As that seems to be what your message is saying. How many times have your friends been sick? And, because you're sick ONCE in three years, compared with the frequent coughs and colds other people get, you're going to STOP being a raw vegan? Sorry, must be misunderstanding you there, as that would
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Yes, that's the young meat. Sometimes it's jelly-like, sometimes it's firmer. Sometimes thin, sometimes thick.
After drinking the water, scrape it out with a teaspoon/long-handled teaspoon - it's wonderful!
When it's quite firm, you can slice it into strips and lay it over a salad, with perhaps a little lime juice, mmmmm...sorry, this is just transporting me back to my holiday in Thailand
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Superinfinity, I know you can't post right now, but hope you can still see this.
Went to Tesco and they sold two kinds of in-shell peanuts - roasted and 'raw'. I'd always written off the 'raw' before, as had understood they'd been cooked in some way, or dried way beyond the point at which they could be considered raw.
Anyhow, I did try sprouting them.
And...they've sprouted beautifully!
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
131. Re: squash
Butternut squash is one of the easiest things to grow (at least in the UK). I know that, because...I have a sad tale to tell.
In the spring I bought one butternut squash seedling from the garden centre.
By September it had gone crazy - taken over half the veg patch - and several squashes ripening beautifully!
In fact, it was so prolific that I'd FORGOTTEN I'd only planted ONE tiny plant
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Cooked nuts, 'nutritional' yeast, nama shoyu, etc at raw food potlucks and 'raw' restaurants.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
I do agree with Loeve that the body can take some time to adjust to a sudden decrease in sodium - one of the things I discuss towards the end of Part 2 of my article.
I'd suggest gradually reducing salt - perhaps halving amounts used initially.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
134. Re: flaring
Hk, I don't know what 'David Klein's diet' is exactly, but from what I know of David Klein, I'd be surprised if his diet was designed to run alongside medication and I'd suggest that you could not give the diet a 'fair test' in those circumstances.
Ask Dave what he thinks of what you're taking.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
135. Re: chili in eyes
Please don't ever put chili in your eyes.
Supposedly clever people have given all sorts of crazy advice over the years, to the terrible detriment of people who have followed it.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
136. Re: squash
Yes.
I sometimes have butternut squash, spiralised to make 'spaghetti'. It has a wonderful flavour, is edible/digestible that way, and doesn't take long to do IF you have a decent spiraliser.
I also make a delicious Autumnal juice by combining it with apple.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Hi Pampam
I quite understand your cravings for salt - been there!
Do have a look at my articles on salt here. They're pretty comprehensive, will help you understand why you crave salt, and also offer practical suggestions for how to cope with it.
Also, 'the new guy', all of the essential minerals found in salt can be found in plant foods. In Pt 2 of the article, I list 'the 84 minerals
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Loeve (Brad) - thank you so much for your input on this.
I'll wait a little to see if jyakulus has any further comments, but I will probably edit to include four words to precede the first sentence -
'In a physiological context'
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
PS Loeve, would appreciate any suggestions you could make re possible rewording as well.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Jyakulis, I've had the time today to take a closer look at your original, and subsequent, message.
Loeve said:
'I think in the world of biology sodium is understood to mean dissolved sodium (Na+) as that's how it is mostly found in plants and animals. So that's what we mean when we say "sodium, calcium, potassium, chlorine..." are electolytes.'
I think that's how me, most peopl
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Plainly dressed - Where is 'PA'?
(flipperjan and I live in UK - we don't know all the US initials, or at least I don't know that one :-))
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
As I am the 'SHE' referred to above, all I'd say is that, in writing the article, I talked to a Masters in Chemistry, and used an internet source from a chemist, amongst other sources. I then checked the article with various people, including a world-renowned raw food nutritionist of some 25 years' experience.
I just googled 'sodium, electrolyte' and one of the first pages I found said this:
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
'I personally don't take any other legume or nut, partly because I don't think I'd have managed to open them up consistently in primitive times.'
Aha, but don't you think we've been designed/evolved/whatever to the point where, unlike most other animals, we've been given the brains, the ingenuity, the inventiveness to be able to get inside them? Should we ignore that gift from our maker/evolu
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
144. Re: Alcohol.
Jargon, a tiny percentage of raw fooders eat raw meat, but you won't find anyone advocating that on this forum.
Here are a few reasons why raw meat (or in fact any meat) should not be consumed:
However, I'm also conscious that I've been posting on what you SHOULDN'T be consuming, so, on a more positive note, could I direct you to my website at:
www.rawforlife.co.uk
On the page 'Wh
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
I did notice that it was for the whole batch, but a tbsp of salt is still extremely high for 'one recipe'.
And all my instincts tell me that, if you do make it, you're not going to be stopping at just one spoonful :-)
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Jargon, I'm going to be the party @#$%& here.
The only substitute, really, for vinegar, would be lemon juice (or lime juice), and I see that there's already lots of lemon juice in the dressing already.
But, in general, this recipe's very unhealthy, with a dangerously high amount of sodium chloride.
(Which is probably why it tastes like ranch dressing!).
Even if you're not raw, please
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Yes, a little more googling reveals the in-shell peanuts would definitely have been dried. It's whether they've been dried at so hot a temperature that the living qualities have gone that's key.
And, of course, the test of that is whether they sprout. Which...is going to be one of my projects this week!
The drying of nuts is a bit of a bummer actually...I tend to stick my neck in the grou
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Superinfinity, I've posted the question on rawness of in-shell nuts on the Raw Food UK Forum, and I'll try to remember to report back.
I've followed your links, and it's not really possible to tell from them whether our in-shell nuts are truly raw. I would say though that the monkey's crunches suggest the shells of his nuts are a little harder than ours? Which would suggest ours aren't quite
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Superinfinity, where are you getting your raw peanuts?
As, I think you're in the UK and although most supermarkets in the UK sell peanuts in their shells/hulls, I've always understood that, although these are usually termed 'raw', these aren't actually raw, although I'm unsure of the details of processing.
Even when I was in Thailand, the peanuts in shells there weren't raw either. Pit
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 14 years ago
debbietook
Miso is a paste made from rotting cooked soybeans, chickpeas, barley or rice,and very high in sodium chloride. It is not raw, and is the opposite of a health food.
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