Comments on: Raw Food Diet – Day 7 http://www.outsidetheboxexperiment.com/2009/04/raw-food-diet-day-7/ Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:32:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gloria http://www.outsidetheboxexperiment.com/2009/04/raw-food-diet-day-7/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Gloria Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:43:23 +0000 http://outsidetheboxexperiment.com/blog/?p=225#comment-11 I haven't really read all the comments people have left, I've only read your posts, so may have already addressed this..but just wanted to share that there are so many options in raw food outside of just the basic fruit/veggies/salad/smoothies. It's made my transition easier enjoying all the new recipes with zucchini pasta, cashew milk based ice cream, dehydrated stuffed mushrooms, carrot/celery/onion chili, walnut crackers....the list goes on and on. They are all organic and raw. I haven’t really read all the comments people have left, I’ve only read your posts, so may have already addressed this..but just wanted to share that there are so many options in raw food outside of just the basic fruit/veggies/salad/smoothies. It’s made my transition easier enjoying all the new recipes with zucchini pasta, cashew milk based ice cream, dehydrated stuffed mushrooms, carrot/celery/onion chili, walnut crackers….the list goes on and on. They are all organic and raw.

]]> By: Samantha http://www.outsidetheboxexperiment.com/2009/04/raw-food-diet-day-7/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Samantha Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:38:08 +0000 http://outsidetheboxexperiment.com/blog/?p=225#comment-10 PLUS put goji berries or raisins on your salad. Easy way to make them tasty, Plus some real sundried tomatos (not the kind in whole foods) if you take scissors and cut them up they make a salad really yummy and try sprinkling lime on a salad in a pinch also PLUS put goji berries or raisins on your salad. Easy way to make them tasty, Plus some real sundried tomatos (not the kind in whole foods) if you take scissors and cut them up they make a salad really yummy and try sprinkling lime on a salad in a pinch also

]]> By: Samantha http://www.outsidetheboxexperiment.com/2009/04/raw-food-diet-day-7/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Samantha Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:34:29 +0000 http://outsidetheboxexperiment.com/blog/?p=225#comment-9 Everyone is so different, even being "raw", BUT from my experience being raw, I couldn't live on the meals you are. I tried, but it just didn't work. My body craved more, and no it wasn't detoxing or purging itself. I have not eaten meat for years and only had to cut out salmon. But I am very active and have a high metabolisim and an apple and celery wasn't going to cut it. I am 24, just had a baby and was already 106 pounds. Plus I wasn't happy. Food became everything to me, it was all I thought about, and I wasn't enjoying life. I never became unraw, but I made raw work for me. I found staples I could use like maki, zuchini wraps, and tortilla chips. YES I know corn is a hybrid blah, blah, blah but it is tasty, easy to make, and healthier than 100% of the sad diet, plus I found the tastiest cheese dip recipe. You can use it for anything; eggplant ravioli, zuchini pasta, or blend it in a vitamix on high speed and it will get somewhat warm and taste like con queso. YUM! My advice get a dehydrator for $200 and spend one day making some staples; bread, wraps, and then freeze them. That way you can make some tasty meals in no time Here are my staples... maki untoasted nori cucumber red/yellow pepper (NEVER GREEN) green onion avocado etc. ___ zuchini wraps 3c peeled (zucchini) 3T olive oil 2t lemon juice Pinch cayenne 1t ground coriander 1/2t salt 1/2c flax meal* • Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth. • Add flax meal and blend again until smooth. • Pour mixture onto 2 dehydrator sheets and spread evenly into a circle on each. • Dehydrate for 8 hours at 105 degrees F, or until able to peel of the sheet. • Once the dehydrator sheets are removed, return to the dehydrator for 30 - 60 mins, until both sides are dry to the touch but still pliable. * Flax meal is flax seed that have been ground in a coffee grinder or similar, to produce a fine flour. ____ tortillas corn..frozen organic works in a pinch red pepper and flax meal you can even make it without flax at all, with garlic, lime, possibilites are endless. Just spread on paraflex sheets and dehydrate. ______ Cheddar Cheeze Spread or Dip Adapted from 'Vibrant Living’ by James Levin & Natalie Cederquist 1 cup red or orange bell pepper 3/4 cup cashews and/or almonds, soaked 1/2 cup water 2 - 3 tbs rolled oats 2 tbs nutritional yeast 2 tbs lemon juice 2 tbs tahini 2 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp salt Blend all ingredients until smooth. Add more water or oats until desired consistency is reached. Enjoy on your favorite crackers/breads, zucchini pasta, pizza or with veggie sticks! I also love raw desserts!! A fav is just an avocado, dates, vanilla and cocao powder. Chocolate pudding YUM! Take raw cashews (sunfood.com the only raw source) and soak them for 30 minutes, soak some dates for 10 minutes, grind them up and either add vanilla for vanilla frosting, or cacoa for chocolate frosting. YUM! What I am saying is the possibilities are endless and very satisfying! Maybe you are just doing a 30 day raw detox diet, but if you want to stick with in in the real world, and be happy you may want to do like I do. But these are just suggestions and I do wish you the best, because being raw really is the way to go!! BTW this was all typed one handed, holding my little babe, so sorry for the typos and weird grammer. I swear I graduated college lol!:) Everyone is so different, even being “raw”, BUT from my experience being raw, I couldn’t live on the meals you are. I tried, but it just didn’t work. My body craved more, and no it wasn’t detoxing or purging itself. I have not eaten meat for years and only had to cut out salmon. But I am very active and have a high metabolisim and an apple and celery wasn’t going to cut it. I am 24, just had a baby and was already 106 pounds. Plus I wasn’t happy. Food became everything to me, it was all I thought about, and I wasn’t enjoying life. I never became unraw, but I made raw work for me. I found staples I could use like maki, zuchini wraps, and tortilla chips. YES I know corn is a hybrid blah, blah, blah but it is tasty, easy to make, and healthier than 100% of the sad diet, plus I found the tastiest cheese dip recipe. You can use it for anything; eggplant ravioli, zuchini pasta, or blend it in a vitamix on high speed and it will get somewhat warm and taste like con queso. YUM! My advice get a dehydrator for $200 and spend one day making some staples; bread, wraps, and then freeze them. That way you can make some tasty meals in no time Here are my staples…

maki

untoasted nori
cucumber
red/yellow pepper (NEVER GREEN)
green onion
avocado
etc.
___
zuchini wraps

3c peeled (zucchini)
3T olive oil
2t lemon juice
Pinch cayenne
1t ground coriander
1/2t salt
1/2c flax meal*

• Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth.

• Add flax meal and blend again until smooth.

• Pour mixture onto 2 dehydrator sheets and spread evenly into a circle on each.

• Dehydrate for 8 hours at 105 degrees F, or until able to peel of the sheet.

• Once the dehydrator sheets are removed, return to the dehydrator for 30 – 60 mins, until both sides are dry to the touch but still pliable.

* Flax meal is flax seed that have been ground in a coffee grinder or similar, to produce a fine flour.

____
tortillas
corn..frozen organic works in a pinch
red pepper
and flax meal

you can even make it without flax at all, with garlic, lime, possibilites are endless. Just spread on paraflex sheets and dehydrate.

______

Cheddar Cheeze Spread or Dip
Adapted from ‘Vibrant Living’ by James Levin & Natalie Cederquist

1 cup red or orange bell pepper
3/4 cup cashews and/or almonds, soaked
1/2 cup water
2 – 3 tbs rolled oats
2 tbs nutritional yeast
2 tbs lemon juice
2 tbs tahini
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt

Blend all ingredients until smooth. Add more water or oats until desired consistency is reached.

Enjoy on your favorite crackers/breads, zucchini pasta, pizza or with veggie sticks!
I also love raw desserts!! A fav is just an avocado, dates, vanilla and cocao powder. Chocolate pudding YUM!

Take raw cashews (sunfood.com the only raw source) and soak them for 30 minutes, soak some dates for 10 minutes, grind them up and either add vanilla for vanilla frosting, or cacoa for chocolate frosting. YUM!

What I am saying is the possibilities are endless and very satisfying! Maybe you are just doing a 30 day raw detox diet, but if you want to stick with in in the real world, and be happy you may want to do like I do. But these are just suggestions and I do wish you the best, because being raw really is the way to go!! BTW this was all typed one handed, holding my little babe, so sorry for the typos and weird grammer. I swear I graduated college lol!:)

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