How Do You Keep it Interesting?
September 29, 2009
When eating a healthy diet, how do you keep it interesting? Specifically, when eating a raw food diet, it’s important to change up what you eat from time to time. That way, it doesn’t get boring and also adds nutrients you don’t normally get when eating all the same things everyday.
You can change fruits and veggies according to what’s in season. Or you can vary what you put in your green salads to include veggies, seeds, nuts, dates, etc.
Just changing things a little or adding something different to your regular routine meals makes you look forward to it more.
Having said that, I eat the same thing for breakfast everyday, but do vary what I have for lunch and dinner. Snacks are pretty much fruit and seeds and nuts.
What do you do? Do you eat mainly the same things everyday? Or do you change it up often?
Find some great tasting raw vegan recipes and use them!
Get the Most from Your Champion Juicer
September 25, 2009
We use our Champion Juicer every day, at least four or five times or more. I have noticed lately that we weren’t getting as much juice when we juiced the same amount of produce as we previously had.
Simple solution! Clean the screen. I just take a toothbrush (not one we use in our mouths!) and scrub the screen with it. When you hold the screen up to the light, you can see if it’s plugged up, and where. Scrub those areas with the brush until they look clear.
It really makes a difference in the amount of juice you get. I normally juice about four or five large carrots and a few broccoli florets and get an 8 oz. glass of juice.
Summer Salads
September 23, 2009
I made one of our favorite summer salads for dinner last night. I make it quite often as we love it! In fact, we like it so much, I’m sure I”ll be making it all year, not just in the summer. Served with tacos, it was a wonderful meal.
The salad is made up of cabbage, cucumber, carrots (which I have also substituted peas for at times), dates, raisins and green onion. The dressing makes it! It is absolutely delicious – light and tasty.
It is so colorful that it would be a wonderful dish to serve to company. You’ll be giving out lots of recipes, no doubt.
Here’s what it looks like, but I forgot to add grape tomatoes, which I normally put in. So “picture” it with those too! I got the recipe from Kristen Suzanne’s Salads & Dressings book
What’s Your Label?
September 21, 2009
I just read an interesting post at Food & Spirit about how we assign ourselves labels when it comes to how we eat.
Some are vegans, some are vegetarians, some raw foodists, etc. I think some of the danger in this is that if we are too concerned about labels, it could be somewhat of a fad for us and we may not stick with it.
If you are really convinced one way to eat is better for you, then just go do it. You don’t have to tell everyone that you are a …..- just eat the way you want and be on your merry way:-)
I eat a lot of raw food. I also am mainly a vegan. But I”m not so strict on it that I can’t enjoy a meal of meat when I”m at someone’s house and that’s what they serve. We also have to be considerate and good guests:-)
I think this comes from years of being too strict with what I ate and letting it make me miserable. I can tend to go overboard on these things. So, I agree with what this post says at Food & Spirit.
Eat the way you decide and don’t worry about the label.
Those are my thoughts. What are yours?
Get Protein While Eating Raw Food
September 17, 2009
How do you get protein when you are mainly eating raw food? This can be a concern sometimes when eating a raw food diet. If you want to get it by eating raw food only, here are some ideas.
- Nuts and Seeds – almonds, cashews, walnuts, sunflower and pumpkin seeds are all good sources
- Tofu – made from soybeans, which are a good source
- Peas – if you like them raw, another source of protein
There are many other sources if you’re willing to eat some cooked food, such as beans and legumes. We like to use lentils fairly often to get a good amount of protein. Also nut butters and vegan cheeses.
A post I read inspired me to write about this.
Anyone want to add any others?
Raw Foods – Are You in This Alone?
September 16, 2009
Are you in this raw food walk alone or are you a “raw food family?” I am fortunate to have my son and husband walking this same journey with me. My daughter tries to eat healthy, but doesn’t adhere to the raw food model as much.
Our journey started when my son listened to some audio tapes by Jay Kordich (formerly known as the “Juiceman.” He liked what he heard, and decided he wanted to eat more raw foods. So we started incorporating more raw into our diets.
At first, we tried to have at least part of our meal be raw – mainly by adding a salad or a raw veggie dish to our lunch and dinner. As time went on, we added more and more raw into our day.
Now we eat between 70-80% raw foods most days, but it has been a gradual transition. I am comfortable with where we are, and don’t necessarily feel the urge to go to 100% raw foods.
What about you? Are you attempting this way of eating by yourself or are you joined by your family? Please feel free to share your experiences as well as struggles or words of encouragement.
A Tasty Dinner
September 14, 2009
Last night for dinner I made tofu burgers with a raw hummus topping on sprouted grain english muffins. They were really good (if I do say so myself.)
To go with it, I made a lovely salad – cabbage, cucumbers, dates, raisins, carrots with a delicious salad on it.
I’ll take a picture of the salad the next time I make it and post it here. It is definitely a favorite of ours!
A raw food diet and eating out
September 9, 2009
How do you handle being on a raw food diet and eating out – whether it be in restaurants or going to someone’s house for a meal?
We eat mainly a raw food diet at home (not 100% raw but a lot of raw) and when we go out to a restaurant, I try to stick to ordering a salad or at least a vegan dish.
Going over to someone else’s house for a meal is a little harder, because we don’t want to be rude, or impose our eating style on them. So we basically eat what they serve. Sometimes, we can avoid the meat part of the meal and eat the side dishes. Sometimes, we do have meat.
However, we eat home 98% of the time, so I don’t really worry about the other times. There is something to be said for relaxing and enjoying yourself and having friends:-)
I’m interested to find out how others handle this situation. Please share and let us know what you do when you go out.
Healthy Eating for Labor Day
September 1, 2009
Looking for way to healthy eating over this holiday weekend? Instead of the standard hots and hamburgs, why not try a beautiful colorful salad and a veggie pizza? Or veggie wraps? Last night, we had whole wheat pitas stuffed with all raw veggies and I made a delicious raw “cheese” out of sunflower and sesame seeds and a few other ingredients. I could eat that just about any time!
It’s hard to continue healthy eating if you’re at a picnic or have guests over, but it can be done. And I bet they would even enjoy a change of pace from the routine type of picnic food.
Try it!