crazyapple
03-26-2006, 07:16 AM
It's 5a.m. and I'm going to at least say hello after all this lurking ;)
I started looking into raw because my 3 boys are a walking litany of allergies, asthma and eczema. My husband and I are both diabetics (type 2) with various physical complaints but my major concerns were for my boys. Now I see that this change in eating lifestyle is going to save all of us.
I have concerns about how complicated the transition will be since we will still have to keep the current allergies and health conditions in mind (right?).
The boys can't eat - any gluten; soy; peanuts; cashews;egg; or dairy. Since a raw diet eliminates egg and dairy those won't be a problem but is the rest easy to get around.
I must admit that our family (I'm Puerto Rican and my husband is of Scottish/German descent) is big into meat, poultry and seafood, so transitioning away from that will be difficult. It seems complicated to me, I'm uncertain how to begin.
Oh, I'm really just nervous that I won't be able to maintain this, even though I can plainly see it will be the best thing for all of us.
I wish someone could just give me a 14-day menu that say's, 'Eat This'. I would feel directed and a bit more secure to start out. But what I've read on this forum has been so supportive and encouraging that I'm determined we will do this - however long it takes for me to get it right.
I noticed that there will be a training/certification class held in my area in June. That will be great! Of course now, June seems altogether too far away :p .
Anywhoo - nice to meet you all. I'm looking forward to this next step in my personal development.
I started looking into raw because my 3 boys are a walking litany of allergies, asthma and eczema. My husband and I are both diabetics (type 2) with various physical complaints but my major concerns were for my boys. Now I see that this change in eating lifestyle is going to save all of us.
I have concerns about how complicated the transition will be since we will still have to keep the current allergies and health conditions in mind (right?).
The boys can't eat - any gluten; soy; peanuts; cashews;egg; or dairy. Since a raw diet eliminates egg and dairy those won't be a problem but is the rest easy to get around.
I must admit that our family (I'm Puerto Rican and my husband is of Scottish/German descent) is big into meat, poultry and seafood, so transitioning away from that will be difficult. It seems complicated to me, I'm uncertain how to begin.
Oh, I'm really just nervous that I won't be able to maintain this, even though I can plainly see it will be the best thing for all of us.
I wish someone could just give me a 14-day menu that say's, 'Eat This'. I would feel directed and a bit more secure to start out. But what I've read on this forum has been so supportive and encouraging that I'm determined we will do this - however long it takes for me to get it right.
I noticed that there will be a training/certification class held in my area in June. That will be great! Of course now, June seems altogether too far away :p .
Anywhoo - nice to meet you all. I'm looking forward to this next step in my personal development.