The Garden Diet [Archive]

Boz

05-05-2006, 11:17 PM

I'm sure anyone that knows about raw foods is somewhat aware of The Garden Diet. Well I was looking at the website tonight, and there wasnt much information about it unless I wanted to buy the book. I was wondering if anyone knew what the basis of the raw foods diet was, and if they could tell me a little about it. Thank you very much :)

Spectatrix

05-05-2006, 11:45 PM

The basis of their diet is uncooked, organic fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds with minimal processing. They blend, juice, and process, but don't dehydrate. Their book has short sections on why not to eat meat, seafood, milk, cooked food, has a few suggestions on how to transition to a 100% raw foods diet, a 1-week menu plan (pretty basic), and a list of raw foods to substitute for various cooked food cravings. The book has about 75 recipes, divided into "vegan transition foods" (non-raw), "gourmet raw" (most of the recipes), and simpler raw recipes.

If you decided to buy their main eBook, I suggest you go ahead and get all of them for $20 -- they're all fairly decent.

rawpriestess

05-05-2006, 11:49 PM

Jinjee and Storms books are excellent.

mattsonfamily

05-05-2006, 11:50 PM

I really like their ideas. It fits with the foods that I seem to crave. There is no use of soy or dehydrated foods. Everything is made simple and quick. Any questions that I have had, have been answered back within 24 hours. No use of cashews. Mostly sesame and almonds. Raw honey or agave. Just lots of ideas. Lots of fresh veggies, juicing, smoothies, etc. I saw a special with a DVD and the 10 e-books for $20. For me it was definately worth the costs. I don't seem to enjoy the heavy nuts and dehydrated foods.

Hope this helps.

Mindi

paprika

05-06-2006, 05:40 AM

I bought the DVD and got the "Garden Diet 101" book as a bonus. I wish I had waited a few weeks and I could have gotten ALL the e-books with the movie, but I'll get them sometime later.

The DVD is a bit amateur and jumps around topics a bit, but does have some beautiful and inspiring footage of the Talifero family.

As someone else said, the "Garden Diet 101" e-book has about 75 recipes, prefaced by several sections about the benefits of eating raw. I really like the approach to transitioning that the book recommends; instead of going cold-turkey into raw foods you gradually increase your intake to the level you are comfortable with. Of the recipes in the book, I haven't made anything I don't like yet. The recipes are easy and tasty. There are no recipes here that I'd call "gourmet" and there's nothing dehydrated, but I haven't found any dehydrated food that feels 'right' in my belly yet anyway.

I've made and loved:
Storm's Raw Tabouli (I'm making some later!)
Oatmeal Treat
Nut Sushi
Apple Pie

EastCoastie

05-06-2006, 07:00 AM

The Garden diet was one of the first things I stumbled across as I began my quest for raw. I appreciate the perspective both Storm and Jinjee provide as they both have been involved in this way of eating for quite a while, as well as are raising their kids this way. I haven't tried most of the recipes but have loved the few that we've tried, especially the tabouli. It's a staple in our house now and was a winner with our non-raw friend.

I am glad I purchased the e-books and the dvd because I want to support them in getting the message out. As mentioned before they are very quick to respond to any question and very helpful in sharing information.

EC

Frog

05-06-2006, 07:55 AM

I get their 'daily inspiration' sent to my inbox daily - a little daily inspire and encouragement.

swingbolder

05-06-2006, 09:01 AM

Gotta chime in and say I definitely agree with everyone here. Their ebooks are excellent, and I LOVE their DVD Breakthrough. Very inspiring. And at the end of it, Storm gives this little speech about how he knows there are many different ways to do raw, and even though the "gurus' may disagree from time to time, they all agree that raw food is best and that's what's important. I really respected that.

Their recipes are pretty easy to make and very tasty. Aong with Alissa's book and DVD, their approach is my favorite.

Boz

05-06-2006, 12:45 PM

Spectatrix

05-06-2006, 01:31 PM

Thanks for the responses everyone. I'm just wondering because dehydrated foods and grains make me feel no good. :mad:
I'm wondering if I should adopt their style of eating in an effort to become healther and lose some weight.
Thanks for the input everyone.... :p
Yeah, if dehydrated stuff doesn't work for you, then don't bother with it! Go the simpler route if that works better for you. I don't have a dehydrator, so I'm forced to go the relatively non-gourmet route myself and that's just fine. :)

Denise Nicole

05-07-2006, 09:54 AM

Arky

05-07-2006, 12:05 PM

Everyone is different I suppose. Dehydrated foods didn't work for me either.

Yes, I've never bothered with dehydrating any foods. I do eat dried fruits but only if this is the only economical or viable way to obtain them during certain seasons, and, whenever I can, I rehydrate them before consumption. In my view, dehydrated foods must be rehydrated by the body before they can be digested, so why add to the workload of the digestive system? It has always seemed illogical to me that raw foodsists harp on about eating foods as whole as possible, with the least denaturing possible, and yet are so often prepared to merrily dehydrate foods with little real justification. If dehydrated foods work for some folks, then good luck to them, but I will never denature any fresh foods I obtain unless I have an extremely compelling reason to do so (i.e. if I, perhaps, need to store a large quantity of food that I have grown myself and that will rot otherwise - generally-speaking, I can see more logic in preservation by fermentation than by dehydration, although this is, of course, somewhat limited in its applications). The Hunza, who are/were renowned for consuming apricots that, during the winter months, were in dried form, are nonetheless recorded as pummelling the fruit with fluid, into a syrupy concoction, rather than eating them directly in dried form. The simple truth is that eating dehydrated fruit, without first rehydrating it, results in slowed transit during digestion, as the body struggles to rehydrate it in order to break it down. This slowed transit time, and reduced efficiency of digestion, is obviously going to lend itself well to fermentation, which is bad news on so many levels - gas, alcohol, drowsiness etc.

J.

swingbolder

05-07-2006, 01:01 PM

I haven't tried most of the recipes but have loved the few that we've tried, especially the tabouli. It's a staple in our house now and was a winner with our non-raw friend.

I was scared to try the tabouil bc of all that parsley and cilantro in it. However, I made it today for the first time -- on your recommendation -- and IT IS DELICIOUS. So thanks.

EastCoastie

05-07-2006, 07:51 PM

Swingbolder,

Glad to know that you enjoyed it despite the cilantro and parsley. Since cilantro is so good for you, I figure it's worth trying to get it in the system.

:) EC

Conscious Midwife

05-07-2006, 08:42 PM

I thouroughly enjoyed the BREAKTHROUGH video and cherish every Daily Raw Inspiration I receive from them.

They seemed to be an ideal family when it comes to "having it all" .

Healthy well balanced homeschooled children, meaningful and sustaining vocations and a truely "harmonious" relationship. I loved the duets that were interposed into the film.

HAven't bought their books yet, but sure I will someday.

Frog

08-26-2006, 10:37 AM

I was scared to try the tabouil bc of all that parsley and cilantro in it. However, I made it today for the first time -- on your recommendation -- and IT IS DELICIOUS. So thanks.

Im frightened of that one too swinbolder!! I WILL make it one day.

I recently got the ebooks and dvd and cd. Im really enjoying it. Im going to buy the years sub to the newparadigms tv channel too and get the download of their circular exercise workout. I've already bought my jo staff for it! :)

Revvell

08-26-2006, 11:14 AM

Im frightened of that one too swinbolder!! I WILL make it one day.

I recently got the ebooks and dvd and cd. Im really enjoying it. Im going to buy the years sub to the newparadigms tv channel too and get the download of their circular exercise workout. I've already bought my jo staff for it! :)

Ahhh, methinks I know you from their forum under a different name, eh? <g>

E.

rawlapalooza

08-26-2006, 04:19 PM

I recently subscribed to their raw vegan channel for a month and made the raw tacos from the first raw vegan kitchen video presentation. It was truly unbelievably good but the real hit with my wife and I was the drink he made with the left overs at the end of it. It tasted like egg nog. We got excited about having a drink to make at Christmas.

Well worth the money I payed as you can download the DVD and all their video presentations for $10.

VSL

08-27-2006, 06:26 AM

Denise Nicole

08-27-2006, 10:24 AM

Can anyone help..?

I paid for the 11 raw ebooks package through their website earlier today and have yet to recieve the dowload URL (not in spam box either). Is it sent automatically straight after your purchase, or do they do it manually?

I've emailed them directly, but no reply yet.

They do it manually, so it can take a few days if they are away from the computer. I love their e-books...I'd be excited too! :)

VSL

08-27-2006, 10:34 AM

They do it manually, so it can take a few days if they are away from the computer. I love their e-books...I'd be excited too! :)
Well that explains it! I was starting to worry :o

rawlapalooza

08-27-2006, 04:27 PM

my download reply was in my spam folder so just double check.

VSL

08-28-2006, 05:43 AM

I received it today - I've got lots of reading to do!

Revvell

08-28-2006, 09:34 AM

You'll love it/them.

I received it today - I've got lots of reading to do!

LightLover

09-02-2006, 05:19 AM

Jinjee rocks! :

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For attractive lips, speak words of kindness...
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone... People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.

In Health,
Jinjee
http://www.TheGardenDiet.com

Revvell

09-02-2006, 09:26 AM

I thouroughly enjoyed the BREAKTHROUGH.....

Saw my hunny on it from when we were at one of their retreats. That was a surprise :)