First Week Raw And I'm Bored Out Of My Mind

[newyorkraw]

Half kidding actually but I'm getting really bored with the food I'm eating. I made the raw chili on Sat and it wasn't very good. I followed the receipe exactly as they said, o well. I am down 4 pounds and I feel really good though so that is motivating me to keep eating raw. Another thing I noticed about raw, I stop eating when I'm full, and full is a good feeling :D

[RawNaturale]

I have a problem with getting bored with "food plans", too. I have had to focus more on what food is supposed to be doing for my body and mind, rather than short-term "pleasure" eating. We usually plan a night once in a while where we're going to be bad, and last night was pizza while we watched football. Sure, it was good in the old bad eating ways, but later on I started craving a big fruit salad, so we fixed one. I'm finding that as long as I keep trying to eat better and develop new habits and tastes, it's ok. I just want to stay the course on eating more live foods and see if my tastes and cravings will shift in a more positive direction.

Have you got any good and easy recipes handy? I find if don't have easily ready and accessible foods around, I'm doomed.

Keep on truckin',
Julie

[flutterfly]

What other recipes have you tried? There are many easy on on the recipe board. Do you have Alissa's cook?

[newyorkraw]

What other recipes have you tried? There are many easy on on the recipe board. Do you have Alissa's cook?
No I don't have the book. I wanted to make sure that eating raw was something I could stick with before I bought the book.
I just realized this weekend that I could use my ovan as a dehydrator by changing the light bulb to 100W. I'm also having a problem finding some of the ingredents for the recipes. Like I was going to make that Onion Bread that everyone is raving about but I have no idea what Nama Shoyu is. I'm welcome to any advice, thanks!

[Rawkinlocs]

Nama Shoyu is a raw soy sauce. Some others also use Bragg's Amino Acids and some people omit that altogether for the onion bread as indicated in the thread and used celtic sea salt instead (as the soy sauces provide a saltiness along with it's unique flavor).

You will need to find a natural food store in your area, like a Whole Foods or something along those lines. I'm sure someone here is from your area and can probably tell you more specific names of stores or a store you can find all the ingredients you need.

Also, if you merely want to try raw on for size before making any major purchases, visit http://fromsadtoraw.com for tons of recipes to try out. But I think that you should get Alissa's book even before you make that decision because her book is more than just recipes, it will motivate you and inspire you to GO FOR IT! Seriously...and the DVD is the icing on the cake to see her preparing many of her recipes live and hearing her talk with two other ladies about the raw food lifestyle and answering their questions.

[SamL]

Have you tried making up a raw pizza?

I can never be bored of that, it tastes great.

Some tasty treats..?

[FEELIN'GOOD]

I found Nama Shoyu at the Asian market- and this is a really small asian market, so I imagine any of the them would have it if this one did...

I think with RAW food we expect flavor like we get from cooked. It ain't happenin'...
You may be better off starting your journey with a fast. Some say that when you come off of a fast, your tastebuds can better appreciate the flavors of raw food.

The first thing I started off with was Alissa's pasta and marinara.... It was a mild taste I could manage and the marinara is a flavor that was commmon to me. I made it at least 4 times my first week... stick with it! If you truely are doing this for your health, then the taste of food is secondary... :D

Good luck!
Melissa

[newyorkraw]

Also, if you merely want to try raw on for size before making any major purchases, visit http://fromsadtoraw.com for tons of recipes to try out. But I think that you should get Alissa's book even before you make that decision because her book is more than just recipes, it will motivate you and inspire you to GO FOR IT! Seriously...and the DVD is the icing on the cake to see her preparing many of her recipes live and hearing her talk with two other ladies about the raw food lifestyle and answering their questions.

Yes actually I was just looking at that website and I decided to make the potato chips and the live garden burger for dinner tonight. Thanks ladies :D

[Sweet lips]

Where are you located in N.Y.?

[Sharon in Colorado]

Also you may want to try and do fresh fruits and salads and use the recipes when you are having cravings. If you live off the recipes solely, you may get a bit burned out and think everything tastes the same - strange. But a big bowl of fruit is never wierd or out of the ordinary. You just have to get used to eating it as a meal. I'm going to post a recipe from my journal for you in the recipe section. It's a mango-banana-avo salad and it's very, very filling.

Another idea is when you make your salads, only add 2-3 additions and that way, each time every salad is new and interesting. Dr. Graham suggests this in his book, The High Energy Recipe guide. Here are some ideas & things I do:

romaine, cucumbers, green onions, yellow bell peppers

romaine, spinach, slivered sun-dried tomatoes, red onions, olives

green leaf lettuce, red bell peppers, carrots, green onions

romaine, red onions, cucumbers, sun-dried tomatoes

Do you see how different the flavors can be when you keep it so simple and just change the combinations each time?

[newyorkraw]

Where are you located in N.Y.?
Just outside of Buffalo