herbalgirl
09-04-2007, 01:47 PM
Hi! My name is Michelle. I am 32, and a stay at home mom to 3 boys and a newborn girl (3 wks). I first heard of the raw lifestyle a few yrs. ago, but thought it dealt with carrot sticks and salads. The mother of one of my friends at church is into raw, and she lent me a few books (The Complete Book of Raw, Ani's Raw Food Kitchen, Rejuvenate Your Life) and I thought it was all so interesting! Not everything is crunchy and cold and boring... LOL :cool:
I am trying to gather lots of info about the lifestyle as well as start incorporating more raw meals into our days. My husband thinks it is a great idea, too, and is willing to try out raw meals. We already purchased a spiralizer, and have tried raw spaghetti with zucchini. It was pretty good! I have tried raw oatmeal by soaking the oats overnight, then whirring them up in a blender with fresh fruit.
What I find hardest now is gathering all the raw foods needed for some of the recipes. Seeing as we are so used to eating cooked things here (and are not vegetarians), I think I need to try to recreate the cooked meals first, then when our cravings back off, try more simple raw things, you know?
I felt so great drinking a 40 oz. green smoothie yesterday for breakfast! I threw in a cucumber, some leaf lettuce, some zucchini, a peach, a banana, some coconut, and some flax seed. THEN, I went to a family picnic for Labor Day to show off our baby girl... There was just a ton of cooked and "bad for you" things there-hot dogs, potato chips, cakes, cookies, macaroni salad, etc. Needless to say, I was hungry and tired (my baby is only 3 weeks, so I am still recovering and I am nursing), so I ate that stuff. I am too tired to whip up something raw to bring last minute.
So, I felt terrible physically as well as mentally. Then, my husband came back from a trip up north with our two oldest loaded down with a bunch of junk from his grandparents-Pop Tarts, store bought cookies and pastries, canned soups, etc. I wanted to cry!!! :( I feel like whenever I become resolved to do this raw thing, something comes up to sabotage my efforts!! Of course, I have raging sugar cravings now and want to attack all that junk!
I didn't mean to make my intro a huge complaint, really!! :p I just would love to hear how all of you dealt with this in the beginning. I am looking forward to learning much from you all! :D
I am trying to gather lots of info about the lifestyle as well as start incorporating more raw meals into our days. My husband thinks it is a great idea, too, and is willing to try out raw meals. We already purchased a spiralizer, and have tried raw spaghetti with zucchini. It was pretty good! I have tried raw oatmeal by soaking the oats overnight, then whirring them up in a blender with fresh fruit.
What I find hardest now is gathering all the raw foods needed for some of the recipes. Seeing as we are so used to eating cooked things here (and are not vegetarians), I think I need to try to recreate the cooked meals first, then when our cravings back off, try more simple raw things, you know?
I felt so great drinking a 40 oz. green smoothie yesterday for breakfast! I threw in a cucumber, some leaf lettuce, some zucchini, a peach, a banana, some coconut, and some flax seed. THEN, I went to a family picnic for Labor Day to show off our baby girl... There was just a ton of cooked and "bad for you" things there-hot dogs, potato chips, cakes, cookies, macaroni salad, etc. Needless to say, I was hungry and tired (my baby is only 3 weeks, so I am still recovering and I am nursing), so I ate that stuff. I am too tired to whip up something raw to bring last minute.
So, I felt terrible physically as well as mentally. Then, my husband came back from a trip up north with our two oldest loaded down with a bunch of junk from his grandparents-Pop Tarts, store bought cookies and pastries, canned soups, etc. I wanted to cry!!! :( I feel like whenever I become resolved to do this raw thing, something comes up to sabotage my efforts!! Of course, I have raging sugar cravings now and want to attack all that junk!
I didn't mean to make my intro a huge complaint, really!! :p I just would love to hear how all of you dealt with this in the beginning. I am looking forward to learning much from you all! :D