Cayman Islands
10-01-2010, 06:13 AM
So I think I have figured out why it's been harder for me to stick to 100% raw ... I have noticed that at breakfast I am fine, I LOVE my smoothies (papaya, mango, pineapple, strawberries, mint, coconut water). If I can whip one up first thing I make about 80 oz. to last me the day and drink it throughout.
(sidenote: my doctor told me to stop drinking spinach because I have anemia and very low ferritin levels, he said the oxylates in spinach counteract iron absorption. I have not found another green that tastes good in my smoothie besides Kale and I can't always get fresh kale here and certainly never organic).
Lunch I can have a salad, tomatoes, avocado, raw sushi, fruit, I feel okay with any of these choices.
Snacks, I usually eat kiwi, or kiwi and strawberries mixed, more fruit smoothie, handful of almonds, banana with almond butter, banana chocolate mylkshake, orange with walnuts, etc.
Dinner, this is where I fall apart. If I do not eat some fruit or drink some smoothie before dinner I get TOO hungry and wanted a cooked food meal with my family. OR I may crave something salty which I have not found a wide variety of foods that satisfy this craving. Or I get bored since I ate salad at lunch, I don't necessarily want another salad.
I do not have a dehydrator yet but am getting on in about 2 weeks, so I think this limits me a lot too.
The few times I have slipped and eaten things like chicken parmesan, real sushi, cooked pad thai, either immediately following or the next day I feel AWFUL!!!! My biggest problem and reason for trying RAW is because after I eat cooked food I get a huge distended belly, or cramps or constipation. I swear my body can not digest cooked food!!!! I've been tested for IBS but tests were negative. When I was able to stay 100% raw (about 3 weeks), I felt GREAT and was not constipated at all. I know my body needs this and that this is the answer to my problems.
Can anyone suggest any ways for me to do this and get through dinner boredom without a dehydrator right now, as well as salty food cravings that throw me off. Also, would it be okay to mix fruits with my dinner so if I am eating a veggie salad can I also have a fruit salad with my meal or is this bad food combining?
Thank you!!
Michele
(sidenote: my doctor told me to stop drinking spinach because I have anemia and very low ferritin levels, he said the oxylates in spinach counteract iron absorption. I have not found another green that tastes good in my smoothie besides Kale and I can't always get fresh kale here and certainly never organic).
Lunch I can have a salad, tomatoes, avocado, raw sushi, fruit, I feel okay with any of these choices.
Snacks, I usually eat kiwi, or kiwi and strawberries mixed, more fruit smoothie, handful of almonds, banana with almond butter, banana chocolate mylkshake, orange with walnuts, etc.
Dinner, this is where I fall apart. If I do not eat some fruit or drink some smoothie before dinner I get TOO hungry and wanted a cooked food meal with my family. OR I may crave something salty which I have not found a wide variety of foods that satisfy this craving. Or I get bored since I ate salad at lunch, I don't necessarily want another salad.
I do not have a dehydrator yet but am getting on in about 2 weeks, so I think this limits me a lot too.
The few times I have slipped and eaten things like chicken parmesan, real sushi, cooked pad thai, either immediately following or the next day I feel AWFUL!!!! My biggest problem and reason for trying RAW is because after I eat cooked food I get a huge distended belly, or cramps or constipation. I swear my body can not digest cooked food!!!! I've been tested for IBS but tests were negative. When I was able to stay 100% raw (about 3 weeks), I felt GREAT and was not constipated at all. I know my body needs this and that this is the answer to my problems.
Can anyone suggest any ways for me to do this and get through dinner boredom without a dehydrator right now, as well as salty food cravings that throw me off. Also, would it be okay to mix fruits with my dinner so if I am eating a veggie salad can I also have a fruit salad with my meal or is this bad food combining?
Thank you!!
Michele