May 2011 - 30 Day Challenge - Join at any time of the month!

[Aleesha Sattva]

Welcome welcome welcome!!! :excited:

Welcome to the 30 day challenge. :eat and welcome to our new monthly format.

This is our monthly challenge thread. We are choosing to do one (or perhaps split into two) continual threads so we can create a community of support within this challenge. You can join this thread at any time during the month. Don't be shy... we love new posters!!! So if you want to join us... please do!

I welcome people who are already 100% raw to join in the conversation - supporting our challengers in their quest! :cheer:

This thread is specifically for those of you who are eager to commit to 30 consecutive days of eating 100% raw foods and seeing miraculous results!

I will start a new challenge thread on the first of every month. If I forget... send me a quick email and remind me... I'll get the challenge thread online for you quickly.

The focus of the monthly challenge is on staying raw and accountability. Therefore, if you have eaten all raw and then slip up and have something cooked, don't beat yourself up over it or dwell on it - but this is not space to discuss it. You are more than welcome to document it in your journal/blog or ask for help in the discussion area, but it is not necessary (and not allowed) to discuss your slip-up here in the challenge threads, just get right back on track and keep going! This thread is about celebrating what you are eating that IS raw!

I welcome you all to share pics of your dishes, ask questions, share what you are consuming (as long as it's raw). We are here to listen to your emotional and physical challenges. So share share share!!! :hug

OH and the best part of this (not only the support but...) you can subscribe to this thread and get notified every time someone posts to it. This way you will be connected!

So let's get this party started!!!

[Aleesha Sattva]

Please do not post in this thread until May 1st.

Thank you,
Admin

[Random]

Day one! Woo-hoo!

I started my morning with a smoothie: sunflower seed milk, spinach, mango, blueberries and chia seeds. So thick I had to eat it with a spoon!

And as I'm typing this, I'm munching on a handful of almonds.

While I've tried raw on and off for the past 7 years, my longest stint was only 3 weeks. I'm excited to be starting on the first of the month and having the support of everyone else taking part in the May Challenge!

[Dougal]

So I thought I could wait after the performance to start the diet and I looked in the mirror and just felt horrible about myself... I realized there's no way I can wait. I started out the day with a raw smoothie with an apple, banana, kale, and an avocado and a handful of almonds.

Has anyone ever had eating raw help with anxiety? I've been super anxious lately... hoping it will help.

[Amba]

The day # 1
Good Morning!:heart
My morning food:
- soaked flaxseeds
- tomatoes
-avocado
-carrots

[vickie52]

I have been drinking green juices of the morning and eating fruit till lunch. Then I have a big salad. The evening was when I either went vegan with a Subway Veggie sandwich or was taken out by my guy and tried to eat as light as possible. This was my routine for the past 4 months.
I had planned to use May to learn how to make some RAW dense "mealtime" recipes and rack up more all RAW days. Roy, the man in my life, and I were vacationing in June for two weeks and I intended to try for July's challenge. But life decided to interupt. My daughter's mother in law is losing a 3 year battle with cancer and there will be a funeral in a week or two. And Roy got tested at his doctor's insistance (thank God) and now is having triple bypass surgery this Thursday. I have an anxiety disorder and take Xanex for it. Ever since I drove Roy to the doctor and heard about the operation, I have really been stressed. Cravings were coming back. (I lived on Diet Coke, sugar and fried meat before this January)
So even though I don't feel I have enough recipes to really get me through, I want to try the challenge now. I really need an hourly day by day focus to keep my mind off of other events I have no control over.
I am doing this with just a regular blender, and good juicer. I don't own a dehydrater or the wheatgrass type of juicer. I do have a small food processor to grind up nuts.
I live an hour out of Dallas where there is a RAW restaurant. I plan to reward myself each weekend I can with a gourmet meal there.
No one I know supports this. More fruits and salads vs. candy and Diet Coke, yes- all RAW food "That's crazy!"
I have Arthritis as well as the anxeity problems and my knees are swelling (probably the stress). I also use estrogen patches. The money for the medicines add up and I dream that I will see a dramatic change that will push me to continue and hopefully be able to drop the costly meds.
This morning I made carrot/apple juice, ate a banana and drank orange juice as Roy ate breakfast. I've had about 5 clememtines since then. I'm trying to save the big salad for dinner.
I am 58 years old, 5'4" and weigh 145.

[Moringa]

Today was

Sugar Snap Pea pods for breakfast

Kale spread with Pistacio nut butter and diced red peppers for lunch

Dandelion greens, shaved cucumber, pine nuts, and avocado with a raw dijon, peanut oil, and vinegar dressing

Happy May, fellow participants!

[MysticTree]

I wish I liked dandelions ... as a forager I should but they are just too bitter for me.

Not a bad day here. Lots of fruit, veg, salad, nuts and dried fruit. It's going through me like a dose of salts now ...:backsout:

Georgina

[Random]

I'm eating a lot and making sure that I enjoy my food. I've decided that if it says it's raw, then it's raw. I'm not going to worry about whether or not my almonds or agave is really raw. (Even though I just read about agave being as bad as HFCS...I'm not going to waste the bottle I bought, but I don't think I'll buy another). Here's what I ate today:

8:00
almond butter cup: almond butter, coconut oil, agave, cacao powder, nutritional yeast

9:00
green smoothie: sunflower milk, blueberries, mango, orange juice, chia seeds, spinach
handful of almonds (15ish)

12:00
“tuna” wrap: sunflower seeds, celery, onion, sea salt, apple cider vinegar
sliced apple with almond butter

2:00
grapes, banana, almonds (10ish)

5:00
green smoothie: blueberries, orange juice, ground flax seed, kale
choco-cado pudding: avocado, cacao powder, agave

And if I'm hungry this evening before bed, I'll have another apple and/or another banana.

TO VICKIE:

Sorry you're having such a rough time right now! If it makes you feel any better, I don't have that "stuff" either. I'm just using a blender and a food processor. I do own a dehydrator, but it's tucked away in the basement and I'm not digging it out! (We're starting to show the house next week).

[MysticTree]

the juicing attachment on my food processor broke today. It's been a cross-patch for a while now and finally gave up. I can't afford a juicer just now but will start saving.

Georgina

[Eva]

Going to post about food soon... but for now... can I just say... it is SO EXCITING to be able to post in this thread. A couple months ago I had to dip out of the challenge b/c it was hard to not talk about my pregnancy cravings.

Happy to say: BABY LOVES RAW FOOD AS MUCH AS MY BODY ALWAYS HAS!

How lucky am I? My cravings are for, like, KALE! lol!

:throwhearts:

[speltrong]

Eva, happy to have you here for May! :-)

Today was a great day.. the weather was gorgeous again, so we got up early and went to the farmer's market to stock up on green goodness. Then we went on a nice long hike and ate a lunch of an orange and a flax cracker at the top of a huge hill. Now we are home, and I have no idea what we're doing for dinner.. most likely a big salad.

I'm also kind of craving some raw ice cream, and I think there must be a way to do it. Maybe with almond or cashew milk & berries? But then I guess I'd need an ice cream maker too..

Hope everyone else is having a great day too! Welcome to May, woohoo!

[Temptastic]

Count me in~!!!

[ILuvJesus]

Okay I am going to try this.

I have a lot of health problems that are really starting to scare me. I just have to stick around here for as long as I can. My husband is autistic and so is my son.

I started a Gluten free diet in feb. I sleep better and the pains in my stomach are not as bad but the other pains I think have maybe gotten worse so I have to do something.

So this is where I am turning. And I know nothing. I don't eat veggies and really probably can't tell you the names of most of them if you pointed to them. But I am going to do this.

I haven't eaten much today but it has been all raw. So any help I can get will help. Plus the cheaper the better we go to food banks and they don't give raw food so this will be a stretch but the Lord will provide.

Thanks everyone.
Peggy

[Random]

For ice cream, just stick frozen bananas in the blender! Once they're all blended, they have a soft serve texture. Sooooooooooo good!

[Lady Green Jeans]

Will be in for May. The support and accountability is awsome!

[holistica]

Made it through April, but started feeling tempted to stray around the end of the month. Hoping this will keep me focused.

My goal is to be 100% raw for the rest of my life, but I've had that goal a dozen times before and never made it more than 4 months.

Maybe tips from the long-term raw foodies would give us some inspiration for May?

[Bookish Lass]

Yesterday I had:

Green smoothie
Garlic toast thingies
Coconut macaroon
Salad with ranch dressing

I woke up feeling good this morning from having all raw food yesterday.

[MysticTree]

beautiful sunny day here and we have been spring cleaning and collecting manure for the compost heap to feed the soil later in the year.

Lunch therefore was an enormous salad with garlic & date dressing.

I love this time of year when everything is getting going.

Georgina

[Basenjimamma]

I am so in too..today is actually my day #2 as I couldn't wait any longer..:).

Breakfast=fruits
Lunch-huge green smoothie= kale, banana and strawberries..
Dinner-huge salad=mixed greens, zucchini, red bell peppers, tomatoes, herbs and green onions..dressing..Alissa's favorite vinegrette...yum..
Snacks throughout the day=fruits, some nuts..maybe even caramel raisins..i.e yellow ones.

Start weight 157.1 lbs.

[k8sl8]

Yesterday was: Smothies, salads, clementines, raw oatmeal cookies.

Today: smoothie and banana ice cream with choc. fudge (raw, of course). Dinner will be a large salad with a nut based dressing as I'm feeling a little deprived. Crackers with raw cashew hummus for a snack.

[Bagalamukhi]

After a break in the cold winter months, I'm finally back on raw again, and LOVING it.

These days I'm loving my fruit salad with honey or agave and cacao nibs, and also dried coconut if I have some.

Also these days I was eating pate with sunflower seeds and veggies.

Mixed fruits and veggies here and there...

Love it :throwhearts:

[LYNN29]

Alright, it's 2pm so far so good. Had a shake with my daughter for breakfast. Went to bikram yoga together at noon. Then we just had rawsagna and a rawko taco with some fresh blueberries for dessert. We will have left overs for dinner.My biggest issue is making sure I have food on hand! Now she has tow ork on school work I have an hour or so of work and then off to drivers ed for her and the gym for me. We are in Tx for 4 months to work on personal things for my 16 yo and my health for me-I have only lost 20 lbs over the last 4 months and I have about 80 to go so I am REALLY wanting to work hard to be involved in thsi challenge!! Everyone have a great day!

[speltrong]

Having a good day! Today's our anniversary, so I decided to make the little honeybee recipe that was posted previously on this site. They turned out really cute, and the hubby loves them... the only thing I changed from the recipe is that I decided to give our bees stingers at my hubby's request. :-) Here's a pic...
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[Dougal]

Breakfast: Raw strawberry pie and greens smoothie

Lunch: Cauliflower with raw almond cheeze and pineapple

Not sure what I'm making for lunch yet... but omg the idea of raw ice cream sounds AMAZING... I am totally going to freeze some bananas after lunch! :eat

[Bookish Lass]

Let's see....

breakfast: chia "tapioca" pudding
lunch: salad with ranch dressing
snack: coconut macaroons and brazil nuts
dinner: wheatgrass/pineapple smoothie

For a while today I was pacing around, wanting something to eat, but not knowing what. The smoothie fixed it.

[Lady Green Jeans]

B-banana carob smoothie
S-raspberries, mango and tangerines
L-pinapple cucumber gazpacho
S-avo
D-curry hummus with cucumbers and a small butter lettuce salad

A good raw day--seems like I ate an awful lot but feeling fantastic and energetic.

[Moringa]

Cr-aaa-zy day at work. But the food was good::heart

B-2 oz wheat grass shot and a 32 oz green juice
L- a smoothie of chard, kale, cuke, & cilantro with a handful of pumpkin seeds
S-mesclun mix with avocado, sun dried tomato, almond oil, sweet potato vinegar, and slivered almonds

I have been snacking on 15-20 chlorella tablets a day. They give me energy, and are strangely satisfying, somehow.

This whole program is helping my CF. In fact, I just finished 45 minutes on the treadmill. Before raw, even though on an unprocessed-no-junk-vegan diet, I could barely do 15 minutes, and then I'd have to rest afterward.

Have a great night, all.

[MysticTree]

back to work today after a full 4 days off. Wish I could have another two weeks but at least I am feeling brighter than I was.

georgina

[k8sl8]

Cr-aaa-zy day at work. But the food was good::heart

...I have been snacking on 15-20 chlorella tablets a day. They give me energy, and are strangely satisfying, somehow. ...

Just the plain ol' green tablets?? Didn't know you could snack on 'em...

[natural-girl]

I am in!

I tried to go back to eating raw in March (even started a blog) but my Grandma died, so that kind of threw my life into disarray for a while.

But....I'm back now!!

I'm back...I'm ready... and I'm going raw!!

[Moringa]

Good morning all.

@Naturalgirl: So sorry for your loss! But now it's time to take gentle care of you. Good job on showing up. :hug

@k8sl8: Yup. I got the idea from another raw foodie who's lost a bunch of weight. Fair warning though: chewing chlorella tablets makes the tongue and teeth look like something out of an alien movie featuring Chow dogs......

Happy Tuesday!

[Leti]

I've tried to do a Raw food challenge before, but never really stuck to it. But today is a new day and I have a big Vegas trip in 30 days! Time for that bikini and I couldn't think of a better way to get in shape then to go RAW!! Wish me luck!

[vickie52]

All RAW-- green juice, Lava soup (very good), salad and fruit for dinner. Raisons and pecans for snacks.
Problems-still having embarassing flatulence. Taking $16 worth of pills a month to deal with it. Plus last night I had painful bloated gas that required about 5 TUMS to calm down. I haven't had to use them since I quit Diet Coke 4 months ago. And it looks like anti-diarrhea medicine is going to be next.
I still want to hang in there and see if things settle down. There are all of you on this site who have done this for years and I know you aren't taking meds to correct problems it causes. Hopefully, my body will adjust. I used to drink my juice through a straw and read that causes you to swallow air and causes gas so I changed that. The web sites claim stress effects the colon and cause some of this. So Maybe after My friend's operation Thursday and the upcoming funeral in San Antonio things will improve.
I'm going to buy RAW chips to have because that's the snack item I will miss the most.
One great thing- I had massive cravings to just chunk the progress I had made over the past 4 months and eat a stack of chocolate and ice cream last Friday and now that I am committed to this challenge, the cravings have stopped!

[Bookish Lass]

Good luck, Leti!

[Basenjimamma]

Hey all and happy tuesday..

Breakfast=super huge serving of green smoothie -kale, pineapple and bananas
Lunch=cashews and 2 apples
Dinner= will be guacamole salad..
Snacks today have been strawberries and a lärabar after my workout..feel great..already down to 155.2 lbs..oh how I wonder why oh why I left this way of living in the first place..

[Moringa]

Another crazy day.....didn't even get to eat breakfast until 3!

Breakfast was 12 oz of green juice and a handful of sunflower seeds.

Dinner was a big salad with pine nuts, avocado, shredded daikon, and arugula.

Time to get on the treaddy.

[speltrong]

.. still suffering from an allergic reaction to mangos and have not felt like eating anything because it hurts my lips to eat! But the hubby is making me what he calls "ants on a log" right now.. celery with raw almond butter and raisins. So that will be all I'm eating today, assuming I can eat it without too much discomfort.

[Leti]

So far so good on my first day...its tough cus I live with my family so I'm surround with all sorts of goodies I can't have =(...but I feel great and the tough part will be dinner time...thats when I get my cravings for carbs. Tonight dinner will be a nice big salad with probably raw trail mix from Trader Joes or a Larabar, but first off to Spin class!!

[speltrong]

@Leti, one thing that might be helpful is to not think of non-raw things as goodies... just think of how much they drain your energy and how nutrient deficient those things are! If I am out to lunch with friends, that's what I think about, and I find that I stop craving them on the spot. :-)

[Moringa]

@Leti, one thing that might be helpful is to not think of non-raw things as goodies... just think of how much they drain your energy and how nutrient deficient those things are! If I am out to lunch with friends, that's what I think about, and I find that I stop craving them on the spot. :-)

This is brilliant. We really do have to redefine what a "treat" is......and raw teaches us that the greatest treat of all is feeling great, having energy, and loving the way we look. SAD offers only an early grave.

Wassup with the mango reaction?

[speltrong]

@Moringa, apparently the skin of a mango contains a chemical that can cause a poison ivy like reaction wherever the skin touches. Not in everyone, but in some people. Well, I've eaten a couple of mangos in the last week (they were on sale), and they were so good that I was putting the skins up to my lips and using my teeth to get the yummy fruit off. Then I started getting these hives on the corner of my lips and now it's spread to be all over my lips. And it just burns and itches! I googled it and it was obvious that the mangos are to blame. :-(

[Moringa]

@Speltrong: Gah! How miserable. You poor baby. And it's not like you can use benadryl gel around your mouth like you would on your arm. :-/

I've never heard that about mangos. It's a good thing to know.

Hope you heal soon.

[Lady Green Jeans]

Seemed extra hungry again today.

B-green smoothie with banana, blueberries pineapple and swiss chard
S-avo
L-green salad with cucumber and tomato (was at a luncheon--at least it was raw)
S-brazil nuts and dried apricots
D-veggie wrap with lettuce, carrot, sprouts, tomato, pickle, onion, oil & vin.

Hope you all had a great raw day!

[Dougal]

Breakfast: Kale, Mango, Appple, Banana smoothie and some almonds
Lunch: Almond cheese with cauliflower, dates, and an apple
Dinner: Guacamole Salad

Dessert: Dehydrated bananas!!!!! :)

[k8sl8]

big mixed fruit smoothie
jicima/zucchini/avo/mixed greens salad
"Pizza" - onion bread/marinara/pesto cheese with sprout salad (at local raw place)
blueberries and raw oatmeal cookie as snacks

[Bookish Lass]

Breakfast: Pineapple/wheatgrass smoothie
Snack: Brazil nuts, sunflower seed, kombucha
Lunch: Salad, ranch dressing
Dinner: apples and almond butter

I had been having trouble sleeping, but slept 9 hrs last night :dance:
Down about 4 lbs.

[Dougal]

Ugh totally craving non-raw food today... but finally not having as many detox symptoms... I need some raw bread recipes that are easy... can anybody point me in the direction of some. I wanna make a raw egg salad sandwich like the one at Karyn's in Chicago.

[MysticTree]

still doing ok here. very relaxed about food generally and not craving. In a way it seems a bit flat because I am not having to battle ... but I know that is better :)

Georgina

[vickie52]

Juice, fruit, salad, raisins and pecans yesterday. Trying to use the info on food combining to stop the problems. Today I ate oranges and berries then bananas, then raisons and nuts. Drinking more water. Haven't had to use TUMS yet today. I may make lots of juice to take tomorrow and just have a juice fast. I'll be spending the day with my friend who is having heart surgery. Hope my students behave for the substitute.

[Basenjimamma]

HI all .

HAve been having a great day today..had melons for reakfast, apples nd nuts for lunch..clearly that wasn't enough as I was ravished after my work out..

Received a RAW uncook book with an Asian food emphasis..so excited..can't wait to read it and learn some new recipes..

See you manana

[Dougal]

today
Breakfast: A handful of almonds and some grapes
Lunch: Raw Pizza and a raw ice cream bar (I went to the food co-op near me... nearly jumped up and down and squealed when I saw all the raw food options they have)
Snack: Strawberries, Flax crackers with seed pate
Dinner: Chia seed pudding with bananas

Right now I have raw cheezits and kale snacks in the dehydrator and a raw pie in my fridge... tomorrows gonna be good :)

[Leone]

Okay... I just found this site yesterday and it seems fantastic!

I've been going more raw for the past several months, but I haven't made any real commitment to going all raw for any length of time. I'd like to join here and see how long I can go.

For breakfast I am going to have a mango, strawberries and pineapple. Yum!

[LYNN29]

Ugh totally craving non-raw food today... but finally not having as many detox symptoms... I need some raw bread recipes that are easy... can anybody point me in the direction of some. I wanna make a raw egg salad sandwich like the one at Karyn's in Chicago.

Hello,

I am terrible about not writing down my recipes so I don't have exact measurements, I usually do it by taste.

Raw Cranberry Orange Bread
I vita mix 2-3 oranges for the juice & zest the peels to add some to the mix
raw pecans
agave
dried sweet cranberries

Blend oranges then add in raw chopped pecans, a little agave if it's too tart, add in cranberries (I like a lot), add orange zest to taste. Spread out on your dehydrator and cook over night at 105. Next time I make it I will actually try to write down measurements sorry

My favorite is an apple walnut bread-- can you tell I like sweets.

Vitamix 2-3 red apples for juice add water if it needs to be thinned out
add in chopped walnuts or pecans
cinnamon & vanilla to taste (I like a lot of cinnamon)Add as many raisins as you like (I like a lot)
The use a food processor and chop 1-2 red apples to mix into the batter--once it is dehydrated the small apple chunks are chewy and warm and it tastes like warm apple pie!

I was going to make these next week again so I will write the recipe down this time.

[LYNN29]

Yum, I will try that one! I do a rasberry & blackberry sorbet thats pretty good and very easy.

1 sm pkg of freah rasberries
1 sm pkg of fresh blackberries
Blend in the vitamix add water if needed and agave to taste (not to smell because it does not smell like it tastes, it actually does not smell very good at all) Then put in freezer to chilla nd then place in your ice cream spinner till firm. It's a good summer sweet! I am trying to avoid too much fruit because it makes me want sugar, so I am mostly sticking with veggie meals, but this summer after I have some time under my belt I am going to make some sweets!

[Moringa]

Yesterday was


a green juice for B


handful of sunflower seeds for L (busy day)


wonderful big salad for S

Today has been the same B&L, with the same for dinner soon

This is totally working for me! I feel some life coming back into the ol' bod.

[Dougal]

Hello,

I am terrible about not writing down my recipes so I don't have exact measurements, I usually do it by taste.

Raw Cranberry Orange Bread
I vita mix 2-3 oranges for the juice & zest the peels to add some to the mix
raw pecans
agave
dried sweet cranberries

Blend oranges then add in raw chopped pecans, a little agave if it's too tart, add in cranberries (I like a lot), add orange zest to taste. Spread out on your dehydrator and cook over night at 105. Next time I make it I will actually try to write down measurements sorry

My favorite is an apple walnut bread-- can you tell I like sweets.

Vitamix 2-3 red apples for juice add water if it needs to be thinned out
add in chopped walnuts or pecans
cinnamon & vanilla to taste (I like a lot of cinnamon)Add as many raisins as you like (I like a lot)
The use a food processor and chop 1-2 red apples to mix into the batter--once it is dehydrated the small apple chunks are chewy and warm and it tastes like warm apple pie!

I was going to make these next week again so I will write the recipe down this time.

Those breads look so much easier than the ones I have been trying to make! Yummy! I am going to go buy some walnuts and make the apple one!!!!

[speltrong]

Breakfast: banana
Lunch: raw green salad at a restaurant with friends.. with red wine vinegar.. which made me wonder if red wine vinegar, or really any vinegar might be considered raw?
Dinner: a big green salad at home topped with raw pumpkin seeds and raw vegan parm

[LYNN29]

Good day yesterday, yoga 2 x (3hrs total), fruit, kale coconut enchiladas (they are awesome), shake. Glad it's Friday, everyone have a great weekend!

[Leone]

My first day went well.
Nice fruit salad in the morning.

I made some tortilla like things by blending 1/3 c quinoa, 1/3 c sunflower seeds, and a tomato and dehydrating them. It made 6. They turned out nice. We ate them with coleslaw and sunflower seed cheese sauce. Nice!

In the evening we just felt like eating, so we had frozen banana ice cream with carob sauce and nuts, then a mango and more nuts!

Interesting... even though I ate so much I still lost weight!

[MysticTree]

day whatever ... I really haven't been counting though I suppose I could look at the date! still raw. I'm going out for a meal tonight so we'll see if I find that tricky. I plan to take my own dressing and maybe some sprouted lentils, peas and aduki. I will then order a plain, large green salad and see if I can't add my secret stash of raw goodies.

Georgina

[speltrong]

Making corn chips today... finally found some really great looking corn in whole foods! Other than that, not sure what else we will have. We're heading to a b-day party at a restaurant tonight, so probably will have a green salad. :-)

[Dougal]

I had the worst cravings today... but I made it through

Breakfast: Green Smoothie
Lunch: Raw Cheezits, dried mango, and an avocado
Dinner: (This is what totally made me stop being grumpy about being raw again) kelp noodles with bean sprouts, pea pods, and cilantro lime almond sauce.

I really need to get a scale so I can monitor if my weight is changing or not....

[Moringa]

45 min treadmill time

B-green juice
L-pinenuts and salad
S-salad, avocado, and kale chips

[Bookish Lass]

Day 7! I'm still in. I've lost 5 lbs. Haven't had any non-raw food

[Leti]

You ladies are great to read in the morning. Super motivating to start off my day! Thanks and keep up the good work.:heart

[michigan]

Third day in....

First day had some cooked salmon...everything else raw
Day 2 all raw...weakness in body...withdrawing from something

Day 3 Steak looked like lead when my wife ate hers. I had a huge salad...keep on keeping on...

[Lady Green Jeans]

Did not fall off but figured I better post my food.

B-goji hummus with banana
S-was out shopping and the farmers' mkt so stopped for a Thai coconut and drank it on the way home to tide me over.
L-cucumber with cilantro jalapeno hummus
S-1/2 an avo with some salsa
D-will be collard rollups with avo, tomato, cucumber with a little hummus spread on the bottom. May get unlazy and shred some carrot and beet for more color.

Heading for the jacuzzi and then the laundry. Have dancing tonight so it has been a full day.

Hope you all have had a great raw day.

[Moringa]

Hi all. Great job, everybody, on staying the course! It does get easier.

Spent the day cleaning out my cave-uh-pantry. There were no survivors. ;-)Carted almost 2 dozen of bags of food off to the food bank.

Now I have a sizeable section just for me: all my raw goodies, plus a place to put my Vitamix and Hurom. Sure feels good to have all the piles off the counter.

B-green juice
L-smoothie with walnuts and mixed greens
S- salad with pumpkin seeds

[speltrong]

Glad to hear everyone is doing so well.. Moringa, good idea about putting nuts in your smoothie! I might steal that from ya and try it myself!

Today's food was:
breakfast: a raw chocolate truffle (what a wonderful treat!)
lunch: vegan raw pizza at whole foods
dinner: homemade raw corn chips dipped in salsa and guacamole

Also, hubby and I bought a regional parks pass today with the idea that we will hike every one of them before the end of the year, and check each one off on our list. We were getting bored with our usual hike, so decided to try something a little different. I know that's not directly related to eating raw food, but it's something that keeps us feeling good & motivated, so thought I would share. :-)

[ContemptYC]

I am in! Today is my second day eating as raw as possible. And by that I mean nuts. Almonds to be exact. They are not raw and I have been eating them but I am going tomorrow to buy raw sunflower seeds as my budget is extremely low.
Today

B- Kale, Apple and banana smoothie with ginger.
L- Pineapple Mango Banana smoothie with Agave Nectar (woo)
D- Raw Avocado Soup with apples cucumbers and mint.

I am feeling great!

[Leone]

It is so nice and motivating to read your successes!

Today was day 3 for me.

Breakfast - Fruit salad - banana, papaya, strawberries

Lunch - Large salad, cucumbers, sunflower seed dressing, and some tortilla like things. I made them from quinoa and sunflower seeds as a base with greens, cucumbers, basil, garlic, onion and a little salt, blended and dehydrated. NICE!
A little bit of almond coconut milk was awesome!

Dinner - We ordered a air popcorn popper online just before I found this website and joined the challenge. It came today, sooooo...
Anyway, along with that I had a mango and some nuts.

This is great fun! and I've lost 2.2 lbs in 3 days! Thanks everyone for helping me stay motivated!

[Steven]

Im definitely in for May, this will be my third month 100% raw! - Sort of late posting in here.

Todays food:
Smoothie - mangos and chia seed
Head of romaine lettuce w/ sliced cucumber
2 raw "pizza" crackers
Whole medium watermelon
10 bananas

I really wish I would of ate more fruit today, but I guess Ill just make up for it tomorrow. I at least ate 2500 calories today which is my minimum daily goal. After doing a bit of research, Ive found eating a very high fruit diet works best for me and keeping the fats lower. I havent had a single cooked food craving since upping my fruit(carbs). :throwhearts:

Its great to see everyone else here thriving and enjoying raw, I wish everyone new to this months challenge the best!

[MysticTree]

Still looking good raw-wise and bf had a small bbq for himself and the dog this afternoon and I really wasn't fussed which was nice!

it's been mostly a sprouts and salad leaf day with toms, cuc and carrots in there aswell ... oh and some celery and onion.

Some watermelon and some dates as well.

Will maybe have nuts later on ... or not ... haven't decided yet.

[Leti]

Does anyone have a really yummy and easy to make green juice/smoothie? I wanna start having that as my breakfast. Oh and Happy Mother's Day to all the lovely mothers!:heart:

[Dougal]

I am having a hard time getting in all of the vegetables I need. Raw desserts are amazing... but I feel like making other raw foods is getting so difficult for me... I don't want to only eat sweets :/

[MysticTree]

I am having a hard time getting in all of the vegetables I need. Raw desserts are amazing... but I feel like making other raw foods is getting so difficult for me... I don't want to only eat sweets :/

what sort of raw meals do you mean? I always feel unable to make the desserts!

[sciencegal]

I definitely wanna do this!! Starting this evening! I've been drinking green smoothies lately-I feel like 100% raw is the right thing for me! Sciencegal:heart:woohoo:

[Dougal]

what sort of raw meals do you mean? I always feel unable to make the desserts!

I make an amazing raw strawberry pie *drools*... Let me know if you want the recipe. I have been eating a lot of kelp noodles. I am having a hard time making anything that doesn't taste too rich to me. I guess I'm not used to food having as much flavor as raw food does. I am not going to give up on the diet because I am determined to finally be at a weight where I can feel happy. Dunno do you have any recipe recommendations?

... I have made it to day 9... I keep telling myself I'm almost 1/3rd of the way there.. it would be silly to give up now.

[SophiaAnne]

Hi there!

I started my 30 day challenge today! I am so excited to find this site, because I know that support and accountability is so necessary, given that this way of eating is so countercultural.
I LOVE it though! I read several books about raw eating a couple of years ago. I have eating raw twice: once for two weeks, once for one week. I am gearing up for a longer time span of eating raw, and would like to do this long term.

[Lady Green Jeans]

Today's raw lineup:

B-bananas
L-large green salad with avo, tomato, cucumber, romaine, carrots and a little onion.
D-last of the raw hummus with cucumber rounds, 1/2 red bell and 1/2 avo. Not particularly hungry since the huge salad at lunch.

[Moringa]

Monday:

B-green juice
L-salad with tahini dressing
S-nuts and salad with a few kale chips on the side

Cravings are bad today, but I'm soldiering on. I really want to make this work.

Have a great week, everybody.

[MysticTree]

I make an amazing raw strawberry pie *drools*... Let me know if you want the recipe. I have been eating a lot of kelp noodles. I am having a hard time making anything that doesn't taste too rich to me. I guess I'm not used to food having as much flavor as raw food does. I am not going to give up on the diet because I am determined to finally be at a weight where I can feel happy. Dunno do you have any recipe recommendations?

... I have made it to day 9... I keep telling myself I'm almost 1/3rd of the way there.. it would be silly to give up now.

Thanks for the offer, I'd love to see the recipe.

I really only assemble salads, make juices and graze on what is in the fruit and veg bowl. I don't have a dehydrator and don't particularly want one as I like things as I am eating them now. Check out the recipe section and see if you can get a raw recipe book from the library or online.

Georgina

[MysticTree]

felt a bit light headed this afternoon but a plate of sprouts, toms, cucumber (the first of this year's home-grown) soon had me straight.

Mango and pineapple for later on I think.

georgina

[speltrong]

I haven't posted in a few days, but have been sticking with 100% raw. Last night, we went to Cafe Gratitude (a local vegan restaurant with lots of raw dishes) and I had their deep dish pizza and hubby had their enchiladas. Both were amazing! So, I bought their cookbook (hopefully it's okay to mention other cookbooks here), and tonight for dinner I am making raw chile rellenos.. stuffed with a cumin-cashew cheese, and battered with a macadamia-coconut mixture. I'm also going to make raw "refried beans" and a salad to go with that for dinner. If it turns out good, I will post a pic. :-)

[Leone]

I'm still here and feeling good.

Had a nice fruit smoothie for breakfast.

Dinner will be some sprouted pea soup with avocado, carrots, greens, kelp, garlic and onions for flavor.

Along with that we will have a nice salad with fresh lettuce and young greens I just picked from the garden. :eat

I've been trying to grow some sprouts (lentil, mung, peas, and garbanzos). It's been two days and the lentils look dead. The garbanzos are ready today. I have never tried them before, but once I tasted one it seemed like I couldn't quit! I think snacks like this could pretty easily take the place of popcorn! They could be seasoned a little and they would be fabulous!

[MysticTree]

finished off the evening with fresh pineapple cubes with alfalfa, quinoa, radish and broccoli sprouts sprinkled over the top. delish :)

[Moringa]

B-green juice
L-mixed raw veg salad, splash of vinegar
S-kale crackers spread with pistacio pesto and a bowl of cabbage and snap peas

It's so interesting to see how flooded with emotion one can get on raw. From time to time, I have been overwhelmed with emotion....And then after a good cry, it passes.

Anyone else have similar experience?

Be well.

[speltrong]

Wow, well, the chili rellenos were delicious! They were stuffed with a cumin-garlic-cashew cheese, and battered in a coconut-macadamia mixture. I also whipped up some beanless "refried beans", a mole sauce, and a sour cream (all raw vegan of course). Hubby and I were in heaven eating this tonight. Here's the pic:
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[Moringa]

Wow-that looks divine!

[Lady Green Jeans]

speltrong, Your food is still looking amazing!

Todays more simple fare:

B-grapefruit juice
S-avocado
L-veggie soup
D-Juliano's pizza crust with Alissa's Grezzo cheese and marinara.

Want to come up with a dessert pizza crust to make a fruit pizza. Will be thinking on this one. The Majestic brand raw hummus comes in a goji berry and also a cocoa coconut variety. Would be a wonderful meal with a fruit topping.

[MysticTree]

strawberries for breakfast
hazel nuts for mid morning.
Pineapple with sprouted alfalfa, broccoli, radish and quinoa for lunch.

need to get some avos on my way back from work and I am all set for the evening :)

Georgina

[SophiaAnne]

Peach/strawberry smoothie for breakfast (after a spoonful of wheatgrass powder mixed with water)

Snacks: flax crackers and raw chocolate cake.

Yesterday I made an AWESOME tomato bisque:
4 tomatoes
2 whole carrots
1/2 cups olive oil
several whole garlic cloves
salt to taste
about 1 TBS agave nectar
several small stalks of fresh oregano

It was AMAZING!

[speltrong]

Lady Green Jeans.. a dessert pizza crust sounds like a great idea! My first thought would be dates, cashews or maybe almonds, and maybe some coconut water? Pressed down and dehydrated for a while. And then maybe topped with a sweet cream cheese.. maybe macadamia nuts and dates? And topped with all the gorgeous fresh fruit you can find. It sounds deelish. Let me know how you end up doing it!

[Bookish Lass]

Fell off the wagon. :( Back on today :)

[MysticTree]

avo when I got home with one of my home grown cucumbers and a mango as a night-cap! See you all tomorrow.

Georgina

[Moringa]

Today was:

Green juice

broc, greens, cauli, pepitas

salad with avo

Time for the treaddy

[speltrong]

today was leftover chopped up chile relleno and "refried beans" wrapped into a raw spinach tortilla that I made... I was really excited because the spinach tortilla actually was pliable and able to wrap just like a burrito! And that filled me up so much that I don't think I'm going to eat again today, ha!

[Lady Green Jeans]

B-bananas
L-veggie soup; cucumber and hummus
D-went to dance so took organic raisins and raw cashews to snack on.

Not an exciting food day today.

[Dougal]

Thanks for the offer, I'd love to see the recipe.

I really only assemble salads, make juices and graze on what is in the fruit and veg bowl. I don't have a dehydrator and don't particularly want one as I like things as I am eating them now. Check out the recipe section and see if you can get a raw recipe book from the library or online.

Georgina

I will post a link to the website so I don't steal someone's recipe.
Its at http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2009/06/how-to-make-a-raw-fruit-pie/

I always make the basic ones. Its so yummy and so simple!!!

[Dougal]

So I totally had a little mess up cus I have been so tired since starting the diet. I had a diet coke to get myself through work... ugh. Any better ideas on some sort of drink that will give me energy like that but is still raw. Besides that one little mess up I have been staying completely raw!!!

Today I had

Breakfast: Kale Chips and a smoothie
Lunch: Plums and more kale chips :p
Dinner: Kale Salad, Raw mint ice cream, apple raisin bread, and kombucha

I am determined to make it for 31 days instead of 30. Then I've decided I will give myself one day of eating cooked food then go back to raw for another 30 days!

Anyone else having issues with low energy?

[MysticTree]

I know you haven't given quantities but it doesn't look as though you are eating a huge amount. If you are having low energy issues then maybe try getting some more energy giving raw foods down.

you will kick yourself if you go non-raw at the end of 31 days. Don't start planning it now because you may change your mind. I hope you do.

Georgina

[Basenjimamma]

lynn29..wowser..so making those breads..sounds delsih..

Hi guys..been gone for a week..these last couple of weeks are taking me away from computers and into school more, with PTO stuff and last weeks of school stuff..but today I have breather..

B- green smoothie= kale, spinach, 1/2 mango, 1 orange and 1 banana..yum
S-salad (going to volunteer luncheon at school and that is what they are serving us raw vegans..hehe)
L- salad again as I am going back to school for yet another luncheon.
D-will try some guacamole dip or something..don't have it down pat yet..

Have a splendid day folks..

[Dougal]

I know you haven't given quantities but it doesn't look as though you are eating a huge amount. If you are having low energy issues then maybe try getting some more energy giving raw foods down.

you will kick yourself if you go non-raw at the end of 31 days. Don't start planning it now because you may change your mind. I hope you do.

Georgina

I was just gonna go non-raw for a day. Eventually I want to be completely raw forever... but I'm taking baby steps. :) I think I eat a decent amount. When I say eating kale chips I mean eating an entire dehydrator tray of them :p I had a raw chocolate bar this morning and it seems to be helping with my energy.... Thinking that maybe if I start making some kombucha that would help too. How long have you been raw?

[MysticTree]

How long have you been raw?

on and off for 5 years or so ... that's how I know you'll regret even one non-raw day.

Georgina

[Moringa]

B-green juice

L-salad with pine nuts

S-Kelp noodles with pistascio pesto and tomatoes ~yum!

[speltrong]

I skipped breakfast & lunch today, but made a fantastic dinner.

First, I used my leftover spinach tortillas that I made for yesterday's burritos, and then topped it with a scallion-almond hummus, then I topped that with some veggies that i'd marinated in lemon juice and shoyu and ginger. Then I wrapped up the tortilla and dipped it into a delicious raw jalapeno-mint-chutney that I whipped up (sorry, that's not in the pic). Here's the pic:
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Then for the star of the dinner, I made Tom Kha soup. First I made my own coconut milk by blending the water and flesh of a young thai coconut, then to that I added garlic, lemongrass, jalapeno, nama shoyu and lime juice. I blended it all up, and then strained it through a cheesecloth to get a nice thin broth. Then the broth went on top of lots of veggies: kale, cherry tomatoes, burdock, daikon, red pepper, etc. Here's the pic:
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[Dougal]

I skipped breakfast & lunch today, but made a fantastic dinner.

First, I used my leftover spinach tortillas that I made for yesterday's burritos, and then topped it with a scallion-almond hummus, then I topped that with some veggies that i'd marinated in lemon juice and shoyu and ginger. Then I wrapped up the tortilla and dipped it into a delicious raw jalapeno-mint-chutney that I whipped up (sorry, that's not in the pic). Here's the pic:
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Then for the star of the dinner, I made Tom Kha soup. First I made my own coconut milk by blending the water and flesh of a young thai coconut, then to that I added garlic, lemongrass, jalapeno, nama shoyu and lime juice. I blended it all up, and then strained it through a cheesecloth to get a nice thin broth. Then the broth went on top of lots of veggies: kale, cherry tomatoes, burdock, daikon, red pepper, etc. Here's the pic:
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OMG where did you get the recipe for the spinach tortillas? They look amazing!

[Dougal]

Wow! I am going to attempt to stay mostly raw for the rest of my life for sure :)

[OrchidRaven]

OMG where did you get the recipe for the spinach tortillas? They look amazing!


I would like that too lol that looks wonderful and tasty :eat

[MysticTree]

failed to get breakfast as I fancied strawberries but the shop didn't have nice ones.
Lunchtime now ... having raw coleslaw with cucs and toms.

no nuts today.

[speltrong]

I found the spinach tortilla recipe in the Cafe Gratitude cookbook.. it's ridiculously simple.. 8 oz of spinach processed to a pulp in your food processor, add 1 tbsp of ground flax, and a little bit of salt & lemon. Then, let it dry until the whole top of it looks dry (no wet spots), then flip over for just a very short time to dry the other side. This is enough to make one big tortilla, so I actually quadrupled the recipe. The cool thing is that if they dry out too much, you can revive them by spritzing water on them!

[Lady Green Jeans]

speltrong, Your food is absoltely amazing--and inspiring.

B-bananas
L-hummus with cucmber
S-red bell pepper hummus with cauliflower (lazy day for food prep_
D-will be pizza with last of marinara and cheese sauce

Hope everyone had a nice raw day.

[MysticTree]

coming to the end of week two and i feel good.

i'm waking very early and sleeping much more deeply and needing to go to bed later than before.

Not eating as many nuts as week one and not craving them. Not eating as many avos as I did last time I was raw either. I shall probably have one today though.

Must replace my broken juicer.

Haven't decided what breakfast will be but it's still early.

[speltrong]

today I had a crazy craving for sauerkraut, so for dinner i had both kim chee and lemon dill kraut with a few crackers. Yummo!

Then, tonight, we made almond/cashew milk out of some nuts we've been soaking.. it was my first time ever making nut milk and I couldn't believe how easy it was and how good it tastes! And then I didn't want to throw the nut pulp away, so I spread it out on our dehydrator sheet, and then topped it with agave, cinnamon, and cacao powder. I am hoping by the morning it will be something akin to biscotti. We shall see, and if it is at all pretty or tasty, i'll post a pic tomorrow. :-)

Other than that, we are just getting ready for our trip to London next week.. really excited. I found a place called "Raw Fairies" that is going to deliver a whole day of raw food items to our hotel each morning, so it helps to know we'll stay on track with the eating.

Hope everyone else is doing well!

[mlbettner]

Too late to start? I've been eating probably 90% raw for last month, but the 10% is bugging me:eek:. Will continue on my 100% efforts! I have plenty of salads during the day, but what concerns me is the amount of sugar/carbs (from fruits and grains) and fat (from nuts) that I feel I eat. I try to limit the fruits (apples/cantaloupes/strawberries/orange juice - each at a time!) in my green juices, but then there is the fruit snacks or raw sprouted buckwheat/quinoa cereal snack. Does anyone else feel this way? Maybe I just get a bit overwhelmed because I feel I have to eat differently from my husband and kids (they eat well, but not all raw), so I end up making food for them and then me. Dehydrating and/or juicing take time! Anyway, I love the way I feel with raw food so I will continue to try :cheer: (yeih for me!).

I would love to hear comments on the sugar and fats of raw food - yes, I know they are good sugars from fruits and good carb grains AND they are good fats, but I still feel it's too much. Comments?

THANKS!

[OrchidRaven]

mlbettner, I am feeling the same as you about the sugars and fats, actually i've been pretty confused on this issue, some say not to eat so much of that stuff and some say you can live on fruits only , honestly for me that's the most frustrating thing about eating Raw is that I have been so confused about the info lol, maybe I just need to stop reading books and articles and just eat lol

[Lady Green Jeans]

Morning all. Getting ready to head south to the farmers' market, Costco and the health food store--they are 20 miles away and all in close proximity.

Have lot of moving from storage ahead of me today. Not fun but necessary. Still getting situated in my new, smaller living space.

B-grapefruit juice
L-will be a nice salad
D-will be papapya noodles with sauce and arugula from Alissa's new book. Sounds yummy.

Hope you all have a great raw day.

[speltrong]

Lady Green Jeans, how did your papaya turn out? That sounds tasty!

Today for dinner, I made a "macro bowl", using grated and chopped celery root mixed with a pine nut/garlic paste as the rice, and then topped with grated carrot, pea sprouts, kim chee, and a few terikyaki almonds.

The teriyaki almonds are incredible.. you just make a paste of dates, garlic, ginger and nama shoyu, and then coat soaked almonds. Then dehydrate for two days. I obviously cheated and pulled a few out early to top my macro bowl with.. if there are still any left when they're done in two days, I will post a pic.

The recipe also got me thinking.. the mix of kim chee and the teriyaki almonds was so good that I am thinking of mixing them together (kim chi and teriyaki paste) to top some asian greens (maybe bok choy), sort of like a sweet & sour asian dish. I might try that when we are back from our trip.

[MysticTree]

Too late to start?

Never too late :o)

georgina

[effortlessvegan]

Hi everyone. I'm hoping to join in again even though it is the middle of the month. I was here for the April challenge and found everyone so inspiring. I am still raw but have slipped a little and am looking to get back on track. I felt fabulous when I was 100% and I know this post kept me on track. Thanks everyone. Today the 100% raw journey begins.

[MysticTree]

grazing on fruit today. Grapefruit, pineapple and water melon - not all at the same time!

Have no great craving for nuts as I did at two weeks ago. In fact no real craving for anything.

I've had no caffeine-based sodas for 2 weeks now and none of the detox and withdrawal symptoms that I would have expected.

I was very tired yesterday and had an afternoon nap and went to bed early as well but that seems to have been because i got my period today. Still tired but not as crotchety :)

Georgina

[Basenjimamma]

Hi folks..

Breakfast-super large green smoothie
lunch-guacamole salad
snack/dinner-blueberry pie

[Mothergoose]

I am going straight raw starting Monday tomorrow. I have got my dog and horse on the healthiest raw diet possible....it is now time for me. Of course the kids and hubby still want their junk foods....I am still working on them.

Wish me luck because my big vice is the coffee in the AM. For a couple of weeks I drank the chai tea lattes...however, I still need to stay away from the half and half and the yogurt since that is not vegan. I do need the probiotic effects of the greek yogurt though...gonna be hard to give up.

and the cheese.....:woot:

[speltrong]

Had a great day today. We went on a long hike down to a beach, and then did some rock climbing to avoid sleeper waves and rip tides in order to make it over to another beach. It was totally secluded and fun, and we saw a harbor seal pup sunning himself on one of the beaches, so cute (though our dog didn't think he was cute at all!). After that, we went to a local vegetarian restaurant and ate a gigantic raw salad with avocado dressing. What a perfect day. And even though I don't have a picture of food today, I thought I'd share a picture that we took of the seal.. it definitely made me appreciate nature, so it's kind of in the spirit of this message board, right? :-)
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[Dougal]

I strayed from my raw diet last night because I was craving a burrito. I actually don't feel as guilty as I thought. #1 I totally couldn't eat as much burrito as I used to be able to. And after satisfying my craving I have no cravings for non-raw food whatsoever and am happy to go back to being completely raw. Hopefully next month I can do it without any mess ups at all.

[GreenT]

speltrong, could you post the recipe to the Scallion Almond Hummus. That sounds delicious!!

[MysticTree]

ate quite a lot yesterday but all raw ... awake really early though. 5.20 am here at the moment.

May go back to bed for a quick half hour before work.

I have lots of sprouts to take with me for lunch along with toms and maybe some cucumber and lettuces.

skin on my hands feels dry ... otherwise I feel good.

[effortlessvegan]

It was a cold rainy day yesterday here in Vermont and Lake Champlain is still over it's banks due to flooding. When will the sun shine? Yesterday I had a Green Smoothie for breakfast with rapini, bananas,wheatgrass,maca powder, spring greens, rejuvelac,1/2 avocado,strawberries and spirulina. Lunch was some raw crackers with peanut butter and a large slice of watermelon. Dinner was a salad of corn, raw brushetta, mushrooms and sprouted greens in a lemon, olive oil, agave vinaigrette.

I am sprouting lentils to make a chili and I have walnuts soaking to make a walnut pate.

This forum really does keep you on the path. Thanks everyone.

[speltrong]

Hi GreenT, here is the recipe for the almond-scallion hummus:

2.5 cups soaked almonds
1/4 cup + 1 TBSP raw tahini
3/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1.5 tsp chopped garlic
1.75 tsp cumin
1/4 cup + 2 TBSP olive oil (I didn't use this, just threw in a few olives)
1/4 cup + 3 TBSP lemon juice
3/4 cup water
3/4 tsp salt
as many scallions as you want, thinly sliced

In your food processor, grind the drained and rinsed almonds. Add the tahini, pepper, garlic, cumin, oil (or olives), lemon juice, salt, and HALF the water. DON'T add the scallions yet. Process until you reach a creamy consistency. Add the rest of the water, and more garlic, cumin, lemon juice, or olive oil as desired for taste. When happy with the taste, dump the mixture into a bowl and then fold in the sliced scallions.. I used a LOT, a whole bunch of them, but just add them according to taste.

I got this recipe from the cookbook by Cafe Gratitude, called "I Am Grateful"... this is their almond hummus recipe which I modified to add lots of scallions. So good, hope you enjoy!

[Basenjimamma]

Good Morning Folks..

Started my day with my (actually Alissa's..:) ) delish Blueberry pie..so good..
Lunch will be a salad for sure and Dinner will be some more of that super good Tomato Bisque (posted earlier this month)..

Have a wonderful day all..

[GreenT]

Thanks Speltrong!! :throwhearts:

My morning just started, i am sipping on a green smoothie ( Banana, apple, pineapple, blueberries, spinach, spirulina, flax oil, dates) Delicious!! Not sure what is on the menu for the rest of my day?? ....

Have a great day everyone!!

[speltrong]

Today's our last day at home before heading to London, so I made a "what's left in the fridge smoothie" for breakfast: dates/strawberries/banana/brazil nuts. It's so good!

Not sure yet what we will do for lunch/dinner. We may just eat out at our local raw restaurant because I don't have anything left in the house!

[MysticTree]

sprouted sunflower seeds and mung beans.
two dates
Some water melon
three tomatoes

almost the end of day 17 and it feels like I only started again yesterday.

Georgina

[effortlessvegan]

green smoothie for breakfast
raw crackers with almond butter for lunch/dinner

[Mothergoose]

Started today with smoothie made at whole foods with strawberries, watermelon, and maybe apple juice....
had a salad at a vegan cafe today with good fresh vegan dressing. I also had nuts and raisins for snack to fill me up. The only nonvegan thing I had was coffee with half and half. Maybe tomorrow I will not need this. Today was Monday and I always dread Mondays.....:drool:

[Dagelinckx]

B- Smootie made from Carrot and cucumber besides that another 2 kiwi's
L- Large salad dish of small tomatoes and 2 apples
S- Smoothie with banana and apples
D- Large Salad and 2 Mango's

I do a 10 mile walk twice a day so I need large amount of all the above to provide me all the energy but I feel great every day since I eat raw.

[MysticTree]

loads of fruit today so far. I have not got the sprouting working quite well enough to have any today :(

strawberries, blueberries so far wish I had a small amount of nuts to nibble on at work.

Georgina

[MysticTree]

My sprouts did me proud and had grown tails by the time I got home so I am having a large mixed salad with all sorts of everything in and some homemade dressing.

Georgina

[Lady Green Jeans]

speltrong, I did not end up making the papaya noodles. Papaya was not tasty. Have a new one ripening so will try when it is ready. Bummer.

B-banana carob smoothie
L-large green salad with avo, carrots and cucumber
D-Aleesha's tomato juice. Probably will eat another avo to use it up and because I am still a little hungry.

Have been thinking more and more of doing a juice fast or at least part of the day/evening. Don't know why all of a sudden I am drawn to this idea. Have been spending a lot of time reading the current and past juice fast threads.

Hope you all have had a great raw day.

[MysticTree]

Have been thinking more and more of doing a juice fast or at least part of the day/evening. Don't know why all of a sudden I am drawn to this idea.

I feel this way especially when I look at or eat watermelon.

Georgina

[effortlessvegan]

Yesterday was the usual 32 ounce green smoothie until lunch. Lunch was almond butter on flax/sprouted wheatberry crackers
I was extremely tired today and it felt almost like a burnout. I took a nap and found it hard to get up. I've been doing some reading on adrenaline burnout and don't know if this could be my case. I've stopped drinking coffee but I do enjoy matcha green tea in the morning with raw almond milk.
Has anyone else had this experience?
Does anyone

[mlbettner]

Doing well onto Day 3. Have been eating mostly salads (my daughter actually made me one for dinner yesterday that was delicious :throwhearts:). I finished dehydrating the Kale Chips and Sweet Potato Chips last night - they were so good - I needed snacky food! Stopped drinking my Green Juices for some reason, but plan to restart today.

Oh yes, my family and I continue to plant our organic garden at the farm! The weather hasn't permitted it lately, but things are looking up. Each one of the kids has their 10x10 plot - they are enjoying planting their own favorite veggies and flowers in it, I have the rest of the 40x64 area - lots of tomatoes, basil, lettuces, bok choy, chards, broccolis, cauliflowers, cucumbers, squashes, herbs of all kinds, beans of all kinds, radishes, carrots, beets, corn, and the list goes on! (can't wait to eat it and juice it all), and my husband is building the trellises for peas and beans and the borders for the perennial veggies and fruits (asparagus, strawberries and blueberries).

I did my first organic garden last year and it was wonderful, only I did lots of rows. This year I wanted it to be different so am doing more smaller plots with combinations of veggies.

A little about my family --- My husband and I both homeschool our 3 children (11 year old girl, 9 year old boy and 6 year old girl) in a farm environment, where my husband grew up. We built a cabin in the woods at his parents' and brother's farm about 9 years ago, so we are about a 1/2 mile into the woods from them. Almost 2 years ago now, my husband and I decided to get out of the "fast-track" life we were leading in NC, where he travelled a lot for work, and move back here to actually spend more time with the kids and watch them grow (what a novel idea!!). That also gave us the opportunity to travel south to FL (from IL) to visit my side of the family during the winters here, travel farther south to Peru to visit more of my family (I am Peruvian), and also to travel elsewhere with the kids, all the while being able to continue schooling. We love it so far, even though it can be challenging! Another reason we did this was to really focus on nutrition, as we now eat 3 meals (+snacks) at home actually sitting around a table together!

Enough about us! Hope everyone is well today! :heart

[speltrong]

Arrived in London this morning, and aside from the jetlag am doing very well. I had arranged in advance to have food delivered to our hotel by Raw Fairies, and we were so pleased to see it was waiting for us when we checked in this morning! Here was our menu for today:

Breakfast: Raw protein shake with super seed blend

Snack: Green smoothie with chlorella and spirulina (i never like those last two things at home, but tastes great in theirs!)

Lunch: Horiatki salad with alfalfa sprouts and lemon tahini dressing

Dinner: Almond falafel with courgette hummus, and turkish salad with cashew nut yogurt.

[MysticTree]

Arrived in London this morning, and aside from the jetlag am doing very well. I had arranged in advance to have food delivered to our hotel by Raw Fairies, and we were so pleased to see it was waiting for us when we checked in this morning! Here was our menu for today:

Breakfast: Raw protein shake with super seed blend

Snack: Green smoothie with chlorella and spirulina (i never like those last two things at home, but tastes great in theirs!)

Lunch: Horiatki salad with alfalfa sprouts and lemon tahini dressing

Dinner: Almond falafel with courgette hummus, and turkish salad with cashew nut yogurt.


dinner sounds particularly good but then so does lunch ... what is "horiatki"?

Georgina

[speltrong]

I believe horiatki is just the elegant way of saying "Greek Salad". And wow, what an elegant salad it was!

[MysticTree]

oh right ... I thought it must be Japanese lol

Georgina

[speltrong]

yeah, that would be a great name for seaweed, wouldn't it?

[MysticTree]

it's funny to think of raw London a mere 120 miles or so from me and the raw foods available to you when here in Bristol even though we have quite an alternative population we don't embrace raw particularly.

[Lady Green Jeans]

speltrong, What awsome food! Hope your stay is completely enjoyable.

Today's lineup:
B--grapefruit juice
S--raspberries
L--large salad with avo, cabbage, cucumber, tomato and carrots
D--Aleesha's tomato juice drink; probably an avo if I get hungry within the next hour or so.

Hope you all had a great raw day.

[Dougal]

I keep feeling so sick and I messed up and ate SAD food... I felt better but I feel so guilty... is anyone else getting so sick? I am tired all of the time it is so horrible.

[MysticTree]

guilt is not good for you!

Hop back on the raw and try to work out which foods are not suiting you at the moment then eat something else.

My personal recommendation is watermelon ... it is amazing and makes me feel like a goddess!!!

[MysticTree]

eating large herby salad for lunch
blueberries and bananas for breakfast ...
supper ... who knows yet!

[MysticTree]

slice of watermelon - shared with the dog again.

large kimchee-type salad with a cup of mixed sprouts.

bring on the next 30 days!!! :throwhearts:

[effortlessvegan]

I haven't planted my garden yet because we have had so much rain here in Vermont. But today I decided to visit the garden to scrounge for lambs quarters and sure enough the garden from last year already has a hearty crop of this weed.

Last year I spent a good part of my time trying to rid the garden of this weed not knowing that it is an incredible edible weed. I picked a large bunch and used it in my smoothie. It's a powerhouse of nutrition an anti inflammatory and very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Niacin, Folate, Iron, Magnesium and Phosphorus, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Calcium, Potassium, Copper and Manganese. And it's free and organic in the wild.This green has a mild flavor all season, never turning bitter like dandelion greens. It is high in protein and has more calcium than kale. It also has appreciable amounts of omega 3 fatty acids and add wild purslane to a salad or smoothie daily to get your dose of omega threes.

A half-cup serving (110 grams) contains over 300 mg of calcium (Swiss chard has 88g, spinach 93g) and 11,600 IU of vitamin A activity. (Swiss chard has 6500, spinach 8100.) Lamb's quarter greens are also an excellent source of B vitamins, especially riboflavin and folic acid. And they are more than four percent protein.


Amazing!! I'm posting a picture.


So that's the scoop on lambsquarters. So my green smoothie today had plenty of lambsquarters along with banana, strawberries, maca powder, wheatgrass powder, rejuvelac and dates.

Lunch: spring green salad with watermelon and avocado raw ranch dressing, and a banana

Snack: 2 raw crackers with almond butter

Dinner: Tiny Thai restaurant salad with thai ginger dressing, banana cacao ice kream.

I ate quite a bit today but then I spent most of the day engaged in physical labor refinishing and sanding antiques.

[MysticTree]

feeling slightly odd this morning. I think I ate too much cabbage yesterday ... maybe! Today I feel like I just want fruit.

Strawberries are good. I have almost finished the first punnet.

[RawBogan]

Preparing ahead for the June challenge. Are the Kelp noodles everyone talks about RAW?

If so want to buy a supply in advance.

[Rainbow Rose]

Hi Everyone!
I know its almost the end of May... and I am only just "starting".
I have been eating raw for about 2 weeks now, and I LOVE IT!
I only just stumbled across this today, and thought.... why not begin - officially :)
SO.... As it is my OFFICIAL day one..
Today's raw little pleasures included:

Green Juice - Kale, Cucumber, Apple & Pear

Raw Sushi - WOW!!! THIS was AMAZING! First time I have made it... I blended Cauliflower, Brazil Nuts, Parsley, Mexican Chilli, Celtic Sea Salt, Pepper and Olive Oil together to make the "rice" - this was SO GOOD i could have eaten it all without even getting to the sushi part! hehe

Raw Museli - I put some Sunflower seeds, pepitas, almonds, walnuts and gogi berries into a bowl, sprinkled some raw cacao and added nut milk!

Oh how I LOVE life, and all of its little blessings!
Happy Today!

[MysticTree]

hello :)

I like the sound of the sushi ... I keep meaning to make some myself.

Today I have been eating watermelon mainly although I did have some grapes and a few tomatoes.

[Rainbow Rose]

I keep feeling so sick and I messed up and ate SAD food... I felt better but I feel so guilty... is anyone else getting so sick? I am tired all of the time it is so horrible.
Dougal, you may be feeling unwell due to your body cleaning itself out & detoxing?? I was feeling a little unwell in my first two weeks, and when I started listening to my body, I realised it was because a lot of the toxins and things that my body was holding onto, that it didnt need anymore, were becoming un-stuck and releasing. My energy levels were low too.

When you feel like this, its important to really LOVE yourself and be SO KIND to yourself... really aknowledge what you are doing for your body and for YOU!!
You CHOSE to take this journey for a reason, and you should be really proud of yourself for doing so!! We all have our down days, our days where we feel like giving up, like its not working, etc. THOSE DAYS are the most important and THOSE days are the ones that make your jouney so amazing when you look back on it. EMBRACE them with a smile on your face & your heart!

I found that by taking time out to sleep a litle more than I normally do, and resting my body, and taking some quality ME time away from the hussle & bussle of the world, doing the things that I LOVE to do - drawing, singing, meditating, walking, etc. really helped me through it :)

Good Luck!

[Lady Green Jeans]

Had a day of cleaning and laundry. Getting rid of my storage unit and washed 8 loads of clothes. Seems like a lot. Nice to be able to fit them again.

Todays fine eating:
B-a bowl of pineapple chunks
L-oganic raisins and cashews while doing laundry and housework
D-cucumber and last of the raw hummus
S-went dancing so took a bag of raisins and cashews so I would have a snack.

effortlessvegan--I have not made it to the farmers' market in time to buy some of the lambs quarters from the one organic farmer who carries them--they seem to sell out early. Look forward to trying them soon. Thanks for sharing the nutritional info--sounds like a powerhouse add to smoothies.

Hope you all had a great raw day.

[Rainbow Rose]

Hi Team!
Today I had a "ME" day... I did all the things that I wanted to do, that made me feel good :) I find that those days are essential for a happy heart, mind body & soul!

Today's delicious Raw's included:

SALAD: Alf Alfa sprouts, baby spinach, gogi berries, walnuts, leek, lemon, oil, celtic sea salt, pepper

SALAD: Silverbeet, parsley, mandarin, pear, gogi berry, walnut & leek salad with lemon & garlic dressing... Soooooooooooo goooooood! (picture below!)

I was really feeling the gogi berries & walnuts today! lol
FEELING MAGNIFICENT!
Wishing you all a wonder-filled day!
Peace

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[Moringa]

Hi all~I haven't fallen off the wagon, or the planet.

Just swamped, and still 100% raw. There have been some tough days, and a few of those have had more food intake than usual, but it was raw.

This weekend held a special moment: Instead of shopping in the PLUS sizes, I tried on some normal sizes, and XL fit! I started vegan about 10 months ago at a size 3X, and was a 2X when I started raw. :throwhearts:

And my nephew informed me that he has been vegetarian for a week, and is loving it. The trickle down effect......

Have a great week.

[MysticTree]

congrats Moringa :)

My clothes are looser but won't be buying anything yet ... not enough money so they will have to be hanging off before I can splash out!

[Leone]

So nice to hear of your successes! Congratulations on your weight loss!

Unfortunately, I have REALLY gone off, so I had to drop out of this challenge. But with the things I am learning about raw, dishes I am learning to prepare, learning to grow (and use) various sprouts, starting to grow wheatgrass, etc. I feel that I have made some progress this month.

It is encouraging to read of your progress and see the meal ideas you have posted.

[HealthyTastic]

Hello everyone! My name is Emerald and I'm the founder of HealthyTastic.com. Let me just say I'm so excited to have found this forum! I literally just began my 30 day raw food challenge for myself and others and I just so happened to have found this wonderful place. If you like you can check out my progress on www.healthytastic.com


Breakfast: I had a pink smoothie had contained brocolli, celery, strawberries and an orange. I also feasted on a veggie tray! :excited:

[MysticTree]

today I don't feel hugely turned on to my normal foods. I am not sure what i want to eat it's frustrating.

Yesterday I wanted olives but there are no raw ones in my neck of the woods at the moment. Maybe sprouted brown rice would help. I think it is dense foods I want but nuts are too dense.

I'm all of a tis-was

[Conscious Midwife]

:cheer:Just wanted to pop in th cheer you all on!:cheer:

I'm gearing up to get in on this thread sometime this summer. Save me a spot and some cherry tomatoes.

Enjoyed lots of watermelon, an organic spring mix salad with avocado, tomato and cucc. Some sweet baby carrots and a banana berry smoothie.
Upping the RAW Vegan intake daily until there is little room for anything else!:wuv

Keep up the awesome work peeps!:hug

[MysticTree]

After my tomato epiphany last night, I am up and at 'em bright and breezy this morning.

I ought to eat some kiwis today as they are going to spoil otherwise but I haven't a yen for them it has to be said.

[MysticTree]

breakfast: strawberries
lunch: toms, celery, rocket mizuna 2 types lettuce avo and dressing

seems very quiet on the forum today

[MysticTree]

three in a row?

Sorry if I am bugging the thread ...

Just ate a tomato salad and 3 dates. It's been a long day but I feel very relaxed and happy.

[queenkel]

Yo! I am going to pop in for the last week. I've been here on and off for a couple of years now. Drinking a green smoothie right now. Yee haw! Sorry, I'm excited to be raw again! My parents always do a big garden and this year instead of our own veggie garden we are all going to join our efforts and have a big family co-op! They get more sun than we do and they have a waaaaaaaay bigger property. PLUS, they have a green house! :excited: I didn't read the whole thread but I hope you are all doing fabulous! Let's have a RAWSOME summer!!

Kelsie

[MysticTree]

I just ended the day with the juice of one grapefruit and three small oranges - about half a pint in all.

Maybe a bit stimulating for the end of the day but I really fancied some juice and only my citrus juicer is working.

Downside will be having to clean my teeth because the taste in my mouth is so zingy and live.

[simplylivn]

I'm seeking transformation this upcoming month- will begin my 30 day challenge as of today May 25th, 2011.:woot::woot: !!!

[MysticTree]

hello simplylivin,

I hope you enjoy your 30 days as much as I am.

[MysticTree]

today would have been my father's 78th birthday so a little subdued but still raw :dance:

[Conscious Midwife]

I'm seeking transformation this upcoming month- will begin my 30 day challenge as of today May 25th, 2011.:woot::woot: !!!

GO FOR IT!:woohoo:

[MysticTree]

strawberries and two large green salads with avos and sprouts plus dressing.

May have a juice later.

[speltrong]

Hi all, just got back from London and I'm already missing it there! Though I was glad that we got out before the volcano canceled our flight (even if it did turn into a 14 hour flight because of rerouting). Had a great trip and stayed 100% raw the whole time. Raw Fairies delivered food to our hotel the first three days, and the last three days we fended for ourselves by shopping at whole foods (which also happens to have a raw restaurant inside of it!). So we did really well on that front. The not so good news is that our five star hotel had BEDBUGS! So poor hubby and I have bites all over, ugh.

Since being home I've been in a jetlagged daze. Have eaten out a couple of times at a raw restaurant, but I'm hoping tomorrow I'll get the dehydrator going and start with a more regular schedule of smoothie, salad, etc.

Hope everyone else has been doing well and sticking to it!

[Lady Green Jeans]

speltrong, Uhh--sorry to hear about the bites. Glad your trip was otherwise very good.

Cannot believe we are already wrapping up the month. Was pretty hungry today so seems like I ate a lot.

B--grapefruit juice
S--cantaloupe
L--collard wraps with hummus, cucumber, tomato and sprouts
S--nuts and raisins
D--Alissa's Papaya Papperdelle (substituted asparagas for the grean beans). Made half the recipe and is enough for two meals. Very good. Would make again.

Hope you all had a great raw day.

[Dagelinckx]

Back again after my trip to Japan, I kept it all raw for 5 month now and enjoy it more and more my energy levels are sky high.

B- green vegetable smoothie
L- large salad with fresh fruit juice and apples and a mango
D- will be a large salad again with fuit juice and some kiwi's

Summer is coming and sure we will look great, everybody take care.

[MysticTree]

strawberries for breakfast again ... I need to start thinking ahead to when the strawberry season is over as to what I will eat!

eta ... and I can't believe how quickly this month is going by. Day 27 for me already (I started a day early!). Blink and it will be Christmas!

[speltrong]

Dagelinckx: how were you able to stay 100% in Japan? My husband and I love visiting Tokyo, and we were just commenting to each other that it will be difficult to stay raw vegan there. I would love some of your tips, as we're hoping to visit again before the end of this year!

As for food today, not exactly sure what we're going to do. Had a banana for breakfast, and I think I might make some almond croutons to put on a caesar salad for lunch. We shall see...

[MysticTree]

Feeling full of beans still - metephorically - had rather a disappointing salad for supper something it it was too bitter; not sure what!

otherwise I have had strawberries, grapes, sweetcorn plus the aforementioned salad.

May have some dates later.

[Lady Green Jeans]

Yesterday's abundant eating was naturally offset my more meager hunger today.

B-grapefruit juice
L-thin pizza crust with tomato and pesto
D-collard wraps with hummus, avo, tomato, cucumber and sprouts. I started making these a little differently and enjoy them much more now. I used to not remove the rib running down the middle and just wrap the whole thing. Now I remove it and have two halves which I fill and roll. What a world of difference. A new addiction at my house. Too funny.

Hope you all had a great raw day.

[MysticTree]

strawberries for breakfast and brunch and sweetcorn for lunch so far ... will probably have some tomatoes at some point and some more strawberries.

I'm needing a lot less sleep at the moment it seems.

[MysticTree]

tomato lettuce onion avo with dressing.

Went for a walk (brisk) round the park with the dog first.

I'm so full of energy I have been pirouetting across my office today - I'm so glad I work where I do. They don't bat an eye-lid!

[Lady Green Jeans]

MysticTree, You sound like such a happy spirit. So glad you found the raw path to stay happy and healthy.

Doing a lot around the house today--my off work Friday.

Started the day with grapefruit juice and had a half a hothouse cucumber with hummus and just took a little break and enjoyed a banana.

Will have the last of the papaya papperdelle with sauce for supper later. If I get hungry before then, I have a half an avocado from yesteday that I can enjoy.

Hope you are all having a great raw day.

[MysticTree]

Thank you :)

I have found raw before but it's been an on-again-off-again affair ... it feels more permanent this time - ah the wisdom that comes with turning 40!!!

Day 29 for me now.

Had a lie in this morning as I woke at 1:30am having had enough sleep and could drop off again for ages.

Lots to do in the garden this weekend and some shopping (raw) to catch up on.

[Lady Green Jeans]

Bought my first watermelon of the season yesterday, which about half went for a batch of watermelon gazpacho (lunch for today). I had a bowlful of the chunks yesterday and just enjoyed another bowl of chunks this morning. I just love all the summer fruits but melons are hands down my favorites.

Will be making a banana carob smoothie shortly to hold me over. Am getting some help in getting the last, large items out of storage. That will be nice to have that monthly expense back in my budget for something else.

Today's projected raw fare:

B-watermelon, banana carob smoothie
L-will be watermelon tomato gazpacho
S-if I need the stamina will have a mango, pear, banana or apple
D-not sure but maybe something heavier since I have ballroom/swing dance tonight.

Hope you all have a great raw day ahead! Cannot believe how May went so very fast.

[speltrong]

Have had a rough few days after coming home from our trip, which I whined about in a different post. While I wasn't craving cooked food, I was really wishing for the convenience of being able to order food in, etc. I didn't give in though and stayed 100% raw, and now I'm back to feeling like myself again. Jet lag sucks, for the record. :-) Anyway, here's what I'm eating today:

B: banana
L: huge salad with baby lettuces, fresh corn from the cob, a few olives, and some pistachios.
D: probably an orange or maybe a peach. :-)

Hope everyone else is doing well... the month's almost over!!

[changeisgood]

Hi everyone - see alot of new people have joined in the fun and health !

I haven't posted in a while due to a family emergency health issue and was doing the juice fast before that. Also, I lost too much weight - couldn't get enough juice into me to sustain calories.
Made the decision to do as much juicing as I can and add some fruit and salad in between.

I had pineapple, orange and strawberry juice this AM.
An apple with tahini for lunch
Kombucha throughout the day
watermelon for dinner
snacking on some oat crackers

Tomorrow will probably follow the same, but for lunch will make a salad with guacamole and all the regular stuff in the salad

Tomorrow I will take the time to get to know the newbies and read what's been going on.
Andie

[speltrong]

Today's food was:

B: Banana
L: Banana & Pistachios
D: A huge green salad with baby greens, sweet bell pepper, raw vegan pesto parm and some vinegar

[MysticTree]

how mad is that? 30th May already!

I have a pineapple that needs eating today so that takes care of breakfast which I will have shortly.

I'm up early too even though today is a Bank Holiday here. Weather remains dull.

[meowimacat]

i am a bit late to the party for may 30 day challenge so i am going to be joining properly on 1st june! after starting raw in march i have been slipping a bit this month. this thread really helped keep me on track during my first month, so looking forward to joining you all for june! :woohoo:

[MysticTree]

Hi Zoe,

Are you anywhere near Bristol? It would be good to have a UK gang of RFT members but so often people don't say where they are so it's hard to tell.

I am looking forward to the June challenge. My bf is having trouble with my buoyant mood though; I'm too bouncy!

my 30 days is up ... I've reviewed it in brief in my blog. My next 30 days begins today :)

[Gab]

Are we doing June... huh? Huh? I haven't done a challenge before and am just dying to do one!!! Are we? Huh? Are we, are we.... Huh???? (I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas...lol) :woot::pp::situp::cheer:

[meowimacat]

i live about 2 hours from bristol, down in dorset! are there many decent places to eat out in bristol? it's a nightmare where i am, sooo hard to stick to raw or even vegan if we ever go out! would be great to have a meet up with some uk raw foodies!

[MysticTree]

i live about 2 hours from bristol, down in dorset! are there many decent places to eat out in bristol? it's a nightmare where i am, sooo hard to stick to raw or even vegan if we ever go out! would be great to have a meet up with some uk raw foodies!

Strangely Bristol is pretty rubbish but we do have a nice organic supermarket and there are probably raw places I haven't found yet.

We'll have to see if we can get something going :)

[speltrong]

Today's meals were:

B: Banana
L: Banana, raw pizza flavored cracker, and a few raw cilantro pepitas
D: A huge green salad with pea shoots, olives, and some more cilantro pepitas.

I can't believe May is almost over! It's 2 months raw for me now, and I'm definitely going for a third...

Hope everyone else is doing well!

[MysticTree]

I'm joining for June :)

May has been good. I feel heaps more alive.

[effortlessvegan]

I'm joining for June. May has been about 70% but I can tell the difference. I started a bit of acne and my energy level is down. I need to better prepare myself when I travel. I had a long 13 hour drive to visit my parents then 2 days there and another 13 hour drive back home. I lost it by drinking way too much caffeine to keep awake and snacked on junk. But I'm back on track this month. This forum and everyone here is a godsend. It really keeps me motivated. When I'm raw I feel really great.
Yesterday:
B: A green smoothie with lambsquarters from the fields, pineapple,banana,dates,rejuvelac,watercress,wheatg rass powder,maca powder,gotu kola powder
L: salad with boston lettuce, cabbage and a veggie wrap
D: spiraled noodles from 1/2 yam with a Vietnamese salty/sweet almond dressing, cubed watermelon

[MysticTree]

This evening I have made a wonderful tabbouleh with sprouted brown rice, handfuls of chopped mint, cucumber, tomato, red pepper and a little dressing.

I have served it on a bed of mixed green salad and topped it with a sliced avocado.

[speltrong]

Happy last day of the month, everyone! Today, I plan to have:

B: Banana and peach
L: Going out to lunch with a friend, so probably a green salad
D: Either another green salad, or maybe some raw sushi with carrots as the rice.

[meowimacat]

Started back on 100% today, feel MUCH better for it!!
Late breakfast: banana
Lunch: chopped rainbow salad with hummus dressing yum yum
Snack:banana with walnut and raisin brownie chunks
ANOTHER snack: some more rainbow salad
Dinner: carob ice cream with almon butter and chopped almonds. Yummy!
I have wanted to eat allllll day because everything is so tasty!
See you in June!

[LCat]

wow this is amazing, half a day in and have been so inspired by what everyone is eating. so far today...

spiralized zuchinni, red peppers, carrots
sauce: 1/4 avo, chopped carrots, cl garlic, pc red onion, pinch salt, 1/2 juice of lemon, 1/2 c nutritional yeast, 1/2 c spring water...whir in blender.

was in the mood for a meal for breakfast, normally would juice.