My Wonderfully Raw Journey

Good luck with the Raw Journey. I found that the quicker I cut out the cooked, non vegan foods the easier it became.

Try soaked and sprouted buckwheat if you are craving cooked grains. I take a small amount and set it in a jar with netting over the top to soak over night.

You need to rinse these grains off every 6 hours or so and don't be alarmed to find they have clear slime. That is a natural part of their germination - like mustard.

In the morning rinse again and drain, setting the jar on an angle so any remaining water runs out and rinse every 6 hours and set to drain again.

I then give one last rinse and pop in a container in the fridge - the buckwheat will have tiny white points emerging from the grain. They are ready to eat :)

The whole process takes about 24 hours including the soaking and I find they are a very useful and delicious alternative to cooked rice etc.

Originally Posted by MysticTree

Good luck with the Raw Journey. I found that the quicker I cut out the cooked, non vegan foods the easier it became.

Try soaked and sprouted buckwheat if you are craving cooked grains. I take a small amount and set it in a jar with netting over the top to soak over night.

You need to rinse these grains off every 6 hours or so and don't be alarmed to find they have clear slime. That is a natural part of their germination - like mustard.

In the morning rinse again and drain, setting the jar on an angle so any remaining water runs out and rinse every 6 hours and set to drain again.

I then give one last rinse and pop in a container in the fridge - the buckwheat will have tiny white points emerging from the grain. They are ready to eat :)

The whole process takes about 24 hours including the soaking and I find they are a very useful and delicious alternative to cooked rice etc.

THANK YOU!!! Thanks for the tip about buckwheat i was thinking about doing the same thing with quinoa. Its just i know that we're going to a japanese steakhouse for my bday this week(my idea before deciding to go raw) so i figured this is my one last week to have cooked food but im going to only have it that day and every other day will be as close to raw. I guess this is my transitioning week lol.

at a pinch, you could have salad at the steakhouse . . . maybe?

Good luck! This is soooo doable. I am an all or nothing type gal so I cant transition like that, so I am jsut doing it full steam ahead...I envy you for being able to do that!! Let us know how it goes daily. would love to read about it.

Originally Posted by MysticTree

at a pinch, you could have salad at the steakhouse . . . maybe?

See i was thinking that but idk if they'll have salads but if they do then i'll prolly opt for that but i could hear my grandparents now complaining about "we come here for a salad!" So i feel i have to please them right now since it was my plan to go. They don't know i'm going raw but im sure they'll know soon as my mom has a big mouth lol

Originally Posted by Sarah_Raw

Good luck! This is soooo doable. I am an all or nothing type gal so I cant transition like that, so I am jsut doing it full steam ahead...I envy you for being able to do that!! Let us know how it goes daily. would love to read about it.

Thank you! I usually am a full speed ahead type of girl also but it's just because of that one day i know there's a set back. But i just posted a blog about me getting rid of 98% of my SAD food and i have organic guacamole,natural organic pb,organic salsa left over that i plan to finish off this week as i experiment with a few raw recipes. Chia seed cereal..FILLING But after this upcoming week i'll be 100% RAW BABY!! I'll definitely keep everyone updated!