ok- people who have tried to go all raw....

do you feel hungry all the time and like you have to spend one million dollars on food? every time i try to eat all raw i am starving all the time unless i eat tons of nuts/spend tons of money (bc i need lots of food)

With that said--what's your favorite raw recipe?

Pecan pie from the "Living on Raw Food".....it's really good and easy to make.

i like cooked beans over sprouted ones (yuck in my book).

sing it sistah.

With that said--what's your favorite raw recipe?

i eat fruit and salads when i do raw, basically. the only things i really make are smoothies, a raw tahini dressing, and a 'cheesy' dip kind of thing with pine nuts.

Best of luck to you on your raw journey! I was raw for 6 months and must say it takes a lot will-power. I used to make these delicious curried nori crackers, I'll see if I can find and post up the recipe.

what made you stop?
i was 100% raw for about 2 weeks in the fall and cookies made me stop.
yeah, i need some of that will-power.... or money (as stated in above post, raw was $$ for me)

Pretty much the cost of it. I was 100% raw for the 6 months and my ex was not. So that made it a lot more expensive and more complicated. When I get more financially situated I'll definitely go back to being raw or close to 100% again. I felt AMAZING. I still eat as much raw fruit and veggies (lots o' salads, but with beans usually now) as possible. The only thing that was hard to give up (for me) was bread. I love eating pita bread and kalamata olive breads with my meals, and raw breads/crackers usually just didn't do it. Though whole foods sold some pretty decent Essene breat (but again crazy expensive)

what makes me sad is how disgusting sprouted garbanzos are; therefore, raw hummus is disgusting. bread is just a vessel for goodies like hummus and pb imo, and neither of those have very delicious raw versions. though, i can easily give those up anyway, it was the cookies that did me in.

i do like raw ice cream, though :hotforyou:

I made some pretty good raw "hummus" out of zucchini. I also had a recipe for these really really really chocolately goodnessed cookies made out of hemp seeds, some nuts, and raw cocoa/carob. Whole foods also sells these raw brownies sold by a raw/organic place in south florida that are AMAZING (as well as a raw carrot cake), but they were like $9.00 for a SINGLE brownie.

i like HH's method of talking. i'll add to anything she says if i can think of anything.

Raw milk--are there any store brands out there or do I have to make my own? Any super simple recipes for nut milk?

HH is right about raw milks - i doubt you could buy them unless someplace made them fresh. but they are mega easy to make youself and take no time. nuts and seeds - soak overnight and then blend. you can strain them or leave the pulp in for more fiber (DR likes this). you can use the pulp to make things (mix it with other stuff to make cookies/bread like things) you can also make banana milk or add banana to some nuts.

several books i have suggest adding a little sea salt. you can also add a date or two to sweeten it up if you like.

I don't have a dehydrator and 150 is the lowest setting on my oven--how can I dry/toast oats, etc. and still have them be raw?

what kind of oven do you have? if its gas, you can put stuff in the oven, close the door, and let it dry since the gas light will put the oven around 100 on its own. if you have electric, i might forgo it since its a waste of $$$. it works pretty well. i used to do it before i got my dehydrator.

i should eat more raw stuff. speaking of raw stuff, cap, did you get your box of goodies?

Almond Milk! Just get the unsweetened kind :)

i have just soaked quinoa overnight before and it has sprouted. very good.

also, store bought almond milk isn't raw, unfortunately, it's all been pasteurized.

hemp milk is good, but i still don't know of any store bought raw brands. you gotta make it yourself as far as i know.