OK,

As most of you who pay attention know, I've been a mostly RAW vegan since December 15th, and though I will occasionally break it from time to time, I would still place myself at 90-95% RAW.

The benefits have been tremendous from my point of view (39 pounds since December), and my eczema is subsiding just a wee bit.

Anyways, some of you (ahem Mach), asked for me to post some recipes so here goes:



I'm going to present two great RAW Recipes (one is an entree, and the other is a smoothie).




RAW-fried Burrito

* 1 cup sunflower seeds (RAW--some grocery stores now carry RAW sunflower seeds. If not, all natural food stores will). Grind the sunflower seeds in a coffee grinder. (you can also sprout the sunflower seends in a jar 18 hours prior to doing this)

* Half a bunch of cilantro (fresh) (or to taste)

* 1 small clove garlic

* Half a red bell pepper

* 1/4 to 1/2 of a fresh jalepeno pepper

* 1/2 of a yellow onion

* tablespoon of olive oil

* teaspon of Namu Shoyu (raw fermented soy sauce / you can use regular if you just can't find Namu Shoyu).

* Flesh from half an avacado

* Juice from half a lime

* Tablespoon 'Mexican' seasoning (found in most spice isles--natural food stores have them for sure)

* Romaine Lettuce leaves

* Tomatoe

In a food processor combine all of the ingredients except tomato and lettuce into a food processor. It should reach the consistency of a thick paste.

Chop tomatoes up into tiny pieces.

Spread the mixture onto lettuce leaves, add chopped tomatoes, fold the leaves, and enjoy. Trust me, it's delicious.



Banana Chai Smoothie (RAW, less than 300 calories, and filled with nutrients)

* 2 frozen bananas, thinly sliced (you can actually use one banana and a couple of chunks of pineapple for a variation).

* a few thin slices of fresh ginger

* a teaspoon of cinnamon

* a pinch of ground cloves

* a pinch (or to taste) of nutmeg

* tablespoon of honey or Agave Nector (optional)

* about a half cup to a cup of water depending on how thick you like your smoothie (if you like it more 'milky' you can use freshly made almond milk, or cheat and add a scoop of soy protein).

Blend ingredients in a smoothie machine or blender, and enjoy.




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those sound delicious

39lbs you say?

Is this some Ron Paul thing?

YUM! I think I'm gonna try that burrito.

sammij said:

yeah. It hasn't been all that hard either. It just sort of happens when you go RAW/Vegan.

And like I said, it isn't like I *don't* cheat.


But I will warn you, I work out ALOT. I always have. But the diet has definately speed up the weight loss.

I'm down to a snug/almost-loose 34" waste from a tight 36.

I should be at 32 inches in a months' time. I'm not sure I want to go thinner than that though--I have no desire to be a "thin" man, but definately want to get back to "fit".

But its not just the weight loss. It's the skin tone, the energy--all of it. It's really great.

That RAW-fried Burrito does sound delicious

Imago said:

well our goals are very similar, and ive been thinking about it
but i think i like meat too much, and i can't give up my jamaican food

but since ive changed my eating habits i've lost around 6 lbs.. i just need school to end to start up at the gym again

but this does sound like something worth trying...

Salad with RAW homemade Raspberry Vinnegrette


SALAD Ingrediants

* White or baby portebella mushrooms (amount is up to you)

* Romaine Lettuce (or your preference)

* A handful of your favorite nuts. I like anything british right now. Walnuts actually go great with the vinegrette

* Dried cranberries (optional)

* a small handful of sunflower seeds

* A few slices of your favorite fruit (I like Apple cause it goes great with wallnuts)

* One tomattoe sliced up

* half a yellow or red onion sliced very thinly

For the Dressing :

* handful of Raspberries (strawberries actually make a good substitute)

* 1/4 cup of Olive Oil

* 1/4 cup of Rice win vinegar or Apple Cider Vinegar (natural food stores sell the RAW version of these)

* a teaspoon of sea salt

* Half a yellow onion

* a small garlic clove (optional)

* Tablespoon Honey or Agave Nector (optional)

* Juice from half a lemon

For the salad, just throw all the ingrediants into a large bowl.

For the dressing, place ingrediants in a blender and mix. Pour that into the salad bowl, toss, and enjoy.

sammij said:

I started out eating Raw only on weekends. Even that helped.

Then I went to RAW randomly. I'd eat raw for maybe 2 days, then regular for a day. then finally I just went mostly RAW.

But really--there are no rules. You just do whatever fits your lifestyle. It never hurts to increase your raw fruit/veggie intake no matter what your lifestyle.

Imago said:

i'm half-convinced that eating vegetarian (and occasionally vegan, if i try really hard ) every other day here at school since last september is why i've continued losing weight, even though generally my eating habits aren't that stellar.

and i want that salad. like, now.

evenstar said:

Oh Laurel please.

Your FOINE no matter what weight.

It's your soul and personality you need to work on love.

I say this cause I love you

Imago said:

i like my dark wretched soul, thanks very much

You can also make a great Orange/Ginger dressing too....



Ingrediants

* 3 or 4 thin slices of ginger (or to taste)

* Juice from a lemon

* a small orange, peeled

* teaspoon sea salt

* teaspoon Namu Shoyu (RAW soy sauce. You can use regular if you can't find it)

* half a yellow onion

* Tablespoon honey or Agave Nectar

Place in a blender, and blend.

Goes great with any salad that you throw together.

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onenitealone said:

I didn't catch that

Imago said:

Read your Orgnote.

Imago said:

it's def worth a try
i think those burritos will work lovely as a small but healthy lunch
i need to go grocery shopping

onenitealone said:

I always do

sammij said:

The really cool thing about increasing your RAW intake is you always end up feeling better. And that's worth ALOT in my book.

Everybody give it up for Mach's response to this thread


It's been stellar so far

Imago said:

i would imagine so
i started my change in eating habits back on january 1st, and i've been keeping it up and i definitely feel a lot better about everything in general since
i even bought a dress... i. don't. do. dresses.
but i think i'm ready for a whole bunch of change this year..

Dan can you just come here and be my own special chef??

MoniGram said:

What method of payment do you offer for my services?

sammij said:

2008 has been amazing, Sammy!

It's all a matter of motivation and perspective!

Imago said:

you're absolutely right!
i haven't been so motivated in years

Imago said:

That sounds good. I love to add nuts, seeds and dried berries to my salads.

Imago said:

Imago said:

I was busy
home alone with my man 1st time in well - months
Teens are home now

GREAT thread

I found this

Gingalope smoothie
1. Take a cantaloupe peel and de-seed.
2. Cut into pieces, about 1"-2". cut a small piece of fresh ginger root, about 1" by 1" add these into a blender or food processor and blend.


I have lost about 10 lbs since Jan just by eating way more fruits and veggies but I want to bump that up a notch

Mach said:

If you can do RAW 3 or 4 days a week you'll be amazed.

Seriously, go to amazon and buy a copy of Matt Amdsend's recipe book "RAWvolution".
His nutloaf recipe is amazing. The hamburger (nutloaf burger) he makes is absoltely delicious.

And the deserts are great.

and being living and raw, they are all good for you.