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Are you getting enough calories? If you're not, you're setting yourself up for failure.
I am a woman and I need a minimum of 3,000 calories a day from raw foods, any less and I go into starvation mode which leads to bingeing. As a man (assuming because of your username), and depending on how active you are, you might need way more than that.
I get most of the those calories from carbohydrates (sweet fruits like RIPE spotty bananas, dates, mangoes) because this works the best. I use cronometer to track my calories. Don't try to get your calories from fat - your body needs carbs to function and feel full.
Also, what or whose guidance are you following? There are a lot of different "camps" in the raw food world...
OK :) Here is the link where you can get the menu planner, where you can find nut and seed yogurt recipe and lots of tasty recipes with it: https://payhip.com/b/GPA5 it's by donation, the minimum donation is 5 euros. But if somebody feel that it's too high, please let me know. Although for over the 100 recipes and nice menu system, I think it's quite a low price already :) What do you think?
Also, here is the link to my old version of cheese recipe for free :) http://simplyvibrantlife.com/almond-cheese/
And if you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
Enjoy your day! :)
Whether raw or cooked, make sure half your plate is leafy greens and the other half fruit or starchy vegetables. Aim between 2000 and 2500 kilocalories per day depending on your body weight and size, or just eat till you are full.
use https://cronometer.com/ to track your caloric intake for a week or a month if you must and then you will get an idea of how much you are eating.
I don't have any particular supplement recommendations for you. However if you're so inclined you might benefit by tracking your caloric intake; I use cronometer.com but there are several others.
There are also several vegan athlete/bodybuilder sites out there where you might be able to get some good supplement advice.
Didn't think about iodine so I'll look into that and vitamin D/algae oil, thanks. I agree that the spinach isn't the ideal amount of veggies, but it's pretty expensive ($12/week, organic), and I get really awesome bowel movements from it so hopefully it'll be enough for now. I might add in some more veggies that aren't too expensive. Now that I think about it I'm probably gonna add this vegan multi from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Deva-Vegan-Vitamins-Multivitamin-Supplement/dp/B001GAOHVG
I just put all of this into cronometer which leaves you at just under 2000 calories a day. This is not sufficient at all. Please eat more, especially if you are working out. I am the same height as you and would be hungry all day if this all I was eating. Why stop at 6 dates? I usually throw 10-15 into a smoothie lol.
>How so? Raw vegan is vegan minus cooking, isn't it? We could eat nearly the same diet, I just might cook my veggies. Two-thirds of my diet is raw, so I believe it does have benefits, I just don't think that sacrificing the one hot meal a day I enjoy will add that much to my life.
I don't know if eating all raw has benefits or not. Proponents claim it does, so I wanted to try it for myself.
I was a vegetarian for many years and have been vegan before. In my view trying to be fully raw is very very different. Here are some common vegan consumables that you have to avoid if you want to try going raw: beans, tofu, hummus, bread, peanut butter, roasted nuts, seitan, potatoes and squash (unless you eat them raw of course). Most vegans I know get quite a few calories from one or several of these foods daily. *Edit: I forgot all pasta and grains (unless sprouted rather than cooked) also.
If you haven't tried cronometer.com you might like it; it calculates all of your micronutrients automatically and you can click on any food you've entered to see its profile.
ive been eating raw almost 4 years now. that's not including my lunch,breakfast, dinner or snacks.
freaking fruitflies get out of control when I buy bananas in boxes. It's no prob cause the grocery store always buys like 60% more bananas they need to make the shelves look good so there's ALWAYS super-ripe bananas on clearance lol... its sad really I can't eat them all and I know theyre just going in the fucking trash lol
I'm getting almost a kilo of dates for 5 bux canadian. :D I think that's a good deal, hope so cause I eat them like theyre going out of style.
guess i'll just eat more bananas!
i like oranges, but for some reason I can never bring myself to eat them..idk why lol
http://www.amazon.ca/Proctor-Silex-66331-Lemonade-Citrus/dp/B008BBCZ3K?SubscriptionId=AKIAJM4NKIQGABP2PIRA&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B008BBCZ3K&tag=thesweeth-20&ascsubtag=SH3489 think something like this is worth getting?
sure that works, although my favorite citrus juicer is this: http://www.amazon.ca/Tribest-CitriStar-CS-1000-Citrus-Juicer/dp/B001DZ6TH4/ref=sr_1_5?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1445390056&sr=1-5&keywords=citrus+juicer
seems like you've been doing this for awhile, and if you feel good, then it must be working for you! I personally love having more different fruits, especially the ones that are high in water and carbs…
Not only do I have a credible source, but I dragged the book off the shelf to get the numbers right. It's p. 59 from Sprouts for the Love of Everybody by Viktoras Kulvinskas. And I looked in the back at the end notes and some of Victoras' information comes from "Effect of Germination on Vitamin B12 Values of Pulses" by K. Rohatgi M. Banerjee and S. Banerjee Journal of Nutrition #56 pp403=408.
Or just search amazon for "ninja blender"
There are 2 models $40 and $60. They are the same, one with slightly more powerful motor and one additional cup.
I just started raw myself a few months ago. There are two basic routes you can pursue: high fat or low fat. If you go high fat, you'll eat a lot of raw nuts and avocados, plus fruits and veggies. If you go low fat, you'll eat a LOT of fruit. Bananas are the cheapest.
Whichever route you choose, you may find benefit in using a site/app to track your macronutrient calories; I use cronometer.com but there are many others. It is really easy to under-eat when you're going raw, especially the high-carb route.
I'm on high carb, aiming for 2000-2800 calories a day. It's been quite a struggle to get even 2000 most days; I often am around 1600. The macronutrient ratio I'm aiming for is 80/10/10 (carb, fat, protein).
An average day's consumption might be:
Breakfast: a liter of fresh-squeezed orange juice, then a banana or two after. (A lot of raw fooders are into food combining, which mostly means only eat fruit on an empty stomach, and don't eat anything else until the fruit has transited out of your stomach - 15-30 mins is what I aim for).
Lunch: smoothie with 5 bananas + 100g of greens
Dinner: As much fruit as I can eat (usually about 300g) of whatever I have available (grapes, melons, mangos, nectarines), followed by half an avocado, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives (not sure if these are raw?), salad, then some cashews or pistachios to inch my calories up if necessary.
Many high carb raw people say you need more like 3000+ calories. I am working my way toward trying that but I've found it difficult. They say at the beginning it's best to let yourself move gradually toward that as the volume of fruit you need to eat is huge. Cooked and high fat foods are much more calorically dense.
I don't own a spiralizer yet but I considered the same one shown in the post. Then I happened upon the handheld one : )
This is what I have and I'd recommend it hands down. This exact item is made in China and sold under different names by different companies. Here is the same item for a few dollars cheaper.
I ordered these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001PB801Y/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I don't have a lot of experience with dates, but they were delicious. I didn't eat them fast enough and fear they are starting to go bad. I have kept them in the refrigerator and ate about 6 a day(I am trying to lose weight, so I can't binge out on them). I am currently drying the remaining ones in hope that it preserves them a little longer.
I know! My running has improved. I went on a fast paced 5k the other day and PRed. I just keep getting stronger, faster, and recovery is an hourly thing rather than a daily thing. Good work to you my friend!
I love my spiral slicer, comes with three blades http://www.amazon.com/World-Cuisine-A4982799-Tri-Blade-Vegetable/dp/B0007Y9WHQ/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1334259651&sr=1-2-catcorr
Here is the video on how to use it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WFHqKTI9Lo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Depending on how much time you have, you can do anything from make guacamole as an appetizer, a salad, prepare spaghetti squash (a plus since it's in season), or a raw soup. I recommend gliving.com or Everyday Raw Express for ideas when you're in a pinch.
There are quite a lot of dehydrator recipes in Evie's Kitchen by Shazie. Also surf up Aradhana Kaur, she has a website and blog - she has some ace dehydrator recipes.
I'm fairly new to Reddit so I just found this post. I hope I'm not too late! I love the book RAWvolution by Matt Amsden. The pictures are beautiful and the recipes are absolutely amazing. I've not yet made something I haven't liked.
I have lots of other uncook books that I can recommend but they don't have any pictures.
Hope that helped!
Raw Food Made Easy For 1 or 2 People by Jennifer Cornbleet is what I usually recommend to beginners. It does not require exotic ingredients, nor super fancy kitchen equipment. As the title suggests, the recipes are tailored for one or two people, so you are not wasting food if you are don't need enough food for 4 servings (as many other cookbooks are designed)