My Raw Living Foods Challenge Journal: The Raw Runner

[RunningGirl]

Some LurV3Ly HUGE Steak Tom's: I only ever seem to have hugely intense cravings for toms, & they never last:

A site for why we have craving's for particular things: http://www.naturopathyworks.com/pages/cravings.php could be anything from: Magnesium to Carbon to NaCI (salt) because I have them now with Apple Cider Vinegar to Tyrosine...

Just sharing some that I bought a couple of weeks back:

[Harls]

I don't even like tomatoes, and those look delicious.

[RunningGirl]

This is someone that I wanted to share with you, that lost weight from switching to SAD to a Raw Vegan Lifestyle with Exercise. I've asked for his permission to share this photo & his information about how he did it, can be found here: www.yeowzers.com

[Kara]

Wow that's impressive. He looks good.

Have you ever made gazpacho, C? It's my favorite summer soup and is sooooo good with fresh summer tomatoes. A really good, easy recipe is on Pioneer Woman's blog:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/06/gazpacho/

Sooooo yummy.

[RunningGirl]

Originally Posted by Kara

Wow that's impressive. He looks good.

Have you ever made gazpacho, C? It's my favorite summer soup and is sooooo good with fresh summer tomatoes. A really good, easy recipe is on Pioneer Woman's blog:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/06/gazpacho/

Sooooo yummy.

No I haven't but that looks simply delicious!! I keep seeing Gazpacho, & now I have a simple fun recipe to try! Thanks Kara! Especially if I added some dehydrated crackers later on when I actually own a dehydrator. With some raw sour cream or raw cheeses, somethin somethin...What a great meal that would be!

[RunningGirl]

Sooo you think you have to give up your foods that you love on SAD??, think again, here is a collection, I tried to not use as many, but I couldn't help myself!

If there is something that you love & would like me to see if I have, lemme know! OW OW!! I should add, that these are ALL RAW VEGAN Dishes, non are Cooked or processed or steamed, they may be dehydrated anywhere from 108-118, anywhere from 6 hours to 72 hours.

When the title is in quotation it means that it is the recreation of what the cooked variation would be, some ppl call it Much Better than Brownies, or Not Brownie, Brownies...ect. I am going to try to do my best in remembering what each item is, as I only copied & pasted because they inspired me, I have a couple thousand raw food dishes, & I tried to shorten them.

ENJOY!

Chocolate Cupcakes, Nacho Platter, Sandwiches, *Sushie Rolls*, Granola Banana & *Milk*, Banana Split, Ice Cream Cake

*fettucini alfredo*, *Bagels with Jam & Nut Butter, Peach Cobbler, *Doughnuts*, Eggless *Quiche*, *Snickers Bar*, *Fudge*, *Beef Stroganoff*, *Chocolate Truffle*

*Reversed Peanut Butter Cup*, might be like a stuffed Quiche (a lot of Raw foodies are against Soy as it causes cancer & a bunch of others, ect so a stuffed somethin, *Lemon Tart*, *Chocolate PB Cup*, *Chocolate Shake*, *Spicy Thai Noodles*, *Lemon Poppy Seed Cake*, *Corn Bread*

*Jamaican Beef Patty*, *Pecan Pie or Bar*, *Pizza*, *Oatmeal (sprouted buckwheat) with Nut Milk*, *Pringles*, *Meat Load with Mashed Potatoes*, *Poppy Seed Lemon Cake*

[RunningGirl]

*Chocolate*, *Chocolate Swiss Rolls*, Nut *Cheeses*, *Perogies*, *Lasagna*, *Hamburger*, *Meatball* & Sauce Sandwich*

I LOVE this dish it is AMAZING because it looks cooked!!: *Rice*(cauliflower) with *Meatballs* with *Stirfried* Veggies & *sauces*, *Fish & Chips with Dips*, *Soups/Stews with *Crackers*, *shepherds pie*

*Chocolate Fudge Cookies*, *Pancakes with Syrup* & Fruit, *Wraps*, There are some really AMAZING CHEfS in the Raw Vegan Food World: this *Pizza* is one that a gal created in a competition against other Chefs that were creating Cooked Pizza's, *Fettucini/Pasta with Meat Sauce*,*Lemon Meringue Pie, Veggie *Ravioli*

*Oatmeal Chocolate Chip with Nut Milk*, *Cream of Avocado Soup with Sour Cream*, *French Vanilla Shaped Ice Cream with Fudge Sauce*, *Grilled Salmon with Fettucini Alfredo with unknown*, *Mashed Potatoes*, *Chili*, *Berrie Ice Cream Smoothie*,

*Grilled Cheese Sandwich*, Nut *Cheese with Crackers*, *Chocolate Mousse Cake*, *Pumpkin Pie*, *Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing*, *Pasta's & Fettucini Alfredo*, *Ring Bread*, *Creamy Noodle Soup*, *Chocolate Truffle Balls*

Looks like *French Vanilla Oreo Ice Cream*, *Apple Crumble Pie with Ice Cream*, *Hamburger* with veggies as *bun*, Granola *Oatmeal with Nut Milk Cereal*, *Chili*, *Turtles Chocolates*, *Chocolate Ice Cream with Chocolate Sauce*, *Mashed Potatoe with Gravy*, *Snickers Bar*

[RunningGirl]

*Perogies with Sauce*, *Salmon Pate with Mashed Potatoes with maybe an avocado sauce*, Stuffed *Sandwiches*, *Spaghetti with Meatballs & Sauce*, *Cannelloni, *Perogies*, Stuffed Peppers with *Meat*,

*Waffles with Syrup with Orange Sorbet*, Fruit *Crepes*, This Next Pizza is by a Raw Vegan Chef which dedicates his work to recreating SAD meals that Look & Taste exactly or better than the cooked Version *Pizza*, *Cinnamon Buns*

*Ravioli with Ricotta Cheese*, Sweet Potato *Chips*, *Sushi Rolls*, *Gnocchi with Sauce*, *Ding Dongs*, *Meatballs with Cheese*, *Doughnuts*

*Hamburger*, *Chocolate Swiss Rolls*, *Chicken Fingers with Sauce*, Had to show you those *Cinnamon Buns with Cream Cheese Icing*, *Meaty Corn Wraps*, *Chocolate Crepes*, *BBQ Hamburgers with Sauce*

[RunningGirl]

PROTEINS FOR BUILDING MUSCLE FOR the Athlete: *my list will always be growing, first Set for the Vegan: this is from my own notes, so there is some stuff you can disregard.

-Black Olives without added salt, ect
-Spirulina
-Hemp Seeds
-Macadamia Nuts
-Pumpkin Seeds
-Flax,
-Goji Berries
-**Almonds (unpaturized) (not as high in fat, higher in protein) $10
--Walnuts (high in fat not very high in protein)
-Pecans (high in fat not very high in protein)
-**Cashew (hand shucked) (not as high in fat, higher in protein, especially 1/4 cup)
-Hazelnuts (not too high in fat, not very high in protein)
-Pine Nuts (High in Fat, high in cals, not very high in protein)
-Bee Pollen
-Quinoa
- Kelp Noodles/Sea Spaghetti/Dulse (red edible seaweed) (algae)
, Camu Camu
-SUPPLEMENTS for Protein & Building Muscle:
-Vega Protein Powder by Brendan Brazer (hemp, pea sprouts, brown rice, flax)
-Berry Complex
-Maca hormone Balancer
-All RDI vitamins & minerals per serving
-Toco Trenials
-Raw Protein Powder by Natures First law
-Spirulina (70% more protein than any other living thing in existence)
-More GREEN smoothies!! Loads more greens
-Manitoba Harvest Raw Hemp Protein Powder (it has a more complete amino acid profile than most bodybuilder whey proteins
-chlorella (super detoxing)
-Nutiva Hemp (protein powder)
-Nutribiotic (brown rice protein) not high cost
-Sunwarrior (is raw brown rice protein) not high cost
-Coconut Oil I also add in coconut oil--far easier to digest as it's a medium chain fatty acid as opposed to other plant fats. (i have to have coconut every day!) with banana added that is a few hundred more calories to your day.
-Herbal Strategy or Herbal Elixir ( http://wildalchemist.blogspot.com/20...ng-elixir.html
-Thrive by Brendan Brazier, he focuses on a vegan (high-raw) food diet for endurance athletes.
-Raw Energy Bites (my version of shot bloks) http://organicclimber.com/?p=884
Raw Energy Bars: http://organicclimber.com/?p=516

Raw Paleo that I am sort of dabbling in, in this Raw Food World:

-Raw Cow Fat Milk
aged raw unsalted jack cheese
-roquefort (cheese)
-Unsalted Monterey jack (aged for a month) Amos millers organic farm in Pennsylvania(amish people) fed on 100% grass/hay http://www.oneradionetwork.com/healt..._and_nutrition...

-I drink water+no-sugar Emergen-C in place of sports drinks. I'm going to get an electrolyte-only mix soon, I hope.
-Sprouted tahini & fresh dates
Chris McDougall (author of Born to Run)
http://www.eatwild.com/products/canada.html
realmilk.com I at least THINK my raw milk is raw! It's not pasteurized or homogenized and supposedly came right out of the grass-fed cow.
Mt. Capra Caprotein goat's milk protein (discounted from Vitacost.com)

[RunningGirl]

The reason you may notice things such as *Mashed Potatoes* or *rice balls*, most Raw Vegans, don't have potatoes because of their high starch content & I have an idea that Raw Mashed taters aren't too appealing. or Rice because they're harder to digest, & although they can be soaked to make softer, they just don't go there. That is where the Cauliflower comes in handy.

I will be experimenting however with brown/wild/savoury rice's to grind. I may give a try to Raw Mashed Potatoes gotta live on the edge once & awhile.

[RunningGirl]

I am doing well. I am just pretty much done with journal forum life. Because I am feeling better & building support IRL.

If you turn to Raw, just remember to listen to your own body!!

I might add something here once in a bit, but I believe I've given a pretty good outline of what Raw may mean.

As well as I am branching out from Raw Vegan, as I am sure ppl can notice (raw animal product). I am building some good muscle!


SAD: Calories in vs Calories Out

Raw Vegan: 3000-6000 cals/day if working out. I get most of my cals from sprouts. Garbanzos, lentils, quinoa, ground wild rice

Good Luck & Take Care!

[Heero]

That's great that you're finally able to move on past the Internet. It's also great that you're feeling much better and receiving the support in your real life!

You left behind a great legacy with this journal and I'm sure it's going to benefit many people as they decide to delve into a healthier way of life.

Way to go on the muscle building! You should be able to add some decent mass with that amount of calories.

Take care of yourself and I wish you the best of luck in your future.

[RunningGirl]

I bought a Omega 1000 Juicer about 2 1/2 months ago, & it's totally Kickarse!!

It sells for $250-$300 new (I believe that is Canadian) BUT!!!!

I bought it for $25.oo off of Craigslist & it works great!

I have made Orange Juice, which I find tastes very thick, not just because it foams, it could have been the oranges I was using, & oddly I always LOVED that Tropicana Extra Pulp O.J. but this thickness just isn't the same, so I water it down to thin it out a bit.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOVE LOVE Juiced Ripe Red Grapefruits!! Drinking it tastes almost like a soft serving of creamy ice cream! It's out of this World!!

Before when I used my blender to juice carrots, the pulp was still very full of juice, & I was bummed about not being able to use it in a raw carrot cake/muffin recipe. BUT now, it's dry as a bone!!

Also I LOVE juicing apple's with ginger & nutmeg, it's great no matter how I juice them, BUT I'd prefer to juice it with the Blender IF I want Apple Sauce.


Oh I forgot to add, I am spending the same amount as I was last year with what I now call, *Healthy Cooked*, $400.oo is my basic amount, & I don't HAVE to spend it every month. When I was trying to eat intuitively I ended up spending WAAY TOO MUCH money for my budget. I eat my basic's, change them up every once in awhile & when I do have cravings for what I can only narrow down to right now (example: calcium) I buy Broccoli, ect, so I have a little extra now & than to spend. I have also decided not to be afraid of spending money on my health: I.E. Food & My Tools for the kitchen, & any healing herbs, or powders. It keeps the excitement up too.

[Margaret]

Originally Posted by RunningGirl

I bought a Omega 1000 Juicer about 2 1/2 months ago, & it's totally Kickarse!!

LOL - it is good to see that they are naming kickarse juicers after me!!!!

[Cord the Seeker]

Good to see you around again, Ceraphina!

How have things been going for you?

I don't drink juice as a rule (prefer my fruits and vegetables whole when possible), but that machine looks pretty skookum!

Not being afraid of spending money on your health - very wise.
Hard to think of something more important to spend money on, actually.