It’s summertime and for most of North America that means enjoying longer days in the warm sunshine and shopping at the farmer’s market. I love the Summer, but I miss the variety of greens that I enjoy in the Fall, Winter and Spring. In San Antonio it is way too hot in the summer to [...]
Tags: greens, High Raw, obsticles on raw diet, Raw food diet, Raw Foods, wild edibles
A few weeks ago I tried durian for the first time. Durian, also known as “the king of fruits”, grows in tropical climates and is native to Indonesia and Malaysia. Some say it smells like stinky gym socks, rotten eggs and sulfur. Although it has a reputation for being stinky, it’s also known for being [...]
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I was lucky enough to win two bags of Brad’s Raw Chips recently from Philip McCluskey of LovingRaw. Winning a prize is always fun but winning a delicious raw prize is even better. If you have not visited Brad’s site yet I highly recommend it. He has a video where he makes an amazing salad, [...]
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I do my best to stay as raw as possible, but this past Easter weekend I had some stumbling blocks. I knew last Saturday was going to be busy. We had my son’s soccer game in the morning followed by Easter brunch and an egg hunt, then a birthday party in the late afternoon and [...]
Tags: Cravings, High Raw, obsticles on raw diet, Raw food diet, Raw Foods, Staying raw
Photo by myyogaonline Two days ago I had no motivation, and I couldn’t figure out why. In a casual conversation with my husband I realized that it had been weeks since I last exercised. The cold weather had caused me to skip my morning walks that I once loved. My winter hibernation needed to come [...]
Tags: excersise, High Raw, motivation, Raw food diet, Raw Foods, yoga
Photo by Vicki’s Nature Thanksgiving turned out so much better than I thought. I had so much fun spending time and sharing meals with family and friends. My husband did all the cooking and I did all the uncooking. Best of all nobody noticed that I didn’t eat turkey or stuffing, it was great. The [...]
Tags: High Raw, Raw food diet, Raw Foods, Thanksgiving
I feel like hell today! Yesterday I felt so great all day, I was so happy and I ate my usual raw meals all day. Then in the evening my son told me that he wanted pizza for dinner. We went to his favorite pizza place and got take out. It smelled and looked so [...]
Tags: Cravings, dairy, High Raw, obsticles on raw diet, Raw food diet, Raw Foods
Well I haven’t posted in a while, I’ve been trying to process all that I went through with the juice feast. I had a lot of trouble drinking the recommended 16 cups of juice. I had my ups and downs some days I wanted to quit and others I enjoyed the process. It was difficult [...]
Tags: Detox, Difficulties Juicing, High Raw, Juice Fast, Juice Feast, Juicing, Raw food diet, Raw Foods
Well today I’m feeling some detox symptoms. I’m nauseous , my skin is breaking out and I have a rash. I’m feeling pretty cranky! Plus my new juicer is really taking a long time to get here. My old one is starting to overheat, it’s driving me crazy. I really need my new one hopefully [...]
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Cooking dinner for my family on the weeknights is NOT my favorite activity. I never know what to make. I always feel like I recycle the same recipes week after week and nobody likes my food. How did this happen to me? There was a time when I loved making dinner. I was once a [...]
Tags: Cooked Foods, High Raw, Making Dinner, Raw food diet, Raw Foods, Transitioning to raw diet