hang in there sistar! i have gone through two minneapolis winters raw and it was definitely tough at times but things that helped me were eating heartier raw foods such as soaked and sprouted grains and legumes, and more fats like avos, olives and nuts, warming things in my dehydrator (or at super low temp in the oven), drinking lots of hot tea, and also adding lots of spice to my food...ginger, cayenne, garlic, peppers, curry, turmeric, they all work really well to heat you up inside...and all feel so much better than cooked food! good luck lady, you can do it!! XX
At 12:35pm on December 11, 2008, Apryl Electra said…
Last winter was my first raw winter and I slipped back into cooked veganism. Sooooo not worth it!
I had these cravings and ideas about what certain things would taste like. Nothing was as good as I thought. Everything let me down. This winter I am making a promise to myself that no cooked food will enter my body. I am worth more than that!
Please feel free to bug me with any struggles you may need support on. I've been there and back and would love to save others the grief!
Glad to be friends! Stay warm!!!
Hi Ann, are you opposed to making a raw soup and then warming it up?
That's a great tip if you want warm foods. Even if it goes a little above 120 F it doesn't really matter. I much rather see you eat that than stuff that doesn't make you feel good.
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I have never dried them myself, but in France and Italy you can buy them already dried (at what temperature I don't know). It was awhile since I ate them (before I went raw).
Lost is same insanely good storytelling, character development. I love how they spend time flashing back to show you the character's demons and how the island is bringing them to face what used to be a big thing for them. Plus, you never know what...
Make this, it is my new favorite thing.
SALAD
-head of green cabbage, shredded
-4-5 green onions/scallions, sliced (all of white part and most of green part)
-1 avocado, diced
-2 ears of corn with kernals shaved off (some corn is better to eat ra...
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do you have any pics of mason jar cozy's?
I had these cravings and ideas about what certain things would taste like. Nothing was as good as I thought. Everything let me down. This winter I am making a promise to myself that no cooked food will enter my body. I am worth more than that!
Please feel free to bug me with any struggles you may need support on. I've been there and back and would love to save others the grief!
Glad to be friends! Stay warm!!!
That's a great tip if you want warm foods. Even if it goes a little above 120 F it doesn't really matter. I much rather see you eat that than stuff that doesn't make you feel good.