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Permalink Reply by Debbie on February 3, 2008 at 10:08pm

I agree with you...it can be tiresome at times to plan for 2 meals at dinner, and lunches on the weekends too. I too end up just having a smoothie, or salad greens, or any crackers or nuts I have on hand at the time...I'm trying to keep more prepared "raw" food around, so that I don't get bored when I'm tired of food prepping for the whole family. I find weekends the easiest time to plan raw meals for the week. Lately though, I just feel like juicing, and smoothies, and of course, feasting on nuts and fruits...:)

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Permalink Reply by Marsha on February 19, 2008 at 10:05am

It is so great to hear how other couples manage the one raw-one not situation. I feel very fortunate that my hubby is quite open to raw foods. He's not likely to go completely raw vegan anytime soon; however, we have agreed upon a happy medium. Breakfast is usually raw, lunch (our largest meal) is cooked (for him) and for dinner we always have a salad. For lunch, I just make something different for myself - usually a salad, or some nori rolls.

Hubby is not a huge meat eater either - likely because my meat-cooking abilities are practically non-existent! I put alot more creative food prep energy into my raw meals and, consequently, his cooked meals are not all that exciting. I'm not doing that to be mean or cruel, btw, it's just that the longer I focus on raw foods, the more I forget how to prepare the cooked!

As we both eat more raw, I've noticed that I'm losing more and more my taste for cooked. It just doesn't seem as tasty and my body feels unsatisfied. It feels more satisfied with a bowl of blended fruit than an entire cooked meal - yay! Hubby is finding that his taste buds are changing too (although I don't point that out to him, just observe it) and he isn't enjoying the cooked foods quite as much, but raves on about most of the raw meals we have.

I guess I can count my blessings that I have a hubby that's open to raw, but not all-raw. He's very accepting of the way I'm eating and, as he sees that my emotions are more balanced on raw, he's even more supportive! In fact, if I do partake in some cooked starch on occasion, he raises his eyebrows and says, "Are you sure you want that? I don't want you to go crazy or anything." It's our little joke and it helps keep me on track.

One thing I haven't figured out how to handle effectively is the fact that when I eat all-raw, I often don't want any dinner. Maybe a green smoothie, but that's it. Hubby still likes to have his salad and I find that even though I'm not truly hungry, I end up making a salad for me as it's hard for me to resist eating when I'm preparing his meal. And no, he's not really keen on making his own... :-)

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Permalink Reply by docsharp on April 2, 2008 at 7:31pm

Well in the beginning my husband was really trying to be raw with me and I told him that he should only do it if he felt he wanted to and not because I was. Right now he isn't as raw as I am but he tries to be as raw as possible. He now has his favorite raw desserts and raw foods and he actually tend to drink green smoothies. I think eventually he will come to crave raw foods as long as he keeps trying. What I normally do after making a raw food dish is ask him to try it and most times he love it so that is how I tend to slip some in.

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