Hi there fellow Raw Food Enthusiasts,
Marie here, finally getting going, after signing up over the weekend. My husband just got back from a business trip and together we figured out how to pull the photos off my cell phone : – )
I have been enjoying the Living Food lifestyle since January this year. I took the Detox program with Natasha and Mark and just continued from there. After the initial detox shock we all have to endure, I’m amazed to say that I have not had any trouble with cravings for cooked food. There is so much variety and taste sensations with the raw food that you just don’t miss the cooked stuff. The only thing I may miss is the convenience of just being able to quickly grab something (that I didn’t have to soak, germinate or chop). I’m reading many books on the topics of health, longevity and living foods and I love trying new recipies on the weekends. Back in the summer I went as far as putting together a detailed weekly menu, with a (laminated : -) shopping list and day-by-day preparation schedule. Now I feel more at easy about preparing for my day at work, keeping it simple during the week and getting more elaborate on the weekend if I feel I have the time. At this time I’m trying to simplify my diet, to ensure it’s nutrient packed and also to eat less to give my body and digestion system a nice long break between meals and snacks. I do find that on the days I eat less, I always feel better and have more energy (contrary to what I thought was good for you in the past).
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I wanted to share with you what I prepared for myself and brought along to my sister-in-law’s house, while the rest of the family feasted on turkey 
… For starters, I enjoyed a simple salad of sunflower sprouts, alfa-alfa sprouts and arame (seaweed).
For my main meal, I tried a recipe from Purely Delicious magazine (all their recipies are great!) – Almond Cheese Manicotti – which was really delicious and dead easy to make. Nut cheese with wonderful herbs rolled into thin slices of zucchini on a bed of marinara sauce decorated with shitake mushrooms – yum!
Since it was Thanksgiving I went all out and made a blueberry pie as well, with an almond/date crust filled with blended blueberries, bananas and a little honey. Very satisfying!
Now that the holiday is over and the left-overs are gone, I’m getting back to basics again.
I’ll tell you about my favourite breakfast tomorrow and on Friday I’ll share my number one most delicious salad dressing.
Healthful wishes to you all,
Marie
Wow! That menu sounded purely delicious! Happy to see you on board for the Challenge!
You are right about keeping it simple. When we complicate stuff, we usually run into trouble, digestive or otherwise. I usually only have a nice filling green smoothie for supper. My big meal is at lunch. But for the Challenge, I thought I’d make it an Adventure and try out some new recipes. The perfect excuse! But I am feeling a bit “fuller” than usual, if you know what I mean!
Have fun and thanks for sharing!
Shannsu
Hi Shannsu,
I agree with your comments. I feel that eating raw is a journey, ever evolving and changing. You try new recipies, you try new food combinations and you try to find the ideal time of day to eat the meals you are composing. Right now I’m up late at night and I know Paul Nison is always saying that you should not eat late at night, ideally not after 6-7 p.m. I find this very hard to do. I wish I could have my big main meal mid-day, but that is difficult when you are in the office. I might try to have another smoothie/pudding in the evening, after my green juice, just to keep me from whipping up small “treats” late at night.
Take care,
Marie