Looks like I'll be juicing grapefruit for a few days. Walmart, of all places, had this enormous 18 lb bag of grapefruit for something ridiculous like six dollars. They are local and delicious and while they don't seem to be organic, they have a thick skin which supposedly means you can get rid of much of the chemicals by peeling it. Sweet! And I mean that in every sense of the word.
So I decided it might be fun and helpful to post what I eat in a day from time to time; helpful to me so I can actually look at it all written out, and helpful to anyone interested in what someone transitioning into a raw food diet might be eating. I haven't decided if I'll make this a daily part of my blog, or just do it from time to time. Today was a good and interesting day to do it though, as my food intake was quite different from usual; very random, scattered, and snacky:
So I decided it might be fun and helpful to post what I eat in a day from time to time; helpful to me so I can actually look at it all written out, and helpful to anyone interested in what someone transitioning into a raw food diet might be eating. I haven't decided if I'll make this a daily part of my blog, or just do it from time to time. Today was a good and interesting day to do it though, as my food intake was quite different from usual; very random, scattered, and snacky:
- Garbage Disposal Juice Blend (had produce to get rid of): cucumber, zucchini, broccoli sprouts, sugar snap peas, apple, celery and ginger.
- 1 glass rejuvelac (fermented wheat berry water).
- Small serving of zucchini pasta with homemade marinara
- Leftover raw vegan pumpkin pie (I may post a pic and recipe later, but in the meantime, the link will take you to a YouTube video of one of my favorite raw educators showing how to make it).
- Rooibos tea
- 2 Raw Revolution Organic Live Food Bars
- A handful of sprouted garlic sunflower seeds
- 1 packet of seaweed snacks.
- The water from one young coconut mixed with a tablespoon of chlorella (a single-cell green algae).
- Ginger Buddha's Brew Kombucha (YUM!)
- 1 serving kelp noodles with Thai peanut sauce, shoyu, and bee pollen.
- Psyllium husk/herb blend (1 Tbs) blended in water
I think that's about it! A little bit of a lot of things.
So, speaking of kombucha, tomorrow is the farmer's market where Buddha's Brew sells four flavors of kombucha... ON TAP! It is so delicious. Just like I used to love beer on tap much more than from a can or bottle, kombucha on tap is equally cool, fresh, effervescent, and flavorful. For anyone who doesn't know what kombucha is, it is basically sweetened black tea fermented with a culture of bacteria and yeast, sometimes referred to as a mushroom. This makes an "original" kombucha, but now days there are all sorts of wonderful, delicious flavors. I can't wait to go and fill up my mason jars. Discounts are given for bringing your own containers AND it's more eco-friendly. Score! Gotta love it.
Anyone tried kefir? My brother and his partner (two wonderful people who are incredibly environmentally conscious and full of great info) were telling me today about how kefir can be made from coconut milk. Sounds good to me! I wonder if I have a bit of an obsession with fermented things and probiotics. Oh well, I can live with that. Who knows, maybe even live better!
So looks like I'll have to get back to everyone with a farmer's market report.
Much love
Devan
It would be interesting, if you are able to break it down thusly, to see how much money a daily rationing of this kind of healthy food intake costs a person.
ReplyDeleteIndeed it would be. I know that for me it might vary greatly from day to day, although that is probably true for most people regardless of their diet. Perhaps in the future I will select a few days that cover a wide variety of the things I'm eating, try my best to do price estimates of my daily food intake, and post a blog about it. Until then, I will say that there are many interesting and valid points that I've heard over the last month regarding this subject:
DeleteWhile it looks like a raw food diet may be more expensive than the Standard American Diet, there are always ways to cut corners. Here is a video with tips about how to afford eating raw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfo2IditMJ0. The video talks about buying bulk produce at discount prices from grocers, or going to the farmers market and getting the stuff at the end of the day that farmers are trying to get rid of. Another thing to keep in mind is the investment in your health. Americans spend ridiculous amounts of money on health care and eating a healthy raw diet may eliminate THOUSANDS of dollars in current or future healthcare costs. For people who have diabetes, for example, sure they may end up spending more on food by switching to a raw food diet, but they may be able to get off their insulin and stop spending so much on drugs and doctors appointments.
One of the things that I've been doing is more online shopping, looking for things like "at cost specials" at therawfoodworld.com, and searching for the best prices of bulk items such as chia seeds, sprouting seeds, and dulse (seaweed).