Comments on: 2 Weeks On Raw Food Diet Without Eating Nuts

By: amanda kenney

amanda kenney — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:49:02 +0000

My brother heard your presentation @ the veggie fest this past wknd. I was telling him about the blender I saw (Montel Williams) he sent me a blog about it …how some didnt recommend this product…so he told me about your raw diet and the vita mix blender…..he really sparked a flame under my butt about this….I am going to do this!!! I would like to get my kids into this ….do you suggest this for children????

By: Mona

Mona — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:05:32 +0000

@Hiro That’s interesting about the Ayurveda approach with uncooked foods. Seems like blending the goodies up for a smoothie would fit well with that approach because that instantly makes them easier to assimilate in the digestive tract. I’m all for quick uptake of the good stuff in the body. Thanks so much for swinging by and connecting…

By: Mona

Mona — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:03:08 +0000

@Mike: Thanks for chiming in. I was eating more than a small palm full a day and my system has already been sensitive to nuts in the past. So from my perspective, I’m not someone who should even be having ANY kind of nuts every day. At most I see myself eating them only a couple of times a week in the future. But we’ll see how it goes with this experiment. So far, I think my belly has been feeling more settled without the nuts going in there all the time.

By: Mona

Mona — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:01:30 +0000

@Laura – Hey girl! You’re probably right. I don’t know much about calories and I haven’t even thought about calories because it just doesn’t seem to be about that for me. Granted, as I shifted to raw food I noticed that my appetite decreased and I’m able to function without as much food or calories. I’ve enjoyed seeing this because it blows my stories from before about how I needed to eat a lot and get full and all that stuff. I hardly ever eat to the point of being FULL now. What’s the point in that? I eat what feels right and then I stop and then I eat again when I’m drawn to it. So it’s really a naturalistic way of relating to food and it feels right for me. In terms of calories, I trust that my body is drawn toward all the calories it needs to do what it needs. And if it requires more calories, that I’ll move toward those naturally and give them to my body ya know?

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:34:04 +0000

Reading over that list it seems SUPER low calorie. Do you find it difficult to get enough calories eating raw? Do you need less calories for the same amount of energy maybe? Or maybe there is something in the drink that's higher calorie? [rq=1510,0,blog][/rq]How to Edit and Upload Your Flip Videos

By: Hiro Boga

Hiro Boga — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:27:17 +0000

Hi Mona,

Thanks for sharing your process around eating raw foods, Mona.

The whole raw food movement is so interesting. In ayurveda, you’re discouraged from eating uncooked foods because they believe it takes so much energy for the body to break down and absorb them, that it overloads the digestive tract. Yet I love salads, especially in the summer, and green smoothies, and fruit of all kinds.
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By: Mahala Mazerov

Mahala Mazerov — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:54:05 +0000

Thanks, Mona. I do have a good Zucchini hummus recipe. Thanks for reminding me. Must. Get. Out. Raw. Books. [rq=956,0,blog][/rq]Suffering By Desire

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:53:26 +0000

How much nuts were you eating everyday? You should only eat about a small palm full of them a day if you have no other fats in your diet. [rq=945,0,blog][/rq]Common Myths From The Weight Loss Crowd. Interesting Information to Remember

By: Mona

Mona — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:27:36 +0000

@Melanie – Yes, the Vita Mix is SOOO good for anyone wanting to do more raw food stuff in their lives. Makes preparation really easy. I have one and I love it. So glad you’ve got your blood levels good by eating small meals throughout the day. I eat that way too. And there is actually lots of protein in greens like swiss chard and you can blend it up in a smoothie with berries and frozen banana and water. Turns our really nice. We can get our protein in ways that are a bit counter-intuitive to what we’ve been taught. And nope, tofu isn’t a raw food.

@Mahala – I’ll have to share a recipe with you for Zucchini hummus. No need for nuts at all. It’s very tasty! Does use raw tahini (sesame seed butter.) I’ll probably make that during the next 14 days and share the recipe here. Stay tuned!

By: Mahala Mazerov

Mahala Mazerov — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:19:00 +0000

Hi Mona,

Thanks for sharing exactly what you’re eating and your process. I’ve moved in and out of a raw food diet, but have recently been diagnosed as allergic to almonds (goodbye almond hummus, sigh.) Your efforts are inspiring me to try it nut free.

Thanks!