Raw totally rules for this. I started incorporating it several years ago to help tackle the chronic pain and found it rocked to have all these easy recipes to just toss together without lighting a fire. Now I haven't skipped breakfast or dinner due to other responsibilities in eons. I would say my diet is about 50% raw now. Striving for more, but the caveat is that simulating one's comfort foods can be a lot of work. There is a time for more than cashew carrot salad, even though that's a damn good salad.
Make sure your protein level stays at least 20%. My biggest mistake when I was veg/vegan for 7 years in my 20s was that I happened to have a pre-diabetic metabolism and didn't know about it. The carb levels can get out of control, and lots of soy isn't awesome either. Hemp protein powder is good for this, and I have a lot of recipes for it. I use Mum's. It comes in refill pack boxes that are $5 cheaper than the stuff in the plastic cans. 3 T = 20 grams of protein.
Okay, I could write out the 400 books I've read about this or I could drop some with you this weekend. ;) Pet topic!
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Date: 2009-06-24 02:52 pm (UTC)Raw totally rules for this. I started incorporating it several years ago to help tackle the chronic pain and found it rocked to have all these easy recipes to just toss together without lighting a fire. Now I haven't skipped breakfast or dinner due to other responsibilities in eons. I would say my diet is about 50% raw now. Striving for more, but the caveat is that simulating one's comfort foods can be a lot of work. There is a time for more than cashew carrot salad, even though that's a damn good salad.
Make sure your protein level stays at least 20%. My biggest mistake when I was veg/vegan for 7 years in my 20s was that I happened to have a pre-diabetic metabolism and didn't know about it. The carb levels can get out of control, and lots of soy isn't awesome either. Hemp protein powder is good for this, and I have a lot of recipes for it. I use Mum's. It comes in refill pack boxes that are $5 cheaper than the stuff in the plastic cans. 3 T = 20 grams of protein.
Okay, I could write out the 400 books I've read about this or I could drop some with you this weekend. ;) Pet topic!