July 2012
82 posts
50 Tips for Staying Raw
50 Tips for Staying Raw…
- Throw away all your non-raw food items
- Buy a Vitamix
- Eat a variety of different raw foods
- Find a raw Meetup
- Experiment with changing recipes up
- Use whatever veggies you have at home to make a new recipe
- Start a raw potluck
- Read “Raw Foods on a Budget” by Brandi Rollins
- Join a weekly farm box (CSA) program at http://LocalHarvest.org
- Visit a raw food restaurant
- Eat a balanced raw diet
- Do the 21 Day Raw Cleanse http://21DaysRaw.com
- Get enough fats, they help you absorb minerals
- Attend Raw Spirit Fest
- Make your food beautiful
- Eat in the sun
- Have a fruit-only day
- Sign up for The Daily Raw Inspiration at http://TheGardenDiet.com
- Get your best friend to go raw with you
- Work out every day
- Wait five minutes for cravings to go away before decided to act on them
- Eat one bite of what you’re craving instead of the whole thing
- Don’t be dogmatic about being 100% raw
- Be dogmatic about being 100% raw if you want to
- Buy a Nutribullet if you can’t get a Vitamix
- Exercise 20 minutes after eating to build muscle
- Get angry at food corporations
- Tune in to your intuition about what to eat
- Drink green juice
- Make friends with farmers
- Read “Green For Life” by Victoria Boutenko
- Make green smoothies
- Don’t give up
- Set a date to go raw
- Fine-tune the raw diet for your needs
- Put photos of beautiful raw fruits on your wall and desktop
- Postpone giving in to your non-raw cravings until “tomorrow”
- Place an invisible “seal” on your 100% raw diet so nothing else can get in
- Find raw comfort foods
- Find a farmer’s market near you at http://LocalHarvest.org
- Make a menu plan
- Don’t think of processed, packaged food as food
- Read “Nature’s First Law” by David Wolfe
- Eat something green every day
- Get extra protein from almond milk
- Get additional protein from soaked garbanzo beans
- Stay away from raw cacao, it depletes the adremals
- Find a U-pick orchard
- Eat a big salad every day
- Start a garden
In Joy!
Jinjee
So you noticed you’re out of balance. Don’t freak out. You did great. A lot of people don’t notice these things. But you did. So you will adjust, naturally. Trust yourself.
