Raw Food

adjadj83
adjadj83 Posts: 41 Member
edited November 8 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone eating a raw food diet? I am eating plenty of food but under my daily calories. Plants don't have a lot of calories. Nuts are high in calories but also fat so I'm trying not to eat too many. Anyone find it hard to meet the daily calorie allotment?

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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    I do enjoy raw beef and raw lamb often enough.
  • littlekitty3
    littlekitty3 Posts: 265 Member
    Fat = regulated hormone function.
    If you don't like nuts then get some advocados and coconut.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Eat more nuts
  • JenniDaisy
    JenniDaisy Posts: 526 Member
    edited October 2014
    dbmata wrote: »
    I do enjoy raw beef and raw lamb often enough.

    Mmm, Beef carpaccio :heart_eyes:
  • helenarriaza
    helenarriaza Posts: 517 Member
    JenniDaisy wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    I do enjoy raw beef and raw lamb often enough.

    Mmm, Beef carpaccio :heart_eyes:

    Darn it, now I want some.
  • Raynne413
    Raynne413 Posts: 1,527 Member
    If you are having trouble meeting your calories, why not add nuts? They are healthy for you and SO tasty!
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Raynne413 wrote: »
    If you are having trouble meeting your calories, why not add nuts? They are healthy for you and SO tasty!

    Deez nuts.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    JenniDaisy wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    I do enjoy raw beef and raw lamb often enough.

    Mmm, Beef carpaccio :heart_eyes:

    yeah, you know what's up. ;)
  • nykismile
    nykismile Posts: 198
    I eat raw foods all the time. Fresh salads, fresh fruit, raw nuts. I even have this recipe for raw apple crumble that is too perfect for words.

    But a completely, uncompromising, raw food only diet? I'd blow my brains out. No soup? Brown rice bowls? Dairy-free ice cream? I'd rather stick to artificial-free vegan and keep it at that.

    If you JUST switched to raw vegan after being your typical omnivore, it seems like a recipe for failure.

    If you REALLY want to be raw though, just don't start a tumblr blog about it. Please.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    how can you do brown rice bowls, while raw? AFAIK we can't digest dried rice grains.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    dbmata wrote: »
    how can you do brown rice bowls, while raw? AFAIK we can't digest dried rice grains.

    They stated that they could not do an all-raw diet, and listed the foods they would have to give up to pursue one.
  • adjadj83
    adjadj83 Posts: 41 Member
    Thanks for the feedback. I started eating half an avocado and added a Raw Revolution bar with nuts. I'm trying to eat plant-based so the raw beef won't fit. As for starting a tumblr LOL. Maybe! But, I'm too busy right now. I did start a group on here to talk about eating raw food and plant-based. Also to share green smoothie recipes. I have to find the link...
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    In...but only for carpaccio. Because, delicious.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    Paige682 wrote: »
    In...but only for carpaccio. Because, delicious.

    My friend makes bo tai chanh (Vietnamese carpaccio with citrus juice and hot chiles), and OH MY GOD.
    I could eat a pound of that in one sitting.

  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    missiontofitness wrote: »
    Paige682 wrote: »
    In...but only for carpaccio. Because, delicious.

    My friend makes bo tai chanh (Vietnamese carpaccio with citrus juice and hot chiles), and OH MY GOD.
    I could eat a pound of that in one sitting.

    Emma-Stone-Saying-Yum.gif
  • adjadj83
    adjadj83 Posts: 41 Member
    nykismile wrote: »
    I eat raw foods all the time. Fresh salads, fresh fruit, raw nuts. I even have this recipe for raw apple crumble that is too perfect for words.

    So can you post the recipe for the raw apple crumble? :)
  • libbydoodle11
    libbydoodle11 Posts: 1,351 Member
    adjadj83 wrote: »
    Anyone eating a raw food diet? I am eating plenty of food but under my daily calories. Plants don't have a lot of calories. Nuts are high in calories but also fat so I'm trying not to eat too many. Anyone find it hard to meet the daily calorie allotment?

    Eat more fruit, it is higher in calories. I was completely raw for three months and loved it. I also ate more fat than recommended. I also found it difficult to maintain the high calorie recommendations. My skin was radiant and the softest it had ever been.


    I am guessing you have already checked out the links below...

    http://www.amazon.com/The-80-10-Diet/dp/1893831248/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413684069&sr=8-1&keywords=doug+graham

    http://www.fullyraw.com

    http://meganelizabeth.com

    https://www.youtube.com/user/okraw


  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    adjadj83 wrote: »
    Anyone eating a raw food diet? I am eating plenty of food but under my daily calories. Plants don't have a lot of calories. Nuts are high in calories but also fat so I'm trying not to eat too many. Anyone find it hard to meet the daily calorie allotment?

    His adjadj,

    I know nothing about a raw food diet, so here's some questions.

    Are you trying to eat low fat, or just trying to make sure you don't go over your fat macro?

    Do you have a food scale? If so, weigh out those portions of nuts when you eat them so you don't eat more than you intend to.

    Do you like Greek yogurt? Fruits? Cottage cheese? These can bump your calories up so that your eating plan is sustainable.

  • adjadj83
    adjadj83 Posts: 41 Member
    libbydoodle11 wrote: »
    adjadj83 wrote: »
    Anyone eating a raw food diet? I am eating plenty of food but under my daily calories. Plants don't have a lot of calories. Nuts are high in calories but also fat so I'm trying not to eat too many. Anyone find it hard to meet the daily calorie allotment?

    Eat more fruit, it is higher in calories. I was completely raw for three months and loved it. I also ate more fat than recommended. I also found it difficult to maintain the high calorie recommendations. My skin was radiant and the softest it had ever been.


    I am guessing you have already checked out the links below...

    http://www.amazon.com/The-80-10-Diet/dp/1893831248/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413684069&sr=8-1&keywords=doug+graham

    http://www.fullyraw.com

    http://meganelizabeth.com

    https://www.youtube.com/user/okraw


    Thanks for the links! I downloaded the book and will check out the great recipes.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,219 Member
    It makes no logical sense unless of course you drank the kool-aid and have seen the light. j/k
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Add some higher calorie fruits and fruit juices.

    Dried Fruit & Fruit Juices High in Calories (Calories per 1/2 cup): Dried Cherries (266), Dried Blueberries (254), Dried Pears (236), Raisins (217), Dates (208), Dried Apricots (191), Dried Peaches (189), Figs (186), Dried Cranberries (185), Dried Apples (104), Prune Juice (91), Grape Juice (76),
  • adjadj83
    adjadj83 Posts: 41 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    Add some higher calorie fruits and fruit juices.

    Dried Fruit & Fruit Juices High in Calories (Calories per 1/2 cup): Dried Cherries (266), Dried Blueberries (254), Dried Pears (236), Raisins (217), Dates (208), Dried Apricots (191), Dried Peaches (189), Figs (186), Dried Cranberries (185), Dried Apples (104), Prune Juice (91), Grape Juice (76),

    Thank you! I'm watching my sugar so I have to go easy on the dried fruits. I'm going to throw some into my smoothie so the protein offsets the sugar spike.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    All diets are rubbish. Full stop. They all involve unnecessary and unsustainable ways of eating.
  • muxia
    muxia Posts: 2
    Hi
    I was just looking at your last year post about raw food.
    I have taken on eating raw, no cooked food whatsoever. It's been 2 weeks now, the first 3 days were hard but the transition is easier than I though it would be.
    I eat anything, every few hours, greens, fruits, nuts.... No counting calories, restrictions....
    I have found that I can still eat to satisfaction and not be weak or starving all the time as if I was on diet.
    Raw is a choice, a difficult one if you like your meat and cheese :-).
    I became lactose intolerant a year ago, I have been cutting some food out of my diet because of that, so maybe that's why my transition is easy.
    I don't know how long I will be on pure raw, but at the moment, I'm sticking with it.
  • hollyrayburn
    hollyrayburn Posts: 905 Member
    WHY are you eating this way? For a medical condition?
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