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If you feel cooking is an unnecessary waste of time
BackupFridge
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This is one of my favourite resources: http://therawtarian.com/
Eating just about everything raw makes life easier and does wonders for one's margin of error. Who knows - might help some of you folks. The total prep time for all of my daily meals is less than an hour. Simple, easy, healthy.
Anyone have a similar resource to share?
Eating just about everything raw makes life easier and does wonders for one's margin of error. Who knows - might help some of you folks. The total prep time for all of my daily meals is less than an hour. Simple, easy, healthy.
Anyone have a similar resource to share?
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I used to be a raw vegan. There was an awful lot of prep time involved in my food. I wouldn't have called what I was doing a time saving strategy.0
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PeachyCarol wrote: »I used to be a raw vegan. There was an awful lot of prep time involved in my food. I wouldn't have called what I was doing a time saving strategy.
I just figured that it stands to reason a raw substitute of a similarly cooked meal (and raw ones in and of themselves) would open another window of possibilities for people who might not have thought to try. Worth a mention.
Out of curiosity, what was a typical meal for you and the time taken for it?0 -
Depends what you eat, I suppose.
But most of what I eat, which is not raw vegan, takes less than an hour to prepare too.
For example, sausages, mashed potatoes, cooked beans, cooked carrots - can easily do that in 20 minutes.0 -
It all depend on what you eat. I am not 23 years old like the OP and I have time to cook and love to cook especially when I can make it healthy.
I can make a weeks worth of food in a couple of hours on Sunday..0 -
Interesting alternative option. However. I can only imagine the planning, prepping, and shopping to eat a balanced raw diet would counter any time you saved by not actually cooking anything.
Cooking is one of my least favorite activities. It is a chore, every time. I feed a family of 4, one with very restrictive dietary needs, 1 fairly picky eater, 1 normal, and 1 calorie counter. I prepare about 350 meals a month, but I spend less than an hour a day on meal prep.0 -
BackupFridge wrote: »This is one of my favourite resources: http://therawtarian.com/
Eating just about everything raw makes life easier and does wonders for one's margin of error. Who knows - might help some of you folks. The total prep time for all of my daily meals is less than an hour. Simple, easy, healthy.
Anyone have a similar resource to share?
I prepare all my food every day in the conventional way and even with clean up do not spend an hour in the kitchen.
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9BackupFridge wrote: »This is one of my favourite resources: http://therawtarian.com/
Eating just about everything raw makes life easier and does wonders for one's margin of error. Who knows - might help some of you folks. The total prep time for all of my daily meals is less than an hour. Simple, easy, healthy.
Anyone have a similar resource to share?
I prepare all my food every day in the conventional way and even with clean up do not spend an hour in the kitchen.
Also, I MAKE the time to cook (or otherwise prepare) my food, because it is important to and I enjoy the activity. Imo most people make the time for things they find importat; that also applies to food prep.
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9BackupFridge wrote: »This is one of my favourite resources: http://therawtarian.com/
Eating just about everything raw makes life easier and does wonders for one's margin of error. Who knows - might help some of you folks. The total prep time for all of my daily meals is less than an hour. Simple, easy, healthy.
Anyone have a similar resource to share?
I prepare all my food every day in the conventional way and even with clean up do not spend an hour in the kitchen.
Also, I MAKE the time to cook (or otherwise prepare) my food, because it is important to me and I enjoy the activity. Imo most people make the time for things they find importat; that also applies to food prep.
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9BackupFridge wrote: »This is one of my favourite resources: http://therawtarian.com/
Eating just about everything raw makes life easier and does wonders for one's margin of error. Who knows - might help some of you folks. The total prep time for all of my daily meals is less than an hour. Simple, easy, healthy.
Anyone have a similar resource to share?
I prepare all my food every day in the conventional way and even with clean up do not spend an hour in the kitchen.
Also, I MAKE the time to cook (or otherwise prepare) my food, because it is important to me and I enjoy the activity. Imo most people make the time for things they find importat; that also applies to food prep.
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9BackupFridge wrote: »This is one of my favourite resources: http://therawtarian.com/
Eating just about everything raw makes life easier and does wonders for one's margin of error. Who knows - might help some of you folks. The total prep time for all of my daily meals is less than an hour. Simple, easy, healthy.
Anyone have a similar resource to share?
I prepare all my food every day in the conventional way and even with clean up do not spend an hour in the kitchen.
Also, I MAKE the time to cook (or otherwise prepare) my food, because it is important to me and I enjoy the activity. Imo most people make the time for things they find importat; that also applies to food prep.
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Checked the websites, as a veggie lover I found a few interesting ideas there that I want to try when the mood strikes. Thank you! Not sure about food prep though. Frying an egg takes only a few minutes and tossing together a tuna salad takes less than a minute (the way I make it). I love vegetables so much but all the cutting and chopping sometimes gets to me that I need a quicker meal. At least with many cooked dishes most of the prep time is idle time while it cooks.0
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BackupFridge wrote: »This is one of my favourite resources: http://therawtarian.com/
Eating just about everything raw makes life easier and does wonders for one's margin of error. Who knows - might help some of you folks. The total prep time for all of my daily meals is less than an hour. Simple, easy, healthy.
Anyone have a similar resource to share?
I prepare all my food every day in the conventional way and even with clean up do not spend an hour in the kitchen.
This. I also have done some things that are "raw vegan" and if I make them they take a long time, and if I buy they are very expensive.0 -
I love to cook and don't view it as a waste of time, at all.0
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I love cooking as much as anything. Also, some of my most favorite meals are vegan or raw.0
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Cooking is so overrated....now....if we're talking BAKING
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BackupFridge wrote: »This is one of my favourite resources: http://therawtarian.com/
Eating just about everything raw makes life easier and does wonders for one's margin of error. Who knows - might help some of you folks. The total prep time for all of my daily meals is less than an hour. Simple, easy, healthy.
Anyone have a similar resource to share?
I prepare all my food every day in the conventional way and even with clean up do not spend an hour in the kitchen.
This...0 -
BackupFridge wrote: »PeachyCarol wrote: »I used to be a raw vegan. There was an awful lot of prep time involved in my food. I wouldn't have called what I was doing a time saving strategy.
I just figured that it stands to reason a raw substitute of a similarly cooked meal (and raw ones in and of themselves) would open another window of possibilities for people who might not have thought to try. Worth a mention.
Out of curiosity, what was a typical meal for you and the time taken for it?
Well, I liked thinks like nut/veggie patties, so I made them. They required lots of prep time --- days! -- soaking the nuts, chopping the veggies, dehydrating the patties. There was so much vegetable prep.
Even a simple meal of massaged kale salad took as long as it takes me to cook a meal ... washing and chopping the kale, chopping the tomatoes, squeezing the lemon, massage, massage, massage...
A lot of cooking is leave it in the oven or with a lid and walk away and wait. It's not active prep time.
I had just as much prep time as a raw vegan as I do eating cooked food.0 -
Microwaving a Lean Cuisine takes, at most, 6 minutes. A fast, well-rounded (but salty) meal that aligns quite well with the MFP default macro percentages.
Portion control is built in and I can eat right when I'm hungry.
The only prep time is buying them in the store and fitting them into my freezer.
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PeachyCarol wrote: »BackupFridge wrote: »PeachyCarol wrote: »I used to be a raw vegan. There was an awful lot of prep time involved in my food. I wouldn't have called what I was doing a time saving strategy.
I just figured that it stands to reason a raw substitute of a similarly cooked meal (and raw ones in and of themselves) would open another window of possibilities for people who might not have thought to try. Worth a mention.
Out of curiosity, what was a typical meal for you and the time taken for it?
Well, I liked thinks like nut/veggie patties, so I made them. They required lots of prep time --- days! -- soaking the nuts, chopping the veggies, dehydrating the patties. There was so much vegetable prep.
Even a simple meal of massaged kale salad took as long as it takes me to cook a meal ... washing and chopping the kale, chopping the tomatoes, squeezing the lemon, massage, massage, massage...
A lot of cooking is leave it in the oven or with a lid and walk away and wait. It's not active prep time.
I had just as much prep time as a raw vegan as I do eating cooked food.
@PeachyCarol I intrigued why do need to massage kale????
I'm fascinated but my wicked mind has mental image of this really stressed out kale on a bed get it 'knots' pounded out and it's chakras aligned.
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HippySkoppy wrote: »PeachyCarol wrote: »BackupFridge wrote: »PeachyCarol wrote: »I used to be a raw vegan. There was an awful lot of prep time involved in my food. I wouldn't have called what I was doing a time saving strategy.
I just figured that it stands to reason a raw substitute of a similarly cooked meal (and raw ones in and of themselves) would open another window of possibilities for people who might not have thought to try. Worth a mention.
Out of curiosity, what was a typical meal for you and the time taken for it?
Well, I liked thinks like nut/veggie patties, so I made them. They required lots of prep time --- days! -- soaking the nuts, chopping the veggies, dehydrating the patties. There was so much vegetable prep.
Even a simple meal of massaged kale salad took as long as it takes me to cook a meal ... washing and chopping the kale, chopping the tomatoes, squeezing the lemon, massage, massage, massage...
A lot of cooking is leave it in the oven or with a lid and walk away and wait. It's not active prep time.
I had just as much prep time as a raw vegan as I do eating cooked food.
@PeachyCarol I intrigued why do need to massage kale????
I'm fascinated but my wicked mind has mental image of this really stressed out kale on a bed get it 'knots' pounded out and it's chakras aligned.
Raw kale is tough. When mixed with lemon juice, sea salt, and avocado, it gets softer and it's more pleasant to eat. If you like kale, it's a pretty tasty dish. But it does need to be worked to have a pleasing texture.0 -
Thank you for answering...I had no idea, have never seen it here, yet so I'm clueless.0
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PeachyCarol wrote: »HippySkoppy wrote: »PeachyCarol wrote: »BackupFridge wrote: »PeachyCarol wrote: »I used to be a raw vegan. There was an awful lot of prep time involved in my food. I wouldn't have called what I was doing a time saving strategy.
I just figured that it stands to reason a raw substitute of a similarly cooked meal (and raw ones in and of themselves) would open another window of possibilities for people who might not have thought to try. Worth a mention.
Out of curiosity, what was a typical meal for you and the time taken for it?
Well, I liked thinks like nut/veggie patties, so I made them. They required lots of prep time --- days! -- soaking the nuts, chopping the veggies, dehydrating the patties. There was so much vegetable prep.
Even a simple meal of massaged kale salad took as long as it takes me to cook a meal ... washing and chopping the kale, chopping the tomatoes, squeezing the lemon, massage, massage, massage...
A lot of cooking is leave it in the oven or with a lid and walk away and wait. It's not active prep time.
I had just as much prep time as a raw vegan as I do eating cooked food.
@PeachyCarol I intrigued why do need to massage kale????
I'm fascinated but my wicked mind has mental image of this really stressed out kale on a bed get it 'knots' pounded out and it's chakras aligned.
Raw kale is tough. When mixed with lemon juice, sea salt, and avocado, it gets softer and it's more pleasant to eat. If you like kale, it's a pretty tasty dish. But it does need to be worked to have a pleasing texture.
Massaged kale is my favorite.0
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