Raw Food Preparation Videos

[wavepsychic]

Hi Melody,

OH Trust me I've read all about the vegan diet. Yeah I have been inspiring to be raw vegan too. Its really hard up here because its winter time half the time. People who live closer to the poles have more chronic illnesses because of there diet then people who live in warmer regions. Food is so expensive up here because it has to be trucked in, so to just eat fruit and Vegies is really expensive. It is all to often easier to just go out & get some fast food or pizza to eat.

[melody]

Hello Wavepsychic,

Do you live in Alaska, being so close to the pole? Or are you close to the South pole? 

Yes, it is hard to get veggies and fruits close to the north pole.  The native northern population - the Eskimos - ate a lot of raw meat to get the raw enzymes and minerals into their system.

[wavepsychic]

Hello Wavepsychic,

Do you live in Alaska, being so close to the pole? Or are you close to the South pole?

Yes, it is hard to get veggies and fruits close to the north pole.  The native northern population - the Eskimos - ate a lot of raw meat to get the raw enzymes and minerals into their system.

LOL HELL NO! Sorry my message was miss leading.

I do not live that close to the poles, I'm just saying I'm somewhere that gets winter time so you can only grow for about 5 months. I am saying that by the time the food is shipped up from Florida the life force & some of the fresh taste is lost! Also with rising gas prices food is going up.

Because of the New Mountain Dew I can't give up sugary drinks yet. Voltage reminds me of Pepsi blue a lot! I wasn't ready to give that drink up those years ago when it went out of style. Now that it is back I can drink it until I'm ready to leave it behind.

This is unexpected but because I am adickted to this drink I have to make progress somewhere to make up for this. So I am only eating Raw Foods (Bread be the only exception) & nothing dairy!

I do not like cooked beans & I do not trust canned food like Canned peas or carrots. Is there something like a bean that you can eat raw besides nuts? I also have taken a liking to seeds, like raw flax seeds.

Thank you Melody

[melody]

Is there something like a bean that you can eat raw besides nuts?

You can sprout Mung beans easily. You do not have to wait until they all turn into a longish whitish vegetation - those sprouts you can find in Chinese grocery stores and in Chinese dishes. You can eat ming sprouts as soon as they have a short white sprout - "tail" coming out of the green bean. You can use all those condiments you like on them.

You can also try and sprout lentils. They will have a bit more tougher texture though.

Here are a couple of websites that explain sprouting

http://waltonfeed.com/grain/sprouts.html
http://www.thefarm.org/charities/i4at/lib2/sprouts.htm
http://www.primalseeds.org/sprouting.htm

You can find more about sprouting if you search the net.

[wavepsychic]

I forgot about sprouting, I still have yet to try it, but wait! I am not sure if a all loving one should eat sprouts.

[melody]

I forgot about sprouting, I still have yet to try it, but wait! I am not sure if a all loving one should eat sprouts.

Every seed or nut bears a potential life in it. Any fruit with a seed has that potential life in the seed which is destroyed when those seeds are chewed up as in strawberries, blueberries, kiwis, grapes, or even cucumbers and zucchinis.  If one is concerned about being all loving, then one should either learn not to have to eat at all, or to starve to death...

[wavepsychic]

Hey Mel,

Every seed or nut bears a potential life in it. Any fruit with a seed has that potential life in the seed which is destroyed when those seeds are chewed up as in strawberries, blueberries, kiwis, grapes, or even cucumbers and zucchinis.  If one is concerned about being all loving, then one should either learn not to have to eat at all, or to starve to death...

A seed is just a seed. It potential, but the soul isn't in there. When its sprouts something incarnates into it. It desires to dig into earth, and push up against gravity. Plants know when they are about to be destroyed, they have a negative feeling towards this. Causing those negative vibrations has its consequence. I still eat lettuce for now but I am changing my diet for the better and for good. So I don't want to get into a habit unless it is holy.

Thank you for your help & information but I asked within thy self and I am sure I have the answer I need. I wanted to eat beans because of there protein but I found out since then that Flax Seeds have all 9 Essential Amino Acids! So mission accomplished.

I have to say though, knowing your also being a Raw Vegan is inspiring me! I think I can succeed this time! People I know are already (wondering how long its going to last this time), There in for a Surprise!

[melody]

A seed is just a seed. It potential, but the soul isn't in there. When its sprouts something incarnates into it.

This is only an opinion. A seed has a dormant life in it supplied by the original plant it came from at the time of the "fertilization" of its flower. As soon as you place a seed into water it "wakes up". It is advisable to eat soaked seeds or nuts because the unsoaked ones have a chemical in them that makes them difficult for us to digest. The same goes for flax seeds as well.

[wavepsychic]

This is only an opinion. A seed has a dormant life in it supplied by the original plant it came from at the time of the "fertilization" of its flower. As soon as you place a seed into water it "wakes up". It is advisable to eat soaked seeds or nuts because the unsoaked ones have a chemical in them that makes them difficult for us to digest. The same goes for flax seeds as well.

Adrian, Help!

[wavepsychic]

I got the Answer Melody!

http://www.ourultimatereality.com/forums/gaia-growing-t667.0.html;topicseen

Go there. Seeds are supposed to be our food. There is no Karma. Other wise if I eat 100 seeds thats like killing 100 plants that are equal to animals and humans. But Adrian says its supposed to be our food.

[melody]

Here are great videos with Raw Vegan recipes preparations.
 
http://renegadehealth.com/blog/category/raw-food-recipes/

At the bottom of the page don't forget to click on the link Keep Looking which would lead you to further pages with recipes.

[wavepsychic]

Melody most people on here knows my take on Thanksgiving. Until recently I had nothing to be excited about. Tis just another day. I might be going to spend it with my sisters husbands family since mines on vacation. It sounds good as a new experience.

However you my dear is Vegan correct? I do not consider this day to be a very holy day. What is your take on this time of the year? What do you do for it?

[melody]

Hi Wave,

There is no Thanksgiving Holiday where I live at this time, so for me it is just another time of the year. But I think it is important to go and visit family on holidays and to try and feel some closeness, or even just a degree of closeness, and try to reconnect if there has been some breach in the past. After all, we are with these family members for a reason, even if it is sometimes hard to fathom what exact reasons might they be.

The Thanksgiving is celebrated to give thanks for the harvest. The animal slaughter that comes with it - killing of the turkey - has no connection to the celebration itself and should not reflect on it. Giving thanks to nature and God for providing a plentiful harvest is part of being grateful for the abundance that nourishes and sustains us.

As for what you choose to eat during such a celebration, it is your own choice and you can be 100% vegan. There is always plenty of food at such celebrations that a vegan can choose from. When I find myself in such a situation, I do eat cooked food, as not to offend the hosts who have prepared the meal, but would decline the meat. I try to eat as much of salad as I can and make it the largest part of my meal. And I do not comment and do not discuss the fact that my hosts eat meat. It is not really long ago that I ate meat myself... Basically I do not teach anybody anything at such occasions, and try to have the best time possible... Hope you will have the best time possible at your in laws' Thanksgiving!

[wavepsychic]

Hello Melody...

There is no Thanksgiving Holiday where I live at this time, so for me it is just another time of the year. But I think it is important to go and visit family on holidays and to try and feel some closeness, or even just a degree of closeness, and try to reconnect if there has been some breach in the past. After all, we are with these family members for a reason, even if it is sometimes hard to fathom what exact reasons might they be.

Where do you live if thou doesn't mind me asking?

The Thanksgiving is celebrated to give thanks for the harvest. The animal slaughter that comes with it - killing of the turkey - has no connection to the celebration itself and should not reflect on it. Giving thanks to nature and God for providing a plentiful harvest is part of being grateful for the abundance that nourishes and sustains us.

I like that way of thinking about it. I am thankful that nature provides food for us.

As for what you choose to eat during such a celebration, it is your own choice and you can be 100% vegan. There is always plenty of food at such celebrations that a vegan can choose from. When I find myself in such a situation, I do eat cooked food, as not to offend the hosts who have prepared the meal, but would decline the meat. I try to eat as much of salad as I can and make it the largest part of my meal. And I do not comment and do not discuss the fact that my hosts eat meat. It is not really long ago that I ate meat myself... Basically I do not teach anybody anything at such occasions, and try to have the best time possible... Hope you will have the best time possible at your in laws' Thanksgiving!

I hope you get to eat with your family where you live. You sound like you understand the meaning of Thanksgiving more then most people who celebrate it. Kids call it turkey day. I never really liked turkey and wouldn't eat it on Thanksgiving even before I became Vegetarian. I have been a Vegetarian for a little over 2 years and some of that time I ate Vegan meals.

Enjoy this day, I am thankful for you!

[juliainkc]

Actually, the Indians saved the Pilgrims from a very cruel death. Starvation. They are the ones who brought food to the Pilgrims from their bounty.

I do not believe turkey was at the original meal. They brought of course vegetables and also I believe they brought venison. I could be off as it has been years since I read this.

The native American Indians were very Spiritually connected and reverant to the Earth Spirit and believed in saying thanks for all their provision. They did not abuse this. Their ceremonies included a sacrificed animal usually the one they believed to be their Animal Spirit or Totem.

I will remain Open Minded on these things. It does not matter if we agree or not. What matters is do you have room at your table for those who are 'different'?

I am sharing that we should partake of all that is given in humble gratitude and not by consuming mass amounts of anything. Focusing on the Heart Intentions not what's on someones plate. I agree with Melody here. I do not even think about what someone else is eating, I focus on the Love Being shared in Spirit.

Love to All in Divine Spirit,

Julia