tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post8942381259214611854..comments2023-11-08T14:24:06.331-08:00Comments on RawforLife Blog: Are You A Nutter?Debbie Tookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-17157436673387552642009-12-14T03:11:42.902-08:002009-12-14T03:11:42.902-08:00Hi everyone
Commenting on my own blog, I've b...Hi everyone<br /><br />Commenting on my own blog, I've been asked via another source about my feelings re seeds.<br /><br />At least most of what I've said about the benefits of nuts also applies to seeds.<br /><br />I've noticed pumpkin seeds for example have a great effect on my mineral levels on the few occasions I've input my day's eating into 'Cron-o-Meter'.<br /><br />Seeds would also be dried, but I've managed to successfully sprout pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds (even shelled). <br /><br />And of course because they're less dense, we'd need less hydrochloric acid to break them down, so we can probably be a bit more liberal with seeds re amount.<br /><br />Some people argue that it is unnatural for people to eat, eg, sunflower seeds. Well, I think it perfectly natural for inventive and resourceful man to notice that sunflowers make hundreds (thousands?) of seeds, that only a few are needed for reproduction, and that those left over, if collected, make an excellent food for human beings.<br /><br />I have pumpkin seeds most days right now. They just seem to get tastier and tastier...my body's obviously giving a big seal of approval to the nutrients in them!Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-46301005265342643272009-11-23T07:16:44.137-08:002009-11-23T07:16:44.137-08:00wow lots of info here ill probably have to read it...wow lots of info here ill probably have to read it all again, almond nuts (soaked) are my fav great blog postMalachi Raw Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849090116076712859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-41274860950328164342009-11-19T11:40:22.703-08:002009-11-19T11:40:22.703-08:00Hi Donata
You are very welcome to link to the blo...Hi Donata<br /><br />You are very welcome to link to the blog on Raw Food UK and invite comments/discussion. As of course the subject matter does overlap a little with the 'fats' thing!Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-59680425928880449112009-11-19T11:05:45.952-08:002009-11-19T11:05:45.952-08:00Debbie, I love your blog. Could we comment on this...Debbie, I love your blog. Could we comment on this post in "our" Yahoo forum, as you closed FFF? I am asking this because I would like to discuss some issues on fats and so on, and perhaps a bit long discussion might result, so that we could not manage it here.<br />DonataTeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13445285795570786284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-56912287527467282042009-11-19T10:48:27.995-08:002009-11-19T10:48:27.995-08:00Hi David
Yes, fridge is best for nuts. Although ...Hi David<br /><br />Yes, fridge is best for nuts. Although I love hazelnuts, I tend to stick to eating them from the tree. That's not because I'm trying to be Goody Two Shoes - more because I find that bought hazelnuts do go rancid quite quickly...unfortunately.Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-55028316075784384002009-11-19T10:20:12.163-08:002009-11-19T10:20:12.163-08:00Can't argue with the comments - awesome and to...Can't argue with the comments - awesome and totally accessible blog, as ever. I keep all nuts and seeds in the fridge to try and preserve the oil content as much as possible. Love most nuts, although haven't bothered much with cashews lately (I think I love them, but they don't love me). I also use hazelnuts or almonds as part of the base for my 10 minute applie pie, although it might not be great for food combining. This raw food thing just gets better and better, and Debbie... as ever you have your finger on the pulse.<br />DavidDavid Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133946446563395993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-61574868392012789832009-11-18T21:44:14.803-08:002009-11-18T21:44:14.803-08:00Hi Jonas
Good to hear from you again!
Your clima...Hi Jonas<br /><br />Good to hear from you again!<br /><br />Your climate sounds a little like ours. I did get hold of some inshell macadamias from a tropical bird feed supplier! But they were a pain to crack, which makes me think perhaps we shouldn't eat more than a couple of macs at a time (IF we can find them raw!). BIG difference between taste of fresh and raw though...in macs the difference is bigger than with any other nut.Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-60579615487056470002009-11-18T16:48:28.732-08:002009-11-18T16:48:28.732-08:00I tell ya, your posts are like gold nuggets on a s...I tell ya, your posts are like gold nuggets on a string. =)Always glad to come here and be smitten by these informative, enthusiastic writeups.<br /><br />I limit nuts mainly because of the "they're acid-forming" argument. Perhaps it's time to take a closer look at that. No argument about the flavor! Cashews are my favorites, and sometimes I crave macadamias real bad (my body yelling at me "EAT MORE FAT"?) but I haven't found any truly raw ones here. I can, fortunately, buy in-shell walnuts and hazelnuts rather easily.<br /><br />So consider this my "Yes" vote for nuts. I particularly liked the squirrel bit. As I live in a cold climate, I always keep an eye out for natural, locally available food that could, hypothetically, feed us throughout the year, particularly in winter. Oddly, I never did consider the storage of nuts as one (part-)answer. Still, the subject eludes me - but ah, those are musings for another post.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540195309446653740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-9967679881993242062009-11-18T10:58:50.531-08:002009-11-18T10:58:50.531-08:00Hi Claza
I can't think of any free documentar...Hi Claza<br /><br />I can't think of any free documentaries (as such), but there are hundreds of raw food videos on Youtube (some of which may be long enough to count as a documentary!).<br /><br />There are also excellent non-free videos, eg 'Rawfor30Days'(Gabriel Cousens MD on reversing diabetes), and 'Healing Cancer From Inside Out' (Mike Anderson).Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-68655204109579387552009-11-18T09:57:18.044-08:002009-11-18T09:57:18.044-08:00Yes I am a nutter! A nut, raw food, and natural nu...Yes I am a nutter! A nut, raw food, and natural nutter! I am sooo glad I came accross your website and blog. Ever since giving up sunbeds 6yrs ago(and forever since being trying to repair the damage), I have recently started to go to raw food, it makes perfect sense. :)<br />I am also looking for some raw food documentaries to add to my documentary blog, if anyone knows of any please let me know @ contact@documentaryarea.comclarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427523343602754469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-34709697040143800202009-11-17T11:26:48.555-08:002009-11-17T11:26:48.555-08:00Victoria swears by green smoothies for increasing ...Victoria swears by green smoothies for increasing HCl...<br /><br />I would have thought it's fair to assume that, if we eat raw nuts in moderation and do not suffer from digestive discomfort afterwards, we have sufficientt HCl.Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-50599072592676340492009-11-17T11:07:47.846-08:002009-11-17T11:07:47.846-08:00Interesting read, thanks for this Debbie.
I'v...Interesting read, thanks for this Debbie.<br /><br />I've just read 'Green for Life' and I guess you know there's a large section in it where Victoria talks about a lot of people being very deficient in hydrochloric acid. <br /><br />Do you think that being completely raw would allieviate this problem if it was the case (and therefore allow for better digestion of nuts)?<br /><br />What do you think to someone who eats nuts reasonably regularly as part of a high raw diet but is unsure whether they have sufficient HI to digest them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-367830475853927322009-11-17T11:05:21.453-08:002009-11-17T11:05:21.453-08:00Thank you both. I love pistachios as well, but ha...Thank you both. I love pistachios as well, but haven't found any raw in the UK yet :-( But I did manage to get some from the US via someone who had ordered from Nora Lenz.Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-52002267956113497902009-11-17T08:11:32.923-08:002009-11-17T08:11:32.923-08:00Another awesome post, as usual, Debbie! Funny tha...Another awesome post, as usual, Debbie! Funny that Badash mentioned pistachios... I love nuts, but pistachios have a strange power over me. They're tough to find raw around here, but when I do find them I always eat WAY too many!One Hour Fun Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06312541597563811154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-51578536534259430402009-11-16T16:08:17.487-08:002009-11-16T16:08:17.487-08:00very good post. I love nuts. Especially pistachios...very good post. I love nuts. Especially pistachios.badashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994087264969389868noreply@blogger.com