What's on my plate

I was led to a raw food lifestyle in 2010 when I prayed for healing, because I knew I couldn't do a lifetime on steroids to "manage" my autoimmune disease and never heal it or worse, add kidney damage to the equation. I was at my wit's end but God sent me random folks who told me about raw food. He even showed me people who actually healed through a combination of raw foods, detox protocols, sunshine, enough drinking water, getting enough sleep, and exercise.

Raw foods include fruit, raw, soaked or sprouted nuts, seeds and legumes (like munggo or mung bean), leafy greens and some vegetables like carrots, singkamas, celery, broccoli, and cauliflower.  The fruit and leafy greens can be prepared as green smoothies in a Vitamix or they can be eaten whole. Many raw foodists recommend doing, from time to time, a monomeal --- eating just one fruit at one sitting in large amounts. 

For people trying raw for the first time, there are many transition recipes that mimic foods we are familiar with - like a raw spaghetti where the noodles are made of spiralized zucchini, and tomatoes are dehydrated before they are blended up with other vegetables to resemble spaghetti sauce. There are also raw versions of popular favorites like cookies, cakes, pizza, burgers, and  pancit.

An app called cronometer will help you take note of vitamin, mineral and caloric intake.

I also take supplements, such as multivitamins and probiotics that address the nutritional gaps in my food intake. 

Feel free to send me a message - I can get you discounts for these supplements, whether you're from here or abroad. 

I still do eat whole cooked food as long as I check first what went into it because of food sensitivities. I'm still not a fan of processed sugar, cow's milk, gluten and soy.  I bring my own raw dehydrated flaxseed bread and grape on communion Sundays. 

By eating whole, fresh, raw food 99% of the time and taking supplements that give me healthier gut flora, I sleep better, keep trim, continually increase weights in exercise and weight training, and feel better overall. 

If you need any help/advice on how to get started, you're welcome to reach out!

What's on my plate