Comments on: 5 every day, raw vegan recipes

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:47:44 +0000

Thank you for this post, Jessica!

By: Finally done cooking! Raw macaroon delights | Magick Food

Finally done cooking! Raw macaroon delights | Magick Food — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 02:30:35 +0000

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By: jessica mullen

jessica mullen — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:17:24 +0000

Also, raw food is definitely the best for me before and during a workout. Fruit salad for breakfast, then magick pellets or macaroons if I need a boost during a run. Raw food gives me the best energy, way better than caffeine. Blueberries are the best!

By: jessica mullen

jessica mullen — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:16:11 +0000

Hey Cynthia!
All I want in the WORLD is to eat more raw too! It felt so good when I was all raw last summer.

I never had any problems with losing muscle, but I also ate a ton of avocado, nuts & seeds. And hemp oil.

I know that I had the most energy ever when I was eating all raw, but I was also too anal about it and it was a little limiting.

I think that eating raw is definitely the optimal diet for training, but it can get treacherous if you take it too seriously. Sometimes a bowl of pasta is the only thing in the world that will help me recover from a long run.

Ideally, my diet is 90% raw with the rest being treats like pasta and bread. If it was easier to find prepared raw foods at grocery stores, it would be easier to be 100%. Preparation can take so much time! But luckily I have all the shortcut recipes above – the challenge is finding new recipes to keep things interesting.

I think including animal protein is great – it’s like the paleo diet right? Personally I find plant protein to be more satisfying, as long as I’m getting enough good fats from avos, nuts, seeds & oils.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:53:24 +0000

LOVE this gathering, this “best of” raw eats.
I’ve been thinking it’s time to re-incorporate more raw food into my diet as well, and also appreciate that you are taking the athletic approach (I’m a cyclist!)

I did try a mostly raw diet a few years ago when I was training heavily during the bike racing season, and saw my muscles vanish. Nooooo!! I read Brandon’s book and tried following his examples, but it was bad news bears for me.

This time, I think I will keep eating meat and animal protein, but replace starchy, processed yuckiness with raw food deliciousness. I may incorporate raw meats as well…

Any thoughts on raw food + athletics from your perspective?

By: jessica mullen

jessica mullen — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:54:08 +0000

Adrienne, right on, so glad you made them ^_^ We don’t melt our coconut oil but in the summer it’s already melted! I don’t think it makes much difference, but maybe it does mix better when melted.

LMAO over the radiator! Loves it

By: Adrienne O.

Adrienne O. — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:05:06 +0000

I made the macaroons today! They came out amazing!!! Just one question tho – do you melt the coconut oil or not? Generally coconut oil is solid but melts at a low temperature; 70 something degrees. I decided to melt it to be on the safe side, since I figured it’d solidify again in the fridge. I think you could melt it in a dehydrator – I don’t have one so I melted mine over the radiator (yeah, I keep it classy). But either way they were soooo good and easy to make! I’ll probably make them at least once a week now hehehe

By: Making A Spinach Smoothie – Part II « Adventures Being Vegan.

Making A Spinach Smoothie – Part II « Adventures Being Vegan. — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:23:58 +0000

[...] literally every day! I decided to give it a shot today so I searched for her recipe and found it here along with the magick pellets I made [...]

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magick pellets! « jetta vegas dot com. — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:46:11 +0000

[...] to pick up ingredients to make these bad boys. here’s the recipe i snagged from her “5 every day , raw vegan recipes” post. 4 cups soft dates 1 cup soaked almonds 3 cups frozen blueberries 1 cup raw cacao [...]

By: jessica mullen

jessica mullen — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:57:27 +0000

kelly, muchas gracias! i think there are still some murky parts i left out, like how to soak (um… in a bowl overnight) and sprout (then drain them…). & i really want to be able to rattle off exactly why it is we eat each thing we do! need to read my brendan ;D

erin, i’m so glad you got something out of it! it did take a long time to get into the raw groove, the hardest part is just buying everything for the first time. & figuring out what nutrients your body ABSOLUTELY NEEDS when eating vegan. we don’t take any supplements so we have to be sure we get everything we need from the food… let me know if you find any recipes you’re into, we are looking for more!

By: Kelly Cree

Kelly Cree — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:45:49 +0000

erin, you should totally get into it!

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:56:13 +0000

Awesome!! I LOVE these ideas… am bookmarking right now. I think a lot of people, myself included, are intimidated by the research, time and energy it always seems like eating healthier would require. This makes it look pretty easy and even fun. Very nice job on this, and thanks to both of you for sharing what you’ve learned and your tasty looking recipes!

By: Kelly Cree

Kelly Cree — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:47:27 +0000

Thank you for pulling all these together in one place! I think this post will be quite helpful to people thinking about going raw, but don’t know really how to start. This really shows that you don’t have to do anything fancy or spend a ton of money to go raw. Some people may whine that eating the same things all the time would get too boring, but I love it. I never get sick of these things because they are just that good!

Also, really loving all the links within the site. It adds such a depth to the post. One suggestion would be to change the target so they open in a new tab. Awesome post, Jessica!!