(above: one more tip for staying warm: treat yourself to 30 minutes in an infrared sauna and warm yourself up to the core!)
I haven’t done a “how to” post in a while and since it seems to be flurrying outside my apartment right now, I thought some tips on how to go raw in the winter might be appropriate :)
How to go and stay raw in the winter time:
What I do is focus on lots of warming foods. Here is a list of some of these foods:
- Honey
- Nuts
- Seeds
- Roots (onions, garlic, beets, carrots, sweet potatoes, yams)
- Sauerkraut
- Dried Fruits
- Cured Fruits (olives)
- Seaweed
- Sprouts
- Certain Fruits (citrus, apples, persimmons, pumpkin, and other seasonal fruits)
- Maca
- Potassium-rich foods such as macadamias, sunflower seeds, avocados, dates, durians, persimmons, prunes, pumpkin, sun-dried apricots.
I personally don’t feel the need to eat cooked foods (I’ve made it through two Chicago winters so far!) but certainly, you can eat some steamed veggies or warm up your soups in the dehydrator or Vita-mix if you need to :)
Here are some other thoughts:
- Wear more clothes! Layers are a big-time must in places like Chicago!
- Just like a cold shower increases your resistance to cold, cold raw food can increase resistance to cold weather.
- You can try serving raw soups in warmed bowls
- Eat more fats and sweet fruits verses green leafy vegetables.
While I’m on a roll with the tips, I came across on article in a fitness magazine on dealing with cravings and thought it was very interesting. I decided to adapt it to a raw food diet.
How to address certain cravings
- You’re craving gummy bears: you may need protein. Having a hankering for sugary carbs is a signal that your body wants energy. Eat some hemp seeds with spirulina and a bit of celtic sea salt mixed in.
- You’re craving chocolate: you may need magnesium. Eat cacao beans or a bit of a sacred chocolate bar :)
- You’re craving French fries: you may need some good fat. Eat some avocado, seeds, or olives.
- You’re craving salty pretzels: you may need some good sodium. Try some celery juice, celery, sea veggies or water with seas salt added to it.
- You’re craving meat: try adding more organic salts or spirulina to your diet. You could also try adding miso or sea veggies to your soups, salad dressings, or salads.
Here is a pretty funny YouTube video I just watched on food :) Enjoy the day. Stay warm out there!
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