Where Do I Start?

[LeeTendayi]

Hi Everyone

I am new here and have been desiring to start eating raw. But for the past month or so I sit and read and read up and read some more, and end up confused as to where to start with my eating raw. I am vegan , but seem so confused and clueless as to how to go about eating raw on a daily basis.

Please help.

Do I make a meal plan? Do I buy a book with recipes first? I see a lot of pictures on this wonderful site with juices and foods but how do you decide what to eat and when? Do you have a set number of meals a day or just eat when hungry or what? And how do you know you are making the right combination to meet your daly requirements? Maybe I am going about this the wrong way, please enlighten me.

Please help me I am eager and confused. Thank you for your time taken to read this. God bless you all.

[LeeTendayi]

Thank you all for your support and much love. I must tell you all this Monday 13 August 2012 I embarked on my raw food journey. Thank you for the replies and words of encouragement, I will read through the links you all gave me. Love to you all. Will keep you informed.

[meherbani Kaur]

under "50 Ways to support Yourself with Raw Food"

look at number 41 "Core Menu" suggestions from a whole bunch of folks sharing their central, at that time, food ideas..

great ideas all over this "50 ways to support yourself with raw food" link and #41 might help jump start you too.

[Penni]

Thanks Meherbani!  Here is the direct link to that article.

50 Ways to Support Yourself with Raw Food

[meherbani Kaur]

"50 ways to support yourself on raw food" is the title under Forum, + discussions (july 21).

[meherbani Kaur]

from the headings select Forum

go to July 21

"50 ways to support your raw food lifestyle" or something like that,

great ideas there from Penni..

and there you go, more ideas, links from Penni below this entry.

keep jumping in here.. there, anywhere for what you need.

[Penni]

I have put together a collection of information for those new to our website and to raw foods that might be helpful to you. I'd encourage you to start with these articles:

Getting Started with Raw & Living Foods

Focus Foods List  

Raw Food Questions & Answers

For more see Info for New Rehabbers

Hope this helps!

[djd]

Try a fruit meal, such as breakfast; just eat fresh, whole fruit.  Eat until you are full.  

Then when you are comfortable with that, you can do the same for lunch.  A  big salad for supper.  :-)  Don't forget, exercise, sun and sleep.

You can keep things simple and just try recipes once in a while.

You can check your nutrients with a site such as cronometer dot com.  Remember that when not eating meat, less calcium is necessary.

[meherbani Kaur]

doesn't sound like a lot to change up for you, being a vegan already and all.

so, as the inclination goes with you, start adding some things that are raw.. in whatever way that works for you...

 like raw breakfast only... or raw  breakfast and lunch, and cooked supper.

and figuring out what raw to do ...

hmmmm..

if you have a blender, smoothies usually are a great transition food; if no blender, I'd probably be going the way of salads...

depends on your style of course, if you like preparing dishes, sauces, dips (great for raw veggies) then may be just get that going, prepping foods to have on hand for you.

getting the confusion and too much information out of the equation sounds like where to start

do what you currently do... do you currently make meal plans; do you like trying new recipes..

look at what you'd like to do...

are you going for 50% raw, 75% raw? 

break that down and go from there.

or look for a coach to get yourself through the transition..

best to you Lee.