Conscious Eaters Unite

One thing that always bummed me out about the raw food scene was all the infighting.

People that are into superfoods, people that are into fruits, people into high fat...

Simple little nuances that allow us to imagine more easily that we are separate.

ISMS...divide us. Vegetarianism...Communism...Capitalism...Terrorism.

These damn labels trick us into thinking that we arent brothers and sisters.

Cant we just settle on the fact that we want food without chemicals and GMOs?

Or that we want foods not made in factories by strangers?

There are just SO many similarities, and it seems to be a pretty

common human trait to focus on lame differences.

From what I learned in the past year by branching out from being a vegan,

I realized that I really didnt know nearly as much as I thought.

And I carry this with me now. A strong sense of humility does a human good.

I just saw a great video on sustainable meat production

from the good folks at TheFoodForest on youtube.

The arguments that meat is bad for the environment is a sad generalization,

and we owe it to ourselves as conscious eaters to be informed

on what works and what CAN work if its done properly.

Oh...what did I just make for breakfast?

In the vitamix...I blended -

2 eggs

1/2 cup of cream

1/4 cup of sunwarrior vanilla protein

1 vanilla bean

8 drops of vanilla cream stevia *loving that vanilla*

Some shilajit from UltimateSuperfoods.com

Um...some bee pollen and cinnamon,

AND a little hawaiian sea salt.

Oh! And I put a really ripe organic banana in there!

So this was really good...try it for sure.

I liked adding in the spices, and Im adding nutmeg in tomorrow.

Ok enough about that...check out the vids if you have time.

A

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I love where this is going. This is from the Fresh Team

Greetings,
We received a huge response to our article, "Why the shift away from veganism in the raw world?" A big thanks to all of you who shared your thoughts and experiences by commenting online - it makes very interesting reading, so do hop on over and check it out if you haven't already.
And thanks also to those of you who wrote to us privately to tell us of your very personal challenges, setbacks and frustrations in trying to find a diet that works for you.
Having read your comments, we decided it was necessary to go into this topic in greater depth. So we asked two experts with extensive knowledge of raw vegan diets - Dr Douglas Graham of FoodnSport.com and Thomas Billings of BeyondVeg.com - to answer our question, "Is 100% raw vegan our optimal diet?"
Those familiar with their work will be unsurprised to know they answered "yes" and "no" respectively. Today we bring you the articles they submitted to back up those positions. We felt it was important to present both sides of this debate and we also gave our experts the opportunity to respond to what the other wrote, and we bring you their responses to each other, too. Topics discussed include:
Whether there are any nutrients we need that we can't get from plant foodsThe evidence that animal foods are bad for usWhat our ancestors ate Whether raw vegan is the natural human dietGo here to read the article.
With our very best wishes,

The Fresh Team

A Letter to Kim K

obviously this is just me entertaining myself,

but this thought goes thru my head about celebrities often.

Kim! You really need to sell Quicktrim?

Really? Its that good?

Cant you maybe support organic farming as well?

Maybe you could build an eco-village?

I swear that I will plant fruit trees for you. No joke.

The press would love it.

You could be a saint! Think of your reach...

If you use your Quicktrim money for food forests

the Universe will reward you beyond your wildest dreams!

I know that sounds crazy but you would

understand once you started doing it.

If this doesnt appeal to you, tell a friend!

They all seem to have a good amount of free time

and why not use it to replant Heaven of Earth?

Think of the edible paradise a celebrity could build...

When I see celebrities get behind causes not dedicated

to creating paradise on Earth I just have to wonder.

Is that not why we are here? To realize and manifest Eden again?

Im just saying...its in your best interest.

You need to eat just like the rest of us,

and who knows what the world is going to be like in 5 years?

That quicktrim money might be better used to start

your cooking fires on those brisk evenings in LA in 2013.

We all gotta survive, and you could seriously plant

so many positive ideas in people's hearts.

You could literally free hundreds of thousands of people

from indentured servitude. Consider it.

You want to be remembered for what now?

Maybe the Nobel Peace Prize!? Maybe?

Show Obama what its like to earn something.

And try to minimize those artifical sweeteners!

5 packets of Equal? You know and can afford better!

Stevia and Organic Raw honey!

Anthony from Rawmodel.com

Transitions, brokens laptops, mac & cheese, and complaining

I got this pic from my facebook page.

I havent uploaded any pics from my regular digital camera,

so Ive been using the iphone for basically everything except

watching Avatar - The Last Airbender and doing posts.

My dell laptop finally burned out its screen.

6 years...not bad, and I can get it fixed,

but with the iphone, minimalization,

and kind souls lending me their computer for an hour or two,

Ive been able to get by with little disturbance,

but I need to get my winter garden videos uploaded soon though.

Its actually been great, way more time doing stuff in the physical world,

but when we tend to base our lives more and more in cyberspace,

the more time we have to spend there (either for income or social)

starts increasing really fast. I could be online all day learning

and watching youtube and chatting with friends all over the world.

Its great, but again...Balance.

The weather has been off and on in NY,

making for adventurous sidewalk experiences.

I have to stay really focused sometimes because these

fermenting grey slush puddles will form and if you step right into

one your day has just officially gone FUBAR.

Especially when its dark, and everything is covered in slush anyways.

Because Ive been making (and grazing on) fudge

truffles so much this week my sugar intake has been

a bit higher than normal. I feel sort of fuzzed out.

Im wanting to get to Arizona asap (just a few more days)

and its like those last few days before summer vacation.

And Im just over big city life...not my place for daily existence...

Holidays and working yes, daily life? Noooo..

Ill usually sit on the rooftop in Soho and look around the area.

Usually its a clear day and I can see a decent ways away.

Buildings as far as you can see pretty much.

I saw a Nat Geo show about Henry Hudson coming into the bay 400 yrs ago,

and how they established the city downtown.

A while back it really sunk into me that they chopped down

every poor majestic oak and chesnut and everything else on the island.

First, so they could grow grains(?), and 2nd for shabby buildings.

Total nutjobs...I mean...come on!

Where's the reverence for nature?

Couldnt they have built a cool forested city?

Why cut down everything? It just seems so insane

and so much damn work anyways. Why not just plant

edibles in between? Everything just feels so wrong

in a big hypercity like this. Just really bad design and adaptation.

SO many EMFs and poor air quality...

And just all the idling cars in the streets, you wouldnt believe it.

Or maybe you would? Maybe most of us would now.

Fresh water, got that (thank you Findaspring).

Fresh air, going for that in a few days.

Fresh food, always! Well, pretty much!

I went to macbar yesterday in NYC,

and for those who havent heard of it its like

a deluxe mac & cheese place.

Feeling adventurous lol, I got the mac' shroom

and it was INSANELY good. Damn was that good.

If youre a mac & cheese fan and youre in NYC you should

really stop by and no they didnt pay me.

Neither did Maple Hill Creamery.

I found that walking thru Lifethyme yesterday.

I had it with some Trader Joe's frozen raspberries

and a coconut chewie that Lifethyme makes in the deli.

That was such a primo little meal.

Its like my life sometimes is centered around me walking

around NYC and eating random food and taking pictures.

I actually will walk around Whole Foods

if Im in the area and theres nothing else going on.

I like looking at all the different beers and chocolates now.

Always researching! Or is that just the life of a bored foodie?

More posts coming soon...sorry for the dry spells

New D. Vitalis Stuff

This text is from Health Forward...Daniel is so sharp! Im envious! If you havent listened to Daniel's recent interview with Patrick Timpone on oneradionetwork.com, DO IT SOON. SERIOUSLY! No matter what your eating style at the present moment, this video will intrigue you...ok here is the text -
This is a 9 min promo for Daniel Vitalis who will be speaking in Sacramento CA. on Feb 16th 2010 at The Art Of Food Restaurant located at 1825 Del Paso Blvd. Sacramento CA. 95815 from 6:30pm to approx 8:00pm. For more details email me at Russ@HealthForwardOnline.com
Also see details of this event on my Events Calendar page at http://www.healthforwardonline.com/
Daniel Vitalis will explore *Why we are the only species confused about what to eat and how to stay healthy *How we can use nutrition to assist personal evolution. *The critical missing piece of the dietary puzzle that all nutrition books, diet lifestyles and health gurus Don't Know! *What is Human Domestication and what effect is it having on our health and the fulfillment of our life's purpose? *Use Shamanic Nutrition to rebuild yourself and your health in the age of post-industrial nutrition.
Daniel's website is http://www.danielvitalis.com/