Tag Archive: Transitioning to raw diet

Transitioning to a raw vegan diet

I’ve stopped eating fish. When I look at a fish I don’t see food, I see a living being that I don’t want to eat. I knew this day would come soon because the last few times I ate fish, I didn’t enjoy it like I used to. I’ve been slowly cutting out animal products…

Dear Dad I've gone raw…

Photo taken by bryan champ The hardest thing about going raw was not giving up my favorite foods. It was telling my Dad! I grew up in a typical Egyptian household. Food was the center of everything. No one was a vegetarian and rice was always served with dinner. We did eat a lot of…

Get me out of the kitchen

Cooking dinner for my family on the weeknights is NOT my favorite activity. I never know what to make. I always feel like I recycle the same recipes week after week and nobody likes my food. How did this happen to me? There was a time when I loved making dinner. I was once a…

Transitioning to a high raw diet

Photo by  Sandra Mora Transitioning to a raw diet was easy in some ways and difficult in others. After being raw until dinner for just two days I no longer craved coffee. I also lost my appetite for milk and sugar as well. Just by eating more fresh fruits and veggies I no longer craved…

I'm not a good vegetarian

I tried to be a vegetarian, but it just did not work for me. I loved eating fruits and vegetables, but I did not like traditional vegetarian sources of protein. I tried many different tofu recipes over the past few months. Since they all contained soy sauce, they all started to taste the same after…

Please don't pass the steak

Photo taken by EssjayNZ There was a time in my life that I loved red meat, I craved it and really enjoyed eating it. My husband knew how to cook it really well, and we enjoyed it a few times a week. Then, when I heard that the FDA approved cloned meat in January of…