The Reluctant Raw Foodist
"I used to be a' foodie' and now I am a "foodist'"
Welcome to my health and wellbeing blog.
I’m not a raw foodist by choice. I was recently diagnosed as having a complicated autoimmune condition including severe Histamine Intolerance and a form of reactive arthritis. I have become hypersensitive to high histamine foods, pollen, dust and some everyday chemicals. My condition affects every area of my life.
I have Mast Cell Activation Disease (MCAD).
I was prescribed a low histamine diet and then a raw food diet to ease my symptoms and over the past 2 years I have overcome my reluctance to a new way of eating and living. I have been experimenting to combine the two diets and I have been learning how to eat a diet comprising mainly of low histamine raw fruit and vegetables and how to change the habits of a life time.
I am starting to feel healthier than I have ever been before. I have also lost 35 lbs in weight.
I will be sharing with you how I got here and I'll be exploring low histamine raw recipes, natural beauty products, how to cope with being "allergic to everything" and generally how to regain health and fitness and live life to the full despite my unusual condition!
Please feel free to message me with any suggestions, questions, or comments. I'd love to hear from you!
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I’d always heard rumors of people making their own almond milk but I assumed it was a super difficult process. I was pleasantly surprised when I finally built up the courage to make it. It’s really easy, and oddly fun.
To make Raw Almond Milk:
What you’ll need:
1 cup raw almonds
2-3 cups of water
vanilla extract (optional)
blender
cheesecloth/muslin/pantyhose
What you’ll need to do:
Combine almonds and water. Let sit overnight. Blend together and pour into a jar lined with cheesecloth/muslin/pantyhose. Let this separate the milk from the leftover almond chunks. Make sure to give the cloth a good squeeze when you’re done to get as much out as you can. Refrigerate and enjoy!
Looks yum :)
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Almonds .
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Almonds are the best nuts for me to eat :)
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Almonds are lower in histamine than other nuts.
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Almonds. I love them and they are pretty good on the histamine scale.
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This is me with almonds! LOL
“What nuts?! Oh… my cheeks, umm see what had happened was…”
Looks good and is so much more tasty than something that has been processed in a factory and then stored in a jar for ages. I make raw almond butter . I just soak the nuts for a few hours first rather than cook them. I do not usually put salt in mine but if you want it just add a little salt to taste as the recipe suggests x
Ingredients:
2 cups raw almonds
1/2 teaspoon salt
How to:
- Toss almonds onto ungreased cookie sheet & bake at 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes
- Throw almonds into food processor
- Process those almonds unto they look like butter!
- Enjoy :)
So good…so simple…so healthy!
Fresh Homemade Almond Butter!!
I want to try this! Yum. I think I might halve the recipe though. It looks amazing!
The recipe always calls for roasted nuts. Has anyone tried making it with raw? That’s the only reason I haven’t tried this yet.
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I have just been making a little almond butter I just used soaked almonds and put them through my juicer on the mincer or blank plate. Serve with my flat bread or apple slices.
Almonds are good!
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