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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These are some ads for where I buy my coconut water and stuff like that :
This looks good!
Raw Vegan Jicama, Chayote Squash, Carrot, Bell Pepper, and Corn Salad with Roasted Cumin Pumpkin Seeds
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I do this sometimes with raw vegan chocolate and fruit for parties x
Chocolate dipped fruit on a stick:RECIPE
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Eating sunshine :))
Cantaloupe Mint Sorbet
- Unlimited Cantaloupe (if you eat enough, this can be eaten as a full meal)
- Few Sprigs of Mint
- Blueberries (Optional)
Directions
- Wait until your cantaloupe properly ripens. If you wait until it is soft at the end and smells potent, the taste will be significantly sweeter!
- Cut the skin off of the cantaloupe. Get as close to the edge as you can as to avoid waste.
- Cut the cantaloupe into chunks.
- Freeze the cantaloupe in a ziploc bag or in another container.
- After it is frozen, place the chunks into a food processor with a few sprigs of mint.
- Scoop out the sorbet and top with a few more mint sprigs and a blueberry.
- Enjoy this sweet treat! Best savored in the sun!
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Sounds good !
Things I Could Eat Forever | Spiced Mangoes: what locals in Baja Mexico taught me (*with some tweaks)
Lots of sliced mangoes.
If you wanna step it up, slice them transparently thin.
A whole lot of lime juice and some pulp.
(golden ratio - 1 mango: 2 decent sized limes)
Add course sea salt and cayenne pepper to taste.
I can b.s. measurements all I want but for this component it varies. Some people have different preferences of how spicy/salty or sweet/sour they like their mangoes so test it out and find the right balance for your palette. Start out by adding small amounts until its just right and remember not to over do it!
Garnish with teaspoon of *zested ginger root and chopped cilantro to give it some bomb floral notes and color.
Spiced mangoes are and awesome side dish for summer; it compliments most all things BBQ and its a spicy tangy (& healthy!) lounge snack.
I get some pretty insatiable cravings for this stuff sometimes and I am a diehard fan of mangoes and spicy/sour things so if you’re like me you’ll likely to whip this up save it in the fridge and eat it all da thyme.
This looks good. I will try it with low histamine blackberries instead of high histamine raspberries.
Banana berry soft serve!
Frozen banana
Frozen strawberries
Strawberry coconut milk kefir
blend!
Topped with shredded coconut.
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I do not make these often now and I dehydrate mine rather than bake them. Parsnips, and sweet potatoes also work well.
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Celery: snack on it, juice it, added it to a banana smoothie, steam it, add it to a veggie stew, add to salad…..
best celery snack ever
Ants in a boat:
-almond butter, raisens and cut up celery.
Who needs soda or manufactured soft drinks? So full of chemicals, manufactured sugar and high fructose corn syrup. I would make this with fruit such as watermelon and or pomegranate and sparkling water or coconut water. :)
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