Going Raw anyone?

I've done a lot of reading about food and still don't know what diet is the best choice for us.  There's a lot of very smart people with different opinions on the subject.  I do see a recurring theme of vibrancy, however, amongst the people who eat mostly uncooked fruits and veggies.  My eating habits are continually changing, and I'm moving more and more toward the raw food ideals. 

I've been drinking watermelon juice every day for 2 months now and love it.  I've had a juicer for many years, but it sat idle a long time.  I dusted it off in december 07.  By august of last year I finally got to where I was juicing every day, sometimes twice.  Now I'm juicing twice a day, sometimes 3, and even more if you count the limeades I drink from the homegrown limes from my neighbor's tree.  My favorite comfort food these days is hummus.  I should probably change my tag line about  the cookies.  I don't have any white flour in the house anymore and my sugar is organic and unrefined.  I gave up milk in may and really don't miss it at all. 

I've picked up some great recipes from Kris Carr's site and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to improve their food choices.   While I still eat butter, eggs, cheese and some meat, I'm slowly removing any of my dollars funnelling into the factory farm scene.  I just don't think our food should come from deplorable conditions.  With that as my guiding principle, my food choices get better and better all the time.  Two weeks ago I ate a ham sandwich from a little french bakery that makes delicious bread.  That time, I didn't find it quite so tasty and it sure gave me a lot of gas.  Experiences like this sure make healthier food choices a lot easier to stick with.  

Althea, you are so right about how it gets easier to make the good food choices.  I used to LOVE Junior Mints.  Then, I pretty much didn't eat any candy after my cancer diagnosis for a good year, especially not mass market sort of candy. About a month ago I bought a box just as a little treat for myself. Not only did they not taste all that great anymore, I felt pretty wretched afterwards, and I'm pretty sure I will never eat them again. Now for a great chocolate treat, I throw a frozen banana, some raw chocolate powder, and a little fresh almond milk in the blender and YUM! A vegan, raw chocolate shake!

Rinda, I had extensive DCIS as well as IDC in my right breast, but I chose not to do a bilateral. I decided that I didn't want to have an unnecessary surgery, and that I would try to keep it under control through lifestyle changes.  I'm two + years out from diagnosis and everything is still going well! I am not doing macrobiotic as it is heavy on grains, which doesn't sit that well with me. I eat lots of greens (especially kale, spinach, and romaine) by way of green smoothies and try to stay raw until dinner. I do eat some meat, fish, poultry, but almost no cows milk products, and goat milk cheese maybe once every 3 weeks or so. I also eat very little grain products. When I do it is whole grain, usually brown rice or sprouted grain breads. I also eat a fair bit of beans. 

I'm not perfect in my eating habits, but it definitely does get easier to make the good choices as I continue down this path. 

DeAnn

Althea, what you wrote really resonates....I am leaning in the same direction, esp with regard to protein sources and factory farming.  Also, I do think if you are going to juice, to use more green, like kale, and less fruit, except for those limes, of course!