Everyone says, “You gotta listen to your body when you go raw”! Now we’ve been raw for about 2 and a half years and I’m finding I want way less fruit than I did at first. All those sweet raw concoctions that were so exciting to eat to infinity? Not as interested as I used to be. One of the main attractions when we first went raw was the fact that I could eat as much as I wanted and not have any guilt. Now I’ve never really had a weight problem but I’ve always had a sweet tooth. So this was a VERY big reason to like the raw lifestyle. Bam would be studying all the amazing entrees while I was memorizing the dessert sections! But now I’m more interested in having a fresh veggie juice in our twin gear juicer instead of loading up on watermelon and apples and peaches and tons of yummy raw desserts.
Why am I writing this? Because this is amazing to me! Plus when I think back, way WAY back to the good old ‘daze’ of Vixen, I remember craving vegetables to such an extent that I would ask my fellow band mates and road manager, “Are you gonna eat that” in regards to the left over veggies on their plates. Of course, it was mostly cooked vegetables but even then, my body knew it needed more vegetables than it was getting. I also remember that the caterers on the big tours would only make ‘x’ number of vegetarian meals and I would lie and say that I was vegetarian so I could have the yummy nutloaf which was a new and exciting food to me back then. LOL!
The point is… the cleaner you get, the more you will learn to listen to your body. You can just tell what you need. And when you need it.
Of course, don’t get me wrong, I didn’t have any problems wolfing down the blueberry ‘cheezecake’ that Bam made yesterday! Or the “Raw Doubloon Chocolate” he made last night. Ha! But truly, our bodies will tell us what we need. We’re all different with our own set of experiences and at different stages of your life you may require varying balances in your diet. Be willing to shift. What works for you for a while may not work after a few months. That’s okay. Let things change. Let the detox happen. Evolve with your body into the healthiest being you can be.
For you newbies who might be craving sweets…..
RAW DOUBLOON CHOCOLATE
4 cups filtered water
3 heaping spoonfuls of raw cacao powder
1 teaspoon Lucuma powder
3 Tablespoons raw agave nectar
3 Tablespoons of raw organic almond butter
1 organic vanilla bean
Blend on high in Blendtec/Vitamix for about a minute and a half so it warms up slightly. The lucuma powder gives it a delicious marshmallow flavor! We gave our 15 year old, Max a cup and he exclaimed, “Wow! Does this have marshmallows in it? It’s really good!” Which proves that even the choosiest teenagers will like it!
Drink with a smile and a giggle.
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