Friday, August 15, 2008

Raw Fu Challenge- Day 6- The Salad Phenomenon

Today I talk about the salad phenomenon, and how I'm trying to just experience it and eat the damn salad.

Raw Fu 100: Day 2 Weekends Can Be Tough

Today I make a smoothie with Andre, talk about chewing your smoothies, and why weekends on raw food can be tough.

Raw Fu 100: Day 1- Kickoff!

Today Matthew Kenney helps me kick off the first official Raw Fu 100 Day raw food challenge. His advice is to keep it simple, and I could not agree more!

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Why You Need Calories to Lose Weight: Silly Bunny

Today I talk about why I don't think I was losing weight during the last 20 days of my last raw food challenge. Calories are important! Don't skimp on the calories!

I'd Do A Thousand Days

Today I get a little verklempt over an e-mail I got from a Raw Fu Challenger, and I talk about Basil and I being in a major bicker fest.

I'd Do A Thousand Days

Today I get a little verklempt over an e-mail I got from a Raw Fu Challenger, and I talk about Basil and I being in a major bicker fest.

I'd Do A Thousand Days

Today I get a little verklempt over an e-mail I got from a Raw Fu Challenger, and I talk about Basil and I being in a major bicker fest.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Raw Fu Challenge Day 7



Today I make a simple sunflower seed cheese for you to munch on. Nom nom nom. I like to use sunflower seeds because they are much less expensive than other nuts, and don't make me retain water.

Raw Fu Challenge Day 6



Today I talk about the salad phenomenon, and how I'm trying to just experience it and eat the damn salad.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Raw Fu Green Smoothie Mustache Contest

These are the entries so far! Brilliant. Just brilliant!


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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Gypsy Mama is Going to Mayo!



This is my friend Gypsy Mama. She is a wife, mother of a beautiful 5 year old, and a Raw Fu Challenger. She is trying to go raw with us over at Raw Fu, despite the fact that she is about to embark on a very scary and intense 2 weeks at the Mayo Clinic. There is something wrong with Gypsy's lymphatic system, and her body is retaining fluid at an alarming rate. In a video blog recently, she disclosed that she had gained 11 pounds in a WEEK, all fluid.

Mayo has accepted her as a patient, and has told her to plan to come and stay for 2 weeks as an outpatient, so that she can be thoroughly poked, prodded, and scanned. I'm very worried about Gypsy, since she has been recently complaining of having a high fever. I can't wait until she gets to Mayo on August 26th!

One thing that insurance and Mayo do not cover is housing for outpatients. So, Gypsy is going to have to stay in a hotel for 2 full weeks. Her son and husband are worried sick about her, and will not let her go alone, of course! The cheapest place they have found to stay near Mayo is $47/night. So, housing alone for the trip is going to cost close to $700, not to mention the cost of them trying to find healthy food to eat while on the road. With limited funds, you can imagine how stressful this must be.

Gypsy set up a website at www.NoahsCloset.com, and is trying to sell a few things out of her house to raise money to help them pay for their hotel stay. So, please check that out.

BUT, I personally don't think Gypsy needs to be worrying about hosting an online garage sale as she is getting ready for her trip to Mayo, so I would like to Pay It Forward, and try to collect enough money to cover as much of her housing costs as possible.

I have been given so much since the beginning of my raw food journey, including better health. Our HEALTH is so important, and I think we all know women like Gypsy. Women who give and give, and never take the time to take care of themselves. That's what mother's do, isn't it?

Fellow Raw Fu Challenger, Penni Shelton has graciously donated $150 to Gypsy's Club Mayo Fund. And I am matching her donation. Sorry, Gypsy, maybe next time we can send you to Club Med!

Brother, can you spare a dime?





Monday, August 4, 2008

RAW FU CHALLENGE DAY 4- Fried Okra



HOW IS YOUR DAY 4 GOING? I'm sure there are plenty of people out there on day 4 who are cursing my name, and wishing they'd never found my stupid vlog on YouTube. But hey, I show you how to make fried food Raw Fu style, so you have to forgive me!

P.S. I keep saying sesame seeds in this video, but they're SUNFLOWER SEEDS!!

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Raw Fu 100: Day 2- Weekends Can Be Tough



Today I make a smoothie with Andre, talk about chewing your smoothies, and why weekends on raw food can be tough.

Friday, August 1, 2008

Raw Fu Challenge Day 1



Today Matthew Kenney helps me kick off the first official Raw Fu 100 Day raw food challenge. His advice is to keep it simple, and I could not agree more!