I recently switched over from a cooked vegan candida diet to a modified version of 80/10/10 (no overts, still consume salt & seaweeds). I spent a week focusing on fruits and greens, no cooked foods or starchy vegetables, and in just three days all…

"I'm new to this, but so far I don't feel any WORSE when I add carob to my smoothies. Unless you are experiencing health issues, I would suggest going easy on yourself with transition. Adding too many restrictions to your diet this early in the game…"

"Very cute! "

"One of my favorite things to do is make a raw marinara sauce with zucchini noodles, a collard wrap with blended fruit/herbs/jalapeno as a dipping sauce, or salsa! You can make salsa out of tomatoes, citrus, pineapple, anything and it is especially…"

"Blood oranges! "

"Not if you're going to center your diet around processed vegan food. Replacing your butter with Earth Balance and cheese with processed soy cheese isn't optimal, to say the least. Same with most snacks, frozen foods, etc. Consuming whole foods -…"

"Belated response, and miscalculated. I cannot do math in my head. I think I was also trying to lump total expenses, bus money, etc... bit embarrassing! I am a language person, not a numbers person. Maybe about $10 a day, tops. Anyhow, the suggestion…"

"Glad I came across this discussion. I've been having difficulty with this as well."

"I am so sorry that you are dealing with this. While I am a vegan for ethical reasons, having lived through anorexia myself I have to advise you to put your own wellness first. Don't let worries about being raw, etc. get in the way of getting better.…"