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Bike Camp Cookbook Release - Free Download

2016-08-07T14:50:16.000Z

Hello all,

Wanted to share my new book "Bike Camp Cookbook" with you all. It derived from a cross country bicycle tour from New York to California in 2014. I prepared meals outside that were healthy, quick and easy to make. All the meals were prepared from my SnowPeak solo camp stove and the food at markets and gas stations.

Take a look inside! You can download a copy 08/15 - 08/19. I believe my book is the answer to many people who camp and/or bike tour who worry about food and other meals to prepare while out on extended or even short weekend adventure. It's also a book you can adapt to your own style of cooking and perhaps change your perspective overall.

In addition to the food I have 4 stories from the road of my favorite places I've traveled through in the U.S. These locations include Kansas, Colorado, Nevada and Virginia. I'm really psyched on the images because they really take me back to when I was on this trip. I'm pumped for this and hope it can be of help to many of you who are planing a trip or looking at getting creative at the camp site.

Lastly please leave an honest review.

Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JGKVKUS#navbar

Thanks,

Dwayne

SUGAR instead of SALT in my dinner?!

2015-07-23T05:17:41.000Z

Hey, guys! Got a question for my cooked dinner:

Is it ok (good for me?) to use Sugar (organic coconut sugar or cane sugar) in my dinner instead of salt to add flavor to my dinner?

For example in homemade tomato sauce or other sauces to top my rice/pasta/potato ... ?

Or even on my sweet potato with some fresh lemon juice?

Just not sure if this is ok on cooked food.

Thanks!!

Jolien

What are you eating for dinner?

2015-05-03T09:23:05.000Z

Hi Everyone

I've tried dinners suggested by Freelee and Durianrider such as sushi, potato wedges with chilli sauce, pasta dishes and others but wanted to know what are you eating for dinner?

We've tried recipes from Vegan cookbooks available in the UK and would like to know if anyone can suggest their own favourites?

Thanks!

New and a buddy?

2015-04-13T10:19:43.000Z

Hello, I'm a 13 year old female, I am going to go rawtill4, I am a little scared of weight gain due to my past anorexia... Not severe but still... I am wondering if there is anyone out there that would interested in being a rawtill4 buddy of mine? Help each other on this lifestyle and gain optimal health

RT4-friendly Dinner Meals

2015-03-03T22:34:19.000Z

Hey yall!

My name is Ryan, and I was kinda the first member on 30BAD! (Besides Free & DR of course.) Crazy, right?

This site has given me so much. Most notably, it granted me a sense of community that I needed big time, and has shaped my ideals for a support network that are now being realized even more tangibly in my life.

Honestly, it's been awhile since I've visited here. I gotta say, I'm impressed, by a few things:

1) Aimee's 'Spring Into Action' thread is still going strong! Amazing. Like 6 years now!

2) The vibe is still high! This question & answer, discussion, free-flow of interaction works so well with a group with a positive attitude.

3) How the scope of the site has been opened up, without compromise! I remember when Give It To Me Raw forum opened up past raw vegan foods, and the proverbial floodgates let loose a flurry of chaotic dialogue. Though, it spawned 30BAD! And here, things are still very much in forward momentum.

What brought me here today is the chance to offer to you all is my new cookbook! I have focused a lot of energy to collect a guide of information and cherished recipes in the Homestyle Vegan Cookbook.

All recipes and recommendations in this book are tailored within the guidelines of Raw Till 4. It features 26 complete-meal recipes that are high-carbohydrate, oil-free, low-sodium, minimally-cooked, gluten-free, and truly delicious.

They have stood the test of time & trials, as these are mostly recipes that have been in my family for multiple generations; classics of various cultures that have been taken to the highest standards of nutritional presentation.

The guide also features recommendations for the essential tools to have in your kitchen and items in your pantry, with specific trusted brand recommendations and where to find them!

Additionally, there is a complete cooking guide for preparing a range of vegetables, grains, and beans, including specific cook times and methods for various types, and instructions for the healthiest types of cooking methods.

If this sounds like something that may be of service to you, I invite you to check out more of the story and purchase Homestyle Vegan here.

On this page I go into more detail about what you can find within the pages, and also give links to YouTube videos that I've been featured in where I show off the recipes and book.

Thanks for taking the time with me on this post. For doing so, I'd like to offer you this exclusive 30BAD discount!

The book includes a full satisfaction guarantee, without expiration.

Regardless, I'm happy to have the opportunity to revisit the site, and be so pleasantly familiarized with this place and its members in the current phase.

Keep up the great work!

-Ry

Winter Fruit Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

2015-02-16T02:13:52.000Z

I love fruit and veggies, but I also need flavor and variety. Please help me by posing below some "quick" Winter Fruit Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. I prefer to use a blender, but I do own a juicer, food processor and a citrus press. I live in Canada and here are the fruit I have available to me currently and I prefer to use:

Oranges

Mango

Papaya

Grapefruits & Pomelos

Bananas

Kiwi

Apples

Pears

Melons

Passion Fruit

Avocado

Cucumber

Thanks for you help.

Patricia

Going Fully Raw...HELP

2015-02-05T22:14:38.000Z

I want to eat fully raw. the thought of eating whole foods at its freshest pleases me.
However, i get bored very easily so i would need a lot of raw nice dinner recipes to keep me going!
But, if i wanted to, could i have the whole weekend to be a cooked weekend? or just have one day? or would that fuck up with my body?
i would probably have 1/2 cup of rice, or quinoa or 1 sweet potato..depends on what im feeling.
Would this be okay? or could i possibly gain weight doing this and just stick to fully raw...which is pretty hard whilst im living with my family / at university.
Thanks!
XXXXXX

A LOT OF Low Fat Raw Vegan recipes! :) (free)

2015-01-25T07:53:16.000Z

Hi, everyone.

My name is Tiasha and I would like to invite you to my website shinewithnature.com. I post A LOT of low fat raw vegan recipes! :)

http://shinewithnature.com - feel free to say hi! :)

Some of the recipes over there:

Are nori rolls really vegan and are they full of Mercury?

2014-12-31T07:38:07.000Z

So, I got done watching this video (http://youtu.be/DecIKPIQ16Q), and I want to know if there is any truth to it. The girl in the video mentions that after eating nori sheets she would get a headache. I noticed that I eat a lot of veggie sushi rolls and get a headache pretty much every day. I want to know everyone's opinion and if you can help me find out the truth.

Thoughts on Quinoa?

2014-10-24T21:07:08.000Z

I'm slightly confused.
Is quinoa okay to eat?
When I google it, 1 cup, cooked has 3.6g of fat (5%) which is okay for me as i only have it once a week, if I'm feeling fearless, twice and even then I don't have 1 cup, sometimes 1/3 or 1/2. So, I don't know where I saw it (I cant remember) but I remember seeing quinoa being high in fat (in terms of %) which freaked me out for one but two, annoyed me a little because coming onto this lifestyle (which I love, don't get me wrong) was already sacrificing A LOT of things I couldn't eat, I like to have 'some' variety in my diet (I mostly eat salads - yes I know, contradicting the variety part... anyway moving on, yes so potatoes once a week, pasta every few weeks, rice once every month or two months if that..I cant cook rice that well or make it taste nice so yeah aha)
All I want to know is
1. Is it low in fat?
2. Would you eat it or just stick to rice/pasta/potatoes
3. Should I just not worry if I only eat it once a week?
4. HELLLLLLLLLP. Haha

Dinner dilemma!!!

2014-09-11T18:13:10.000Z

Okay guys I need some help, when it comes time for dinner I either want to have fruit or want to have some greens and lately I've been really craving some zucchini noodle salad and the works but every single time I eat the salad I feel really bloated in the morning. This does not happen when I have a huge Fruitvale but always happens when I have a huge zucchini noodles salad. Is it because I'm not used to having salad as much as I've been having all fruit days? They contain no overt fats and are within 80 1010 standards. I do have them late at night and right before I go to bed could that be a problem? I usually don't have this problem when I eat fruit though. Please help I've been a raw vegan since July so maybe it could be that I'm not used to it but I've been on the high carb vegan life since last year but then for a couple months I fell off the wagon and again this January and I was still raw till four. Please please please help if anybody knows what I can do maybe drink more water or eat earlier but I don't know if those are the problems! I wake up VERY bloated

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Weight gain

2014-08-24T22:45:55.000Z

LATELY lots of videos are being uploaded about the subject.

Many people are saying "Why i dont longer followe a rt4 diet"

Havent gained any weight really, but i do eat till im full and never did UNLIMITED CALORIES, just not for me.. I have serious food allergies and my digestive system is already damaged and healing thanks to a vegan diet

( ive been almost 7 years vegan and its been my savior, plus I would never eat nor enslave an animal for the benefit of capitalism! I actively and politically march against it!)

But, returning to the point!

I havent gained weight, i dont calorie restric EVEEER but i trust my body to eat till i am full.

I have maintained my weight ( up and down 5lbs due to time of the month!) and its been the best ever!

My youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/aboutvegan

IM TOTALLY ADDICTED TO BUTTERNUT SQUASH

2014-08-14T04:28:31.000Z

Ive been having it for dinner for a month now every night, im craving it and i

know is super healthy, so i have no problem eating it plain cooked..

Is someone else as me obsessed with it?

Sweetpo, potatoes, all others do not compare to the sweet btsquash flavor! :)

NorthEast Brooklyn Vegans unite!!! Bushwick/Bedstuy!

2014-08-09T21:44:36.000Z

Let's start carpools to New Generation!

Want to plan interesting pro-earthling discussion/activist groups? How about helping out a pet adoption events and networking them to your friends?!

Let's go do group tours of breweries, bakeries ( I work at Clementine Bakery!!!), restaurants, musical gigs or cruelty-free art installations!

Potlucks in the park...heck yeah! Or my sweet new house's backyard.

Let's kindly demand and ask for our local businesses, eateries and pubs to start catering to vegans with our money and commit to helping local businesses!

Need help growing a balcony garden, learn about sprouts, trade/swap fruits and veggies, share/troubleshoot recipes or looking to make veghead friends in the neighborhood?

LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!!

Do any of you prepare meat for a nonvegan spouses/family?

2014-07-20T02:34:29.000Z

Since going vegan, I have quite obviously found myself to be so much more compassionate toward animals. I've watched many animal ethics documentaries, one of which being the popular "Earthlings". It completely changed the way I look at raw meat. Everything about it repulses me to my core.

I live with two meateaters, and I have found it increasingly more difficult to even see Animal in the fridge, sitting casually next to my delicious coconut water, let alone actually prepare it in dinners like I once did. Obviously, it is not my "job" to make homemade meals for two men. It was even a loved activity once upon a time. But, I simply cannot get over my aversion to handling a carcass or throwing it into the oven. (I actually am getting a gag reflex just typing this.)

Serving them vegan dinners, at the present time, is out. They are not wildly objective to eating a huge, colorful, yummy plate of vegan food or even a rawtill4 delicacy like soups and currys, but they just will not eat this time and time again. Of course, these are adult men and they are able-bodied to serve themselves their own food.

I am wondering..Do any of you prepare dishes with meat in them for your nonvegan family? Has your lifestyle shaken up the dynamics if your usual role was the dinner-preparer? Please share about your feelings if you cook a dinner with meat alternatively to your own.

Thanks and looking to hear from you guys.

I dont know when to eat dinner :(

2014-06-23T19:32:08.000Z

I always work till 5pm

On Monday, Wednesday, Friday I have to go straight from work to the gym for a boot camp class that starts at 6pm and after I do an extra 20 minutes of cardio. So I am not getting home until 8pm and then I am back up by 4:30.

What are your suggestions? Is it okay to eat a big meal before a really intense workout? :(

Any Requests for Raw Recipes

2014-06-05T11:54:26.000Z

Hey y'all,

I'm currently working on a low fat raw recipe book and am almost finished. I would love to know if anyone has requests of recipes that you'd like to have a raw version of. Is there anything that you really miss that you'd love to recreate raw?

Thanks!

You can check out my other recipe book here.

Erin :)

Crazy for eating THIS much? (PICTURES)

2014-05-13T23:17:13.000Z

So i took a picture of what is like when I have my regular mono-meal dinners:

Butternut Squash aprox 6lbs!!

That is my tiny hand compared to this monstrous-beauty!

I can truly eat ALL of this! and i am 5ft 94!!

Am I over doing it? ( i dont thinks so...ha)

Animals seek salt in nature...

2014-04-21T16:24:47.000Z

Hey guys,

So Easter dinner was yesterday and as always, my family ganged up on me and picked apart my diet. My grandma told me she seen on T.V the other day that elephants in the desert had dug their way down to a salt mine to lick the salt! Also, my uncle pointed out that deer lick the salt from the roads and he provides his cattle with a salt lick. My mom also has one available for our horses. I told them that I eat celery because it has natural sodium in it but didn't know what else to say...

Help! Is it true that animals crave salt for a biological reason or is it just an addiction? Should I be eating some kind of salt daily? I haven't been touching salt. Just raw fruits & veggies for 21 days now. I need some backup… I hate when my family makes me feel insecure about my decisions!

Savory Raw Vegan Dinner VIDEO!

2014-04-04T00:22:33.000Z

Please check out my raw vegan recipe book! www.FruitFullyRawRecipes.weebly.com

I feel like I do good until...

2014-03-01T17:43:21.000Z

Hello Everyone,
I'm new to the 30BaD community and I was wondering if anyone has felt this way..

I don't have a problem making fruit mono meals during the day, but when 4 O'clock rolls around I seem to panic I guess.. I think, should I just have cooked food (usually steamed potatoes and lettuce) or a salad?

If I have potatoes I usually still crave sweet after and if I have salad I'm still hungry even if there's no more room to put a single bite more. I can't have fruit after a meal, bad food combo. So how much fruit would you eat before lettuce / salad meal?

My other issue is my Husband. He hasn't fully transitioned to fruitarian, but he's getting there. He works late and doesn't come home until 8pm he still desires cooked foods like gluten free pasta, potatoes, "veggie meat", sauces and condiments. I usually end up snacking around this time because why? I didn't get what I needed from my 4-5pm meal?

I've been HCRV for about 6 weeks and I still have cravings for pizza and fast foods that I use to eat but mostly pizza. I haven't had significant weight loss I stay pretty stable, but no weight gain which is good so I'm just being patient.

I'd appreciate any feedback
~Kawesome <3

Lowfat raw vegan dinners that I can bring to work?

2014-02-13T21:54:01.000Z

I'm currently working dinner/closing shift at a restaurant and I need ideas for what I can bring for dinner. The place I'm working at is not vegan (there are none in my area ): ) and it does not have a fridge.

Eat at night.

2013-11-11T22:10:59.000Z

Hi!

I have one question. Sometimes I back to home at 10 pm, because then I finish training. Can I eat some carbs(potatoes, pasta) with greens very late? This is problem or no?

FAT FREE Zucchini Mexican Rice Video!

2013-10-24T00:21:10.000Z

Check it out!

http://youtu.be/XkVnryLqCAE

If you like this recipe check out my recipe book at www.FruitFullyRawRecipes.weebly.com

<3 Erin

What's your Favorite Overt Free Savory Dinner?

2013-10-22T13:33:02.000Z

I need new ideas for savory dinners without added overt fats. And preferably tomato free. At the end of the day I am in the mood for something savory, but am currently having a little irritation with tomatoes and veggies just don't seem to appeal to me without tomato sauce or fat....

I often end up eating some steamed starches to avoid fats, but prefer to eat all raw and feel better when I do. Probably need to eat a little more throughout the day as well.

All tips welcome!

Thanks in advance!! Erin :)

Dinner time, cooked food question

2013-10-14T14:16:23.000Z

Hey fruity people

I've spent sneaking around on this page for ages, but finally I really need some help :-)

After being 100% raw for about 9 months, I went back to vegan cooked food while living abroad (have been vegan since I'm 15 years old...).

Now I'm back in Switzerland and am eating raw fruit during the day and for dinner cooked carbs (mostly white rice, sometimes corn products) with raw greens. I'd feel better 100% raw but as a student fruit is really expensive here, it is so hard to get organic fruit and as it is getting colder I really enjoy the warm rice.

It is going quite good, I've to drink a lot of water because of the rice and am having a hard time getting enough sleep, but I feel a huge difference to eating normal oily and salty vegan food.

Now my question:

Soon the classes start and I'm having issues on planing my dinners. From monday to wednesday I've classes in the evenings. That means from 3 pm to 9 pm. That causes me BIG problems because that's the time I usually eat a lot of fruit and am having dinner.

So what would you recommend me: Should I eat my rice before going to class and then just have some fruit in between (that will be quite bad for my digestion) or eat rice before and eat nothing until the next morning (hard to get all the calories in before, but maybe possible) or just prepare my dinner before going to class and eat it right after coming home (means I'll eat at 9.30 and go to bed around 11 to kind of get a good amount of sleep)??

I'm getting really nervous thinking about it, because I want to stay healthy/get healthier and don't want to cause myself digestive issues...

It got quite long, but I'd really appreciate your help :-)

Hope to get to know you guys better soon.

Hugs

Finish eating early or late the night before a big 5k race?

2013-10-11T18:08:45.000Z

The FSU cross country meet is tomorrow morning (on our way right now!) and I'm curious as to what you think would be better to prepare for it and to be in ideal condition for it: should I stop eating (fruit and lettuce, only) by 4 or 5, for ample digestion time, or later, by 7 or 8, to be taking in energy closer to the race? I've always wondered about this.Any help, or even any other tips about racing, would be greatly appreciated. I've been on the team for two seasons now, but I'm always trying to improve my routine and my times. I want a PR tomorrow! (;

Greens, Tomato, and Avocado - Is this proper food combining?

2013-10-10T19:47:26.000Z

I'm thinking of ideas of what to have for dinner tonight. Would a salad made with greens, tomato, and 1/3 of an avocado be a good combination? What are your favorite salad combinations?

Skinny should NOT be the goal.

2013-09-05T02:13:31.000Z

Healthy should be the goal. Happy should be the goal. Vibrant should be the goal. Confident should be the goal.

Did you know that not every body type can healthily sustain a flat stomach or a thigh gap? Everybody’s bodies were built differently, and not everyone’s body looks the same. We all have our own version of healthy. You shouldn’t hurt yourself to get a flat tummy or a gap between your thighs. You shouldn’t obsess over those things, because it isn’t always attainable. Reach for your version of healthy. Be the healthiest you can be, and your body will look the best it can be. And if you don't have a gap between your thighs, a flat stomach, or awesome abs, so what? You are taking amazing care of your body so it can preform it's best and look it's best. Don't strive for "perfection", because perfection doesn't exist. Don't strive to look like that person in a magazine; the person in a magazine doesn't even look like the person in the magazine. They have been airbrushed and photoshopped to look sterotypically "hot" or "sexy" or "beautiful." #$%^ that. Healthy is @#$%^&* sexy. *Pardon my french*

That’s my little insight of light today.

After Dinner Snack?

2013-09-02T02:39:38.000Z

I finished my dinner of a large rainbow salad three hours ago, and I just came back from a 35 minute bike ride, (approximately, it was probably closer to 40 minutes) and want to replenish the calories I've burned. I know eating fruit when something else is digesting in your system can lead to bloating. I tend to bloat very, very easily and was wondering if any of you have any suggestions for a snack that will not upset my sensitive stomach.(Would a smoothie be okay? What would you put in one?) Mind you it has been three hours since I ate dinner. *and I am still working on upping my calories, only need a few hundred more to go*

Thanks! :)