Guacamole with salad (or Gualad :þ):

This one is based on a meal I had at a meeting in Norsk Målungdom. I started with the same ingredients; cubed avocado, olive oil, and salt. Very fatty and salty, like the stuff you might crave when starting out as a raw foodist. :) Perfect for me in the beginning, and incredibly easy. Later, I added more ingredients and changed the recipe lots of times. You could say I reinvented Guacamole.

Ingredients:

• Avocado
• Lemon juice (or olive oil, etc.)
• Dried tomatoes (or salt)
  
• Tomatoes (and/or other fruits, like bell pepper. Vegetables and mushrooms should also do.)
  
• Leafy vegetables (I like lettuce or spinach. Anything will do.)
• (Optional:) Spices (like black pepper, finely chopped chili, garlic, etc.)

I usually take two avocados, one lemon, three dried tomatoes, and two tomatoes.

Simply mash the avocados until it looks like mashed potatoes, then put in the lemon juice and mix it. Chop the dried tomatoes in tiny pieces and mix them in as well. At this point you might want to add your spices. Then chop the tomatoes in as small pieces as you’d like. I like them as small as possible. Cut the leafy vegetables as small as you want. I use kinda big ones, but my mother prefers them very tiny.

I usually add mushrooms too. :)

Here with tomatoes, chives, bell pepper, spinach, and mushrooms. :) (Sorry about the bad quality.)

Summer salad:

I call it summer salad because it is one. ;) If you eat in season, you can’t eat tomatoes in winter, f.ex.

Ingredients:

• Tomatoes
• Mushrooms
• Olive oil
• Tamari
• Lemon juice
• Green leaves
• Chives
• (Optional:) Other herbs

I ate this almost every day when I was in France. It’s even better than the above recipe if you make it well. :)

Make the sauce by putting 4/7 olive oil, 2/7 tamari, and 1/7 lemon juice in a deep, little plate, preferably with a flat bottom, and mix it violently. :)

Cut the mushrooms in as thin slices as possible, and put them in the sauce. Make sure you cover them completely – they’re wonderful! Cut the tomatoes in moderately sized pieces, and mix everything together with your hands (you may want to wash them before and after). Remember to cut the chives and other herbs to a suitable size.

Pie:

Yes, raw pies are nice. :) However, they are very sweet and fatty, so you don’t want to eat too much of them.

I’ve tried this recipe, brought to us by Steve Pavlina. :)

About food in general, and specifically tomatoes:

If you can, buy organic. It’s (disputed, but) likely much better for your health, and it doesn’t ruin the soil. Sure it’s expensive, but support your local Green Party, and make that change.

I recommend so-called Andes and green zebra tomatoes. :) They’re pieces of paradise.

Some people might say I’m “dirty”. I don’t mean in a sexual sense, even though that is subjective as well. I’m talking about my not showering very often, and going barefoot for days without cleaning my feet.

During my second raw trial, in September one year ago, I first noticed that I started smelling less. At one point I hadn’t showered for a week, yet smelled nothing at all. Now I sometimes smell, and I think it’s when I eat a lot of fatty food. Last year I was going low-fat. Nevertheless, I don’t smell half as much as before. I used to smell slightly sweaty no matter what. As a consequence, when I broke my trial off after two weeks, the smell after/during P.E. classes was surprising. I’m glad to be rid of that problem. Now I only shower when I “feel dirty”, which happens every week or less.

When I first started going barefoot, I washed my feet every day… for about a week. Since then, I’ve simply used the doormat. The second week or so, someone asked me if I washed my feet when I got home. When I said I didn’t, this person was disgusted. Last weekend, I was at MDG’s stand at Karl Johan street in Oslo. Some guy walked past me as I offered him a flier, saying that he “wouldn’t accept anything from someone walking barefoot at Karl Johan”, apparently disgusted. He said something about bacteria and stuff, as well.

To me it seems like society at large is mysophobic. As far as I remember from biology in high school, contact with dirt is good. It keeps the immune system active. Children who grow up in “sterile” environments are much more likely to get sick later, and more severely at that, because their bodies aren’t used combat germs. As for me, I’m not afraid of getting sick, due to my boosted immune system. ;) I even pick up the peanuts I drop on the floor and eat them. Others could have a reason to worry, but I’m actually doing them a favour.

I used to think in the same way, and probably still do to some extent – I wash my hands after using the restroom, for example. After I started going barefoot, I’ve become more at ease with dirt. As a bonus, I save water. And anyway, it’s just dirt. :)

I recently stumbled upon the most educational movie about veganism I have ever seen! In Foods That Kill Healthy Eating, Dr. Michael Klaper explains what happens when you put meat, dairy, and eggs into your body, and shares his own experiences. For the last fifteen minutes, he informs the viewer what to eat instead.

This is the movie to watch for information about veganism and healthy living! Of course, this shouldn’t be your only source, but for me, it was the last confirmation I needed. I’ve also heard from others that they were convinced by this movie. It lasts about an hour, but the time is well invested. If you don’t have the time, you can skip to ~45:00, where he starts talking about what you should eat.

Watch this, and go vegan! :)

I’m going to try a (dangerous) reward tactic instead of the failed punishment. I’m going to allow myself to have rice and beans – ONCE! Rice (brown) and beans are an addiction of mine, and I have impressed myself in staying away from them in the past – that was the hardest part of going raw. Now I’ll use it as a tactic to keep me going for five consecutive nights and days, and then allow myself to taste it again.

Night (am):

I wrote the wrong file path, and thus didn’t wake up. :( Now I’ve made an alias. It’s tested and works. Why didn’t I do that before?

Morning:

I slept ~5 min. at the “wake” bus, but it wasn’t continually, so I don’t know if it even matters.

Day:

I had nothing to do, and I was all alone, so I slept for ~5–10 min. in the study area at school. Sleeping at school sucks because it’s so uncomfortable. As usually I slept wonderfully at both buses.

Evening:

I had my best raw meal ever! Mashed avocado, salad, and mushrooms with olive oil and salt, everything mixed well together.

I’m going to try a (dangerous) reward tactic instead of the failed punishment. I’m going to allow myself to have rice and beans - ONCE! Rice (brown) and beans are an addiction of mine, and I have impressed myself in staying away from them in the past - that was the hardest part of going raw. Now I’ll use it as a tactic to keep me going for five consecutive nights and days, and then allow myself to taste it again.

Night (am):

I wrote the wrong file path, and thus didn’t wake up. :( Now I’ve made an alias. It’s tested and and works. Why didn’t I do that before?

Morning:

I slept for ~5 min. at the “wake” bus, but it wasn’t continually, so I don’t know if it even matters.

Day:

I had nothing to do, and I was all alone, so I slept for ~5-10 min. in the study area at school. Sleeping at school sucks because it’s so uncomfortable. As usual, I slept wonderfully on both buses.

Evening:

I had my best raw meal ever! Mashed avocado, salad, and mushroom with olive oil and salt, everything mixed well together.