Comments on: Getting Ready for Raw Spirit Festival – The Renegade Health Show Episode #130

By: Grace

Grace — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:52:55 +0000

I noticed the pineapple on your counter and it looked upripe. Not sure as it’s hard to tell. I read a article by Dr. Flora Van Orden from 2007 and it may still be on one of her blogs about how to ripen one. It was part of an article on how to get rid of pitting edema. You poke holes in the stem end with a fork and place them in the sun in a small saucer or water so that the water can rise up in the holes and the fruits will come back to life again as they begin to circulate the water. They will quickly lose their green color and become yellow orange and healthier. I have tried this three or four times and it works great and the pineapples taste wonderful.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:57:11 +0000

Kevin and Ann Marie,

There is a beautiful vegan and raw food restaurant in Pittsburgh now. Its just opened 6 months ago its Pittsburghs first.
Its in Oakland and its called Maggie’s Mercantile. Have a great time in Sedona. Hopefully next year we will have some time to go too.

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:56:28 +0000

Hey Guys!

Hope you have a fantastic trip.

When the wife and I came back to Canada from Japan for vacation we had 24 hours of travel time that included trains, cabs, buses and of course planes, and we took with us:

-you raw sushi recipe, which was awesome–Thank You!

-Brendan Brazier’s energy bar recipe, which is also super great, and there’s a video of it here: http://gliving.tv/videos/

-bell peppers and celery cut into strips, and some baby tomatos, which were so refreshing on the plane

-soaked almonds which are a favourite munchable

-dried fruits that we soaked again to help with the dryness of the plane

-barley grass powder that comes in 3g serving packaging for travel that are easy to pop into you water bottle and make such a difference

All in all, was the best trip we ever had. Hope you and the fam have a great trip and enjoy the food along the way!

Cheers!

By: Debi

Debi — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:24:36 +0000

I would so love to go to the festival, but the cost is too prohibitive. Have the best time ever!!!
What part of Pittsburgh will you be visiting. I will happen to be there at the same time.

By: Gail Wright

Gail Wright — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:48:35 +0000

Food Irradiation – HELP! I hear from the Health Ranger this is becoming standard practice in the USA. YIKES!! HOw can we stop this. I like to think an old time farmer using no chemicals and growing veggies and supplying to the market is the way to go. No processing by the FDA is required. I never want to live in the USA if this is what they are doing to our fruits and veggies. Please help me understand. Since the health Ranger alerted me.

I refuse to buy organic veggies and fruits shipped to Singapore from the USA which is where I live.

What is your opinion of Food Irradiation?

Dr. Weil says it is ok. I so disagree. Eating food is so scary today.

No one knows what has been done to it, how really healthy it is and I am scared.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:03:25 +0000

Gail its called O.N.E I can see how it would be confusing since you’re not familiar with it. I’ve been to their website before, google it!

By: sharon ferguson

sharon ferguson — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:23:20 +0000

I was going to say water too, and one nice travel food similar to Janice’s idea, above, is (soaked) almond stuffed dates wrapped in a small section of dino kale. Very satisfying, and they keep well. And I also like bliss balls, (there are so many recipes) recently I made pumpkin seed, hemp seed, raisin and orange peel – pretty good!
I will definitely be trying the kale chips…
Have fun in Sedona, wish I could be there with you guys!

By: Janice

Janice — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:50:00 +0000

Favorite snack: dates stuffed with Brazil nuts. I keep some in my car for snacks so I’m not tempted with fast food pit stops.

By: Meri

Meri — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:19:42 +0000

For travelling I would take anything that will travel well – dried fruits, nuts, trail mix, raw food bars, any fresh fruits that wont spoil on the journey. Due to the lack of fresh food available during travelling I like to have a lot of water coz I can start to feel really dried out and tired if all I can eat is dehydrated foods. This year when I went to Thailand, Qatar Airways and Bangkok Air actually provided salad in the form of crudites (vegetable sticks). I was sooo grateful to get something fresh for a change.

By: Margit

Margit — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:12:19 +0000

If you have ani’s raw food kitchen cookbook by Ani Phyo there is a great sesame seed/sunflower bread that I make all the time. Very easy to make in the dehydrator and very good.Put an avocado on it and you’ll have a great lunch.
Kind of liked you with curly hair.Have a great trip.Wish I could go.