Raw food?

AshleyAnthony2B · April 2013

I am looking into transitioning my family on to a more raw food based diet. Thinking like 50% raw food to begin with. I have two things kind of pressing on me about this, and was hoping if we have any raw foodies, they could help.

First, DS has only 6.5 (haha) teeth right now, and giving him raw, hard veggies makes me so so so nervous, because he doesn't really have the ability to chew them properly. I'm thinking carrots, celery, that type of texture. Is there a way to soften the food without loosing the nutritional benefits of it being raw? Juicing is an option to a degree, but this boy LOOOOVES to eat, if I were to hand him a sippy for lunch, things would go south real quick.

Also, I've been looking up meal plans, and it just seems like so much freaking food! Here's an example of one I'm looking at:

Menu 3

Breakfast: 1 honeydew melon

Lunch: 10 oranges

Dinner: 10 oz baby greens, 2 stalks celery, 2 cups grape tomatoes, 1 ounce cashews, 1 cup carrots.

Snack: Smoothie with 3 bananas, 2 cups pineapple.

A whole honeydew??? 10 Oranges??? Like for real, I just can't imagine sitting down and eating 10 oranges. Has anybody else found a more sane whole, raw food diet guide?

Thank you!

AshleyAnthony2B · April 2013

Starbuck128:
Too much food! Ah!!!!

Exactly! I feel like I would literally need to eat from dawn

MollySm · April 2013

That sounds like so much fruit! I would have serious stomach problems if I ate that much fruit

Lucia can eat raw cucumber, and I've given her raw peppers before. But not carrots, or celery. I'm not sure she'd be able to

jmccall79 · April 2013

Can I be dumb and ask the reason for this "kind" of diet?

AshleyAnthony2B · April 2013

jmccall79:
Can I be dumb and ask the reason for this "kind" of diet?

Not dumb! I watch "Hungry For

jmccall79 · April 2013

Why "raw"?

AshleyAnthony2B · April 2013

Starbuck128:

Just read this:

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jmccall79 · April 2013

This must be the new "it" thing. Seems a little odd to me, but to each their own!

As for steaming without water...are you opposed to microwaving? I just put stuff in a ziploc bag and pop it in the microwave...mostly just somethin

ssimon621 · April 2013

I don't know if that would be a meal for your LO or you, but that seems like a lot and most LO's would get bored before finishing a meal. In turn he would be eating ALL day, even with a 50% diet to get enough calories. Especially since fruits

kristin172429 · April 2013

That is quite the menu!

For feeding raw foods like carrots to your LO, try shredding them using a box shredder. The pieces are small enough for them to eat, but big enough for them to still pick up. &nbsp

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