Question of the week

Question of the Week: To Blend or To Juice?

June 14, 2009
green-juice

Hi everyone! I hope, first of all, that you’ve had excellent weekends. It’s finally sunny in NYC; who knows if it’ll last, but I’m grateful while it’s here. I’m so glad that the blended salad post was a hit! I hope to see some of the recipes in circulation soon The post led to an [...]

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The Raw Truth: All About Soy

June 3, 2009
soy

Happy Wednesday, all! So glad you liked Lindsay’s interview! And I can’t wait to award one of you with the e-book. I’m excited to post a much-anticipated raw question of the week. It concerns everyone’s favorite health food, soy, and it’s place in a plant-based diet. In the last two months, I’ve gotten a bunch [...]

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The Truth About Healthy Fats

May 27, 2009
avocado

Happy Wednesday!! I wasn’t planning on a lengthy post today, but I’ve been getting a high volume of questions from you guys about avocados and how many I eat. Just last night, I got the following two comments: “hi gena! i know avo’s are your favorite food, but i CAN’T seem to get over their [...]

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Question of the Week: What Kitchen Appliances do I Need to Get Started on Raw?

May 19, 2009
vita-mix748

Hi guys, Happy Tuesday. I’m here to answer a question I’ve been getting pretty frequently: What kind of kitchen equipment do I need to eat more raw food? This is a great question. While I don’t believe that one needs a kitchen stocked with appliances or gizmos to start eating raw, it’s true that certain [...]

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Question of the Week: Fruit and Sweeteners

May 5, 2009
soup

I’m always impressed by the confluence of reader questions. Last week, reader Ally wrote in with the following: Hi Gena! I’m curious about two things and I would be really grateful if you’d answer them for me! 1) Do you personally limit your intake of sweeteners such as agave and dates? and if so, why? [...]

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The Raw Truth: Question of the Week

April 29, 2009
tea

Thank you all for your lovely responses to the low-sugar desserts! I had no idea that they would generate such enthusiastic feedback, but I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ll all experiment with them and report back! Today’s question of the week comes from one of my favorite vegan bloggers: Ms. Bianca of Vegan [...]

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The Raw Truth: Question of the Week

April 21, 2009
dulse

Thank you, everyone, for the nice comments about my day of chocolate! May you all make it to Pure soon for some indulgence of your own. My raw question of the week comes from Mark, who writes: I have been using sea salt lately, often sprinkling some on cantaloupe, and/or mixing it in with avocado [...]

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