One of the most
frequent questions I receive is: "What do
you eat?" or "Can you give me a sample menu for one day in your life?"
The section below attempts to answer those questions!
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Current Version: My Diet During the Last Half
of
2002:
As of
July 2002, my largely- RVAF diet has changed significantly
significantly again since the last updates from early 2002, December
2001
and June 2001 (all reproduced, for your convenience, on this page
below)
My current diet is almost entirely Paleolithic, and largely-raw, with
the
exception of a modest amount of cooked meat about 3X per week, yielding
a diet which is 82% or more raw (by weight), and vaguely similar to my
diet as of early 2002. I now eat even smaller amounts of raw
dairy,
and while I continue to eat raw eggs daily, I eat raw fish
only 2
times per week, on average, and eat raw meat or organ meat only once or
twice per week at most. Like many long-term RVAF eaters whom I know, I
have found that I needed to add a small to modest amount of cooked meat
(or fish) to my diet to keep my energy levels up, to avoid undue and
frequent
fatigue and light-headedness, and dizziness. Here is an
overview
and sample menu for a typical day. Please bear in mind that:
- at
least 82% of foods are raw. About every other day,
in addition to my RVAF foods, I also now eat some cooked beef or
chicken
or perhaps turkey sausage, sometimes with a raw tomato sauce.
- all meats and eggs are organic and pasture-fed
free range
(except the turkey, which may be natural only, at times)
- all fish is wild-caught, rather than farm-raised
- I also sip water throughout the day in addition to
my larger
water "meals"
- I take
nutritional supplements, as I always have, but far
less than in the days before eating a largely-raw Paleo
diet... Some
few RVAF systems, notably the Primal Diet, disapprove of taking
nutritional
supplements. To learn more of my views and practices in the
area
of nutritional supplements and raw diets, please see the page on this
website
entitled Some Notes on
Nutritional Supplements
in Raw Diets
- I
continue to use small amounts of salt. Some
few RVAF systems, notably the Primal Diet, disapprove of using salt in
most foods and situations.
-
If
eating bread, I try to eat only a very well-fermented
sourdough bread. I believe, as do many other Paleo diet
eaters and
RVAF diet eaters, that deep-fermentation sourdough yields a product
which
is radically changed from the original processed (milled and cleaned)
wheat,
and far more healthful for my body.
- When I eat fruit, it is usually durian, berries or
bananas;
sometimes persimmons, sometimes watermelon
- I usually eat the meat plain but sometimes cover
it with
a tomato homemade sauce (tomatoes, onions, EV olive oil, garlic, in
blender)
- the
sample menu below is a sample only; there is actually
quite a bit of variance day-to-day
A Typical Day (Variance
from Day to Day)
~5:00 AM Awaken
5:15 AM 22 oz. water w/MegaH™
(aka MegaH-™) and
ionized alkaline
water (ERW)
7:20
AM Banana
8:40
AM 9 oz. fresh raw green juice
9:45
AM 8 oz. tomato/lemon blend (made in
blender, stored in fridge, much as with green juice)
11:45
AM 2 raw eggs, raw butter on small slice sourdough
bread, 3 ounces raw cheese
11:45
AM supplements: Vit. C, E, ALA, selenium,
chromium, vanadium, Ca/Mg, indium, trace minerals, MegaH™
(aka MegaH-™), etc.
2:00 PM 2 raw eggs,
2 ounces raw cheese,
or: (2X/week or more often: either 1/2 lb. raw fish, or 1/4 lb. raw
organic
liver or 1/4 lb.raw organic beef)
3:00
PM 22 oz. water w/ some ionized alkaline
water (ERW)
4:30
PM 2 raw eggs, 1 ounce raw cheese, 1/2
avocado or a medium guacamole (consisting or one avocado, lemon,
tomato,
onion, some of EV olive oil)
5:30
PM (every other day) 1 1/4 pound to 1/2 pound
hamburger, rare. A bit of raw cheese or cream as well.
If
there is extra time in the afternoon, I add a glass
of tomato/lemon blend (made in blender)
8:00
PM 2 to 3 raw eggs, perhaps a bit of raw cheese
8:00
PM supplements: Vit. C, ALA, Ca/Mg,
MegaH™ (aka
MegaH-™),
9:30 PM 8 oz. tomato blend
10:20
PM 9 oz. fresh raw green juice
10:30
PM 20 oz. water with a bit of ionized alkaline
water (ERW)
~11:15 PM Bedtime
Note: The guacamole may contain a bit of
sea salt, and I may
also use a small amount of sea salt in a few other dishes or sauces as
well.
An Earlier Version: My Diet During the First
Quarter
of 2002:
As of
February 2002, my RVAF diet has changed significantly
since the last updates from December 2001 and June 2001 (both
reproduced
on this page below) My current diet is all raw with the
exception
of a modest amount of cooked meat about 3X per week, yielding a diet
which
is 90% or more raw, and vaguely similar to my diet as of June 2001 and
December 2001. I now eat even smaller amounts of raw dairy,
and eat
about as much raw meat, eggs and fish daily as I did in late 2001.
However,
like many long-term RVAF eaters whom I know, I have found that I needed
to add a small to modest amount of cooked meat (or fish) to my diet to
keep my energy levels up, to avoid undue and frequent fatigue and
light-headedness,
and dizziness. Here is an overview and sample menu for a
typical
day. Please bear in mind that:
- at least 88% to 92% of foods are raw. About every other
day, in addition to my RVAF foods, I also now eat some cooked beef or
chicken
or perhaps turkey sausage, sometimes with a raw tomato sauce, or
alternatively,
some cooked salmon or sardines.
- all
meats and eggs are organic and pasture-fed free range
(except the turkey, which may be natural only, at times)
- all fish is wild-caught, rather than farm-raised
- I also sip water throughout the day in addition to
my larger
water "meals"
- When I
eat fruit, it is usually durian, berries or bananas;
sometimes persimmons, sometimes watermelon
- I usually eat the meat plain but sometimes cover
it with
a tomato homemade sauce (tomatoes, onions, EV olive oil, garlic, in
blender)
- the
sample menu below is a sample only; there is actually
quite a bit of variance day-to-day
~5:15 AM Awaken
5:15 AM 22 oz. water w/ 1/2 caplet
MegaH™ (aka
MegaH-™) and
ionized alkaline water (ERW)
7:40
AM 9 oz. fresh raw green juice
8:40
AM 9 oz. fresh raw green juice
9:45
AM 8 oz. tomato/lemon blend (made in
blender)
11:45
AM 1/2 pound of raw fish
11:45
AM supplements: Vit. C, E, selenium,
chromium, vanadium, Ca/Mg, etc.
2:00
PM 1/2 pound raw turkey, or mix of raw
beef and turkey
3:00
PM 22 oz. water
4:30
PM a large guacamole: one avocado, lemon,
tomato, onion, lots of EV olive oil
5:30
PM 1 or 2 pieces fruit, alone or with avocado,
a bit of raw cheese or a bit of olive oil.
If
there is extra time in the afternoon, I add a glass
of tomato/lemon blend (made in blender)
7:20
PM 4 to 6 raw eggs
7:20
PM supplements: Vit. C, Ca/Mg, 1/2 caplet
MegaH™ (aka MegaH-™)
9:30 PM 8 oz. tomato blend
10:20
PM 9 oz. fresh raw green juice
10:30
PM 16 oz. water
~10:30 PM Bedtime
Note: The guacamole may contain a trace of sea salt, and I
may also use a trace of sea salt in a few other dishes or sauces as
well.
An Earlier Version: My Diet During the Last
Quarter
of 2001:
As of
December 2001, my RVAF diet has changed significantly
since the last update from June 2001 (reproduced on the bottom half of
this page below) My current diet is 94% or more raw, and
vaguely
similar to my diet as of June 2001, but for the fact that I have
eliminated
almost all dairy, and eat less meat, eggs and fish daily than
before. Here is an overview and sample menu for a typical day. Please
bear
in mind that:
- at
least 94% of foods are raw. I occasionally (once
per 10 days, on average) eat sushi (contains rice) or a slice of
cheese-free
pizza, or a bit of cooked chicken or turkey sausage with raw tomato
sauce,
or alternatively, some cooked salmon or sardines.
- all meats and eggs are organic and pasture-fed
free range
(except the turkey, which may be natural only, at times)
- all fish is wild-caught, rather than farm-raised
- I also sip water throughout the day in addition to
my larger
water "meals"
- When I
eat fruit, it is usually durian, berries or bananas;
sometimes persimmons, sometimes watermelon
- I usually eat the meat plain but sometimes cover
it with
a tomato homemade sauce (tomatoes, onions, EV olive oil, garlic, in
blender)
- the
sample menu below is a sample only; there is actually
quite a bit of variance day-to-day
~5:15 AM Awaken
5:15 AM 22 oz. water w/ 1/2 caplet
MegaH™ (aka MegaH-™) and
ionized alkaline water (ERW)
7:40
AM 9 oz. fresh raw green juice
8:40
AM 9 oz. fresh raw green juice
9:45
AM 8 oz. tomato/lemon blend (made in
blender)
11:45
AM 3 raw eggs in a bowl
11:45
AM supplements: Vit. C, E, selenium,
chromium, vanadium, Ca/Mg, etc.
2:00
PM 2 raw eggs in a bowl
3:00
PM 22 oz. water
3:30
PM a large guacamole: one avocado, lemon,
tomato, onion, lots of EV olive oil
5:30
PM 1 or 2 pieces fruit, alone or with avocado,
a bit of raw cheese or a bit of olive oil.
If
there is extra time in the afternoon, I add a glass
of tomato/lemon blend (made in blender)
6:30
PM 3 oz. raw ground beef plus 3 oz. ground
turkey, with tomato/onion/olive oil sauce, or raw fish
6:30
PM supplements: Vit. C, Ca/Mg,
9:30
PM 9 oz. fresh raw green juice
10:00
PM 16 oz. water w/ 1/2 caplet MegaH™ (aka MegaH-™)
and ionized alkaline water (ERW)
~10:30 PM Bedtime
Note: The guacamole may contain a trace of sea salt, and I
may also use a trace of sea salt in a few other dishes or sauces as
well.
An Earlier Version: My Diet For the First half of
2001:
As of
June 2001, my RVAF current diet was 97% or more
raw, and similar to my diet over the past 6 months, except for the fact
that I have eliminated most dairy from the diet nowadays. Here is
an overview and sample menu for a typical day. Please bear in
mind
that:
- at
least 97% of foods are raw. I occasionally (once
per 10 days, on average) eat sushi (contains rice) or a slice of
cheese-free
pizza, or a bit of cooked pasta with raw tomato sauce and raw hot
Italian
turkey sausage.
- all
meats and eggs are organic and pasture-fed free range
(except the turkey, which may be natural only, at times)
- all fish is wild-caught, rather than farm-raised
- I also sip water throughout the day in addition to
my larger
water "meals"
- When I
eat fruit, it is usually durian, berries or bananas;
sometimes persimmons, sometimes watermelon
- I usually eat the meat plain but sometimes cover
it with
a tomato homemade sauce (tomatoes, onions, EV olive oil, garlic, in
blender)
- the
sample menu below is a sample only; there is actually
quite a bit of variance day-to-day
~4:45 AM Awaken
5:00 AM 22 oz. water w/ MegaH™
(aka MegaH-™) and
ionized
alkaline water (ERW)
7:40
AM 9 oz. fresh raw green juice
8:30
AM 9 oz. fresh raw green juice
9:40
AM 8 oz. tomato/lemon blend (made in
blender)
11:20
AM 4 oz ground beef and 4-8 oz. ground turkey
11:20
AM supplements: Vit. C, E, selenium,
chromium, vanadium, Ca/Mg, etc.
2:20
PM egg smoothie: 6 whole eggs, 1 tbsp. raw
unheated honey, a few walnuts, in blender
3:30
PM 22 oz. water
4:20
PM 9 oz. fresh raw green juice
5:30
PM 1 or 2 pieces fruit, alone or with avocado,
a bit of raw cheese or a bit of olive oil.
If
there is extra time in the afternoon, I add a glass
of tomato/lemon blend (made in blender)
6:30
PM 8 - 12 oz. ground turkey or raw fish
6:30
PM supplements: Vit. C, Ca/Mg, etc.
If
there is extra time in the evening, I add a second
poultry or fish meal, about 1.5 hours after the first.
8:00
PM (snack) 1 pc, fruit, some walnuts, 2 oz.
raw cheese
9:00
PM 9 oz. fresh raw green juice
9:30
PM 16 oz. water w/ MegaH™ (aka MegaH-™) and
ionized
alkaline water (ERW)
10:00
PM 9 oz. fresh raw green juice
~10:30 PM Bedtime
Also, a few days per week, in mid-afternoon, I may
eat
a raw guacamole: 1 large tomato, chopped, 1 avocado chopped, some EV
raw
olive oil, trace of sea salt.
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