I think this lifestyle is great when you live in a tropical environment where tropical fruits are common and cheap, but one kaki-fruit (persimmon) will cost about 0,80 to 1 euro per piece. That's a lot of money for many.
pientje2007 I now what you mean... I'm eastern European and vegis and fruits are very expensive in winter time you just can't afford to eat just plant based foods like salads and similars even if I absolutely love them and crave for them... if I buy 1 kg of bananas for example I give it to my to kids who love them... not everyone and everywhere can be affordable to eat just plant based special where winter is hard and long. Kristina if you read this please give me some advise how should I coup with winter time
To all the people doubting this diet, I eat raw almost 7 days a week and my blood sugar, blood pressure, blood work, and my health are the best that they have been my whole life. Obviously if you can't tell by how glowing and healthy she looks compared to a majority of Americans, then maybe you have an issue putting 2 and 2 together.
I did the fullyraw 21day challenge and instead of one meal raw I had all my meals raw. There was an occasional meal in the week that wasn't raw but for the most part I stuck to it. I still continue to eat this way because I have noticed a HUGE difference in my energy levels and my skin has never looked better. My iron levels are increasing and I don't feel the need to nap throughout the day for 3-4 hours. I love running but haven't done so in years due to a knee injury... I'm slowly getting back into it but for the most part I don't workout. I haven't gained weight eating like Kristina does. In fact, I have lost weight!! I did alot of research and watched alot of informative videos on Netflix. This was the best decision I made for myself and although some people doubt it, I know I've never felt as good as I do now.
The point is how to maintain this diet with $300 per month salary and a family of 3 in a country where most of the fruits shown in this video are imported and expensive?
I've been watching your videos and I have to know... how the heck does one person put away all that food in one day? I'm new at this, slowly incorporating raw foods, but the amount of food you show that you what in one day is mind-boggling. Thank you for what you do - your videos are very informative and inspiring!
Remember Christina is not a health professional who treats or monaters peoples health. She does what works for her. Because she gets extremely sick on the mainstream western diet she found another way of eating that works for her. She is not a Guru or expert on food n health but her lifestyle can be informative to others who struggle with a chronic illness that can be healed on the raw food diet. Her lifestyle can also be informative to those who are interested in eating healthier n want to learn some healthy delicious recipies. Ive learned a lot about practicing this diet from a collection of raw food youtubers like Christina. Ive also learned that I cant eat as much as Christina n that its perfectly normal for my body
sweet mango . Love your comment. Too many people are looking for gurus because they keep trying to hold her accountable. So thank you for your intelligent comment.
I stumbled across this video because I wondered what a raw vegan would do during the winter. Access where I am to fresh fruits and vegetables is very limited for half the year. Just curious.
Seriously, I just found your channel, but I love you already. I have mostly only been watching Freelee. I have wanted to find more raw fooders out there to watch, but I only take a chance on watching people's videos who stand out to me and I'm glad I took a chance on you. I love your humble, bubbly, information personality/videos. Keep up the good work.
Well I often Need 1h to cook lunch, but I can eat bread for supper and breakfast. No squeezin Juices. I don't think that only Dates and persimmions are that healthy. Proteins? 100g --> 2,4 g Propteins but 63g sugar - my bloodsugar would blast. I'm just curious. I don't critisize.
You've inspired me to slowly go fully raw/organic/vegan... You look AMAZING! Your skin is glowing and you're so vivacious. Some guy out there is really lucky!
She just proved it right there. She is an avid long distance runner. That's why she's not fat from all that sugar! She's burning all of the calories before they get stored as fat. If you aren't as active as her and your on a fruitarian or diet like this you will gain weight !
Except for the fact that running doesn't necessarily lead to weight loss. It leads to muscle tissue break down, but not fat loss. You want muscle not fat. Running regularly actually causes your body to store more energy, aka fat. That is why you have a lot of people running their buts off and not losing weight. So her weight is definitely a result of her diet. Your body can only tolerate fat or sugar, not both. You can eat as much sugar as you want as long as you eat a low fat diet and you can eat as much fat as you want as long as you eat a low sugar diet. You can't have it both ways. The problem is that it is almost impossible to eat low fat unless you are a raw vegan and it's almost impossible to eat low sugar unless you are not getting your daily doses of fruit and vegetables.
Ok, then explain this. I eat mostly fruit during the day until 19:00. At dinner I eat tehini, avocado, rice, bread made from rice and salad (green leaf salad, lattoce salad and beetroot/carrot salad) and some cashew. Even though I am not overweight I was at the maximal lean BMI from my height, now I am right in the middle. Meaning, I lost weight (about 5kg). Before adding the tehini and avocado I was loosing weight so rapidly that I didn't like it so I was forced to add it. I don't do any sports currently and work at a desk job.
Well Kristina...Sherman Klump here..I'm tired of being sick and tired so i'm going to make your fully raw life style my path to success. 310 lbs, 5ft 5in diabetic, pills no shots and my best friend is a refrigerator, but damn it..yes I can (get down to 150 lbs.) So will keep you in touch with my progress.....say goodbye to Sherman klump and hello to the new Buddy Love...see ya
Kristina, yesterday I ordered the attachment for my KitchenAid mixer that will make these noodles. I am excited to incorporate these veggie noodles & sauces as a normal way of eating. I can't help but think 'surely some pioneer women in the past did this too'. Anyways, I also have a suggestion: I'd love it if you would do a video showing how you apply your makeup. I know you are young and so your skin is smooth, but I'd still like to know what you use. I am 60 yrs youngand want to keep getting younger, skin wise, and with your help, keep the doctors at bay. Blessings :)
Pleaseeeee Kristina... I need you to make a Fully Raw Recipe Book your style!!!! I need it in my life!!!! Thank you so much for your time posting all your recipes and experiences. Hugs!
I work sixty hours a week and I eat like this. Also....when you get sick from eating meat and cheese, how's that going to work for your "real job"? Prevention is better than cure.
evolynena I do all of my prep on my day off. I put things in containers. I take them to work. I suppose I could buy a Vitamix (or hire a vegan chef, or whatever) so that you can make this about class warfare, or food snobbery, or whatever your trip is, but I prefer to do it the other way. Also....you're coming along with a lot of assumptions about "real" people. I came from a working class family in South Africa and built myself up to where I am now. But apparently the side benefit of eating healthy makes me "not real". LOL.
Jeffrey Gillespie just cut it short please, there is nothing here about where you came from. it is not hard to understand what is referred to by "real people" it is about having a regular job at a work place with limited breaks. probably you are a boss that has his own fridge at his office
I think it takes some time to eat that whole bowl. So, by the time she finished it some of the food might have already been digested. Also, Her stomach probably adapted to this quantity of food.
you know what i love about you, kristina??? i mean im not even vegan or raw eating, BUT i love how you just offer an option to people and dont present your lifestyle as superior or looking down at those who cannot live this way. that makes trying out the things u suggest more attractive. i feel like i want to try out a raw vegan breakfast and see how i feel about it :) keep up your good spirit! and good luck with your long distance running from a fellow marathon girl!
If all humans had to hunt animals for food then their would be a lot of people going without meat. Lions hunt. Bears hunt. Sharks hunt. Humans get their meat pre-killed and wrapped up in little plastic trays. There is no honour in that. No instinct to hunt comes into play. If you are someone that thinks we are supposed to eat meat then I am sure you hunt and kill your food yourselves, without weapons and tools to do so. Just like lions and bears and sharks, and other hunters do. Face the facts. Meat is murder. It's not a case of taking an animal, hunting it and killing it in a way that is natural to the world of a predator. There's nothing fair about it. In the wild animals hunt and they are hunted but they both have a chance at survival. Go vegan. I did. I'm happy, healthy, and the food I eat didn't die in a slaughterhouse. Try it.
I understand. I’m vegan also. How ever you might need to relax: yes we don’t have claws but we also didn’t have airplanes to bring exported out of season fruit. We also never act by instinct primarily that is why we are different. We have intelligence that animals dont that is how we evolved. The difference today is that we are not surviving we are having too much of a what we need more little of. Also how do you think people survived in colder climates back then ? I am vegan because I can and I enjoy it that way for my health and to save as many animals as I can but I’m no one to denegrate another human being for feeding. There are people starving in the world what about those people?
Such a beautiful diet. I LOVE fruit and if I have any excuse to eat fruit for a meal I will go for it. That is why this lifestyle is so compelling, it is NOT restrictive on much you eat and not so much depriving. The only problem is that how much one needs to buy for this. Crazy, but lovely. So inspiring
My budget/space is limited so I shop and stock up as appropriate. I do use those 'green' reusable bags that advertise keeping fruits & veggies fresher, longer.... they do seem to work.
Hi Kristina, I live in Massachusetts. I looked for your book in the Whole food market but they didn't have it. There is a Barnes and noble near where I live I will try next. Thank you your testimony
Kristina, girl your videos are so detailed and helpful. I am an African American living in Nashville TN. You are also a Southern girl so you know how the Southern delicious cuisine is. But, you have inspired me to become raw vegan. It only makes since. Please keep the videos coming. I'm out here taking notes. Thanks Again. Appreciate you girl.
Raw Italian Squahes, 4-5 of them are called for in her recipe for the sauce, as promised in this video. It seemed to me she also said she incorporated some cucumber in this video's example of the raw pasta with sauce. There are many examples of the 'spiral slicers' used to transform cylindrical vegetables into long strands of 'raw veggie pasta. The Italian Squash with your favorite pasta sauce & some basil, oregano & garlic is spectacular! (and, guilt-free).
You can calculate your TDEE and see how many calories you really need and track your calorie intake to start. But yeah you can do juicing. And you might not need as many calories as she does(: You have to listen to your body and eat how much feels good(: If you don't get enough calories even then, you can start eating higher-calorie fruits like dates, bananas, mangoes, avocados, etc.
Thanks again, here's a side hug Fully Raw Kristina) and some extras for your team and family )n however many they might be. I thought my salads were large. I'll keep trying make them a bit bigger. My diet is budgetwise sort of low cal, but I'll keep trying to figure out the raw vegan diet mechanics so I can get more done. Now, I feel more energetic even at 2:30 am but I figure I can be faster and stronger if I keep going.
OH MY GOD how can she eat so much? I mean ok avid runner and all that but she seems to be chowing down about 5-7 kilos of food in a day! I eat about 500g-1000g a day... if everybody was eating "fullyraw" like her we would use 7-14 times as much food worldwide... there is NO way that would be sustainable without killing off most of earths population...
It does seem like a lot of consumption, I don't think I could do it, but honestly ,if it came down to what would be more sustainable I'd have to go with fruits & vegies. Meat requires a lot of land & people are already beginning to turn old buildings into multi tiered gardens. I just can't imagine living completely off of fruit & vegetables though, myself. My applause for those who have it I'm them
Some people like myself don't do well with a high sweet fruit diet so I primarily eat veggie salads. A tip for those who r a little sensitive to sweet fruit sugars
I do the same...but, as I am living in germany where it is cold 4-6 month a year: 1) I have the salat for lunch in the afternoon and the fruits after my smoothie in the mornings 2) I have a cooked dinner every day in the winter with brown rice, potatos, sweetpotatos, glutenfree whole grain pasta and without any added fats (no oil, just a little seeds and nuts) - This will work for people in colder klimate :-)
Girrrrl, That's tooo much i get extra full on 5 apple's -_- Andd i can drink that jar of yummy smootie as a drink cause i probably finish it all in 2 1/2 hours or soo.. & That salad's yummy but sooo huge
I love love all ur videos and recipes. I have been a raw vegan since 1995 but in my case I hardly eat half of what u eat. I used to be a runner unfortunately I am not abled to runner anymore but I found swimming is the best exercise for me but still after a 16 ounce juice in the morning I so full!!! Thank you for all your imput!! I keep finding new ways and recipes that I have not tried before and that is thanks to you!!!
Dear Kristina, I just discovered your videos today and I have been totally re-inspired to go raw. Your recipies make it so easy, no complicated processes! I would really like to try the cinnamon basil beet dressing as soon as you have a chance to make the video :) BIG HUGS! xxx
what?! how can all of that possibly fit inside of your stomach or do you take hours for your meals? and how is this possibly ecologically sustainable? Think of all the energy required to produce this food for even one day for one person... if we all ate like this, the whole earth would have to be a farmland to produce this much! we would cut down all the forests. Not to mention, many of us here in the northern hemisphere cannot grow fresh veg and fruit in winter.
Do you know how much water one person can save just by not eating meat? Apart from drinking water for animals, growing feed for livestock requires lots of energy and water with small yields. Her diet is certainly more environmentally friendly than most.
I feel like this diet would cause my blood sugar to drop and go crazy, no protein or carbs to help level all the sugar from all that fruit.Plus missing all those vitamins and nutrients. I could also never go vegan, I am severely allergic to all nuts, peanuts and soy and Gluten intolerant.
I have to be raw I have a good feeling that it will be one of the best Kristina for sharing with me with you love,I absolutely love fruits myself I prefer it over meat any day.My goal is to become 100% Raw so keep up with the awesome recipes I will definitely incorporate them in my diet.
Ive stayed up till 1am watching your videos, taking notes and writing down recipes! I will try out the meitareanian salad + raw hunmus tomorrow, cabt wait! U r such an inspiration :)) thank u for sharing all the info!
Thanks for this video. It's a lot less overwhelming than the "what I eat in week" videos I see from raw foodies. Juice in the morning (or smoothie for me)? Perfectly normal. 10 pieces of sweet fruit? Strange, but I could do it. Big bowl of rawsta and a giant salad? Yeah, that's easy!
I have been considering going fully raw and I came here to learn more. The fact that many of you have been so negative is just ridiculous. My only other question was in regard to B12 and spirulina. Why? Because my 4 year old doesn't eat meat and I have been using that as a source of B12 for her. You insinuating that I am trying to undermine anything her is unfounded and your reply was rude. I thanked the first lady for clarifying and have not posted a single negative thing on here.
I've started today, wish me luck. I really need to get healthy and if I can loose some weight it will be a bonus. I bought everything I might need yesterday so no more excuses. Hugs.
It's obviously a wonderful diet because you are glowing with health and look gorgeous. I think I could try that diet in the summer but wintertime would be harder not to eat warm meals. I'm pretty that sure I couldn't eat the amount of food that you showed there, but as you say, you're a runner so you would need all of that :D
Hello Christina, I would like to become a raw vegan, but I am a little bit worried about eating fruit and vegetables all day long. What about some nuts, seeds etc.? And how will I provide my body with protein? Fruit and vegetables are just fibre, sugar and vitamins, but just a minimum protein (if any). How do you make sure you give your body all that it needs every day?
Hi Kristina. I was vegetarian for 12 years, vegan 2 years. After plateauing for the past 2 years, I went back to being a vegetarian, my nutritionist reccommended this so I eat fish but no dairy or grains. I have been eating fruit all day until 4pm for the past 4 weeks. Now I have lost 8 lbs.!!!!! History: I have lupus, fibromyalgia, sciatica and a herniated disc so I deal with a lot of un-predictable pain. Oh, and I am also in my 50s. I LOVE to exercise. I exercise 3 to 4 times a week with cardio dance, toning and stengthening 30 to 40 minutes. I just saw your video on fats and have decided that I will also take olive oil out of my salad dressings and try our dressings. Do you think I'm on the right road to losing more weight?
Hey sorry to hear about your back pain :/ I know how miserable it can be. A common problem of it not healing, is having a pelvis tilt. The most common is an anterior pelvic tilt, look it up it, I really hope it helps you. Also hip flexor stretches can be a life saver! God bless, and get well.
I am blown away that by asking a simple (and very serious question for clarification) that this is the negative response I have received. My family eats mainly vegan meals, we juice and eat raw as much as possible and I was wanting to understand more about the fully raw aspect. I have always been told that fruits were simple sugars and although the fiber helps, I have been taught that more veggies were better. Even the Hallelujah Acres (which advocates at least 85% raw also says that).
You're such an inspiration, I hate the way veggies taste so I purchased a nutribullet and dring at least two 24oz cups of kale spinach and mixed fruit a day because of you. #babysteps I'm going to keep watching your vids, I just subscribed but I've been following you on INSTA! Oh and Beyonce got some stuff from you? WOWZERS!!!!
she would probably say to fill up on the greens. I do know spinach has iron but remember to take a source of vitamin C in combo with the greens so that it can be absorbed ex, strawberries and spinach. I also heard fruit gives ppl energy especially oranges.
i don't know if you've done a video on this or not, but can you do a video talkin about what you eat when you go out with friends for dinner/lunch? thanks
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I think this lifestyle is great when you live in a tropical environment where tropical fruits are common and cheap, but one kaki-fruit (persimmon) will cost about 0,80 to 1 euro per piece. That's a lot of money for many.
pientje2007 I now what you mean... I'm eastern European and vegis and fruits are very expensive in winter time you just can't afford to eat just plant based foods like salads and similars even if I absolutely love them and crave for them... if I buy 1 kg of bananas for example I give it to my to kids who love them... not everyone and everywhere can be affordable to eat just plant based special where winter is hard and long. Kristina if you read this please give me some advise how should I coup with winter time
To all the people doubting this diet, I eat raw almost 7 days a week and my blood sugar, blood pressure, blood work, and my health are the best that they have been my whole life. Obviously if you can't tell by how glowing and healthy she looks compared to a majority of Americans, then maybe you have an issue putting 2 and 2 together.
Maybe it´s because the quality of food in USA is very bad ;)
1) best doesn't meant good, no offense
2)make up is magical.
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Sarah Claiborne Thats because americans eat crap and look like crap.
I did the fullyraw 21day challenge and instead of one meal raw I had all my meals raw. There was an occasional meal in the week that wasn't raw but for the most part I stuck to it. I still continue to eat this way because I have noticed a HUGE difference in my energy levels and my skin has never looked better. My iron levels are increasing and I don't feel the need to nap throughout the day for 3-4 hours. I love running but haven't done so in years due to a knee injury... I'm slowly getting back into it but for the most part I don't workout. I haven't gained weight eating like Kristina does. In fact, I have lost weight!! I did alot of research and watched alot of informative videos on Netflix. This was the best decision I made for myself and although some people doubt it, I know I've never felt as good as I do now.
+Jerrilee Smith can you tell me how much you eat? like do you eat as much as christina or less?
m8 k
The point is how to maintain this diet with $300 per month salary and a family of 3 in a country where most of the fruits shown in this video are imported and expensive?
I've been watching your videos and I have to know... how the heck does one person put away all that food in one day? I'm new at this, slowly incorporating raw foods, but the amount of food you show that you what in one day is mind-boggling. Thank you for what you do - your videos are very informative and inspiring!
so when do you do your lines of coke?
Glove Sniffer It's not coke, it's actually the effects of this diet. I know now from experience :)
Okay coke head
Between the two course dinners of course. I like to do mine off a nice ripe plantain
Eating that amount of the same thing doesn't sound yummy at all.
+Miss Blueberry but a person can sit down and eat an entire medium pizza by themselves?
Marlysha Mondesir I can´t eat that much pizza.
+Miss Blueberry not the point, if you like a food enough, you will be able to eat a large amount of it
Miss Blueberry too much starch and carbs
maranna m idiotic
Remember Christina is not a health professional who treats or monaters peoples health. She does what works for her. Because she gets extremely sick on the mainstream western diet she found another way of eating that works for her. She is not a Guru or expert on food n health but her lifestyle can be informative to others who struggle with a chronic illness that can be healed on the raw food diet. Her lifestyle can also be informative to those who are interested in eating healthier n want to learn some healthy delicious recipies. Ive learned a lot about practicing this diet from a collection of raw food youtubers like Christina. Ive also learned that I cant eat as much as Christina n that its perfectly normal for my body
sweet mango Kristina*
sweet mango . Love your comment. Too many people are looking for gurus because they keep trying to hold her accountable. So thank you for your intelligent comment.
I stumbled across this video because I wondered what a raw vegan would do during the winter. Access where I am to fresh fruits and vegetables is very limited for half the year. Just curious.
Seriously, I just found your channel, but I love you already. I have mostly only been watching Freelee. I have wanted to find more raw fooders out there to watch, but I only take a chance on watching people's videos who stand out to me and I'm glad I took a chance on you. I love your humble, bubbly, information personality/videos. Keep up the good work.
Isn't that timeconsuming? How much time do you full-raw-vegan-guys spend on preparing your meals?
If it's time consuming? What people don't calculate in is the cost of bad health. Go to McD if you want fast food fast...
861219daniel You are right. There are only two ways of eating: McD and Fully raw! ^^
Why would it be more time consuming than cooking meals? No preparation in dates and persimmons for lunch - yummy.
Well I often Need 1h to cook lunch, but I can eat bread for supper and breakfast. No squeezin Juices. I don't think that only Dates and persimmions are that healthy. Proteins? 100g --> 2,4 g Propteins but 63g sugar - my bloodsugar would blast.
I'm just curious. I don't critisize.
The preparation isn't what takes up a bunch of time. It's eating it!
You've inspired me to slowly go fully raw/organic/vegan... You look AMAZING! Your skin is glowing and you're so vivacious. Some guy out there is really lucky!
She just proved it right there. She is an avid long distance runner. That's why she's not fat from all that sugar! She's burning all of the calories before they get stored as fat. If you aren't as active as her and your on a fruitarian or diet like this you will gain weight !
Except for the fact that running doesn't necessarily lead to weight loss. It leads to muscle tissue break down, but not fat loss. You want muscle not fat. Running regularly actually causes your body to store more energy, aka fat. That is why you have a lot of people running their buts off and not losing weight.
So her weight is definitely a result of her diet. Your body can only tolerate fat or sugar, not both. You can eat as much sugar as you want as long as you eat a low fat diet and you can eat as much fat as you want as long as you eat a low sugar diet. You can't have it both ways. The problem is that it is almost impossible to eat low fat unless you are a raw vegan and it's almost impossible to eat low sugar unless you are not getting your daily doses of fruit and vegetables.
Ok, then explain this. I eat mostly fruit during the day until 19:00. At dinner I eat tehini, avocado, rice, bread made from rice and salad (green leaf salad, lattoce salad and beetroot/carrot salad) and some cashew. Even though I am not overweight I was at the maximal lean BMI from my height, now I am right in the middle. Meaning, I lost weight (about 5kg).
Before adding the tehini and avocado I was loosing weight so rapidly that I didn't like it so I was forced to add it.
I don't do any sports currently and work at a desk job.
***** did you see her blood test video? She's very healthy. You can't say that she's not healthy with just an assumption.
***** She said her DIET is healthier. She did say she studied nutrition, so how can that be an assumption?
Jaclyn Barnes she made an assumptiton that Kristina isn't healthy. You really didn't understand that?
This is exactly what a person should eat in order to have tons of energy and look fabulous like yourself :D
BeeZee not necessarily feel better since not vegetarian any more
Well Kristina...Sherman Klump here..I'm tired of being sick and tired so i'm going to make your fully raw life style my path to success. 310 lbs, 5ft 5in diabetic, pills no shots and my best friend is a refrigerator, but damn it..yes I can (get down to 150 lbs.) So will keep you in touch with my progress.....say goodbye to Sherman klump and hello to the new Buddy Love...see ya
R u a troll
Not going to get many followers with that kind of response.....plus...your no doctor so what am I doing here...thanks for your understanding
+Professor Sherman Klump whet
+Professor Sherman Klump Good luck! may Faith be with you...see I can do the name thing too...haha but seriously have fun with it!
Kristina, yesterday I ordered the attachment for my KitchenAid mixer that will make these noodles. I am excited to incorporate these veggie noodles & sauces as a normal way of eating. I can't help but think 'surely some pioneer women in the past did this too'. Anyways, I also have a suggestion: I'd love it if you would do a video showing how you apply your makeup. I know you are young and so your skin is smooth, but I'd still like to know what you use. I am 60 yrs youngand want to keep getting younger, skin wise, and with your help, keep the doctors at bay. Blessings :)
Aren't you just pooping constantly eating this much veg?
Does Charmin give you a discount or something?
no a vegi boner
I don't think vegans use toilet paper
Tindahbawx lol
I love you Kristina - you are so happy and help me be the best self I have ever been.
The ad before this video was about angus beef hamburgers lol love this video though :)
Lucky I have ad blocker then.
lolololol
Pleaseeeee Kristina... I need you to make a Fully Raw Recipe Book your style!!!! I need it in my life!!!! Thank you so much for your time posting all your recipes and experiences. Hugs!
real people with real jobs dont have time to eat at least 6 course a day. let alone to make all those juices/smoothies
Not to mention the cost of organic fruits and veggies
I work sixty hours a week and I eat like this. Also....when you get sick from eating meat and cheese, how's that going to work for your "real job"? Prevention is better than cure.
Jeffrey Gillespie what is your job? so, you carry your vitamix to your workplace? or you have two, one for your workplace one for your home?
evolynena I do all of my prep on my day off. I put things in containers. I take them to work. I suppose I could buy a Vitamix (or hire a vegan chef, or whatever) so that you can make this about class warfare, or food snobbery, or whatever your trip is, but I prefer to do it the other way. Also....you're coming along with a lot of assumptions about "real" people. I came from a working class family in South Africa and built myself up to where I am now. But apparently the side benefit of eating healthy makes me "not real". LOL.
Jeffrey Gillespie just cut it short please, there is nothing here about where you came from. it is not hard to understand what is referred to by "real people" it is about having a regular job at a work place with limited breaks. probably you are a boss that has his own fridge at his office
Your happiness is sooooooo contagious. I catch myself smiling while watching your videos.
Imagining eating that gigantic bowl of zucchini and cucumber noodles looks impossible for one person
I think it takes some time to eat that whole bowl. So, by the time she finished it some of the food might have already been digested. Also, Her stomach probably adapted to this quantity of food.
Also, keep in mind that fully raw fruits and vegetables are much lower in calories. That entire bowl may seem like a lot, but it really isn't. :)
Aloha and Mahalo ; )
Food looks so refreshing and yummy. You look amazing and I love that green sweater!
you looked so vibrant and energising, I really wanna be like you! Hugs xxx
Adorable force of raw goodness. Thank you Kristina for sharing your knowledge.
So no iron or b vitamins at all really?
Yes , why ?
I love that saying Christina " You always eat for tomorrow "
Can I have the recipe for your zucchini meal that resembles pasta?
you know what i love about you, kristina??? i mean im not even vegan or raw eating, BUT i love how you just offer an option to people and dont present your lifestyle as superior or looking down at those who cannot live this way. that makes trying out the things u suggest more attractive. i feel like i want to try out a raw vegan breakfast and see how i feel about it :) keep up your good spirit! and good luck with your long distance running from a fellow marathon girl!
If all humans had to hunt animals for food then their would be a lot of people going without meat. Lions hunt. Bears hunt. Sharks hunt. Humans get their meat pre-killed and wrapped up in little plastic trays.
There is no honour in that. No instinct to hunt comes into play. If you are someone that thinks we are supposed to eat meat then I am sure you hunt and kill your food yourselves, without weapons and tools to do so. Just like lions and bears and sharks, and other hunters do.
Face the facts. Meat is murder. It's not a case of taking an animal, hunting it and killing it in a way that is natural to the world of a predator. There's nothing fair about it. In the wild animals hunt and they are hunted but they both have a chance at survival.
Go vegan. I did. I'm happy, healthy, and the food I eat didn't die in a slaughterhouse. Try it.
yes true. so many disconnected.
Nah, steak is delicious.
@Daniel Mijatović Nah, the same seasonings added to tofu is horrible. The key ingredient is the steak 👍😆
Random Rob oh grow the hell up
I understand. I’m vegan also. How ever you might need to relax: yes we don’t have claws but we also didn’t have airplanes to bring exported out of season fruit. We also never act by instinct primarily that is why we are different. We have intelligence that animals dont that is how we evolved. The difference today is that we are not surviving we are having too much of a what we need more little of. Also how do you think people survived in colder climates back then ? I am vegan because I can and I enjoy it that way for my health and to save as many animals as I can but I’m no one to denegrate another human being for feeding. There are people starving in the world what about those people?
Such a beautiful diet. I LOVE fruit and if I have any excuse to eat fruit for a meal I will go for it. That is why this lifestyle is so compelling, it is NOT restrictive on much you eat and not so much depriving. The only problem is that how much one needs to buy for this. Crazy, but lovely. So inspiring
Throughout this whole video i was wondering why wear 100 bracelets on each arm?
My budget/space is limited so I shop and stock up as appropriate. I do use those 'green' reusable bags that advertise keeping fruits & veggies fresher, longer.... they do seem to work.
ah she's a runner. I'm like how can she et all these calories XD
Hi Kristina, I live in Massachusetts. I looked for your book in the Whole food market but they didn't have it. There is a Barnes and noble near where I live I will try next. Thank you your testimony
She’s a track star
Kristina, girl your videos are so detailed and helpful. I am an African American living in Nashville TN. You are also a Southern girl so you know how the Southern delicious cuisine is. But, you have inspired me to become raw vegan. It only makes since. Please keep the videos coming. I'm out here taking notes. Thanks Again. Appreciate you girl.
She consumed 2500-3000 kcals and was running, why would she gain weight?
her hair and skin is always sooo healthy looking!
I worry about all the sugar ingested with all the fruit and juices.
Raw Italian Squahes, 4-5 of them are called for in her recipe for the sauce, as promised in this video. It seemed to me she also said she incorporated some cucumber in this video's example of the raw pasta with sauce. There are many examples of the 'spiral slicers' used to transform cylindrical vegetables into long strands of 'raw veggie pasta. The Italian Squash with your favorite pasta sauce & some basil, oregano & garlic is spectacular! (and, guilt-free).
What if you simply cannot eat that much volume?
Start JUICING fruits and veggies too! Gives you all the super vitamins and minerals plus the important sugars without all the fiber bulk.
that's what i was thinking...otherwise i don't know how i could eat that much..that salad is half her size!
Nicole Dawn
yeah but she drinks two giant jars! I literally couldn't eat nor drink the volume she does.
You can calculate your TDEE and see how many calories you really need and track your calorie intake to start. But yeah you can do juicing. And you might not need as many calories as she does(: You have to listen to your body and eat how much feels good(: If you don't get enough calories even then, you can start eating higher-calorie fruits like dates, bananas, mangoes, avocados, etc.
***** Nice theory but I'm gluten free and only eat a serving of grains a day but I could still never eat or drink as much as she does in one sitting.
Thanks again, here's a side hug Fully Raw Kristina) and some extras for your team and family )n however many they might be. I thought my salads were large. I'll keep trying make them a bit bigger. My diet is budgetwise sort of low cal, but I'll keep trying to figure out the raw vegan diet mechanics so I can get more done. Now, I feel more energetic even at 2:30 am but I figure I can be faster and stronger if I keep going.
OH MY GOD how can she eat so much? I mean ok avid runner and all that but she seems to be chowing down about 5-7 kilos of food in a day! I eat about 500g-1000g a day... if everybody was eating "fullyraw" like her we would use 7-14 times as much food worldwide... there is NO way that would be sustainable without killing off most of earths population...
There is NO way breeding millions of animals for food which all eat tons of produce everyday can be sustainable.
It does seem like a lot of consumption, I don't think I could do it, but honestly ,if it came down to what would be more sustainable I'd have to go with fruits & vegies. Meat requires a lot of land & people are already beginning to turn old buildings into multi tiered gardens. I just can't imagine living completely off of fruit & vegetables though, myself. My applause for those who have it I'm them
Some people like myself don't do well with a high sweet fruit diet so I primarily eat veggie salads. A tip for those who r a little sensitive to sweet fruit sugars
how do you have time to chew all that food? lol
Kristina can u please tell me when your food boxes will be going international ? I really want to be able to purchase . thank you
I had to replayed the video because I was lost in the moment staring at your face!
I do the same...but, as I am living in germany where it is cold 4-6 month a year: 1) I have the salat for lunch in the afternoon and the fruits after my smoothie in the mornings 2) I have a cooked dinner every day in the winter with brown rice, potatos, sweetpotatos, glutenfree whole grain pasta and without any added fats (no oil, just a little seeds and nuts) - This will work for people in colder klimate :-)
Girrrrl, That's tooo much i get extra full on 5 apple's -_-
Andd i can drink that jar of yummy smootie as a drink cause i probably finish it all in 2 1/2 hours or soo..
& That salad's yummy but sooo huge
You should have your own show. You're very alert and you have a lot of presence.
I love the spanish videos that way i get to show all the family in a big screen hopefully this one i can make in spanish
That seems outlandish.
That seems delicious!
Your morning smoothies look soo good!
How the hell do you eat that much yet manage to have such a nice body??
I love love all ur videos and recipes. I have been a raw vegan since 1995 but in my case I hardly eat half of what u eat. I used to be a runner unfortunately I am not abled to runner anymore but I found swimming is the best exercise for me but still after a 16 ounce juice in the morning I so full!!! Thank you for all your imput!! I keep finding new ways and recipes that I have not tried before and that is thanks to you!!!
This is terrible but does anyone else really want a steak right now?
Dear Kristina, I just discovered your videos today and I have been totally re-inspired to go raw. Your recipies make it so easy, no complicated processes! I would really like to try the cinnamon basil beet dressing as soon as you have a chance to make the video :) BIG HUGS! xxx
what?!
how can all of that possibly fit inside of your stomach or do you take hours for your meals?
and how is this possibly ecologically sustainable? Think of all the energy required to produce this food for even one day for one person... if we all ate like this, the whole earth would have to be a farmland to produce this much! we would cut down all the forests. Not to mention, many of us here in the northern hemisphere cannot grow fresh veg and fruit in winter.
Do you know how much water one person can save just by not eating meat? Apart from drinking water for animals, growing feed for livestock requires lots of energy and water with small yields. Her diet is certainly more environmentally friendly than most.
Idiota, you are what's wrong with this world
winter's coming...had to revisit this video.....love it!!! hugs!!!
I feel like this diet would cause my blood sugar to drop and go crazy, no protein or carbs to help level all the sugar from all that fruit.Plus missing all those vitamins and nutrients. I could also never go vegan, I am severely allergic to all nuts, peanuts and soy and Gluten intolerant.
There are quite a few problems with what you said.
What that I allergic to a lot, thats just me
I have been Medically diagnosed sorry but WTF?
No. The problem is that you said you can never go vegan, but you can! It's possible to be healthy and vegan without nuts, soy, and gluten.
I feel sick when I don't eat enough protein and carbs, it may be that I get low blood sugar.
Yeah maybe! But I'd definitely recommend emailing Kristina (l think her email is kristina@rawfullyorganic.com) or feel free to inbox me!(:
I have to be raw I have a good feeling that it will be one of the best Kristina for sharing with me with you love,I absolutely love fruits myself I prefer it over meat any day.My goal is to become 100% Raw so keep up with the awesome recipes I will definitely incorporate them in my diet.
This is more fruitarian than anything
AWESOME delivery. You Have it DOWN, GIRL !!!!!!!!
you dont eat any protein.....
That's BS.
do you have snacks in between meals?
Ive stayed up till 1am watching your videos, taking notes and writing down recipes! I will try out the meitareanian salad + raw hunmus tomorrow, cabt wait! U r such an inspiration :)) thank u for sharing all the info!
Thanks for this video. It's a lot less overwhelming than the "what I eat in week" videos I see from raw foodies. Juice in the morning (or smoothie for me)? Perfectly normal. 10 pieces of sweet fruit? Strange, but I could do it. Big bowl of rawsta and a giant salad? Yeah, that's easy!
Okay now it makes sense how much you are eating. You're a runner. Everything looked great.
Hang on a minute, unless sun dried how to you get the dates to have a caramel covering. Caramel is cooked sugar, am i correct?
I think she said "caramel tasting" as in like caramel.
Beautiful looking fruits & veggies!
The 'noodles' are courgettes (zucchini) that have been spiralised. Or you can make them into ribbons with a potato peeler.. 'tagliatelle'
I have been considering going fully raw and I came here to learn more. The fact that many of you have been so negative is just ridiculous. My only other question was in regard to B12 and spirulina. Why? Because my 4 year old doesn't eat meat and I have been using that as a source of B12 for her. You insinuating that I am trying to undermine anything her is unfounded and your reply was rude. I thanked the first lady for clarifying and have not posted a single negative thing on here.
THANK YOU for winter edition!
I've started today, wish me luck. I really need to get healthy and if I can loose some weight it will be a bonus. I bought everything I might need yesterday so no more excuses. Hugs.
i just searcher for it on amazon and thanks! i never knew what those were called until now, i had been looking for them for awhile :)
Im just curious, how long do you drink and eat one meal. I am a slow drinker and eater, and i cannot eat big a big meal, i get full right away =(
Lovely to see the different diets humans can live on, thanks for sharing :D
Looks amazing and I am definitely subscribing! :-) Thanks for sharing!
It's obviously a wonderful diet because you are glowing with health and look gorgeous.
I think I could try that diet in the summer but wintertime would be harder not to eat warm meals. I'm pretty that sure I couldn't eat the amount of food that you showed there, but as you say, you're a runner so you would need all of that :D
The juice combination sounds delicious
How much $ does it cost to buy all that foods ?
Hello Christina, I would like to become a raw vegan, but I am a little bit worried about eating fruit and vegetables all day long. What about some nuts, seeds etc.? And how will I provide my body with protein? Fruit and vegetables are just fibre, sugar and vitamins, but just a minimum protein (if any). How do you make sure you give your body all that it needs every day?
Hi Kristina. I was vegetarian for 12 years, vegan 2 years. After plateauing for the past 2 years, I went back to being a vegetarian, my nutritionist reccommended this so I eat fish but no dairy or grains. I have been eating fruit all day until 4pm for the past 4 weeks. Now I have lost 8 lbs.!!!!! History: I have lupus, fibromyalgia, sciatica and a herniated disc so I deal with a lot of un-predictable pain. Oh, and I am also in my 50s. I LOVE to exercise. I exercise 3 to 4 times a week with cardio dance, toning and stengthening 30 to 40 minutes. I just saw your video on fats and have decided that I will also take olive oil out of my salad dressings and try our dressings. Do you think I'm on the right road to losing more weight?
Hey sorry to hear about your back pain :/ I know how miserable it can be. A common problem of it not healing, is having a pelvis tilt. The most common is an anterior pelvic tilt, look it up it, I really hope it helps you. Also hip flexor stretches can be a life saver! God bless, and get well.
GO TO A NUTRITIONIST!!!!
I am exploring every possible solution. It's going to be a process, everybody's body is different. Thanks for the tips.
I am blown away that by asking a simple (and very serious question for clarification) that this is the negative response I have received. My family eats mainly vegan meals, we juice and eat raw as much as possible and I was wanting to understand more about the fully raw aspect. I have always been told that fruits were simple sugars and although the fiber helps, I have been taught that more veggies were better. Even the Hallelujah Acres (which advocates at least 85% raw also says that).
when will you be posting the sauce recipe? or do you have it on a blog?
Those dates look so nice, like almost caramel - yum!
More what i eat videos please very informative!
Eat whatever works for your own body! WOO
You're such an inspiration, I hate the way veggies taste so I purchased a nutribullet and dring at least two 24oz cups of kale spinach and mixed fruit a day because of you. #babysteps I'm going to keep watching your vids, I just subscribed but I've been following you on INSTA! Oh and Beyonce got some stuff from you? WOWZERS!!!!
the main different is that with fruits you eat also fibers, but a fruit juice is very high in sugar
Omg what is the ingredients of the cucumber n zucchini noddles sauce !!!!
That sauce looks AMAZING!!!!
Such an awesome video. Your positive energy is infectious!
she would probably say to fill up on the greens. I do know spinach has iron but remember to take a source of vitamin C in combo with the greens so that it can be absorbed ex, strawberries and spinach. I also heard fruit gives ppl energy especially oranges.
Love the tips and really love the sweater!! I'm going to steal it :D
Where do you eat veggies like string beans, butternut squash, asparagus and the like raw?
i don't know if you've done a video on this or not, but can you do a video talkin about what you eat when you go out with friends for dinner/lunch? thanks
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How do you eat when going out with friends and family? or at parties?
That salad looks awesome. So does that pasta. Inspiration!