Lucia, > my husband has never done all raw. I make sure he gets more raw than > cooked as much as I can. When I met him he did not eat salad. he was > living on mostly peanut butter, nuts, raisins, french fries and coffee. > right. We went through a detox program together two years ago and we gave > up the coffee, meat, sugar, and dairy. Then I started in with the raw. So are you both still eating vegetarian? > He > craves fried food. He knows french fries are bad, but he still has sauteed > tempeh in olive oil with fruit, for breakfast. He cmae up with this by > himself and makes it for himself. Has he tried sauteeing with coconut oil? From what I've read this is the only totally stable at high-temperature natural fat. It is available from Omega nutrition. http://www.omegaflo.com/ > I do think he is finally beginning to > like salad after living with me the past 4 years but it has been painful > going at times. His office mate can't understand how he can eat what he > brings to work for lunch. I prepare these Walker type salads of raw > fruits/veggies and soaked nuts and raisins for him to take to work. And we > make chile and he has some of that everyday. He has a blood sugar problem > and does better with some cooked beans or lentils every day. He used to > have rice but was feeling sluggish from it and quit. Has he tried buckwheat or kasha? I haven't had it lately but I find it agreeable; if I had to eat vegetarian I would probably be eating quite a bit of it since it is quite filling. > > I wonder > > how the food situation will play out with me if I get into a serious > > relationship. I think if I ever have kids my partner would have to share > > most of my beliefs (at least on things like vaccinations and > > Halloween) or it just wouldn't work. > > what are you beliefs about halloween? are you referring to the candy > gathering or something else? My mother used to buy the candy off of us. > Really just the candy, although the rest of it might make me uneasy. I got sick one day a week every week of my childhood with splitting headaches and vomiting, and I'm sure now it was just my body detoxing all the candy, soda pop, etc. Then after college I fell into a depression, and my mom, not knowing any better, would go to the store to buy me 'treats' to feel better - that almost literally killed me but I had no idea. There are millions of kids who endure the same or worse on the modern diet. So I guess all that has an effect on my thinking. > As a mother, I would expect to have complete say over my children's diet > in the early years, thereby setting good habits and tastes for healthy > food that provides a basis for later in life. And I expect my husband will > back me up. I hope he would. Paul