Oooh, I just realized I still hadn't written about my mom's visit. I was so worried about the fact that she wasn't into raw foods and that I might be tempted to eat cooked meals...
Well, I had the best time ever with her. I introduced her to raw foods, showed her all my dvds on the subject, and prepared a few raw meals for her. She loved it and decided to give it a try! So, for the entire duration of her stay, we only ate raw foods. In fact, we spent a lot of time creating new recipes, inviting friends to taste our new creations, and playing cards!
Yes, we played cards!! I made a special effort there...and it was fun! Because I got rid of my TV many months ago, we had a lot more time to chat, prepare raw foods and play.
My mother had such a great time that she did not want to go back to Switzerland...and, she ordered a book on raw foods to take home. Once she made it home, she told her friends about raw foods, bought a blender and kept preparing raw breakfast for herself.
Unfortunately, my father was of no support. He actually told her he was disgusted by her raw foods and never even tried any of her dishes...eventually, she went back to cooked foods.
Social support is so important when trying to eat raw. I am alone, so, basically, I eat what I want. But, none of my friends share my eating habits...although some of them enjoyed my raw dishes and are trying to include more raw foods into their diets. I guess, it is important to create a raw comunity, even if it is an online one. It is always nice to know that we are not alone and that we are not crazy because we are not following the rest of society.
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