Ok I am totally curious now.

[Kathe76]

What to raw foodist eat for holiday meals? Tradtional turkey is out, so what is in??

[andrew112]

I just eat everything that I normally eat while on my raw food diet. I do not give in to social norms and rituals when it comes to diet.

[ginkgo]

"Curiosity killed the cat." Raw foodists kill native Americans and eat them raw. Just kidding but I have a point. In the Jewish religion they have a seder meal for passover. No religion says that people should eat these certain foods to celebrate the killing of "Godless" native Americans!

People can eat whatever they want for thanksgiving. Now at one time turkeys use to kill around 15 people a day so this would help get rid of them. Just kidding!

Here is a raw food recipe for mashed potatoes.
Mashed "Potatoes"

by RoseLee Calabro

6 C chopped cauliflower
1/4 c flax oil
Spike All Purpose Seasoning to taste

Process cauliflower in a food processor with "S" blade, chop until "grainy". In a large pot, slow cooker, or electric skillet on
the lowest temperature, add oil, spices and cauliflower, stirring and tossing until coated and warmed to 105 degrees. Serve
with Mushroom Gravy.

Mushroom Gravy

By RoseLee Calabro

1/2 C almonds, soaked 12-48 hours and blanched
1/2 C water
2 C shitake mushrooms
water for consistency
1/2 C shitake, finely chopped
1/4 t garlic granules or 1 clove garlic
2 tsp. Bragg Liquid Aminos

Blend almonds and water until smooth, set aside. Blend mushrooms add water for consistency. Add almond milk, chopped
shitake, seasonings and mix well.

[Kathe76]

I dont view thanksgiving as a religious holiday so to speak, but I guess it could be construed as that. We go off the grid too and eat very different things than the norm, but I am very interested in raw food and recipies, so I thought I would ask around. Thanks everyone!

[vartann]

how about carving a turkey out of a pumpkin ?.

[Kathe76]

That would be loads of fun just to do. Might have to go to our local orchard and pick a pumpkin and do that.

[ginkgo]

Originally Posted by Kathe76

I dont view thanksgiving as a religious holiday so to speak, but I guess it could be construed as that. We go off the grid too and eat very different things than the norm, but I am very interested in raw food and recipies, so I thought I would ask around. Thanks everyone!

Here is a raw food turkey dressing. The holidays are designed to help stores to make more money. Some people think that Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus. But that is false. There is no evidence that Jesus was born around that time.

Also what is all this other stuff around Christmas like yule or yuletide (pagan holiday)? It has nothing to do with Jesus. But if you look it up you will see that this "Christmas" holiday has been celebrated for thousands of years before Jesus was born all over the world under many names.

You can call it Pope PR. In the early days they needed to do things that would attract people to their religion. If they told them that they would have to give up their pagan holiday at the end of December of giving out presents, they would have told them to get lost. So they incorporated it into their religion.

The same happened with Sunday. Saturday is the last day of the week and the day that the bible says is holy and that you should rest on that day (Sabbath). But the pagans regarded the first day of the week, Sunday as being holy. Why? It was the day of the sun god. So the Pope made that the holy day.

Now can you guess who was born on December 25 over 10,000 years ago? Any guesses? Here is a clue. The first day of winter is when the days stop getting shorter and start getting longer. But it takes a few days later until people can actually see this or measure this.

So that is a cause of celebration-- longer days of sunlight. The above does not include people that are below the equator. Also this does not affect people near the equator since it is warm and sunny all year round.

So who was born on this day that the days get longer? December 25 is the day that the sun god was born. So Christians celebrate, not the sun, but the Son! The Son of God, not the sun god. The pagans celebrated the birth of the sun god before Jesus and now the people celebrate the Son of God, not the sun god.

"The Munsh tribe [in Africa] considers the Sun to be the son of the supreme being Awondo and the Moon is Awondo's daughter." --Wikipedia Sun God

"During the Roman Empire, a festival of the birth of the Unconquered Sun (or Dies Natalis Solis Invicti) was celebrated when the duration of daylight first begins to increase after the winter solstice, — the "rebirth" of the sun."

So everyone can be festive and celebrate. A Jew, Irving Berlin, regarded Christmas as a secular, not religious holiday. He created the songs God Bless America and White Christmas.

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

Here is a raw food recipe for mashed potatoes.
Mashed "Potatoes"

by RoseLee Calabro

6 C chopped cauliflower
1/4 c flax oil
Spike All Purpose Seasoning to taste

If I'm really hungry for mashed potatoes, this is not going to get it done.

[Kathe76]

I would agree that "christianity" and the whole Jesus being born on christmas is an interesting thing to ponder. I am not Christian, so I do not view it that way, but respect anyone that does. As far as my personal take on it, the Norse people actually started the whole "santa and bringing gifts" tradition, and I actually enjoy that mythology of it. But I do not desire to "round up" local animals and roast them over an open pit. I am not that norse!!

I actually wanted some feedback on some raw foodist in these forums as I have been looking into it lately and considering it as a great option for me and my family.

[vartann]

Originally Posted by Kathe76

I actually wanted some feedback on some raw foodist in these forums as I have been looking into it lately and considering it as a great option for me and my family.

i am living in the Far East,
currently on the "Continent",
whenever i go eat say raw meat or fish people stare at me like i am a Cannibal or what,
just longing to go back to Japan where is not viewed as an oddity...

and yes, feels SO much healthier than cooked dishes...

[Angela Leeds]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

If I'm really hungry for mashed potatoes, this is not going to get it done.

I so agree. There is simply no raw equivalent for mashed potatoes -- I find it ridiculous when raw foodies call crumbled cauliflower "mash". If you simply must have mashed potatoes, then eat mashed potatoes. Otherwise... focus on making some really amazing raw & living dishes!

Things I made this year to enjoy festive holiday fare:
(photos & descriptions only - sorry, warning in advance, the recipes are part of the members-only portion of my site, but am sharing here for ideas & inspiration)

One of my absolute fave dishes, a savoy cabbage/tomato salad/salsa/dip made with almond butter.
Two raw cocktails (they're both delicious without booze, even!): First and Second.
Cranberry Sauce (better than cooked)
A Raw Vegan Holiday Stuffing.

And I know someone who brought this salad to her Thanksgiving Dinner at a friend's house. This would also be a great option, because it is so "meaty"-tasting and both comforting & savory, from the portabella mushrooms.
And here's another yummy comfort-food sort of dish -- it's modest in appearance, but after the first few bites it's compellingly addictive. Great with raw chips or organic tortilla chips.

There's a whole world of raw yummy possibilities to imagine...Think outside the box!