Comments for Afrikan Raw Vegan Talk http://afrikans.wordpress.com Afrikans Eating Like Silverback Gorillas Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:08:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on On Being Vegan in Ghana and Nigeria by Danielle Morvan http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/on-being-vegan-in-ghana-and-nigeria/#comment-69 Danielle Morvan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:08:04 +0000 http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/on-being-vegan-in-ghana-and-nigeria/#comment-69 Greetings, I am so proud to see so many Afrikans staying true to the diet. The piece was wonderful and inspirational. I will be leaving for Ghana in the fall and was wondering what life would be like for a vegan. Also I was hoping someone could tell me how far Legon is from Accra. Your sister in the struggle, Greetings,
I am so proud to see so many Afrikans staying true to the diet. The piece was wonderful and inspirational. I will be leaving for Ghana in the fall and was wondering what life would be like for a vegan. Also I was hoping someone could tell me how far Legon is from Accra.

Your sister in the struggle,

]]> Comment on The “Lost Crops of Africa” by Freedom Therry Jackson http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/the-lost-crops-of-africa/#comment-68 Freedom Therry Jackson Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:20:09 +0000 http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/the-lost-crops-of-africa/#comment-68 Only Vegan Men are trully attractive! Only Vegan Men are trully attractive!

]]> Comment on On Being Vegan in Ghana and Nigeria by kiki http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/on-being-vegan-in-ghana-and-nigeria/#comment-66 kiki Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:11:37 +0000 http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/on-being-vegan-in-ghana-and-nigeria/#comment-66 I landed in Accra Feb. 2009. As a vegan it was very easy to eat and I enjoyed the food. I stayed with christian friends who served freshpineapple, papaya, bananas and oatmeal, millet, wheat cereal and wonderful wheat bread for the am meal. It also included a rich and healthy immune boosting molasses honey syrup and cashew butter or pnut butter for the bread. the afternoon meal consisted of vegan stew or egusi, brown rice, sometimes pasta with tomato andgreenpepper andredpepper sauce, plaintain boiled and wheat bread. I loved the okra stew and other delicious vegan foods. You can eat very well in Ghana as a vegan or raw foodist if you are careful about washing produce and take along grape seed extract to wash lettuce,etc. I ate mainly cooked but included salad every other day with fresh carrots.Also had grapes and apples as treats on some days during my stay. Many recommend MMS as an antimalaria herbal tonic , lots of lemon in water (note use with care as lemon is a natural blood thinner) and acai 1,000 mg. caps (Sambucal) however, there are other things one can try like garlic or if the immune system is weak before departure,try herbal doxocycline (sp) or see your doctor for the standard yellow fever shot (egg embryo :() and antimalaria meds. Always do what is best for you. Be careful about eating from any street vendors. Take your own linen but leave all linen in Ghana before returning to the US as it may harbor eggs or worm hatchings. Do a small detox upon your return to the US to stabilize the immune system as this is a routine travel thiing todo ... I landed in Accra Feb. 2009. As a vegan it was very easy to eat and I enjoyed the food. I stayed with christian friends who served freshpineapple, papaya, bananas and oatmeal, millet, wheat cereal and wonderful wheat bread for the am meal. It also included a rich and healthy immune boosting molasses honey syrup and cashew butter or pnut butter for the bread. the afternoon meal consisted of vegan stew or egusi, brown rice, sometimes pasta with tomato andgreenpepper andredpepper sauce, plaintain boiled and wheat bread. I loved the okra stew and other delicious vegan foods. You can eat very well in Ghana as a vegan or raw foodist if you are careful about washing produce and take along grape seed extract to wash lettuce,etc. I ate mainly cooked but included salad every other day with fresh carrots.Also had grapes and apples as treats on some days during my stay. Many recommend MMS as an antimalaria herbal tonic , lots of lemon in water (note use with care as lemon is a natural blood thinner) and acai 1,000 mg. caps (Sambucal) however, there are other things one can try like garlic or if the immune system is weak before departure,try herbal doxocycline (sp) or see your doctor for the standard yellow fever shot (egg embryo :( ) and antimalaria meds. Always do what is best for you. Be careful about eating from any street vendors. Take your own linen but leave all linen in Ghana before returning to the US as it may harbor eggs or worm hatchings. Do a small detox upon your return to the US to stabilize the immune system as this is a routine travel thiing todo …

]]> Comment on On Being Vegan in Ghana and Nigeria by Sarah Kohn http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/on-being-vegan-in-ghana-and-nigeria/#comment-64 Sarah Kohn Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:04:06 +0000 http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/on-being-vegan-in-ghana-and-nigeria/#comment-64 Hi guys! Feel a bit intrusive as I am neither African nor a raw vegan, but was hoping you might be able to give me some tips...I'm vegetarian and going to visit my Nigerian boyfriend in Ibadan in April, but he seemed to think the only things I could eat were pizza or whatever we cooked at home - does any of you know of anything I could eat if we go out for a meal? I would really like to try some genuine Nigerian food while I'm out there, but worried that won't be possible! Hi guys! Feel a bit intrusive as I am neither African nor a raw vegan, but was hoping you might be able to give me some tips…I’m vegetarian and going to visit my Nigerian boyfriend in Ibadan in April, but he seemed to think the only things I could eat were pizza or whatever we cooked at home – does any of you know of anything I could eat if we go out for a meal? I would really like to try some genuine Nigerian food while I’m out there, but worried that won’t be possible!

]]> Comment on To Be Agronomic… by shah http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/to-be-agronomic/#comment-63 shah Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:58:04 +0000 http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/to-be-agronomic/#comment-63 Interesting article, I am also interested in agriculture, what courses or degrees do you recommend? Interesting article, I am also interested in agriculture, what courses or degrees do you recommend?

]]> Comment on Enter the Durian by Serenity Love Divine Earth http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/enter-the-durian/#comment-62 Serenity Love Divine Earth Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:44:02 +0000 http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/enter-the-durian/#comment-62 I tried one of these over the summer I had heard that the flavor was simply sublime.... No one mentioned that I smelled horrible. I couldn't get passed the smell to truly taste the fruit. So I have to take your word on it that it is delicious. I need a class! Peace I tried one of these over the summer I had heard that the flavor was simply sublime…. No one mentioned that I smelled horrible. I couldn’t get passed the smell to truly taste the fruit. So I have to take your word on it that it is delicious.

I need a class!

Peace

]]> Comment on On Being Vegan in Ghana and Nigeria by Derryck http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/on-being-vegan-in-ghana-and-nigeria/#comment-61 Derryck Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:31:03 +0000 http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/on-being-vegan-in-ghana-and-nigeria/#comment-61 Hi all, Ghanaian and raw. I am still trying to figure out how to not give up the foods that I like, while keeping it raw. Excellent posts - I am planning a trip back soon, should be interesting this time around! I have discovered that parsnips chopped/grated is an excellent raw substitute for rice (an African staple!) - Egusi is (by the way also a Ghanaian food) - also something that I have started making and eating - raw. ... still in the hunt. ciao. Hi all, Ghanaian and raw. I am still trying to figure out how to not give up the foods that I like, while keeping it raw. Excellent posts – I am planning a trip back soon, should be interesting this time around!

I have discovered that parsnips chopped/grated is an excellent raw substitute for rice (an African staple!) – Egusi is (by the way also a Ghanaian food) – also something that I have started making and eating – raw.

… still in the hunt. ciao.

]]> Comment on Food Security and the Last Billion by so http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/food-security-and-the-last-billion/#comment-55 so Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:15:58 +0000 http://afrikans.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-55 I agree that starvation would be on its way out if more people switched to just a basic vegetarian diet and those who wanted to be completely free of animal bi-products would make an even bigger contribution. People don't realize that grains and other vegetable sources are being used to feed the animals that are going to be slaughtered and then consumed. It's a cycle... but not an endless one. I agree that starvation would be on its way out if more people switched to just a basic vegetarian diet and those who wanted to be completely free of animal bi-products would make an even bigger contribution. People don’t realize that grains and other vegetable sources are being used to feed the animals that are going to be slaughtered and then consumed. It’s a cycle… but not an endless one.

]]> Comment on No Dollar Value on the Black Lands by As if 830 000 ha would slip under the radar. « all of my favorite missions were ill-defined http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/no-dollar-value-to-the-black-lands/#comment-54 As if 830 000 ha would slip under the radar. « all of my favorite missions were ill-defined Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:38:11 +0000 http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/no-dollar-value-to-the-black-lands/#comment-54 [...] you can get rainforest in Ecuador for a fraction of that. Some people blogged about it, mostly to very helpfully suggest that forests are precious and sacred and should never have a price tag. But the lasting message was [...] [...] you can get rainforest in Ecuador for a fraction of that. Some people blogged about it, mostly to very helpfully suggest that forests are precious and sacred and should never have a price tag. But the lasting message was [...]

]]> Comment on Raw Veganism in Afrika – Could be Ideal (?) by Angela http://afrikans.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/raw-veganism-in-afrika-could-be-ideal/#comment-53 Angela Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:04:47 +0000 http://afrikans.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-53 LOVE your ideas. I think you're 100% right. I see the world changing fast, and people like you are at the forefront of that change - change for the better. The African Renaissance will lead the way. LOVE your ideas. I think you’re 100% right. I see the world changing fast, and people like you are at the forefront of that change – change for the better. The African Renaissance will lead the way.

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