How many people have children who they feed raw animal foods too? How is this generally accepted? Do you have to hide it?

Lex- Thanks for such a great reply. I'm glad you have found something that works so well for you now. It's interesting that so many come from a raw vegan/vegan/veg. background. I see many people in the raw vegan world who do not look so healthy (although many do seem to thrive...). A lot of them have such bad skin, are much too thin, and have dark circles under their eyes. It seems that every other post in the forums is about what health problems people are experiencing as a result of their diet. People will insist that if your health is not great on raw vegan, you are "doing it wrong." It was becoming far too complicated for me. I tried all fruit and did horrible. I actually gained weight eating all that fruit, my teeth became sensitive and formed cavities. I did better as I added more fat and cut down on sugar, but still not great. I am thinner and have more energy with more fat. I really enjoy fruits and vegetables, so I will still eat them for now, but I am keeping an open mind.

Kyle- I have been feeding my dog raw meat for quite a few months now. It at least introduced me to having meat in my house again. At first I couldn't even touch it without gloves, hah, but now I am just fine to handle it. She is very grateful to me for feeding her what she needs.

I do understand that meat may be my natural diet and all is a part of the circle of life, but I am still struggling with karmic and moral beliefs despite. It may be a long process for me.

Right now, I am just getting myself used to animal products again. I am experimenting with some different raw dairy products-- kefir, butter, cream-- to see how I digest them compared to milk, and I am continuing with raw eggs. I feel significantly better just adding these in from a raw vegan diet.

$20 a day for food is a lot of money... I am getting ready to move out of the country (to Mexico), and I will be paid according to their economy so I doubt I can order from any American company. Maybe I can find a local source there.

Hi everyone! I am wondering if I can hear from some of you who have made the transition from vegetarian/vegan to RPD. I have been a vegetarian for 6 years, and I have been mostly raw vegan/vegetarian for the last 3, but so far my quest for a healthy diet has not been satisfying. I am supplementing 4000-6000 mg of fish oil a day right now just to keep my skin normal which I feel is ridiculous for supposedly being on a "healthy" diet. I do not want to supplement at all.

I have actually been having cravings for raw meat since last fall (although I'm not even sure what it tastes like). I think about eating raw meat, but I am having a hard time getting myself there mentally after abstaining from it for so long. I want nothing to do with cooked meat at all. The thought and smell of cooking meat is terrible to me, so I will not use that to transition. I have been able to eat raw egg yolks with ease, but I'd like to move beyond that. I can handle the idea of raw dairy, but I don't digest that well at all.

For those of you who switched from no meat, how did you do it? Did you just go for it? Did you ease in? Was it difficult to get past your former beliefs about meat?