1. get sprouting. sprouted lentils are complete source of protein. if you want to eat light, sprouts are the way. also affordable. mix it up! this way you also save a lot of energy not having to cook your legumes and it is much much more nutrient dense and of course, alive.

2. not all soy is good for you (especially if not organic, it matters!)-- unless eating tofu in moderation, or fermented. something you may want to consider. that soy milk may eventually shut down thyroid function.

3. peanuts can be dirty (aflatoxins) and hard to digest (heavy). consider raw sunflower seeds instead. sesame seed is also a good addition. a bit of natural halite salt is good to help your body digest raw seeds and nuts more efficiently, as is a nice glass of water sipped when eating. chewing well is also sometimes overlooked! liquefy.

4. if you want to eat lots of fruit, have greens with every time you choose to eat more than a few handfuls. if you are going to live off bananas you need at least an equal amount of lettuce or other greens with a little bitter to go with it.

5. you are going to need a source of omega 3 fatty acids. large quantities of sprouted flax may work but your body will take time to adjust to convert the alpha-linolenic acid to longer chain EPA and DHA (crucial for nervous system function and lots of other things) more efficiently. some greens, such as perilla seed and leaf, are also high in ALA. algae is also another source of longer chain omega-3 but must be gathered or cultivated from heavy metal and toxin free water source. however, note that flax contains quite a bit of cyanogenic glycosides and phytoestrogen so you may want to be moderate or avoid.

6. start learning what greens are good forage around you; one of the best ways along with mushroom gathering to get closer to nature and cultivate sense of place...dandelions, nettles, purslane, pigweed, there are many many more. most wild greens are very high in iron and pro-vitamin A, carotenes, and flavonoids! always have some fats with your greens as vitamin A and carotenes are fat-soluble and your body needs the fat to really make the most of the nutrients in raw greens as well as stimulating liver activity.

7. b12...if you are already anemic it may very well be you are low in methyl-folate and b12 both of which are critical in iron metabolism. find some sublingual methylcobalamin (pretty much anyone can benefit from more b12 esp. if taking 5ht psychedelics often). avoid taking folic acid supplements as it is toxic and prevents full metabolism of other b-vitamins and enzymatic cofactors....for B9, it is essential you take the form 5-MTHF if you are going to supplement. many people don't realize that most B vitamin supplements are actually the wrong form, which end up being rejected by the body and doing more harm than good.

8. there is nothing wrong with good slow carbs (if it's not wheat...). try having some scottish milled oatmeal, or steel cut oats soaked (not cooked) for a few hours for your first meal of the day...it will stabilize your blood sugar and prevent insulin spikes from eating lots of fruit. if you really want to avoid grains you are going to need a lot of cinnamon to balance out your pancreatic response curve and keep insulin in healthy range. licorice root can also help in this regard.

9. atlantic kelp for your thyroid. thyroid hormone is made from iodine. iodine from the sea is essential...iodine from land is a different isotope. be careful where you source your seaweeds from.



as for vitamin D...get lots of sunshine as it is what holds it all together. in the fall and winter if you are far from the equator, lichen and mushrooms will give you enough vitamin D2 (the pro-vitamin D2 is called ergosterol and D2 is called ergocalciferol), which is converted from ingested fungi and plants to cholecalciferol D3 in the body by the liver) to get through to spring.
there is actually a lichen species (Cladina sp.) that produces vitamin D3! pine pollen is also a great source of free vitamin D3.

Without sources of protein and fat, Amandanita, you will begin to waste away and die.

The middle path is there for a reason...unlike diet orange soda.

Without sources of protein and fat, Amandanita, you will begin to waste away and die.

The middle path is there for a reason...unlike diet orange soda.

It would take a ridiculous amount of berries to sustain a 2,000 plus calorie diet. not to mention, as posted above, berries don't give much in way of protein and fat.



I would seriously give this diet a thorough evaluation, try checking out https://cronometer.com/ and also reading up on people with similar diets and the troubles that come with it. There's no doubt that one can maintain a raw, plant based diet, but just berries seems a bit difficult to me.

So right!

Well, good luck on your journey!

I look forward to your updates

dude..that is a horrible diet idea. A fruit/berry diet is going to leave you with deficiencies..trust me. No I mean it..trust me...

Do whatever you feel is right I guess...but from my experience with that sort of a diet and all the research I have done since, this is not a healthy diet by any means.

I personally know someone I work with who stopped having her period after doing a diet just like this for an extended period..and I have also seen another person really go downhill with serious hormonal deficiencies etc after several years.

Take care of your body..we did not evolve to just live on fruit. No amount of wishful thinking will solve that. Eat some vegetables and nuts, and at least take a b12 supplement.

Just my 2 cents after spending a number of years obsessed over diets due to chronic ailments like colitis and spondylitis..I was raw vegan for a couple years, tried fruitarian..cooked vegan..vegetarian..primal/paleo(def the best diet for my body)...

I have never seen a person who eats only fruit and looks healthy and vibrant.

You missed out on the fruits part...

20-25 bananas = 2000 calories. 5 bananas five times a day, who can't eat that?

Just an example.

I can't eat 2000 calories though, I would blow up like a balloon!

I gain weight on 2000 calories a day. I don't know how big/active you think I am, but either way your assumption is wrong. 2000 calories is not the correct amount for me There is no magic number that fits everyone, it depends on your gender, height, weight, muscle mass, level of activity and so on.

Another reason to eat fruits and berries is so that I don't have to pay attention to every calorie I eat. Maybe that will lead to a healthier way of eating overall. I hope

i did miss the fruit part. And i don't think everyone needs that many calories a day. But when people eat a raw food diet, they typically need more than what they were consuming on a cooked food diet. A lot more, the majority of the time. But feel free to experiment yourself, listen to your body, etc.

It's fine as a temporary thing to clean yourself out...but if that's your aim, why not just start juicing things? Juice tons of greens and vegetables along with your berries. It really feels amazing for me after a few days, but don't over do it. For me it was better to transition slowly from my horrific junk food diet to how I eat now. Don't go too fast, be easy on yourself.

Also, get some sun if you are pale. We synthesize it from light for a reason. And if you make mushroom tea (be it medicinal or psychedelic), let them sit in the sun for a while first. They synthesize a ton of vitamin D themselves this way and it makes them a great source. B12 would be a good idea too if you stay on a raw plant based diet, and I definitely don't suggest ignoring greens, herbs, medicinal mushrooms, and vegetables! I've eaten that way for over 5 and a half years I think now and I don't have any deficiencies that we've detected and never get so much as a head cold anymore, but b12 is a good idea to take just in case. I don't know if this diet is for everyone but it's important to make sure your eating enough as well and getting everything you need.

yup more fats, more greens less sugar if you want to cleanse out a lot of parasites etc that are fed by a high sugar(like fruit) diet.

I find the easiest way to eat healthier is to totally commit to it and rarely ever cheat. When I do it half-assed it is actually much harder for me and I have poor results.

I kinda enjoy dieting sometimes, although the only diets I do are ceremonial ones - like when I diet for Ayahuasca or when I diet a plant (apprenticing to the plant while consuming some everyday and eating a super restricted bland diet).

I have been trying to keep some of my weight on and it is difficult sometimes, especially with how often I do ceremony.... Hard to get as many calories if I am dieting and hard to eat much if working with San Pedro or Ayahuasca - too busy in ceremony....

When I am not dieting my normal diet is still pretty healthy - I try to have every meal be at least half vegetable. I dont like grains and carbs as much - they make me gassy, so I eat a lot of oils, dairy and meat. I tried being vegetarian once because my girlfriend was vegan at the time - made me feel like shit after a while.... First week or two was easy, but after a month especially I was tired and gassy all the time...

I think for me my body feels best with a moderate size of meat and a huge side of veggies - and some kind of fat (either fatty meat, oil, dairy, nuts ect).

My main goal nutrition wise is to have lots of variety and lots of veggies - I figure that should keep me balanced enough and so far I think it is working because I almost never get sick (its been a couple years since I even had a minor cold!).