hello LF...

fruit will give you the calories...

bananas are very warming...and you can make all sorts of yummy things,smoothies,puddings,as they are,ice cream...

durian is warming also..as are avocados..

how long have you been eating raw?are you in a cold or warm climate?

Exercising really helps..

I loathe the cold too,and feel it....i love eating my bananas...

fresh dates are also very warming...

Hiya lovefood! I often heat soups very gently. As a general rule of thumb, if you can dip your finger in your soup and it doesn't burn then it's not hot enough to kill enzymes. That being said, I can tolerate a lot more heat on my little fingies than a lot of people can so I get my husband to stick his fingers in my food! Not cos I want him to burn.

Warming up soups can also be done in the dehydrator. At least that way you can set the temperature before hand. you can also heat apple pie and other things. Not just soups.

xoxoxo

Hi Lovefood

Funny you should ask, I came across an interesting recipe yesterday whilst experimenting - for some reason I had 'spices' cravings and made up the following, which was quite tingling and yummy and I imagine would be warming in the winter too:

Wheatgrass milk smoothie with spices:

1/2 cup wheatgrass sprouts (2-3 days)
1 1/2 - 2 bananas
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp cinnamon (yep you can tell I was into the spices!  )
dates or agave nectar etc. if wished

This was yummy and warming, if I had had cloves or mixed spice I would have added that as well to create a 'chai' milk smoothie. (As to whether or not spices are recommended on a raw food diet I couldn't tell you, I just went with my instincts).

Another way to warm up is to add crushed ice to your smoothies - a contradiction but it's really true - the breaking down of the ice causes your body to warm up and increases your metabolism.

I hope that helps.

Michelle 

Exercise and more exercise-I am coping with British winter with lots of rebounding-I also put salads and preprepared smoothies etc in the cupboard with our hot water tank-takes the chill off and heats to body temp. Blending in a vitamix takes the chill of food. Adding warming spices as mentioned. Not ever overeating. But if you feel cold as DR says, whip out a skipping rope and jump for 5 mins. Do some sun salutes.

i did a 'shirt fast' ie topless, for 21 days..this year in costa rica in the mountains. it got down to 3celcius one night.
in the evening dinner discussion id be doing push ups to keep warm or skipping rope. i was the warmest person there..but i was only wearing shorts....

movement is the ultimate warmer..

Hi LF 

To warm up David Wolfe suggests potassium rich and sulphur rich foods.  Potassium rich foods like dates, pumpkin, persimmons, raisins, avocados, apricots and prunes.  Sulphur rich foods like durian, garlic, onions, cabbage and cruciferous vegies in general.

Also fatty foods in general like olives, coconut fat, nuts and seeds.  Maca root is also said to be warming.  Its possible that msm, being a sulphur supplement, could also help, I think I read this somewhere.

I have definately noticed feeling very warm after eating raw cabbage.  Durian, though, is the most warming food I have ever eaten, I can get overheated.

the most 'warming foods' are the ones that take least blood to the stomach..
for me its low fat raw plant foods all the way past the heater and hot showers..