Rejuvelac: A Review

Have you ever heard of Rejuvelac? I believe it was first promoted by Ann Wigmore, and it is a drink made from fermented grains that is supposed to be a good digestive aid and a detoxifier. Since it is supposed to be so good for you, I've always wanted to try it. However, I haven't had success yet with sprouting, because I'm an idiot and can't seem to remember to rinse my grains...or even remember I have grains that I'm trying to sprout!

Picture from sproutpeople.com's rejuvelac recipe page.


Yesterday at a raw food restaurant, I decided to be daring. I've tried a different kind of fermented drink before and hated it. Do I dare spend $3.75 for a glass of potentially nasty Rejuvelac stuff? Uhhhh....(shudder)...okay, I'll do it!

The results? Actually, it wasn't that bad. It mostly tasted like lemon water. There was no fizz in it, like many recipes say it will have. All I noticed was a slightly fermented aftertaste. I'm not saying I loved it, but it really wasn't bad. Maybe if I added a little sweet juice to it, , or some agave, it would actually be pretty good.

So that's my review. Rejuvelac: It's Not Too Bad. LOL. I may even try to make some myself....if I ever remember to grow sprouts properly.

In the meantime, cool linkage:

Sproutpeople's Rejuvelac-a Rye recipe

Rawfood.com's Rejuvelac -the Ann Wigmore recipe

GrowYouthful.com's Rejuvelac-they give a little more info

Killing Me Softly

Well, I spent all of March and most of April eating cooked foods. So dumb. The reason is silly, too. I had bad insomnia again, and even though I was getting some sleep and didn't really feel all that sleep-deprived (thanks to raw food), I became obsessed with the fact that I couldn't get to sleep when I wanted to. A little (demonic) voice in my head said "eat cooked food, it will make you sleepy".

I tried to counter with the fact that the reason I would get sleepy is that my body would be shutting itself down and focusing on purging the toxins from the cooked food...but by then visions of (nasty) McDonald's breakfast foods were dancing in my head, and I gave in. "Just this once" I told myself...ha! And here we are, six weeks later. I tried at the beginning of April to get with the program and go raw again, but I just wasn't ready. Wasn't motivated, really.

Well, now I am! Everytime I go off raw for a month, my teeth get worse. I have very bad teeth. This time, a little piece of one broke off. It seemed like I could actually FEEL them rotting. Yuck! So now I am RUNNING back to raw. Sometimes God just has to give you a little kick in the pants, know what I mean?

It funny though, after being on raw, especially 100% raw, cooked food is never the same again. Even the "best" meal I had just wasn't all that great. And the sweets? I didn't have much, mostly because they've lost their appeal. Sweets may seem like a good idea, but once I have them they are so disappointing. I just don't get the joy I once did out of them. And afterwards I just feel yucky.

I ate at a raw food restaurant last night. I felt so good! Then I ate a frosted brownie that I'd picked up at the health food store as a last "treat". After all, it was organic, right? Ugh, as soon as I started eating it, the "good feelings" from the raw meal went away. I should have tossed the rest out the window ("sorry for littering officer, but it was a matter of life or death!") but instead I ate the whole thing. WHO HAS CURSED ME WITH THIS OBSESSION TO NOT "WASTE" FOOD?! No matter how junky it is, I am compelled to finish it! Ugh, no wonder I am fat!!!

Okay, so fast forward to today. Nothing but raw. Feeling better. By tomorrow, I should feel great! Unless detox kicks in, in which case, I'll be sick. But that's okay. A little detox flu on my way to a healing, healthy life is much better than killing myself slowly on cooked food.