Chocolate

Brownie?? Fudge?? Call it what you will but just eat it!

Take 1 cup of walnut or pecan and blend in your food processor until fine.
Add one cup of pitted dates to your nuts along with about 3 TBL spoons of raw cacao.

Blend this until it makes a ball.

Form into a one inch layer on a plate and stash in the fridge.

When you feel the need to indulge, take a slice from your fudge and pop it into your mouth!

Morning Green Smoothie

This morning Green Smoothie is a must.

Fill your blender half full of a green, my favorites are spinach or kale then add:
one apple
one frozen banana
an inch of ginger
1 TBL of Spiralina
Half a squeezed lemon
a hand full of raw almonds
2 or 3 raw dates
1 cup of water

Blend until smooth.

Yum!

I try to eat lots of greens and this is an excellent way to do it. The greens are chewed up for you and as soon as this hits your mouth, the nutrients go straight to the places your body needs them most.

Drink your greens!

Raw Taco

This is my lunch today. It took me about 15 minutes to make and eat. And yes, I am full!

Take one nice juicy collard green and remove most of the center vein out. Lay it on your work surface and start assembling.

Start with your raw taco meat (recipe below), then lay on some green pepper, avocado, shredded carrot, green onion, tomato, cilantro or any other veggie that sounds good in there.

Then tuck, wrap and roll and bite! Serve with fresh salsa, guacamole or some raw cheese. Chew well as you really need to chew your greens before they go down.


Raw taco meat recipe:

1 cup raw pumpkin seeds
half a roma tomato
1 large garlic clove
handful cilantro
1-2 TBL olive oil
1 TBL cumin
1 TBL coriander
1 TBL soy sauce or raw version
1 half lemon
Cayenne, salt and pepper to taste

In a food processor, grind your sunflower seeds and garlic leaving it a little chunky.
Add your tomato and cilantro and other ingredients and blend until you reach your desired texture. I like it really chunky.

What is raw food?

I won't go into details as so many other people have already done that. But raw food is basically unheated vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. That's it, nothing more, nothing less.

There are so many websites out there that go into it in much greater detail, here are a few:

Ann Wigmore

Victoria from Raw Family

Raw Food Talk

Detox your world

We like it Raw

Living Foods

Have fun reading these websites and I'll post my recipe of the day later.

The begining

This is my attempt to journal all things raw and healthy. Fun dishes, easy dishes, more difficult meals, smoothies etc. I was raw about 18 months ago and I felt wonderful. The health benefits are what's drawing me back to the raw food at this moment. Hopefully, this will give people inspiration to eat a bit more healthfully, even if going 100% raw isn't for you.