raw food

[shadowgem]

I'm really keen to overhaul my eating habits by eating more vegetarian food, but i'm particularly keen on eating more raw food.

Does anyone here eat mainly raw food and have any hints or tips on how to begin? Also can anyone recommend good books on raw food eating?

I've got as far as buying a liquidiser to make fruit & yoghurt smoothies, but not sure what to get next.

 

[peacemaker101]

I'm sorry this site just won't let me post links...even if i space it out...so maybe I will spell it out!!! RIDICULOUS!

A really good site is "rawfamily dot com" if you can can figure that out!! heheh don't type that! Type it as a website!!

A really good practical site to get you on your way

 

[Berniquen]

Google Shazzie, Alissa Cohen, Paul Nielsen, and Raw Food Boot Camp as well.

Shazzie has an excelent journal of her first six years raw! (She just stopped journaling this new year, but is still active in the raw community.)


Alissa Cohen is awesome -- has appeared on Tyra Banks and others.

The Paul guy is pretty big in the Raw Food world as well and is a Christian. Which is cool.

And Carlene Jones of Raw Food Boot Camp lost like 130 pounds in a year by eating raw! She is really inspiring. (She also has a journal covering much of that year.)

These people though are all Raw Vegans. (Shazzie has admited that during her pregnacy and since then she wasn't 100 percent raw... the others all are. )

I found it really hard to go into it cold turkey from a Standard American Diet. Maybe going Veggie, then Vegan, then Raw will make the transition smoother?

I will say that the couple of days I managed to last Raw were some of the days I felt my best.