Saturday, 11 September 2010

Start Adding live Raw food to your diet - Your body Will Thank You

Raw Pizza
How to Eat More Raw Foods

Start gradually or try going raw only one day per week. Make sure to drink plenty of water, at least one half of the body weight in ounces as it helps rid the body of toxins. Shop at a local farmer's market where fresh, local ingredients are abundant. Buy enough fruit for a whole week.

Purchase a blender, food processor and some good, sharp knives to easily cut fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs.

Use natural sweeteners in smoothies like agave nectar with its low Glycemic index or organic honey with its antiseptic and antibacterial properties. Mix fruits with dark leafy greens such as spinach or collard greens in smoothies.


Instead of fruit juices, add nut milks with good protein, flavor, soy-free, lactose-free and healthy ingredients

Ultimate Raw Veg and Fruit Salad
Keep a variety of these to embellish your salads:



•raw cashews, almonds, macadamia nuts

•almond and hazelnut butters

•dried fruits

•fresh fruits

•olive oil

•balsamic vinegars

•lemons, limes

•Nori (dried seaweed sheets for wrapping sushi)


Chilled Avacado Soup


Eating more raw foods will bring about change: more mental awareness, lower cholesterol levels and a better functioning digestive system. Why not try it in small steps?



Once the decision has been made to eat more raw foods, one will most certainly begin to see improvements in his or her general health. What works for one person, however, can make another person miserable.



For most people, taking small determined steps to change a lifetime of not-so-great habits is do-able. Making changes to eat healthier by adding reasonable amounts of raw food daily is one way to make a change. Others find it simpler to have one whole day set aside each week to cleanse the body with living, raw foods

1 comment:

  1. Hey Rianne, great information and inspiration on the blog – I had no idea about it! A book that you might enjoy, if you haven't read it already: The Raw Food Detox Diet by Natalia Rose. I read it at the start of this year and it's inspired my lifestyle ever since, with pleasing results.
    Take care lovely,
    Lulu

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