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Why Aren’t You Eating Your Food in the Raw?

March 30, 2011 By Joi Sigers

The Everything Raw Food Recipe Book

The last book I wrote about, The Everything Mediterranean Diet Book, was one of two books I recently received to review on Get Cooking. The other is a book that has completely fascinated me, The Everything Raw Food Recipe Book (Everything Series). What’s more, it has opened up a whole new way of looking at food – something I wouldn’t have thought possible after this many years in the kitchen.

I would say how many years in the kitchen but who wants to get depressed on a Wednesday? We’ll save that for a Monday.

Increased energy. Clear, glowing skin. Decreased risk of cancer.  Reads like a self help guru’s dream come true. These are only a few of the benefits of a raw foods diet; some studies have even shown that this diet can actually slow down the aging process! Whether you’re looking to go completely raw or just incorporate some raw aspects into your diet, this book is your one-stop guide to a health lifestyle.

In The Everything Raw Food Recipe Book (Everything Series), you’ll find the information you’ll need to begin your love affair with raw foods. If you’re like me, you probably think of a raw food diet as consisting of apples, corn on the cob, and cauliflower – all piled on a plate that someone stands proudly behind and says, “Look! I made this just for you!”

A diet consisting of raw foods includes more foods, food combinations, and recipes than I ever imagined. Lots more than a plate with an apple, corn on the cob, and cauliflower not that there’s anything wrong with any of the three!).

In addition to detailed explanations of why this diet is so extraordinarily healthy, you’ll find the tools of the trade you’ll need if you’re really serious about taking up this type of eating (even if only incorporating raw foods into the food you regularly eat), and 300 recipes.

The recipes include:

  • Cherry Pomegranate Smoothie
  • Curry and Pumpkin Seed Crackers
  • Banana Vanilla Ice Cream with Blueberry Sauce
  • Raw Vegetable Lasagna
  • Pad Thai with Almond Sauce
  • Spicy Coleslaw with Cashew Mayonnaise
  • Fresh Vegetable Soup
  • Marinated Zucchini Strips
  • Cool Cucumber Salad Dressing
  • Peach Cream Crepes
  • Cinnamon Oatmeal
  • Tortillas
  • Zucchini Hummus
  • Garbanzo Bean Hummus
  • New Orleans Beans and Rice
  • Spinach Pie
  • And many, many more

I admit, although I’m intrigued with the recipes, the concept, and the healthy side effects of eating a raw food diet – I couldn’t even consider devoting myself to eating this way exclusively.  The great thing is, the authors completely understand that!  This book doesn’t try to convince you to take up a certain way of eating or try to convince you to leave behind your favorite foods.  It simply presents a colorful, fresh, and flavorful new option.  After all variety is the spice of life and, when it comes to such a healthy option – it isn’t just the spice of life, it’s the enhancement of life!

From Page 5: Reduced Risk of Cancer and Heart Disease

The following research bears out the benefits of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables:

  • Researchers at Harvard Medical School tracked the health of more than 22,000 physicians.  The study found those who ate at least 2-1/2 servings of vegetables a day lowered their risk of heart disease by almost 25 percent.
  • At the University of California, Berkeley, researchers found that a high intake of fruits and vegetables also reduces the risk of cancer on average by 50 percent.
  • A recent study on diabetes at the University of North Carolina reported that a vegan diet rich in vegetables reduces diabetes indicators.
  • In Stockholm at a Swedish university hospital, researchers found that a vegan diet also increases immune protection against arthritis.

The following is one of the great smoothie recipes in the book.

Vanilla Almond Milk Smoothie Recipe (page 22)

2 cups Almond Milk
2 cups pear, chopped with peel on
1 cup banana, sliced
1/2 cup cherries, pitted and chopped
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 vanilla bean, or 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • Add the almond milk, pears,banana, cherries, and nutmeg to the blender.  Blend until smooth.
  • Cut the vanilla bean open.  Scoop out the inside pulp from the bean and add to blender.  Discard the vanilla bean pod.  Blend again to incorporate vanilla for another 20 seconds.

 

Learn more about The Everything Raw Food Recipe Book (Everything Series) by clicking the link or check your local bookstore.  Fascinating.  Positively fascinating.

Filed Under: Cookbook Reviews, Health and Fitness, Health Food Reviews, Smoothie Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Dishes Tagged With: book reviews, fruits, healthy food, raw food, Vegetables

Raw Food Recipe: Mashed Cauliflower

March 7, 2011 By Joi Sigers

Raw Food for real People

The following is a recipe from a very unique and groundbreaking book, Raw Food for Real People: Living Vegan Food Made Simple. With the amazing (and long overdue!) health food movement taking place now, I think a great number of people will use this book as sort of a “Vegan Eating” Primer.

The recipe below is from this guide/cookbook and is basically a mashed potato recipe without the potatoes. I remember an episode of The Biggest Loser in which Jillian suggested cooking and mashing cauliflower instead of potatoes. Apparently doing so is much healthier. Sounds pretty intriguing!

Mashed Taters

Yield: Serves 8

2 Tablespoons lemon juice
2 cups soaked cashews (soaked 2 hours, drained, and rinsed)
2 small heads cauliflower, chopped (about 3 cups)
2 medium cloves garlic
2 teaspoons finely chopped rosemary
2 teaspoons sea salt

Put all of the ingredients in a food processor. Process until smooth, about the consistency of mashed potatoes.

Raw Food For Real People

Luscious, Eco-Friendly Food to Support Your Health and the Planet

Many have touted the health and energy benefits of raw foods, but few have presented recipes and instructions for making raw food appealing — and satisfying — to everyone. Chef Rod Rotondi demonstrates that going raw isn’t hard — in fact, it’s fun, easy, and more delicious than you’ve ever imagined. You will learn all the fundamentals of preparing your own raw foods at home, including setting up your raw kitchen, transitioning to raw foods, sprouting, dehydration, and raising your kids on raw foods. Best of all, he offers a wealth of recipes for smoothies, breakfast, appetizers, soups, salads, dressings, entrées, and decadent desserts. Rod demonstrates that the best — and utterly delectable — way to go green and get healthy is to eat fresh food in its natural state.

Includes contributions by the foremost authorities on raw-food nutrition:
* Brian Clement, MD
* Gabriel Cousens, MD
* Compton Rom Bada
* Robert O. Young, PhD

A Sample of the Reviews for Raw Food For Real People

“The ultimate no-cook cookbook.”
— Spiritofchange.org“True beauty begins from the inside, and eating living foods is the best makeover for any age. Rod makes raw delicious and easy. Your inner and outer beauty depend on it!”
— Bobbi Brown, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics

“Rod’s expertise and passion for raw food are inspiring. He gives delicious options for making raw a powerful choice for your and your family’s health.”
— Mariel Hemingway, actress and author of Mariel’s Kitchen

“Man has evolved back to the original concept that food has energy and food can heal in its raw form. Rod Rotondi’s Raw Food for Real People has made it possible for everyone to eat this way. If you, too, want to become evolved, I suggest reading Rod’s book, as it will enlighten you as it has me.”
— John Salley, talk show host, actor, and retired professional basketball star

“Whether you are ready to go 100 percent raw or 80 percent or just want to begin to dabble in the raw-food experience, Rod is the perfect guide. His recipes are easy to follow, and he can lead you gently into a tasty and healthy culinary lifestyle. There is enough variety to satisfy every palate. Bon appétit — this book is a treat!”
— Laura Ziskin, motion picture producer and cofounder and executive producer of Stand Up To Cancer

 

About the Author, Rod Rotondi

I love the way the author is described on the back of the book, “”World traveler and culinary eclectic…”  Sounds like an author worth reading, doesn’t it?!

Rod Rotondi gives his unique perspective on food and cooking – showing that you can make healthy vegan meals (even desserts) with pure, raw, un-assaulted food.  He serves delicious raw and vegan food at his Los Angeles restaurant Leaf Organics.  He also teaches courses and workshops and even has a dvd series.  Rod Rotondi is a leader in the raw-food, vegan, and green movements. You can learn more at www. leaforganics.com

(I’ve never eaten in a Los Angeles restaurant, but it’s on my bucket list!)

Filed Under: Cookbook Reviews, Vegetables, Vegetarian Dishes Tagged With: Cookbooks, raw food, vegan

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