I am not 100% raw, nor am I 100% vegan. I am on many days 100% raw, and on some days 75% raw and vegan. Flexibility is extremely important to me so I try to eat the most raw/vegan possible and maintain my flexible lifestyle. I do want to point out that I feel my absolute best when 100% raw. I DO NOT spend a lot of time preparing food. I am very fortunate to belong to a great organic food coop where I have a great selection of produce and other raw friendly foods. Here is my main diet:
Breakfast
Raw granola from Good Stuff by mom and me (this is not inexpensive but I only need about a 2 oz serving which is the recommended serving and very filling to me)
Good Stuff by Mom and Me - All producs on one page - FORMED
with a sliced banana or another fruit like strawberries and raw almond milk ( I make my own, really simply and will add the recipe at the bottom for anyone interested)
Lunch
Raw Smoothie
- a handfull of either kale or spinach
- fruit ( I often buy bags of frozen organic fruits such as strawberries, cherries, blueberries, blackberries, peaches and I also freeze my own bananas, pineapples, papayas, etc...)
- water to make desired consistency
put all ingredients in blender and mix until smoooooth.... Yummy and energizing
Dinner
Dinner is usually a salad and I have my special salad that I love...
- sunflower sprouts or another sprout such as broccoli, alfalfa
dressing
juice of 1 lemon
2 cloves of garlic minced
1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
celtic salt to taste
Snacks - Throughout the day when hungry (not often for me) - veggies - carrot sticks, celery, peppers, etc (perhaps with raw guacamole or salsa)
- goji berries, raisins, prunes
- lara or raw revolution bars (I love cherry lara and chocolate hazelnut or the rr)
- unlimited fruit ( I absolutely LOVE a granny smith apple with a spread of raw almond butter and sometimes a dab of raw honey)
- fruit and/or veggie juice
Almond milk recipe
Soak 1/2 cup of Raw, unpasteurized almonds for 8 hours(I do this before I go to bed and when I wake up it is ready). After 8 hours rinse and drain the almonds and place them in the blender with 2 cups of purified water. Blend for 1 minute. Strain through cheesecloth. Refrigerate liquid almond milk. You can add agave or honey if you would like to sweeten it. Vanilla is nice to add variety to the flavor however I prefer mine plain.
I also use this in tea and I love the taste...
I do hope to someday buy an excalibur but have managed fine and probably doing less work without one.
I have 2 good raw vegan uncook books but rarely use them. There are some great recipes for nut cheeses, veggies lasagnes, pastas, etc but I don't always have the time but I have tried a few recipes and Carol Alts book Raw 50 is good, not necessary, but good...
Have been at this since October and it was an evolutionary thing, not a sudden dawning. I was eating good and wanted to eat better. It is a process and I try to be easy on myself, it flows much better that way.