Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Seven Common Mistakes that Occur on Raw Foods

I read this article and found it extremely interesting...

1 – Many raw fooders do not eat enough greens.
Solution: regularly consume energy soup or green smoothie to guarantee the proper amount of greens.

2 – Many raw fooders do not consume enough fiber, soluble and insoluble.
Solution: Drink more smoothies or energy soups instead of juices.

3 – People on raw food often consume too many fats. When they try to imitate cooked dishes, they substitute starches with nuts. For example, when making raw cakes, they mimic a wheat crust with a nut mixture.
Solution: use nut pulp left over from making nut milks, use more seeds and less nuts, and use more fruit and vegetable pulp from juices in your mixtures, to minimize the consumption of nuts.

4 – Raw fooders commonly try to become too perfect too fast. They don’t give their bodies a chance to adjust to such a radical dietary change.
Solution: gradually adjust and purify your own individual diet to help you ease into the healthiest diet for you.

5 – When people change their diets, they usually decide the other components that make up health are no longer important, such as: sun bathing, exercising, proper rest, fresh air, etc.
Solution: practice a well-rounded healthy life style.

6 – People on the raw food diet often over-indulge in some particular foods and neglect the variety of other fruits and vegetables. For example, orange juice is very healthy, but in extremely large quantities, it can be damaging to teeth and sugar levels. Large amounts of sprouts, berries, and anything else will inevitably create disharmonies.
Solution: eat foods in reasonable quantities.

7 – The biggest mistake that many make is that they listen to the raw food authorities and don’t trust the invaluable messages their own bodies communicate.
Solution: keep a diary of your daily food consumption and how it affects your well-being.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

RAW Mexican Tacos

We had a good friend over last night and made this recipe. She couldn't stop eating it, she said it was delicious! I must say so myself it was pretty awesome. I will make it again next week when the family comes over. *Remember to soak the almonds and cashews at least an hour before preparing recipe.

(makes 5-6 servings)


Taco Meat
1 cup almonds
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
1/8 teaspoon sea salt

Cilantro Cashew Cheese
1 1/2 teaspoon garlic1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup cashews
2 Tablespoons lemon juice, fresh, from about 1 lemon
1/4 cup packed cilantro leaves
1/4 cup water, as needed

Raw Mexican Salsa
1/2 cup tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup corn kernels, cut off cob
2 Tablespoons cilantro, chopped
1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon chopped green chilies, to taste
1/8 teaspoon sea salt

Tacos & Topping

15 butter lettuce leaves
2 avocados, pitted and sliced

Taco Meat - process almonds into small pieces. Add oil, cumin, coriander, and salt, and process to mix well. Set aside.

Cheese -  process garlic and salt into small pieces. Add cashews, juice, cilantro, and only enough water to process into a thick cream texture. Set aside.

Mexican salsa - mix ingredients in a bowl. Set aside.

Ready to put together:
fill butter lettuce leaves with about 2 tablespoons cheeze. Sprinkle on 1 to 2 tablespoons taco meat and salsa. Top with avocado slices and serve.