The China Study

The book “The China Study” Is a most read for everyone. It totally reinforces the idea of Raw Foods. This book is about why we should be eating a plant based diet. Animal based diets or the juxtapose of most of our modern day diseases. Who knew that “casein protein” in cow’s milk is a CARCINOGEN!

The Green Smoothie Revolution

I recently attended a living food demonstration at a local nutrition store. I have been doing Green Smoothies for some time now. So, I can attest to the many benefits. The Living Foods Demonstration was held by Rene Oswald, RN, APHN. The demonstration was very informative and inspiring for all those who attended. If your in the West Palm Beach area, these lecture/demonstrations are usually held every Tuesday evening at Nutrition S’mart. Here is a demonstration video of one of Rene Oswald’s lecture/demonstartions.

Click on link to see video

TLC(Transition to Living Cusine)

Eating Raw in Hartford, Connecticut.

I had been traveling to Hartford, Connecticut during the month of April. In my travel I try to find Raw Vegan establishments and then spotlight them for others to discover and enjoy. The energy and vitality of this cafe is wonderful. The staff is super friendly and very helpful.

The smoothies are to die for…..my favorite is “Tantric Love“, a combination of cocao, gogi berries, strawberries, banana, coconut, dates, and berry tea.

Their Raw Foods menu changes on a daily basis and can be checked at their blogspot site.

This is the Raw Live Pizza I had on One of my visits.

Friday’s are usually free film night. The film they were showing this week was “The Future of Food“

A Movement That Cannot Be Denied

Vegan and Raw vegan are popping up in all aspects of our daily lives. Upon reading the May/2008 issue of Muscle and Body Magazine, there was a very good article by Karen Oris titled “Meat-Free Muscle“. This article is about two elite vegan athletes, kettlebell expert Mike Mahler and UFC (Ulitmate Fighter Championship) star Mac Danzig. This further illustrates the idea of nutritionally rich foods and how they make us excel physically in addition to being the healthiest thing for us. (Meat-Free Muscle page1, Meat-Free Muscle page 2, Meat-Free Muscle page 3, Meat-Free Muscle page 4, Meat-Free Muscle page 5)

I am currently reading the book “The Thrive Diet” by Brendan Brazier, mentioned in this article. This book gives you a nutritional perspective when it comes to food consumption. This book is a definete read for anyone considering a vegan or raw vegan approach to health, happiness, and longevity. Here is but a quick excerpt from the book:

“A calorie is defined as a measure of food energy. It might seem

logical, then, to assume the the more calories consumed, the more

energy our body is supplied with. Of course, we know this is not the

case, otherwise people with the highest energy would be those who eat

at fast food restaurants. By simply consuming more calories, we are

not guaranteed more energy. Many convential nutrition books

would have us believe that if we expend a certain amount of energy, it

can be quantified and replaced. They suggest that by simply adhering

to calorie counts, with no consideration of other factors, we can accu-

rately gauge the amount of food we need to consume to maintain low

body weight and high energy. But it doesn’t work that way.“

Happy Earth Day Everyone!

Hope everyone has had a great Earth day. I, unfortunately, could not spend anytime outside since I had to fly. I started my day in Hartford, Connecticut and ended up in Miami, Florida. Both of these places had great weather for a day to celebrate the earth and all it’s goodness.

I just finished up a batch of “raw chocolate pudding“, which I intend to bring to work tomorrow. That’s if it makes it to the plane. I have a few co-workers intrigued, so to speak, about raw foods. I figured a raw chocolate treat was a good stepping stone. I’ve included the recipe for you to try. Hopefully, I can do a video demo of it in the near future, when I get a little time away from flying. This recipe uses young thai coconuts. I’ve also included a video on how to open them. This recipe calls for 2 cups of coconut meat, which is approximately 3-4 thai coconuts.

CHOCOLATE PUDDING

• 2 CUPS COCONUT MEAT
• 3/4 CUPS COCONUT WATER
• 1/2 CUP PITTED DATES
• 1/3 CUP AGAVE NECTAR
• 1/2 CUP RAW COCOA POWDER
• 2 TBS VANILLA EXTRACT
• 1/4 TSP SEA SALT

Puree all ingredients in a hight speed blender until smooth. Refrigerate 1/2 hour to thicken.

“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.”

- Frank Lloyd Wright

How to Read PLU sticker on Fruits and Vegetables

This is a an easy way to tell if a fruit or vegetable is Organic, Non Organic, or GMO (genetically modified organism). Refer to the PLU(price look up) sticker found on the fruit or vegetable.

• Non Organic grown consists of a PLU of 4 numbers ie: 4446
• Organically grown consists of a PLU of 5 numers prefaced by a 9 ie: 94446
• GMO fruits and vegetables consist of a PLU of 5 numbers prefaced by a 8 ie: 84446

Would you feed your Baby Pesticides?

I heard this for the first time yesterday. This dilemma has been confronting unknowing family’s for many years now. Since embracing Raw Foods Living, issues like these become a cornerstone of why we need to understand the importance of how we grow our food.

We certainly would not knowingly, poison our children. This is why we need to go back to what nature had intended for us Unaltered, Unadulterated completely Natural.

This is a good article from Consumer Reports regarding pesticides and baby food. “Better For Baby?”

Those Who Inspire

I would like to share with you my short list, of those individuals who have inspired me. Who, for various reasons have enlightened, informed, and have ignited the passion within me to spread their good works to others. The fervor they bring to Raw Foods Living is immeasurable. My hope is to be able to add another voice, that can do the same forsomeone else.

• David Wolfe
  
• Anthony Anderson
• Philip McCluskey
  
• Dhrumil Purohit
• Tim VanOrden

“Keep Inspiring”

Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself.
Henry David Thoreau

One Very Compleling Reason to Eat Raw Organic

This is a video I have seen posted on many sites. It’s importance can not be understated. I know many people feel, if they don’t see what happens in the background it’s not important.

“What you don’t see won’t hurt you.”

THINK AGAIN!

“Knowledge is Power * Power is Knowledge”

We have to stop living in the shadows. Especially, when it come to our Livelihood, Vitality, and Optimum Health.

Corporations like Monsanto are driven by profits. Profits that support a “non-living” being. Our plant’s eco system is designed to sustain living things. We need to get back to natural organic way of living.

“Food For Thought”

• In 2006, 1.5 million Americans died from dietary related diseases, at a cost of $800 billion
• Agri-business and food processing account for 60% of US oil consumption
• Conscious eating = reduced oil dependency and a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions

(These statistics are courteous of Tim VanOrden’s website The Running Raw Project)

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
John Wooden