As far as hw to do it, it really depends on your personality. Some people, like me, go Cold Tofurkey overnight. Others, many others, do amore gradual transition. Like, start by replacing breakfasts. Eat a vegan breakfast every single day. Once that has become easy and you don’t have to think much about it, move on to lunch. Repeat, with dinner and then dessert. Pretty soon vegan meals will just be your “new normal”

Other people like to eliminate one food group at a time. So, one month they cut red meat, then the next month cut chicken, then fish and seafood, etc. Ot you could just cut all meat, then all dairy, then all eggs. Or whatever – whatever works for you.A lot of people say “I’d love to go vegan but I couldn’t give up cheese!”, and I say, “So don’t give up cheese! (yet)”. Or maybe it’s some other random food for you – don’t let that stop you from going the rest of the way!

Basically, just follow your heart, do what works for you. If you want to dive then dive. If you want to wade then wade. As long as you’re pointed in the right direction,then your particular path is your own.

Luck!

@ Colleen – That’s a good question! It really depends on what kind of raw food you want to make. Like, simple fresh meals, or fancy gourmet stuff, or food that mimics cooked favorites, or all about superfoods, etc. There’s really a lot of different “styles” in the raw scene, and different chefs/authors will give you totally different options.

Im not trying to be intimidating! Just to let you know about how much variety there is out there, so it’s hard to just point at one cookbook and say “that one!” But, if I had to, I’d say Living On Live Foods by Alissa Cohen. Totally comprehensive, from simple to fancy and everything in between.

Luck!

Can you recommend your favorite Raw cookbook? Maybe something simple to start. I may have to conceal the “raw” aspect from the hubs for a while ;-)

@ RK – That recipe looks similar to ones I’ve tried, but uses a lot more sweetener. Maybe I’ll give it a go. My best luck was with using hulless oats(haven’t tried buckwheat) but I’m having trouble with my oats being rancid, which is SO SAD. Haha. Thanks for the recipe though!

Raw Sugar Cookie Recipe

2 cups of soaked (at least overnight) buckwheat or oat groats
1/2 cup dates or more to taste
1/4 cup raw Agave Nectar
1/4 cup raw palm sugar
1/8 teaspoon vanilla powder or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Blend all ingredients in a food processor making sure not to get in too wet. You want to be able to roll the dough out if possible. You can also make a powder (flour) out of ground oat groats or use shredded coconut or more raw palm sugar to dry the dough out. Cut into desired shape and then put in the dehydrator until desired texture.