Posts tagged as: RAW

RAW: On Sprouts and Sprouting Seeds

March 26th, 2009 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

  Have you ever stopped to think about what a seed really is?  Underneath it’s husk, that teeny tiny darling contains all of the nutrients it needs to initiate the rapid cell division and biochemical processes required to make a plant.  That’s impressive!  In their dried ‘seed’ state, the majority of these micro-and macronutrients are [...]

Recipe: RAW Pecan Torte with Chocolate Ganache

March 24th, 2009 - posted under: The Food » Recipes

  Who said RAW had to be boring?!  Nu-uh, no way!  This decadent dessert – rich, silken chocolate inside its delicate shell - is downright delicious.  Divine Creation I say, not just because it tastes so good, but because it’s so good for you, too!   Raw cacao powder is teeming with antioxidants – over 5 times [...]

RAW Month: 3-Week Check-In

March 24th, 2009 - posted under: The Food » Food Styles

Well guys, I had a rough week.  It was a confluence of factors, all falling in line to foul me up.  Yar!  So I’m a bit rough around the edges right now, and wondering which symptoms are dietary and which are environmental.  It’s been a weird week. Monday morning started off sluggish with a ‘weekend [...]

Recipes & Review: RAW Kelp Noodles

March 18th, 2009 - posted under: The Food » Recipes

  In all honesty, I am a huge fan of fresh fruits and vegetables, and would probably be satisfied just crunching on raw broccoli for 90% of my meals.  But when I went RAW I was warned about ‘raw-burnout’, a sort of boredom that sets in from eating too many similar foods.  I suspect this [...]

Green Smoothie For Saint Patrick’s Day

March 17th, 2009 - posted under: The Food » Recipes

  What do you think, Yum or Yuck?  ’Cause I know it may look like a green gooey mess of yuck, but believe me when I say – this stuff is the YUM! Green Smoothies are the breakfast-of-choice for Raw Foodists everywhere, and they’re beginning to gain popularity in the mainstream.  And why wouldn’t they? [...]