Out of all the raw foods and vegan books I've read, this is the one that resonates as the best recipe guide for our perspective on nutrition.
As stated before, we don't really have a label.... we aren't vegan, we aren't vegetarian...we make choices to eat food as close to the way they occur in nature, we eat abundant amount of raw fruits and veggies and try to avoid foods that are de-natured and turn into toxic waste. We try to eat food combinations that allow for the best digestion and absorption... quick exit foods, as Natalia calls it in this book.
Therefore, we are going to use many of the recipes in this book, as well as some others, and the boys are going into "Chef" mode again this summer.
Some of the recipes they've picked out are "Whole Wheat Lasagna", Raw vanilla ice cream, Chocolate milkshake, Orange sherbert, Gazpacho, Quick Pizza, Coconut Thai soup, Pad Thai and many many more.
We went shopping for some of the initial recipes this weekend and bought ingredients like: pure maple syrup, raw honey, stevia, nama shoyu, young thai coconuts, cilantro, lemons, limes, salmon, zuchinni, eggplant.
The first recipe of the summer is Matt making the Whole Wheat Lasagna and a chocolate shake for desert. Yum! AND, these are recipes that a Mom can feel good about feeding her kids. AND, Mom doesn't even have to make it! A Win/Win scenario all the way around!
That's too funny that you mention Julie and Julia! Here's my recent post where I mention it too: http://rawchef30days.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check out the book you are using as I'm not familiar with that one. Sounds great!
KathyMarie,
ReplyDeleteJust saw your site where you talk about the movie also. Same with me... not sure if it's the "foodie" in me or my love for writing, but that movie totally resonated with me and inspired me to action! Sounds like it did the same for you!