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Raw Food: A Complete Guide for Every Meal of the Day
Discover the benefits of a raw food lifestyle! With dozens of recipes accompanied with beautiful, full-color photographs, Erica Palmcrantz and Irmela Lilja prove that eating raw foods can be simple, inexpensive, and delicious.
The stories of weight loss, increased energy, healthy-looking skin, and better digestion from eating and living raw are seemingly endless. No one should have to sacrifice time, money, or flavor to enjoy the astounding health advantages of going raw. Learn how to soak and sprout vegetables and nuts to increase the nutritional value, what types of kitchen tools are best for preparing raw food, and which foods to have on-hand for use in raw recipes. Recipes
From creative salads to spicy burritos to chocolate mousse, every recipe will broaden your raw-food horizons. Complete with recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts, and side dishes, Raw Food is an innovative approach to a wholesome way of eating.
The stories of weight loss, increased energy, healthy-looking skin, and better digestion from eating and living raw are seemingly endless. No one should have to sacrifice time, money, or flavor to enjoy the astounding health advantages of going raw. Learn how to soak and sprout vegetables and nuts to increase the nutritional value, what types of kitchen tools are best for preparing raw food, and which foods to have on-hand for use in raw recipes. Recipes
From creative salads to spicy burritos to chocolate mousse, every recipe will broaden your raw-food horizons. Complete with recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts, and side dishes, Raw Food is an innovative approach to a wholesome way of eating.
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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March 10, 2012
*Simply luxurious*
If I wasn't already a raw food convert, this book would probably have done it for me. Within the pages of this mouth-watering and elegant guide are some of the simplest and most delicious recipes for savoring raw foods.
Unlike the case with many other raw food recipe books, the only tools most of these recipes require include a food processor, a blender, a knife, and the passion to prepare highly gratifying natural foods. Many of the recipes can be made in minutes and allow for real-time raw food enjoyment. Proof that you really don't have to be a slave to your dehydrator to incorporate raw foods into your lifestyle.
The photography in this book is as sensational as the recipes, and just flipping through the pages is enough to whet your appetite--and more than wet your mouth! In addition to the simple recipes and breath-taking photography, the book features information, guidelines, resources, and personal stories about the raw food lifestyle. The secret sauce that keeps the whole book together is the authors' undeniable passion and pleasure for being able to enjoy and share nature's nourishing and healing gifts.
To borrow a phrase used to describe one of the recipes, this book--and the foods it allows you to create--are "simply luxurious."
If I wasn't already a raw food convert, this book would probably have done it for me. Within the pages of this mouth-watering and elegant guide are some of the simplest and most delicious recipes for savoring raw foods.
Unlike the case with many other raw food recipe books, the only tools most of these recipes require include a food processor, a blender, a knife, and the passion to prepare highly gratifying natural foods. Many of the recipes can be made in minutes and allow for real-time raw food enjoyment. Proof that you really don't have to be a slave to your dehydrator to incorporate raw foods into your lifestyle.
The photography in this book is as sensational as the recipes, and just flipping through the pages is enough to whet your appetite--and more than wet your mouth! In addition to the simple recipes and breath-taking photography, the book features information, guidelines, resources, and personal stories about the raw food lifestyle. The secret sauce that keeps the whole book together is the authors' undeniable passion and pleasure for being able to enjoy and share nature's nourishing and healing gifts.
To borrow a phrase used to describe one of the recipes, this book--and the foods it allows you to create--are "simply luxurious."
June 26, 2011
this would have had 5 stars for recipes and pictures but it lost a whole star for not having an index! what kind of cookbook doesn't have an index?!? and the categories made no sense either. so if you want to find a recipe, you just have to flip through the whole thing trying to find the picture. And the gorgeous photography does not make up for how ANNOYING it is.
the food, however, is awesome. i've been eating sprouted lentils and apples for breakfast every morning (even better with blueberries!) the chocolate mousse will be my new go-to pudding recipe, as it's better than the milk version. The brazil nut sprout bowl and fennel salad were excellent. the flaxseed crackers were good, especially with the french guacamole. best of all (maybe even better than the mousse) are the BALLS! I made trail mix balls and ginger cinnamon balls to keep around for snacks, and they are so convenient and delicious, and the shining jewel in the ball crown, cashew balls with lime and coconut! i made them 3 times. we ate them for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and desert. mmmmm. and so easy. of the 3 raw cookbooks i got from the library, this is the one i am most likely to buy.
the food, however, is awesome. i've been eating sprouted lentils and apples for breakfast every morning (even better with blueberries!) the chocolate mousse will be my new go-to pudding recipe, as it's better than the milk version. The brazil nut sprout bowl and fennel salad were excellent. the flaxseed crackers were good, especially with the french guacamole. best of all (maybe even better than the mousse) are the BALLS! I made trail mix balls and ginger cinnamon balls to keep around for snacks, and they are so convenient and delicious, and the shining jewel in the ball crown, cashew balls with lime and coconut! i made them 3 times. we ate them for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and desert. mmmmm. and so easy. of the 3 raw cookbooks i got from the library, this is the one i am most likely to buy.
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January 25, 2012I'm not going to rate this one, because I don't really believe that a mostly raw vegan diet is a diet we should be eating... but I did want more ideas for salads, grain-free snacks, smoothies, and dairy-free, grain-free desserts. Viewed in that light, this is a nice book, lots of glossy photos, and the desserts look really good. I'm not so sure about the raw veggie lasagna, which seems like a lot of work for what is, in essence, a salad.
July 1, 2013
This one was actually pretty great -- quick, easy to follow, and I did manage to find a few awesome recipes that I can't wait to try! This is a good starting place and most of the recipes seem easy enough, I think!
April 30, 2022
This is a great start for people that are trying to cook raw. I am new to it but this book is great for starting. There are no strange things to buy and every recipe I have tried has been good. In addition I feel so much better making this change in my diet.
October 13, 2020
An average raw food book definitely urges you to eat more raw food. Papaya Carpaccio is one of my favorites in the book.
January 10, 2012
This was a pretty average cookbook on raw food. I don't think it's the best if you are new to going raw. The book has limited recipes and an abundant amount of pictures. I haven't tried all the recipes but a few are pretty good. I was hoping the book had more practical recipes but I thought many of them were too time consuming to make.
January 17, 2012
Not only the book is helpful with hints and recipes, but with the most beautiful pictures. This is what I like more in it: the simple attractive presentation of the dishes. With food, look is as important as flavor and texture. Presentation is essential. And spiralizing is so much fun.
December 27, 2017
Excellent recipes, simple preparation.
September 18, 2011
Love, love, love this (un)cookbook!! The pictures are great, the recipes simple, and the stories inside make you want to start eating healthier right away!
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October 30, 2011love this book....
library book.
will need to get this book again from the library.
1 recipe for now.
library book.
will need to get this book again from the library.
1 recipe for now.
August 16, 2012
Tämän tahtoisin itselleni. Paljon inspiroivia reseptejä ja vinkkejä raakaruoasta kiinnostuneille.
August 10, 2013
Great ideas, inspiration helps me think way outside the box when combining food and flavors for preparing raw foods. Love this one.
September 5, 2013
A pretty good primer cookbook for anyone considering going raw. It has a variety of recipes that could suite a plethora of tastes.
July 4, 2014
I made some of the recipes in this book weekly in my house. They are very healthy and please even the pickiest eaters.
October 16, 2014
Now that the summer garden is almost gone and the winter garden is just starting, it's time to put away the raw cookbooks. Eating raw in the summer is great.
April 4, 2016
I just love a book with great content that is also gorgeously laid out. Can't wait to try these easy recipes!
August 8, 2016
I love this book. It has beautiful pictures of the food that makes me want to eat it. It also has basic recipes for salad dressings, crackers and tacos and gives me lots of ideas to try.
August 8, 2014
Want to get back to the guts of it all!? This is a must! Tons of great pictures as well as meals!
September 6, 2016
Complete recipes with tons of pictures. Guide to what you need to eat totally raw and love it!
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