When you consider making the change to a raw food lifestyle, you are faced with having to change your 'cooking' abilities. Eating a raw food diet is not just a matter of 'not cooking' the things you previously ate, but it will require that you to learn a new way of food preparation and you will need a whole range of new recipes or you will find that you get bored with the diet after only a few days, after all; who wants to eat the same salad three times a day for several days?
Understanding precisely what you should eat is the basic knowledge you need. Simple said you need to make sure that 80% of your calories come from fruit, 15% from nuts and 5% from vegetables. This way it is easy to get enough calories (eating just vegetables will starve you) and in addition you will reach an optimal balance between the nutrients your body needs.
To get started and get an idea of the kind of meals you will eat once on the diet we provide some recipe suggestions.
Breakfast suggestions
Banana - kiwi smoothie
- In a mixer combine 2 banana's, 2 kiwi's and the juice of an orange.
- Add 2 ice cubes and mix again.
- Add ? cup of raw almond milk and mix again.
