raw foods: Before you say ewww gross! I don't eat raw meats! Strictly vegan. Could you please share your typical meals with me? And any yummy recipes too? Thanks!|||99.99% Of the Raw peeps I know are Vegan. I do a little Raw Goat cheese(Alta Dena) once in a while but never meat or fish. In Carol Alt's 1st raw book she did both. 1 of my fav uncook books is Raw made Easy by Jennifer Cornbleet. They are simple with small portions & don't require too many kitchen gadgets to make. It's well worth the modest investment but there are some great Raw Food Recipe sites on the web too. Also you would be surprised at how many naturally raw recipes I find in plain of magazines like Cooking Light, Veggie times or Gourmet. Jennifer Cornbleet :Raw Food Made Easy WALNUT PATE鈥?br> Yield 2/4 cups 2 servings 1 Cup Soaked Raw Walnuts* 1 TBS Fresh Lemon Juice 1 TPS extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 TPS Tamari 录 TPS Garlic Powder Dash Salt 1 TBS Minced Parsley ( 1tps. Dried) 1 TPS Mince Onion Place Walnuts, Lemon Juice Olive Oil, Tamari, Garlic Powder & salt in food processor fitted with S Blade and process into paste. Stop occasionally to scarped down sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Transfer into small mixing bowl & add Parsley & Onion and mix well. Store in sealed container in the fridge. Walnut Pat茅 will keep five days. Variations: Curried Walnut Pat茅 add 录 Tps. Curry powder Pecan Pate replace walnuts with soaked Pecans CHANGES I MADE: I put all ingredients into Blender, added 1 TBS more EVOO, & about 2 tbs. Water to make smoother. Adding the water a little at a time. Scarping sides down often as you blend. Soaking Guide Cashews 1cup dry ~ soak time 2 hours Walnuts 1 cup dry ~ soak time 4-6 hour yields 1 录 cups, can soak longer Pecans 1 cup dry ~ 4-6 hours soak time yield 1 录 cups I serve it on Romiane Lettuce leaves, or Cuke Rounds. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TYPICAL Meal~ I Do Fresh Veggie Juice most mornings. Green Smoothies http://www.emaxhealth.com/14/1182.html Fruit or LaraBars as snacks. Then I luv fresh salads & usually eat them 2 times a day as 1st course if not main course. Until recently I thought 1 had to be 100% raw to be considered Raw, the term applies if you do 75% or more of your diet Raw. If I need I do small amount of cooked food usually at dinner. Vegan or at least Veggie. Things like Brown Rice, Oven Roasted veggies etc. I assume when it gets cold I'll do Lentils & other cooked veggie stews & soups too. I hope this what you were looking for. Slaint茅(to your health)|||I am raw foodist/juicetarian. That is the best moral diet there is.|||I would like to be, but the longest I've been able to go is a month or two.. I'm working my way up to it. Good luck! :)|||Just read an article that says uncooked vegetables and fruits do not give you all the vitamins and nutrients of cooked. AMA.