raw foods: could you give me a few differnt food ideas for a raw foods diet? thanks!|||I don't recommend a raw food diet for anyone.|||Try this great, well priced cookbook (I think is is downloadable). Kristen Suzanne's EASY Raw Vegan TRANSITION Recipes (over 107 recipes) Plus 11 other Kristen Suzannes Easy Raw Recipe eBooks - Vegan Amazing and delicious Raw vegan recipes for desserts, entrees, soups, salads, sides, snacks, smoothies, juicing, holidays, dehydrating, hemp, and tips for adopting the vegan Raw Food lifestyle. Recipe books include introduction to Raw food for beginners.|||Raw foodist or raw vegan? They are two different things. You need to do a LOT of research before you go on something like this. Deficiencies add up very quickly if you don't. If you are thinking raw vegan then look into works by Dr. Gabriel Cousens. There is also a website called rawfoodsite.org that has a recipe box and forum where you can discuss different elements of raw vegan. Read, read and read some more before you make this kind of leap. People do it but to do it healthily is very difficult. You need a food dehydrator, food processor, juicer, blender etc. It actually takes a LOT of special equipment to do raw vegan. There are many nutrients that aren't released if a vegetable isn't at least steamed. Dr. Cousens is the first person I'd tell anyone to look at in terms of raw vegan. Raw foodist I really don't know much about. Are you a vegan? Just add more raw foods into your day but don't eliminate all cooked foods. Are you a vegetarian? Work your way into vegan and then switch. Are you none of these? Then you need to work your way to 80% raw. B12 is a must for supplementation as is D and other nutrients. It's not really a 'cheap date' to be a raw foodist.|||The best books to start with are "Raw Food Made Easy" by Jennifer Cornbleet, and "The Complete Book of Raw Food" by Lori Baird and Julie Rodwell. Both have good recipes that don't require specialty equipment, and "The Complete Book of Raw Food" is packed with information and resources. I usually start the day with a smoothie. (Frozen bananas, fresh OJ, agave nectar) Frozen bananas are great to have on hand, because when you put them through a juicer or a grinder, it's just like soft serve ice cream. Other staples of mine include cashew ranch dip, flax seed tostadas, guacamole, nut burgers, onion bread... For a quick snack I usually grab a LaraBar and a coconut water. If you decide that raw food is for you, and you want to try more adventurous recipes, you will probably want a dehydrator, a juicer, and a spiral slicer. Some good websites: http://www.rawfoods.com/ http://sunfood.com/Catalog/Default.aspx http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/ http://www.rawfoodchat.com/forums/index.鈥?/a> http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/ http://goneraw.com/ http://www.welikeitraw.com/rawfood/ It is also helpful to keep in mind that one is considered a raw foodist if they consume 75% or more of their food raw. This leaves plenty of wiggle room for the occasional cup of herb tea, or a veggie burger.|||Hi, first of all well done for taking this step! You will definitely see changes in your health if you stick to it. The best way to start is to transition slowly, eg by replacing 1 meal with a raw substitute. Try having a green smoothie for breakfast, or a mixed green salad at lunch time rather than trying to go raw 100% overnight. I have created a short video based on my own experiences, which you can check out below as well as my website for more ideas.|||raw peas, papaya, sliced onion, cilatro, apple, soysauce, slicedd tomato, dash of curry paste, queeze of fresh lime, and BAM!!! eat and salivate.|||Invest in a good dehydrator! I recommend Excalibur. Here are two good recipe sites: http://goneraw.com/ http://www.fromsadtoraw.com/RawRecipes.h鈥?/a>