raw foods: I am a big fan of fruits but not so many vegetables...i like broccoli, green beans, corn, carrots, peas...i want to go on a raw foods type diet---anyone have some sort of menu that would work for me? One with lots of fruits but that still gives me everything i need nutritionally? |||Pecan-Wild Rice Loaf 3 cups pecans, soaked 1 hour 2 cups carrots 1 red bell pepper 1/2 cup shallot or onion 1/2 cup fresh basil 1/2 cup fresh cilantro 1 cup sprouted mung beans 1 cup sprouted wild rice 2 1/2 lemons, juiced 2 tsp. curry powder 1 tsp. coriander powder 1/4 tsp. cayenne (or to taste) Nama Shoyu and/or Celtic sea salt, to taste 1) Put pecans and carrots through the Champion or Green Power juicer with the blank in place. It comes out like a pat茅. Set aside in a large bowl. 2) Put the red bell pepper, shallots or onion, basil and cilantro into a food processor & blend well using the "S" blade. Add this mixture into the pat茅. 3) Then, add in the sprouted mung beans and wild rice, lemon juice and spices. Mix very well by hand. Taste and adjust flavors. Shape into a loaf and transfer to a serving platter. Garnish with pecan halves and red bell pepper rings in a pleasing design. Serves 6. Keeps 2-3 days in refrigerator. http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/peca鈥?/a> Rueben Burritos Quacamole: 2 avocados per person 2 green onions chopped 2 radishes finely diced 1/2 cucumber finely diced some chopped dulse some chopped fresh cilantro optional: 2 diced cayenne peppers, or cayenne powder some lemon juice 2 Tbls. of olive oil mash together and season with celtic sea salt and add: 2 chopped roma tomatoes, or home grown if you have them ....any quacamole recipe will do actually Bubbie's Saurkraut in a glass jar: open the jar and place some saurkraut in a bowl...done deal Whole Romaine Leaves: wash and dry and display on platter Basil, Garlic Lemonette: 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice 1-1 1/2 cups olive oil, depending on how lemony you like it fistfull of fresh basil leaves 3 or 4 cloves of garlic celtic sea salt squirt of honey blend well, put in a community bowl: serves two Roll up quacamole and saurkraut in the romaine leaves and spoon on the lemonette as you eat the burritos.....bring a roll of paper towels to the table, and roll up your sleeves http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/rueb鈥?/a> More: http://goneraw.com/recipes http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/ http://www.rawglow.com/recipes.htm http://vegweb.com/index.php?board=154.0 http://veganpeace.blogspot.com/2008/02/v鈥?/a>|||You could soak some raw garbonzo beans in water for 10 days and make hummus. here is a helpful site http://www.living-foods.com/|||Good for you for becoming conscious of a raw food diet. You should be careful about eating too much fruits. Too much sugar, even in raw organic fruit, can be toxic to the system and give you stomach pains and emotional disorders. I do have tonnes of raw food ideas on my website as well as lots of educational references. Please do not hesitate to contact me.