My Intro to Raw Foods

While I was Christmas shopping in December I came across a raw food recipe book at Winners. I had heard about Raw Food restaurants in Cali and New York and wondered how restaurants could survive by only serving raw foods? How many different, interesting meals can you actually serve without cooking, and more importantly...how can you actually eat only uncooked food without getting bored REAL fast!!

I was intrigued, and since the book was only $7, I bought it!

Cracking it open the next day, I realised that I had to go shopping. There were a lot of ingredients and tools that I had never heard of or simply didn’t have on hand.

I ended up buying tons of different nuts and seeds—raw cashews, almonds, walnuts, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, and filberts. More purchases—buckwheat and oatmeal groats (what the heck is a groat?), sprouted mung beans, dried chick peas, red and green lentils and of course lots of fruits and veggies.

A couple of tools I didn't (and still don't) have on hand—a food dehydrator and a spiralizer. The food dehydrator would be practical if you intend on making the "raw food" versions of breads, crackers and cereals. I think the spiralizer is used for cutting vegetables (like zucchinis) into noodle-like strands. I've decided to not rush in and buy new tools until I've tried some of the recipes.