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News from the Rawmazing Front!
I woke to the sound of rain of the roof. Real rain. For some of you, that might not be a big deal. But when you have been in the deep freeze for months, it is a beautiful sound. I have always loved the seasons in Minnesota. The difference, the diversity. The most impressive is…
Raw Challenge 21 Wrap Up
At the end of January, I had an idea. I decided to do a raw food challenge for 21 days in the dead of winter. I eat almost 100% raw in the summer, it’s easy. I am mostly raw in the winter and love trying new raw food recipes. But I have always given myself…
Dehydration Questions
One of the questions that comes up consistently both in the comments and your emails, is about dehydration. Are there alternative ways to make raw food recipes with out a dehydrator? Dehydration times and temperatures also seem to be confusing. I will attempt to answer your questions, but I also want to encourage you to…
Raw Food 21 Day Winter Challenge
I am excited. If you have been hanging around here for a bit, you know I am not consistently a 100% raw foodist. During the summer? Yes. Because it is easy to be 100%. Local produce is plentiful, the weather is warm, we crave salads and fruit. But when the temps dip below zero in…
Raw Food: All About Young Coconuts
When creating raw food recipes, the young coconut is a healthy substitution for many of the dairy products that we have eliminated. Raw food is traditionally vegan. Coming up with recipes that remind us of the traditional recipes that call for cream, butter and cheese requires creativity with the ingredients that we do use, such…
Raw Food and Intention
It’s January 20th. How are you doing with your New Year’s intentions? Was cleaning up your diet one of them? Eating healthier, eating smarter, eating cleaner, those are all goals many of us have here. As time passes, life gears up and sometimes, the best of intentions get lost in day to day survival. But…
Raw Food and the Protein Myth
I have a beautiful picture of a real cow, but decided that it was just too close to home for this post. Because that poor cow probably is going to end up on someone’s dinner plate and personally, I am just not ok with that. On the other hand, we do not judge here. This…
Happy Holidays!
From our home to yours, wishing you Happy Holidays and a blessed New Year!
Raw Food and Individuality
When it comes to raw food and diet, it is important to understand that every body is different. Every body has different needs. We rarely think about this. But it you take into consideration what the range of “normal” is for many medical tests, it is vast. It is going to be up to you…
Holidays, Stress and Eating
If you have started incorporating raw food into your life, you are becoming aware of how different you feel after eating a raw food meal than a traditional one. Instead of the stuffed, bloated, low energy coma, you feel alive, alert and energized. It is great, you are excited but, there can be challenges. Especially…
