Posts filed under ‘Raw’
Raw Cream of Wheat
Bella and I made this “raw cream of wheat” recipe this morning and it’s AMAZING! I found it on Gone Raw, but modified it a bit. I soaked the quinoa for about 12 hours and then drained them and put them in the fridge until morning…I probably needed to do it for a bit longer to get the full effect of sprouting them, but we’ll try that next time. We made a few modifications…
It was truly delicious.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Qunioa (soaked/sprouted) Adjust for consistency.
- 1 banana
- ¼ cup almond milk (to be truly raw, use homemade nut milk)
- Agave nectar (to taste)
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- Salt to taste (Himalayan sea salts are best)
- Top with your favorite nuts and fresh berries (we added blueberries)
Raw Fudge Balls
The photographer in me has to first apologize for the blurry photo, but I don’t feel like taking a new one 🙂 This one is from a few years ago. Anywhoo…you MUST make these. Even if you aren’t eating “raw”, they are amazing. They are so easy, so nutritious, and so full of chocalately goodness. They are great for cravings! Bella LOVES them…and I am happy to give them to her because they are a good source of protein and fats.
This recipe is from Alissa Cohen…there are several out there, but I think hers is the easiest. This recipe will make about 15-20 balls depending on size.
1 cup raw almond butter (make sure it’s raw, not roasted!)
1 cup medjool dates (soaked and pitted)
1/4 cup raw carob powder (this is not the same as cocoa powder, but you could use that as well…it just wouldn’t be raw).
Note: These will keep for a long time in the refrigerator. Oh my yumminess!
Apple Avocado Sushi
This is a DELICIOUS treat for anytime of the day…I’ve eaten it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! It’s absolutely divine. Start with untoasted nori sheets, add:
- Sprouts
- Spinach
- Apple (peeled and sliced)
- Avocado
- Cucumber (I didn’t add it this time, but it’s delicious)
Roll it up with a bamboo sushi mat if you have one…I didn’t use one this time, but it makes it much tighter. Cut into small pieces and dip in raw agave nectar or honey. For those of you who think you don’t like sushi…the sweetness of the agave will overpower the nori and you can’t taste the seaweed flavor at all.
The many textures and flavors will make you happy. Sit back and sigh with delight. 🙂
Green Lemonade Love
Green Lemonade Juicer Recipe:
- 1 head romaine lettuce
- handful of dark leafies (5-6 leaves) of spinach, kale, collards, celery, or dandelion greens, etc. (I use kale)
- 1 whole lemon – peel, seeds, and all (Meyer lemons are sweeter)
- 2 fuji apples, cored (use 3 if you want to make it sweeter)
Juice and drink up right away.
I have owned a juicer in the past, but never used it. I do enjoy fresh “live” juices from a juice bar (they taste better when someone else has to clean up the mess!). However, my mother in law has a juicer and I thought I would give it a whirl again on my own during the next couple weeks before we leave. I found this juice recipe on Rawkin’: The Fine Tuned Art of Feeling Great From Eating Raw. It’s so cool that this can turn into the above photo! Bella loves to help me too.
I’ve been hearing about the amazing effects of “green drinks” for quite awhile now, but I’ve never implemented them. I’ve made the green lemonade for two days in a row now, and I am completely amazed at the results after such a short time. On a “normal” day, I eat a healthy high carb breakfast…and by mid-morning I’m back in the kitchen looking for a snack. And that continues for the remainder of the day (eat/snack/eat/snack). Not that there is anything wrong with snacking…I encourage it. However, my all day CRAVINGS have almost disappeared. My sugar cravings are going away, and I just feel “content” for so much longer than before. I’m excited to continue this for at least a week to gauge it’s effects. Yay!
Sidenote: For those of you who are thinking…GREAT! But that looks disgusting! It’s actually NOT. It doesn’t taste like grass. It’s rather sweet. The apples give it a delicious sweetness, and if you need it sweeter, just add some agave nectar. Whenever you are working with greens, just remember to add a sweet fruit with it…like a banana or apple. Mmmmm!
Here is a great article written by Victoria Boutenko (check out their “Raw Family” site)…it goes into more detail about why greens “fix” you 🙂 Next, I will try her green smoothies…which include the fiber of the fruits/veggies as well.
GO GREEN!
Here are some bonus green drink recipes from Raw Food, Right Now:
Begin With A Green Drink
by Heidi Ohlander
Serves 1-2
Ingredients:
2 big handfuls of Spinach
1/2 cup parsley
1 rib of celery
1 thumb of ginger, skin peeled
1 lemon
1 medium cucumber
2 apples
ice cubes (optional)
Directions:
In a juicer, place all ingredients except optional ice cubes in a juicer until juiced. Serve in your favorite wine goblet or other favorite glass of choice. If desired, add ice cubes for a refreshing cold beverage.
And now…. here are the same ingredients, but this time this is the recipe that Dr. Oz mentioned at the end of the Oprah show. His recipe needed a bit of clarification, so our changes have been added below to help you understand his recipe.
Dr. Oz Green Drink
Modifications made by Heidi Ohlander
Serves 1-2
Ingredients:
1 Cup Spinach
4 Celery Stalks
1 Cucumber
1 Large Apple (cored and peeled)
1 Lemon (juiced in a citrus juicer or by hand)
1 Lime (juiced in a citrus juicer or by hand)
1/2 Inch Piece of fresh Ginger (peeled)
(small handful of parsley)
water, to blend
ice cubes (optional)
Directions:
Mix everything in a blender and blend until smooth. If needed blend on high 2-3 times until fully blended. Pour into two tall glasses and serve with ice cubes if desired.
Here is one more Green Smoothie recipe, this time with the addition of a banana. Adding a banana (or several) into a green smoothie gives it an unbelievable creamy texture, as well as helps the energy from the smoothie get absorbed into your body at a slower pace, which gives you released energy for hours!
Apple Lime Smoothie
by Heidi Ohlander
Serves 1-2
Ingredients:
5 medium bananas
2 apples – harelson, honeycrisp, granny smith or similar tart/sweet apple (cored and peeled)
2 leaves of lacinato (dino) kale
1 cup of spinach
juice of 2 medium limes
1/4 cup water
ice cubes to taste (optional)
Directions:
Place all ingredients in blender except ice cubes. Blend, adding ice cubes at the end while still blending. Pour into glasses.
Raw Inspiration
As many of you know, I ate a 100% raw diet a few years back and it lasted for a couple of months. I truly loved every minute of it…and felt healthier than I have in my entire life. And oh my…the food. So amazing. I haven’t ever gone back to 100% raw, but I love raw foods of all kinds and try to incorporate as many raw foods into my diet as possible. The benefits are amazing. Right now, I am probably at 50-60% raw (my goal is 80%+). I eat LOTS of fruits and veggies. Yum.
A typical day lately has been fruit or oatmeal and tea for breakfast, a big salad for lunch (with a simple homemade dressing) and then a healthy vegan supper with another salad. I have cut WAY back on my bread (even whole wheat), salt, and butter consumption and have seen a huge difference in how bloated I feel. It’s like a layer of myself peeled away. It’s hard to explain 🙂 I’ve stopped buying boxed “snack” foods for Bella as well. Nearly every one of them was made of “enriched” flour…even though they are organic. Blech. For snacks now, she eats raw fruits and veggies, dried fruit, or sprouted bread.
My friend, Tara, linked to a wonderful raw blog and I wanted to share it with you. I can’t wait to try the raw brownies she posted about…but I REALLY enjoyed checking out the entire blog. I especially loved the amazing before and after photos. You cannot deny the POWER raw food has to heal bodies and lives. It’s alive and powerful!
Be sure to check out this clip of a movie called Supercharge Me…it’s great!
Happy Foody 