| "What can I eat on a raw food diet?" is a question | | | | fruit to your breakfast menu. You may know that |
| I'm often asked. Being a long time nurse and raw | | | | the national Food Guide Pyramid recommends about |
| fooder myself who has cured herself of numerous | | | | nine fruits and vegetables a day. This means two to |
| ailments, diseases and conditions, I can give you a | | | | four servings of fruits and at least three to five |
| good idea of the best foods to eat. | | | | servings of vegetables every day. I don't think that is |
| You may be interested in starting a raw food diet | | | | enough. I eat a lot more than that in one day. |
| because you have health concerns. If so, know that I | | | | Raw foods have few calories and people lose weight |
| cured myself many years ago within one month of | | | | fast when going on a raw food diet. It's not meant |
| starting to eat raw foods of breast cancer, | | | | to be a temporary fix but a lifetime commitment to |
| fibromyalgia, arthritis, acid reflux, GERD and digestive | | | | superior health. That's what I enjoy and have from |
| issues, recurrent heartburn, headaches, diarrhea, | | | | the first month I made a change from the standard |
| constipation, TMJ that goes along with fibromyalgia, | | | | American diet, many years ago. |
| sleeping problems - waking up for two hours in the | | | | For lunch and dinner you can have fruits, veggies, |
| middle of the night and many others. | | | | huge salads and sunflower seed pates, roll-ups, raw |
| Maybe you're already healthy and just want to make | | | | vegan entrees and raw desserts such as live fudge, |
| sure you stay that way. A raw food diet will be | | | | blueberry pie, lemon torte, live apple pie, raw fudge |
| insurance for you as well. | | | | and hundreds of other choices. You can make |
| Before I started on raw foods I had never heard the | | | | crackers easily, smoothies, fresh green and carrot |
| term "raw foods," so it was all new to me. I learned | | | | juices and lots of appetizers. There are many recipes |
| fast however and it was really quite simple. A raw | | | | you can make and easy raw recipe books that you |
| food diet can be anything you want it to be if you | | | | can help you get a good start too. Raw food recipes |
| stick with plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts | | | | are usually fast and simple. |
| and seeds. Of course you don't have to eat 100% | | | | The important thing is to do something. Get started |
| raw foods to get the many health benefits of a | | | | on a raw food diet and see the pounds melt away, |
| vegan raw food diet. | | | | this without buying expensive diet programs or diet |
| If your focus is on an 80% raw food diet especially - | | | | plans or investing in expensive supplements. I lost ten |
| to begin with that may be a good idea, unless you | | | | pounds fast and it shocked me. If you don't need to |
| have some very serious health concerns. Then you | | | | lose weight, that is only one of hundreds of benefits |
| may want to take a different approach - as many | | | | of eating a raw food diet. Raw foods are loaded with |
| raw foods or living foods as they are also called, in | | | | nutrients, phytonutrients, fiber, vitamins, minerals and |
| your diet as you can handle. Of course you'll want to | | | | trace minerals and all in their natural state. Get |
| check with your doctor on any diet changes you | | | | started on the road to superior health today! Now |
| make and especially if you have any serious illnesses, | | | | you may have a better idea of "What I can eat on a |
| diabetes, heart problems or you're on any | | | | raw food diet!" Get started today and enjoy superior |
| medications. Clear it with your doctor first. | | | | health like I do! |
| My best suggestion is that you try to add a lot more | | | | |