I am now about 2/3 raw most of the time .. and it has taken a while to get this far. The key point is make the transitions at your own pace – there is no race to win.

I found that breakfast was the easiest transition, I eat a handful of raw almonds on my way to work each morning and that fills me up and sees me through to lunch easily. Almonds are the most alkalizing of nuts so the best to choose for weight-loss. On the weekend I might have some blueberries or strawberries instead.

For lunch either a raw soup (heated up but not cooked) or a salad dressed in good quality olive oil (cold pressed is best as it has not been heated so retains all the goodness) and you are already 2/3 raw!

I try and keep a container of raw seeds available for snacking on mid afternoon if I’m hungry – I mix sunflower, pumpkin and linseed which taste great together.

I’m still working on my evening meal and am starting to rotate and have a salad if I had soup for lunch or vis versa.. I still have cooked meals every other night so this is the final hurdle.

Good luck with your journey.. I hope this may help.

Andy.

best
Sarah

We briefly met at the RSF in MD (August) and this is the first time I have stopped by to check out your site. Great job. I will be by more often! I linked of the Raw Vegan awards page – good luck with your nominations!

Happy Holiday Hugs,
Tina
aka tinainthepink, tinaintheraw

This is the first time I have had a chance to view your website. I have been following you since you started on the RawFu site, “rockin’ the Fu” every Friday. I have two questions for you and hope you can answer them both. But first, I am wishing your mother the very best as she courageously takes responsibility to change her life. As a nurse, I all to often sadly see the negative results of an American population becoming alarmingly morbidly obsese, younger and younger.
Now, back to my questions: First, after soaking and rinsing nuts, or washing fresh vegatables, how do you get the excess moisture out? I have found this to be a problem whenever I make a raw receipe–not being able to get the excess water out does affect the outcome of the dish. Second question, is your new receipe e-book also available as a hardcopy? I am not that computer savvy and I don’t know how to use an e-book. Any help you can give me would be great.
Merry Christmas to you and your family,
Lana