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How to make a high antioxidant raw ice cream in the blender using bananas and acai berry.

One of the ways I like to keep motivated about the raw food lifestyle is to continue to explore through reading raw books and watching videos. I recently came across an inspiring video of Aris La Tham, who has been referred to as the father of gourmet raw food cuisine.

La Tham, [...]

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Since we’ve been in the Philippines I’ve been enjoying a whole lot of durian!

I first developed a taste for durian when I lived in Bali. This interesting fruit is common throughout South East Asia where it is referred to as the “king of fruits”.

Durians have a very pungent odor that [...]

Thanks everyone for the wonderful feedback regarding my last post! It seems that many of you are interested in meal plans and information about healing diets so I plan to focus on this direction in the near future.

Today I have a really simple recipe for you. I’m sure that many of my readers [...]

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Pineapples can be a wonderful fruit to include in your diet on a regular basis as they have many beneficial healing properties. According to Jan Dries, in his book The Dries Cancer Diet: A Practical Guide to the Use of Fresh Fruit and Raw Vegetables in the Treatment of Cancer, [...]

The mangoes in the Philippines are fantastic and mango fruit shakes are very popular here. We enjoy eating the mangoes simply as they are and in smoothies. But I was also inspired to create a mango salad incorporating some wonderful fresh herbs from the local market.

I’ve previously posted a delicious recipe for a Thai Green [...]

I’ve been lucky to have access to some pretty good mamey sapotes here in Costa Rica lately. They only show up in the farmer’s markets every now and then, so I take the opportunity to enjoy them whenever I can.

If you’re not familiar with this amazing fruit you can read more about them [...]

Since I first discovered chia seeds I’ve really gained a deep appreciation for these omega-3 rich beauties! The usual way I like to eat them is in chia pudding, which is one of my favorite breakfasts.

Chia pudding is perfect when you feel like something more than fruit or a smoothie that is also light and [...]

It was great to see the positive responses to my Mango Spirulina Pudding, so today I thought I’d share with you a different way to get spirulina into your diet.

Spirulina guacamole!

I’ve been adding spirulina to my guacamole for quite a while and I enjoy it so much that I included a recipe for Spirulina Guacamole [...]

One of the foods that is commonly missed when we start eating a raw food diet is bread. And it is something that can be hard to find an acceptable replacement for.

There are a few different brands of raw bread and crackers designed to fill the gap, but they tend to be very dense and [...]