The Truth About Negative Calorie Foods

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You may have heard about so-called “negative calorie foods”. However, the reality is that all foods contain calories so it really is impossible for a food to be negative in calories.

What Are Negative Calorie Foods?

Negative calorie foods have been defined as those that require more calories to digest than they contain. [...]


Low Fat Guacamole

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Almost everyone loves guacamole but unfortunately, because it is so delicious, it can be hard to eat only a small portion. And avocados, being high in fat (even though they are healthy fats), provide us with a lot of calories.

If you love guacamole but don’t like the idea of limiting [...]


7 Helpful Tips to Consider When Changing To A Raw Food Diet

Raw food diets are used by many to lose weight fast as well as to cleanse the kidneys, liver, colon and skin. Because raw food diets contain low or no saturated fats and are high in potassium, they also provide powerful antioxidant benefits. When changing to a raw food diet there are some things that can be done to help make the transition easier and more effective


Should *You* Be Eating Raw This Christmas?

The picture left is of the raw food pizza I used to make on all my classes, it’s also the same pizza recipe that was once seen by six million viewers live on TV being sampled by Lorraine Kelly (in 2002), and it’s also the same meal that I have been known to eat as [...]


The Benefits Of A Raw Diet For Weight Loss - Vegetarian Meal Plans For Weight Loss

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When you are trying to lose weight there are so many options out there in terms of diets and weight loss nutrition plans and one that is gaining more popularity is switching to a vegetarian based diet. There may also be quite a few benefits to switching to a completely raw [...]


The 80-10-10 Diet - How Much Fat You Should Eat With the Raw Food Diet

In this excerpt, Dr. Doug Graham discusses his 80-10-10 Diet and how many raw fooders eat too much fat. This is an excerpt from Dr. Doug Graham’s interview for the Raw Summit Archives, a complete interview encyclopedia of cutting edge living and raw food knowledge.

Kevin Gianni: You talk about the 80-10-10 diet, it’s the name [...]


21-Day Green Smoothie Detox