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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 [...]

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One of my favorite guilty pleasures is watching television programs like Top Chef, Master Chef and Iron Chef. You might wonder how can a raw foodist enjoy watching these kinds of shows but I find them to be inspirational in regards to the incredible flavor combinations and innovative ideas that these [...]

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Just in time for Thanksgiving, here is a recipe for a raw vegan version of a favorite holiday tradition; pumpkin pie. This is based on a recipe by Matthew Kenney from his book, Everyday Raw Desserts.

Surprisingly this pie doesn’t contain any pumpkin but the flavor and texture mimics that of traditional pumpkin [...]

I’ve been on a bit of a raw granola kick lately since it is the first time I have had ever the opportunity to try it. As of yet I don’t own a dehydrator and there are no raw food restaurants in my vicinity, but I’ve been able to obtain a few different [...]

By Summer Minor

A raw food diet is simply eating raw uncooked and unprocessed foods. There are numerous benefits to starting a living food diet, which include an increase in energy, promotion of weight loss, improved colon health and easier digestion. To get started there are a few things you should know.

Eat Organic

Eating raw food is [...]

Dear Mizpah,

I would like to know if you have any recommended book about raw food. I started to drink green smoothies from our visit to Lujan in Costa Rica and back in Canada I did a 21-day detox, then I started to diminish my cooked food but I don’t know exactly how to do meals, [...]

My husband and I are fortunate to have been blessed with a visit from Genki Sudo this week. For those of you who don’t know Genki he is a famous martial artist in Japan who has now retired and is concentrating on starting his career in the music business. He took time out from his [...]

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As promised in my previous post about raw food in South Africa, I asked my friend Beryn Daniel, author of Rawlicious: Delicious Raw Recipes for Radiant Health, if she would be willing to share the recipe for the delicious soup I enjoyed at her home in Cape Town.

So here [...]

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Today I want to tell you about a really delicious breakfast cereal that I make for myself several times a week. It’s amazing and it’s all raw. The reason I want to share this with you is because a lot of cereals out there; packaged and processed cereals, even though they [...]

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Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa!

I’ve been visiting here for about a month as my husband has been teaching shamanic movement workshops. Here in Cape Town there is a small but thriving raw food community that has only recently become established.

Up until several years ago raw foods were virtually unheard of [...]