Category — Calories

I’ve received a handful of emails lately concerned with the amount of sweetness on a low fat, high fruit raw vegan diet.  As expected, several of you aren’t quite used to the sweetness of so much fruit To solve the problem, many beginner raw foodists substitute savory greens and/or nuts, seeds and avocado for sweet [...]

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* Feature Article: 5 Know How Tips for the Raw Food Beginner * Your Questions Answered: How Do You Get Enough Calcium on a Raw Food Diet? 5 Know How Tips for the Raw Food Beginner  Are you new to the raw food diet and finding it hard to maintain? Do you feel like a [...]

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Anyone who has ever eaten a meal of raw fruit knows how intensely pleasurable this can be. Fruit requires little to no preparation (all you need to eat a banana is opposable thumbs).  It is easy to eat and digests quickly, usually in just 30 minutes. Best of all, fruit tastes great and completely satisfies [...]

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What if I came to you and said, “I have the absolute best diet in the world. You will lose weight, you will have more energy, and you will prevent and even reverse any and all diseases. AND you get to eat 60% OR MORE of your calories from fat!” You would probably a) laugh [...]

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It’s no secret that many people, raw foodists or not, struggle with releasing unwanted weight.  Often times this inability to lose weight stems from seemingly uncontrollable cravings for unhealthy cooked foods.  These cravings often lead to binge eating, which (of course) leads to weight gain. There is a good chance that you struggle with this [...]

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