Category — Food Combining

Raw reader Heidi asks: How important, imperative is food combining???? For example, I love love love taste of bananans and strawberries and bananas and oranges and bananas and pineapples and melon and banananas combined and made into smoothies, but was told that it will be a digestive disaster???? True or false? Let’s have a look [...]

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Today I’m revisiting a Fit On Raw post that I originally published in June of 2009. It’s an oldie, but a goody! 10 Benefits of a Raw Food Diet Are you really eager to go raw, but just can’t seem to muster up the courage to get started? These are some of the top 10 [...]

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Beans and other legumes are usually viewed as a “good for you” food. Kidney beans, black beans pinto beans, lima beans, lentils, chickpeas, split peas, black-eyed peas and other legumes are praised for being good sources of protein, low in fat and calories, and cholesterol-free. But…all of these foods are eaten cooked, usually baked or [...]

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A healthy raw food diet does not cause gas, bloating, constipation or any other form of indigestion. In fact, discomfort and smell-free digestion is one of the major benefits of eating raw! But of course, there’s a right way and a wrong way to go raw. Here are 4 common raw food mistakes that are likely [...]

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So you’ve just adopted a raw food diet and you can’t believe all the delicious foods you get to eat! All of your old cooked food favorites, from lasagna to ice cream, can be replicated using all-raw ingredients. And the best part? It’s all totally healthy! I hate to be the bearer of bad news, [...]

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