Here it is:

Snack on Fresh Fruit

Every time you eat between meals, make sure it’s fruit. Instead of snacking on chips, cookies, or candy, snack on some fruit.

Yep, that’s it. You don’t have to worry about meal plans. You don’t have to worry about giving up your favorite cooked foods.

All you have to do is buy enough fruit to replace the foods you eat between meals.

Don’t Like to Snack?

No prob, Bob!

Instead of having your fruit between meals, just have a little bit a few minutes before your meals.

The Next Step

Once you’re comfortable snacking on fruit, it’s time to incorporate more raw foods into your diet.

My Fool Proof Transition to Raw course can help you there. It’s a 5-week mini-course that shows you exactly how to transition to a healthy and sustainable raw food diet.

And you get it free simply by subscribing in the box below:

Take Home Message

Going raw doesn’t have to be a chore. It doesn’t have to be “all or nothing”, and it certainly doesn’t have to be “100%, right now forever”.

Going raw is really about taking that first tiny step towards healthier eating. And that step can be as simple as eating an apple (or two).

Go raw and be fit,

Swayze

P.S. You know getting healthy isn’t just about eating fruit, right? You’ve got to get in your green leafy vegetables if you really want to thrive on ANY diet.

But how can you possibly eat bland foods like lettuce, celery, and carrots without unhealthy fatty, salty salad dressings and dips?

If you’re eating Savory Veggie Stews, pretty easily!

Savory Veggie Stews

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And really, adopting the “Sweet Snack” transition to raw is the perfect time to start incorporating these low-fat and hearty 100% raw “stews” into your diet. Keep snacking on fruit and then 1-2 times per week give one of Roger’s stew variations a go!

To learn more about Savory Veggie Stews and purchase your copy, click the link below:

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* What’s New: Living It Up in Ventura

* Feature Article: Detox on a Raw Food Diet

Living It Up in Ventura

As I mentioned two weeks ago, I am spending my week in beautiful Ventura, California with my sister, brother-in-law, and little niece.

And really, beautiful doesn’t do this place justice.  I honestly cannot describe to you how wonderful it is.  Perfect temperature, lots of sunshine, gorgeous scenery, lovely people, and lots of fruit (there’s a farmer’s market right next door to where I’m staying!!!)

Here’s a photo I took with my phone…

My little niece showing off the view

…and that still isn’t good enough.

Needless to say, I am thoroughly enjoying myself.  Be sure to check out the Fit On Raw Facebook Page for more updates and pics of my stay in Ventura.

Swayze

Detox on a Raw Food Diet

Another raw food video for you guys!  This one’s about detox – common symptoms to expect, how long it should last, and how to avoid it all together.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Go raw and be fit,

Swayze

P.S. For more on an easy transition to raw foods, be sure to check out my free 5-week mini-course The Fool Proof Transition to Raw.

All you have to do is plug in your name and email address in the form right here…

…and the first lesson will be emailed to you right away.  You will then receive a new lesson on raw transitioning each week!

Why? Because summer’s here!

Festival of Fruits

There’s no doubt about it: summer time is the absolute best time of year to be a raw foodist.  There are just so many delicious fruits available!  Here are a few of the fruits that are ripe right now in my neck of the woods:

• musk melon
• watermelon
• honeydew melon
• mangoes
• peaches
• blueberries
• cherries
• raspberries
• blackberries
• tomatoes
• cucumber
• zucchini squash
• yellow squash

Make sure to source out all of your local farmers markets and pick-your-own farms so you can get the best quality produce (not to mention deals).

Speaking of deals…

Cheap

I always spend less money on produce during the summer months.  That’s because I shop in season and buy the vast majority of my produce at farmers markets and local farms.  And because I visit the markets and farms so regularly, I often get substantial discounts, too.

In fact, the only fruit I buy in an actual store are bananas and mangoes!

Even if I did not visit farmers markets and farms and only shopped at nearby grocery stores, I would still be spending less money on food.  I can find delicious seasonal fruits like muskmelon for $1.50 per pound, peaches for $1.40 per pound, and ataulfo mangoes for $.91 each at my local supermarkets.

During the colder months, the only inexpensive fruits around are bananas and oranges.  Everything else – grapes, persimmon, kiwi – are usually over $2 per pound.

Warm Weather

The cold weather of the fall/winter months can make going raw during that time pretty difficult.

I should know.  I went raw in November!

If you grew up eating cooked food like 99.9999% of us, cold weather = hot comfort foods.  The first thing you want on a cold winter’s day is a big bowl of steamy soup and some warm bread.  The last thing you want is cold (or at best room temperature) fruit.

During the summer, eating raw is easy.  Having a big bowl of mangoes or a whole musk melon or some blended bananas is just so refreshing.

The last thing you want is sweat-inducing cooked food.  And actually spending time in the kitchen to prepare it?  Not thanks!

That’s why summertime rawks for going raw!

Stress

This may be idiosyncratic, but I find summertime to be much less stressful than the rest of the year.  It may just be all the warm weather and sunshine, but I generally am more good-natured and less stressed during the summer.

Must be something special in all those peaches I’m eating.

Go raw RIGHT NOW and be fit,

Swayze

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Even with these resources, I know it’s still difficult to go raw.  We live in a cooked food world and eating raw just seems so difficult…even preposterous!

The best thing I can do for you is give you some recipes to get started.  Here is an entire day’s worth of low fat, high fruit raw vegan recipes!

Breakfast: Banana Blueberry Bonanza

Ingredients:

• 5 bananas
• 1 pint blueberries
• water

Directions:

Blend!  The amount of water used is completely up to you.  I prefer thinner smoothies so 1.5 cups would be about perfect for me.

Lunch: Better Than Candy Confection

Ingredients:

• 1/2 large piña criollo or yellow pineapple
• 4 large banano criollo or cavendish bananas
• 2 large mangos

Directions:

Core and dice the pineapple and mangos. Peel and slice the bananas. Mix everything in a large bowl and enjoy immediately!

Note:

This recipe was contributed by fellow fruit-loving raw foodist Karmyn Malone as part of my raw recipe book Low Fat, Fruit Filled, High Fun Raw Recipes.

To learn more about the 35+ delicious, low fat, salt-free raw recipes in the e-book and to purchase your digital copy, please click here!

Dinner Fruit Meal: Peaches and Blueberries

Ingredients:

• 8 medium peaches
• 1 pint blueberries

Directions:

Half, pit, and chop up the peaches (I prefer to peel mine first, but it isn’t necessary).  Mix together with the blueberries in a big (and I mean BIG) bowl.

Dinner Savory Meal: Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Hass avocado
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 4 medium tomatoes, diced
• (Optional): lime juice
• (Optional): handful cilantro
• 2 large heads romaine lettuce

Directions:

Peel and mash the avocado with a fork. Mix in chopped bell pepper, tomatoes, squeeze of lime juice and cilantro (if desired).  Spoon mixture into lettuce leaves and down the hatch!

I really hope you enjoy these delicious and healthy raw recipes and that they help you stop procrastinating and go raw TODAY!

And remember, each meal can easily be modified for taste or calories needed.  If you don’t like blueberries, substitute raspberries or blackberries instead.  If you need double the amount of calories for breakfast, don’t hesitate to double the recipe.

Go raw and be fit,

Swayze

]]> http://www.fitonraw.com/2010/08/4-raw-recipes-to-get-you-started/feed/ 0 http://www.fitonraw.com/2010/07/no-willpower-transition-to-raw/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-willpower-transition-to-raw http://www.fitonraw.com/2010/07/no-willpower-transition-to-raw/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:00:41 +0000 Swayze http://www.fitonraw.com/?p=3350 Check out this short video by performer/raw foodist Tonya Kay on transitioning to a raw food diet:

Click here to view the embedded video.

This was the first time I had heard of this approach and I think it’s excellent.

Basically, Tonya advocates making a list of all of your favorite cooked foods. Only purchase your favorite foods and replace all your non-favorites with raw foods.

Keep your favorite foods in your house at all times and eat them whenever you like.

By only eating your favorite foods and replacing the rest with healthy raw foods, you will already be eating a substantially better diet without having to impose strict dietary rules on yourself.

Overtime, your taste buds will naturally become accustomed to the simpler whole foods you are eating. You will no longer desire your old favorites without any willpower on your part at all.

And Tonya is just so adorable and fun to watch!

So watch the vid and be the best raw foodist you can be!

Go raw and be fit,

Swayze

P.S. I would also like to add that the best raw foods to start incorporating into your diet are sweet fruits.  They are satiating, delicious, and nutritionally the most appropriate foods for humans.  And if you eat enough of them, even your MOST favorite cooked food treats will have no appeal whatsoever.

And if you’re finding it difficult to eat enough sweet fruit mono-meal style (one fruit at a time), don’t fret!  Give these tasty, fruit filled recipes in my raw recipe book a try!

“Low Fat, Fruit Filled, High Fun Raw Recipes”

Simply follow the link below to find out more and purchase the book:

Low Fat, Fruit Filled, High Fun Raw Recipes