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Culinary Arts
Raw Food Preparation at Home
by Audrey Fontaine, Holistic Health Counselor
A lot of people hear the term “raw foods” and think they would be limited to carrot and celery sticks or a basic salad, however there are endless possibilities to what can be created utilizing raw food ingredients and preparations.
Here are a few tips on ways to increase your consumption of raw foods:
* Begin your day with a green smoothie *
* Eat a large (dinner plate sized) salad for lunch
* Make your own healthy salad dressings, trying new *
ones often for flavor variety
* Experiment with raw dinner entrée recipes like *
zucchini pasta or lasagna
* Join a Raw Food Meetup group (such as Sonoma Raw) to *
connect with like-minded people while sharing healthy food, ideas and recipes
Make your own energy bars to replace candy or processed protein bars
Use dairy substitutes made from nuts and seeds to replace milk, cheese, ice cream...
Dehydrate kale chips, crackers or cookies to keep on hand (these store well for up to a month)
Choose fresh fruit for snacks or desserts
TfTffffffffffPlease contact me if you would like a complimentary one-hour holistic health consultation. I specialize in helping my clients find healthier substitutes for the foods they are used to eating, and would be honored to have the opportunity to help you on your path towards greater wellness!
Raw Food Transformation with Audrey Fontaine, www.audreyfontaine.net, (831)521-8864
Purple Passion Salad
by Audrey Fontaine - 1st Place Award at Table of Life, 3/18/12
1 head purple cabbage
6 carrots
1⁄2 red pepper, chopped
3 green onions, thinly sliced 1⁄4 red onion, thinly sliced
1⁄2 bunch cilantro, chopped
1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 T ginger, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Cup goji berries (soaked 2 hours, drained and rinsed)
1⁄2 Cup raisins (soaked 2 hours, drained and rinsed) 1 Cup sunflower seeds (soaked 10 hours, drained and rinsed)
1 Cup raw unsweetened shredded coconut
1⁄4 Cup flax seed oil
1⁄4 Cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
Process the cabbage and carrots using the small grater blade on a food processor. Chop the remaining vegetables and herbs and mix together with above ingredients in a large bowl. Add flax seed oil and lemon juice. Mix in sunflower seeds, coconut, goji berries and raisins.
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