‘Girl on Raw’ Top 10 Raw Foods

I am delighted to start a new Food category with this amazing list from Robyn, also known as ‘Girl on Raw’.

You must visit Robyn at her Girl on Raw website where you will find loads of interesting stuff about Robyn’s passion, ‘Eating Raw’.  News, recipes, links and even a video showing you how to open a coconut!

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Being a high raw vegan, here are my top ten foods

Greens – Kale, Spinach, Cabbage, Broccolli – usually form the base for my daily green smoothie – I love greens because they are extremely alkalizing and they  are one of the most nutritious foods you can eat, it’s just that we hardly get enough of them. They contain antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, enzymes and amino acids (protein). By blending your greens, you get to consume way more than you would in a usual sitting just by chewing them. To find out more and taste some great recipes you can visit http://www.greensmoothiechallenge.com

Coconuts – apart from tasting amazing, these little suckers are misrepresented and are actually in fact GOOD for lowering cholesterol, great for your skin, and also antibacterial and antifungal amongst tasting so good. The young Thai variety seem to be the best. I made a video on how to open them here.

Raw Almond butter – a delicious high protein snack, either pre or post work out especially on a banana or apple or added to smoothies or shakes. Or as I like, straight out of the jar ;)

Avocados – full of all the ‘good’ fats and terrific for your skin. There is also new research to say that avocados, along with some other fruits, may protect against liver damage.

Sea Vegetables – Kelp Noodles, Nori sheets, Wakame and Arame  are just some examples. Seaweed salad recipe. They have the broadest range of minerals of any food such as iodine, calcium, magnesium, iron and potassium and are said to have the same minerals as human blood.

Blueberries – highest antioxidant source in fruit and according to Mercola are one of the top 5 foods to increase your intelligence.

Sprouts – are easily grown anywhere (especially if you want to grown your own food and live in a desert like me – all you need it a jar and some seeds) and per calorie they provide the highest amount of vitamins, proteins, enzymes and minerals of any food.

Chocolate – Raw and vegan of course!

Nut cheese – a new discovery I made whilst at culinary school which made me fall in love with myself for making it. Truly delicious and full of good bacteria.

Raw vegan ice-cream!!! Usually made with cashews and/or coconut meat. Expect to see plenty of this in my future blog posts!

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Many thanks Robyn for a really interesting Top 10.