So you want to eat raw? You want to eat healthier foods? You are tired of feeling so exhausted and irritable.
Fighting off intense food cravings and mood swings.
You want to lose those stubborn last 10-20 pounds.
And you know that if you could just eat healthier, you would feel more energy, balanced, vibrant and healthy.
But who has the time? One of the most common questions I hear when transitioning to a raw foods diet is, "how do you find the time?" Hungry on a cooked food diet.
Not a problem.
If you are driving, you are sure to pass a fast food restaurant.
If you are at home, pop a meal into your microwave.
Out at work? Walk or drive to the nearest corner store and grab yourself a sandwich.
There is no shortage of convenient, fast food.
You can get, cook and eat a meal within minutes.
So, with speed the name of the game, how do you manage everything and still eat raw? One of the biggest, most commonly made, misconceptions around a raw diet is time.
Years ago, when raw began hitting the mainstream, there were recipe books picturing lavish gourmet dishes with ingredient lists that went on for pages.
There was chopping, slicing and dicing for hours on end.
Raw took time and raw took effort.
But things have changed.
A lot.
Nowadays, one can fit a raw diet into a busy lifestyle with relative ease and simplicity.
Without driving yourself crazy, you can easily add more fresh fruit, greens, nuts and seeds into any type of day - at work, at home or at play.
Here are 5 simple steps for fitting raw into your day: 1.
Plan ahead: if you take 10 minutes at the start of your day you can make sure you have some healthy alternatives for those moments when "you just gotta eat.
" You can pack up some trail mix - dried fruit and nuts, or grab some fruit and nut butter or make up some guacamole to eat with veggies.
2.
Start your day with an Instant Energy Smoothie.
It takes 2-3 minutes to make a healthy, delicious breakfast that you can carry with you wherever you go.
An Instant Energy Smoothie is just some fruit, some leafy greens and water.
That's it.
There are a ton of recipes on the web if you want some ideas.
3.
Make a salad.
Buy pre-washed salad mix, then add some olives, avocado, grated veggies like carrot, zucchini or cabbage, sprouts, raw cheese, tomato, red pepper, cucumber, nuts, and seeds.
Whatever you want.
Just throw it in a big Tupperware.
Grab some olive oil and balsamic vinegar and you are good to go.
4.
Buy a simple raw food recipe book, like Raw Energy and make snacks from it that are easy and fun to eat throughout the day.
Raw Energy has some great, fast recipes with ingredients you can find at any health food store.
Visit your local bookstore and look through the recipe books that advertise simple, quick and easy.
Make it fun.
5.
Give yourself a break.
As you transition to more raw foods be gentle.
Eat raw when it works and when it just feels too complicated and overwhelming, enjoy your cooked meal.
Just be smart about your choices.
Choose steamed over boiled.
Read ingredients.
Buy organic and local when possible.
Go for the healthiest option and enjoy.
Fighting off intense food cravings and mood swings.
You want to lose those stubborn last 10-20 pounds.
And you know that if you could just eat healthier, you would feel more energy, balanced, vibrant and healthy.
But who has the time? One of the most common questions I hear when transitioning to a raw foods diet is, "how do you find the time?" Hungry on a cooked food diet.
Not a problem.
If you are driving, you are sure to pass a fast food restaurant.
If you are at home, pop a meal into your microwave.
Out at work? Walk or drive to the nearest corner store and grab yourself a sandwich.
There is no shortage of convenient, fast food.
You can get, cook and eat a meal within minutes.
So, with speed the name of the game, how do you manage everything and still eat raw? One of the biggest, most commonly made, misconceptions around a raw diet is time.
Years ago, when raw began hitting the mainstream, there were recipe books picturing lavish gourmet dishes with ingredient lists that went on for pages.
There was chopping, slicing and dicing for hours on end.
Raw took time and raw took effort.
But things have changed.
A lot.
Nowadays, one can fit a raw diet into a busy lifestyle with relative ease and simplicity.
Without driving yourself crazy, you can easily add more fresh fruit, greens, nuts and seeds into any type of day - at work, at home or at play.
Here are 5 simple steps for fitting raw into your day: 1.
Plan ahead: if you take 10 minutes at the start of your day you can make sure you have some healthy alternatives for those moments when "you just gotta eat.
" You can pack up some trail mix - dried fruit and nuts, or grab some fruit and nut butter or make up some guacamole to eat with veggies.
2.
Start your day with an Instant Energy Smoothie.
It takes 2-3 minutes to make a healthy, delicious breakfast that you can carry with you wherever you go.
An Instant Energy Smoothie is just some fruit, some leafy greens and water.
That's it.
There are a ton of recipes on the web if you want some ideas.
3.
Make a salad.
Buy pre-washed salad mix, then add some olives, avocado, grated veggies like carrot, zucchini or cabbage, sprouts, raw cheese, tomato, red pepper, cucumber, nuts, and seeds.
Whatever you want.
Just throw it in a big Tupperware.
Grab some olive oil and balsamic vinegar and you are good to go.
4.
Buy a simple raw food recipe book, like Raw Energy and make snacks from it that are easy and fun to eat throughout the day.
Raw Energy has some great, fast recipes with ingredients you can find at any health food store.
Visit your local bookstore and look through the recipe books that advertise simple, quick and easy.
Make it fun.
5.
Give yourself a break.
As you transition to more raw foods be gentle.
Eat raw when it works and when it just feels too complicated and overwhelming, enjoy your cooked meal.
Just be smart about your choices.
Choose steamed over boiled.
Read ingredients.
Buy organic and local when possible.
Go for the healthiest option and enjoy.