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Raw Foods

The premise of the raw food (living food) diet is that heating foods destroys valuable enzymes and nutrients. To learn more, check out the Wikipedia article on Raw Foodism. Most of us cannot imagine subsisting on a diet of completely raw foods, yet we are great fans of raw salads. Check out these resources for incorporating more raw foods into your diet.

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Selected Books

Chavez, Gabrielle
The Raw Food Gourmet: Going Raw for Total Well-Being
TX741.C464 2005
Begins with the "The Art of Raw Gourmet" which covers dehydrating, fermenting, marinating, sprouting, and other tools and methods to get you started. The recipes have intriguing names that make your want to try them, like Sangria Summer Soup with Frozen Nut Cream and Raw Copycat Burger With Fixings.
 
The Complete Book Of Raw Food: Healthy, Delicious Vegetarian Cuisine Made With Living Foods, includes over 375 recipes from the world's top raw food chefs
Julie Rodwell & June Eding, editors.
TX741.C653 2008x
This is a revised edition that includes step-by-step instructions on how to set up the raw pantry, easy-to-follow techniques for handling and preserving raw food through sprouting and dehydrating, and expert advice on how to choose ingredients and equipment.
 
Hatsis, Marc Anthony, 1970-
Ambrosia: Art of Raw Cuisine
Extremely simple recipes for raw puddings and salads.
 
Katz, Sandor Ellix, 1962-
Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, And Craft Of Live-Culture Foods
TP371.44.K37 2003
There are many types of fermented foods like sauerkraut, kimchee and miso, not to mention beer and wine. Check out Sandor's website at WildFermentation.com.
 
Mikanowski, Lyndsay and Patrick Mikanowski
Uncooked
q TX392.M55 2005
This coffee table book with photographs by Grant Symon and elaborate, sophisticated recipes includes raw fish and meat as well as raw fruits and vegetables.
 
Trotter, Charlie & Roxanne Klein
Raw
Charlie Trotter complicates raw food into highly sophisticated dishes. He uses a lot of parsnips as a meat/grain substitute and many of the recipes require a dehydrator and a juicer. These recipes are not for weeknight meals but for impressing company.
 
 

Videos

Raw: The Living Food Diet
(DVD) RM237.5.R37935 2005x
The first program presents various arguments for adopting the raw foods vegan diet. The second program demonstrates the preparation of a number of raw foods dishes.
 
 

Web Sites