Be Raw And Have A Green Smoothie:
Whether you are new to raw foods or have been enjoying the raw food lifestyle for years, at some point you will hear about the Green Smoothie. To be raw, one must supplement their diet with a great deal of leafy greens, in order to get sufficient vitamins and minerals. When I was just beginning to be raw, the green smoothie helped out incredibly for me in the transition process. You will find having a green smoothie everyday will give you great energy and stamina, focus and clarity, and will leave you feeling full and satisfied for quite a long time.
Typically, a green smoothie consists of leafy greens, some sort of fruit (to help with flavor, whether fresh or frozen), liquid (this can be nut milk, spring water, or fruit juice), and any other goodies or super foods you want to throw in (maca, cacao, spirulina, goji, flax,etc.) These ingredients can then be blended together to make your delicious smoothie. You can also use your leftover smoothie to freeze into popsicles or freeze to later use for ice cream!
To be raw takes quite a bit of stamina and willpower. One thing I have noticed on my raw food journey is having a green smoothie every day makes me feel great and also helps me to keep up the routine. Here are a few recipes I’ve come up with that taste great and are healthy and beneficial ,too.
Green Smoothie Recipe 1:
1 Bunch Kale
4 Frozen Bananas
1 TBSP Spirulina Powder
1 Ripe Avocado
*Blend together until smooth and GREEN! ENJOY!!!
Green Smoothie Recipe 2:
1 Bunch Spinach
Juice of 1 Lemon
2 Cups Strawberries
1 Peach
Agave To Sweeten
*Blend together until smooth and GREEN! You can also add cilantro or mint to garnish…ENJOY!!!
What does it mean to “be raw“? Does it mean only eating food that is uncooked, or how about eating at least most of your food this way? Many “raw foodists” have wildly differing opinions on this simple definition.
To Be Raw, to me, means eating the majority of your calories uncooked. Why would someone do this? You might ask… there is no simple answer for this simple question. In a few words eating your food without cooking it can have dramatic effects on your health. These effects can only be seen as good, as long as you are getting enough calories to sustain good energy levels.
I have gone through periods where I could not get enough raw food into my system because I didn’t really want to. I feel like this is a sustainable option only for a specific set amount of time. Look at it more as a raw food cleanse, and less as a raw food diet. It is perfectly fine to lessen the amount of calories you intake for a specific period, but it is highly unlikely that you will keep your enthusiasum up if you don’t have some great food to look forward to.
Speaking of great food, there are plenty of options for the raw foodist to have an amazing meal. I’ve made some pretty dynamite raw enchiladas and raw salsa and chips from a recipe book called The Top Rawmen. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to get into gourmet raw food. When my wife and I whipped up a batch of zuchini hummus we ate an entire tub of this stuff dipping everything we could find into it! Kale, carrots, lettuce, jicama root, celery, bell peppers, the list goes on.
Sometimes an amazing meal can be as simple as some incredible seed cheeze and a gorgeous red bell pepper! The tastes of living, juice filled, fruits and vegetables can’t be beat!
So to be raw is more about your relationship with the food you eat, rather than worrying about the amount of raw food you consume. Raw food has become quite the fad diet these days, but I don’t really mind that because, it’s so unlike any “diet” anyone will ever get on. It can’t even be classified as a diet, to me. It’s more of a “livit” than a diet! You eat living food, it should be called livit! We’ll leave the diets to people who think they can stay healthy eating mostly dead food!
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