With eye-opening self-tests and questionnaires, this step-by-step guide will help you replace unhealthy eating patterns with a diet of fresh, raw foods Why do we overeat time and time again? Why do we make poor diet choices? Why is dieting so difficult? Using the latest scientific research and an open, conversational tone, 12 Steps to Raw Foods addresses these vital questions and explains the numerous benefits of choosing a diet of fresh-versus cooked-foods. But rather than simply praising the benefits of raw foods, this book offers helpful tips and coping techniques to form and maintain new,…mehr
With eye-opening self-tests and questionnaires, this step-by-step guide will help you replace unhealthy eating patterns with a diet of fresh, raw foods Why do we overeat time and time again? Why do we make poor diet choices? Why is dieting so difficult? Using the latest scientific research and an open, conversational tone, 12 Steps to Raw Foods addresses these vital questions and explains the numerous benefits of choosing a diet of fresh-versus cooked-foods. But rather than simply praising the benefits of raw foods, this book offers helpful tips and coping techniques to form and maintain new, healthy patterns. Learn how to make a raw food restaurant card that makes dining with co-workers easy and enjoyable. Discover three magic sentences that enable you to refuse your mother-in-law's apple pie without offending her. Find out how to sustain your chosen diet while traveling. These are only a few of the many scenarios that Boutenko outlines. Written in a convenient 12-step format, this book guides the reader through the most significant physical, psychological, and spiritual phases of the transition from cooked to raw foods. Embracing the raw food lifestyle is more than simply turning off the stove. Such a radical change in the way we eat affects all aspects of life. Boutenko touches on the human relationship with nature, the value of supporting others, and the importance of living in harmony with people who don't share the same point of view on eating. Already a classic, this enhanced second edition is aimed at anyone interested in improving their health through diet.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Victoria Boutenko lives in Ashland, Oregon. She is the author of several raw recipe books, Raw Family, 12 Steps to Raw Foods, and Green For Life, which was nominated as a finalist in health and medicine for the Independent Publisher’s Award (IPPY) in 2006. She teaches classes on raw food all over the world and is an adjunct professor at Southern Oregon University. A leader in the raw food movement, her works are recognized as having a profound impact on the development of raw food communities across the globe. She continues traveling worldwide, sharing her gourmet raw cuisine and her inspiring story of change, faith, and determination. Boutenko has published a monthly newsletter since 2003 on her website www.rawfamily.com. Boutenko contributes regularly to a number of periodic publications including Get Fresh, Just Eat an Apple, Alive, Natuurstemmingen, Neva, Die Wurzel, Naturaleza Cruda, and many others.
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Foreword by Dr. Gabriel Cousens . . . xi Author’s Note . . . xv Part 1 Why Raw Food?. . . 1 Chapter 1 Where My Search Began . . . 3 Chapter 2 What Was Missing in Our Raw Food Plan? . . . 13 Chapter 3 Ode to a Green Smoothie . . . 15 Chapter 4 Modern Science Studies Un-Cooking . . . 25 Chapter 5 What Is Life? . . . 36 Chapter 6 Your Body Never Makes Mistakes . . . 41 Chapter 7 What the First Humans Ate . . . 49 Chapter 8 Convenience versus Health . . . 59 Chapter 9 How My Family Eats . . . 65 Chapter 10 Bacteria–Nature’s Brilliant Invention . . . 70 Chapter 11 What About Insects? . . . 76 Part 2 Human Dependency on Cooked Food . . . 83 Chapter 12 Is It Really a Dependency? . . . 85 Chapter 13 How Important Is It To Be 100% Raw? . . . 90 Chapter 14 The Addictiveness of Common Foods . . . 96 Chapter 15 Looking for Comfort in Cooked Foods . . . 107 Chapter 16 Feeding Inner Hunger . . . 112 Part 3 How to End Your Dependency on Cooked Food. . . 117 Step 1: Becoming Aware of the Problem . . . 119 Step 2: Nourishing Your Body to Eliminate Cravings . . . 130 Step 3: Acquiring Skills and Equipment . . . 134 Basic Formula for Delicious Soup . . . 146 Basic Formula for Delicious Nut Burgers . . . 147 Basic Formula for Delicious Candy or Cake Dough . . . 147 Formula for Delicious Dressing . . . 148 Basic Formula for Delicious Nut or Seed Milk . . . 148 Step 4: I Love You No Matter What You Eat . . . 149 Step 5: Avoiding Temptations . . . 161 Step 6: Getting Support . . . 169 Step 7: Gratitude and Forgiveness . . . 175 Step 8: Actualizing Dreams . . . 181 Step 9: Embracing Other Healthy Habits . . . 189 Step 10: Gaining Clarity . . . 202 Step 11: Searching for One’s Spiritual Mission . . . 207 Step 12: Giving Support to Others . . . 213 Part 4 Recipes . . . 219 Raw Family Green Smoothies . . . 221 Apple—Kale—Lemon . . . 221 Peach—Spinach . . . 221 Mango—Weeds . . . 221 Strawberry—Banana—Romaine . . . 222 Pear—Chard—Mint . . . 222 Raw Family Green Soup . . . 222 Valya’s Stupendously Magnificent, Outstandingly Exceptional, Green Spinach Soup . . . 223 Real Rawssian Borscht . . . 223 Chowder . . . 225 Chili . . . 226 Gazpacho . . . 226 I Can’t Believe It’s Just Cabbage . . . 227 Igor’s Crackers . . . 228 Live Garden Burgers . . . 229 RawFoods.pages.07 2/26/07 2:25 PM Page ix Live Burgers, Low-Fat Version . . . 230 Live Fries . . . 231 Tomato Basil Sauce . . . 231 Live Pizza . . . 232 Nori Rolls . . . 234 Nut or Seed Cheese . . . 235 Valya’s Spicy Almond Cheese . . . 236 Sunny Spread . . . 236 Sergei’s Hummus . . . 237 Generic Cake Recipe . . . 238 Sergei’s Young Coconut Dream Cake . . . 239 Un-Chocolate Cake . . . 240 Sergei’s Amazing Truffles . . . 241 Alla’s Cranberry Scones . . . 242 Sergei’s Butternut Squash Cookies . . . 242 Sesame Cookies . . . 243 Morning Cereal . . . 244 Nut or Seed Milk . . . 244 Notes . . . 245 Bibliography . . . 257 Index . . . 259