Rawsome! Maximizing health, energy, and culinary delight with the raw foods diet by Brigitte Mars published by Basic Health Publications. I am very pleased with this book and would recommend it to anyone. She covers all of the basic information needed to get you started yet there is a lot for someone who has been following the raw food diet for a while. The recipes all look amazing, I have dog-eared many of them to try right away.
I loved chapters 6 and 7. It is important to be prepared for any diet to be successful. Chapter 6 covers how to travel, dine out, and have have a dinner party all while staying raw. I learned a lot from chapter 7, using raw foods for healing. I am always recommending to friends and family to go raw while sick- give your body some time to rest. This chapter provided more information for me to share with others! Thanks Brigitte for a great book.
Introduction: The Raw Advantage
Ch 1 What is Raw- And What Is Not?
Ch 2 Why Go Raw?
- Enzyme Activity
- Weight Management
- Losing Weight
- Gaining Weight
- Achieving True Health
- The Detox Reaction
- Research Studies
- Where Do You Get Protein?
- Aren’t Raw Foods Hard to Digest?
- Won’t You Be Hungry?
- Won’t You Be Cold in Winter?
- How Do I Get Started?
Ch 3 Raw Foods Encyclopedia
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Grains
- Nuts and Seeds
- Wild Things
- Seaweeds
- Green Superfoods
- Edible Flowers
- Fats and Oils
- Seasonings
Ch 4 The Raw Kitchen
- Equipment
- Sprouting
- Juicing
- Dehydrating
- Fermenting
- Freezing
Ch 5 Raw Recipes
Breakfasts
- Breakfast for Champions
- Breakfast Champions
- Brazil Nut-Banana Pancakes
- Groovin’ Granola
- Winter Cereal
- Breakfast Pudding
- Cinnamon Buns
The “I Don’t Do Dairy Department”
- Almond Ricotta Cheese
- Almond Cheese
- I Can’t Believe It’s Not Feta
- Coconut Yogurt
- Sour Dream Cream
Beverages
- Pink Lemonade
- Limeade
- Purple Haze
- Orange Sunshine
- Mango Lassi
- Coconut Milk
- If You Like Pina Colada
- Strawberry Shake
- Banana Shake
- Banana-Sesame Smoothie
- Banana-Strawberry Rush
- Nut Nog
- Apple-Ginger Juice
- Rejuvelac
- Rejuvelac Recharger
Salads
- Asian Cucumber Salad
- Asian Salad
- Carrot Salad
- Hey Beetnik!
- Coleslaw
- Cool Cucumber-Mint Salad
- Caesar Salad
- Mermaid Salad
- Corn Salad
- Italian Salad
- Mexican Salad
- Winter Waldorf Salad
- Winter Solstice Salad
- Rainbow Salad
- Sauerbraut
- Mediterranean Salad
- Tabouli
- Kale (or Collard Green) Salad
Dressings to Make Your Salads Sing
- Russian Dressing
- French Dressing
- Green Goddess Dressing
- Honey-Lemon Dressing
- Italian Dressing
- Asian Dressing
- Tahini Dressing
- Ranch Dressing
- Dressing for a Large Group
Soups
- Coconut Soup
- Borscht (Beet Soup)
- Creamed Asparagus Soup
- Cherry Soup
- Cucumber Soup
- Carrot-Ginger Soup
- Celery Soup
- Corn Soup
- Curried Cauliflower Soup
- Tomato Cream Soup
- Gazpacho
- Miso Soup
- Papaya Soup
- Energy Soup
- Sweet Potato Soup
- Spinach SOup
- Winter Squash SOup
A Garden’s Variety a Vegetable Dishes
- Green Bean Scene
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Pecan Parsnips
- Oriental Broccoli
- Stuffed Mushrooms
- Summer Squash Supreme
- Jicama Crunch Sticks
- Turnip Greens
- Herbed Turnips
- Mashed Parsnips
- Corn on the Cob
Sauces and Condiments
- Almond Mayonnaise
- Applesauce
- Barbecue Sauce
- Raw Ketchup
- Cranberry Sauce
- Curry Sauce
- Date Chutney
- Mango Chutney
- Mint Chutney
- Nama Shoyu Gravy
- Garlic Butter
- Herbal Butter
- Date Sauce
- Sweet Mint Sauce
- Miso-Tahini Sauce
- Holy Mole
- Carob Sauce
- Red Pepper Sauce
- Sweet and Sour Sauce
- Tahini Sauce
- Mustard Sauce
- Violet Honey
- Butterscotch Sauce
- Dried-Fruit Jam
Dips and Pates
- Southwestern Pate
- Mexican Pate
- Sunflower Pate
- Pecan Cauliflower Pate
- Olive Spread
- Guacamole
- Salsa
- Hummus
- Spinach Dip
- Party-On Onion Dip
Entrees
- Nut “Meat” Balls
- Lasagna
- Rawvioli
- Vegetable Pot Pie
- Nut Stuffing
- Nut Burgers
- Savory Veggie Burgers
- Sunburgers
- Coconut Bacon
- Roots Rock Reggae
- Pecan-Spinach Quiche
- Holiday Mushroom Loaf
- Pasta Primarawa
- NoodleRoni and Cheese
- Buttered Noodles
- Tomato Sauce
- Alfrawdo Sauce
- Pizza
- Herb Pesto
- Olive Pesto
- Wild Thing Pesto
- Enchiladas
- Flaxseed Burrito
- Spanish Rice
- Falafel Balls
- Vegetable Kabobs
- Chile Rellenos
- Kitcheree
- Palak (Creamed Spinach Curry)
- Tandoori Nut Balls
- Spring Green Rolls
- Not Fried Rice
- Oriental Noodles
- Asian Noodle Bowls
- Coconut Crisps
- Better-Than-Crab Cakes
- Samosas
- Thai Vegetables
- Pad Thai
- Nori Rolls
- Raw-Style Ribs
The Better-Than-Bread Unbakery
- Nut Pyramids
- Flax Crackers
- Chapatis
- Corn Chips
- Berry Good Scones
- Apple-Raisin Scones
- Corn Bread
- Tostadas
- Garlic Toast
- Almond Crackers
- Almond Shortbread
- Essene Bread
- Take-It-with-You Bar
- On-the-Road-Again Bars
Desserts
- Nutty Fruitcake
- Berries and Nut Cream
- Carob Brownies
- Carob Crunch Balls
- Cosmic Carob Fudge
- Orange-Berry Un-Gelatin
- Poppyseed Pastry
- Macadamia-Apricot Cookies
- Sunflower Power Balls
- Lemon Delight
- Fruit Aspic
- Simple Fruit Leather
- Live Holiday Nuts
- Sesame-Spirulina Bars
- Super Sesame Bars
- All-Raw Apple Pie
- Blueberry Pie
- Sweet Potato Pie
- Key Lime Pie
- Pecan Pie
- Pumpkin Pie
- Red, White, and Blue Fruit Salad
- Creamy Carob-Coffee Pie
- Carob Layer Cake
- Very Vanilla Cake
- Amazing Cake
- Carob Frosting
- Holiday Frosting
- Deluxe Frosting
- Orange Frosting
- Apricot Pudding
- Lemon Pudding
- Lime Pudding
- Butterscotch Pudding
- Vanilla Pudding
- Carob Pudding
- Coconut Pudding
- Apricot Ice Cream
- Lime-Avocado Ice Cream
- Mango-Papaya Ice Cream
- Banana Split
Ch 6 Eating Raw with Family and Friends
- Restaurants and Parties
- Traveling
- Introducing Raw To Your Family
- Living Raw with Children
- Theme Dinners
Ch 7 Using Food for Healing
- Acidity and Alkalinity
- Acidosis
- Alkalosis
- Acid-Producing Foods
- Alkali-Producing Foods
- Color Therapy
- The Five Flavors
- The Doctrine of Signatures
- Fasting
- Juices and Cleansing Beverages
- Food Combining
Appendix
Nutrients and Source Foods
This section is amazing. Here Brigitte discusses the actions and benefits of particular nutritional compounds that had been discussed through out the book with a list of foods in which they can be found.
Glossary