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Rawsome!: Maximizing Health, Energy, and Culinary Delight With the Raw Foods Diet | 
 enlarge | Author: Brigitte Mars
Publisher: Basic Health Publications
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Rating:  27 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 370
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1591200601
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.26
UPC: 820002717955
EAN: 9781591200604
ASIN: 1591200601
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Product Description
A raw foods diet advocates exactly that: eating raw foods. No cooking, no grilling, no steaming, no application of high temperatures. Why? Because eating food closest to its natural state engenders a tremendous exchange of energy between food and body. The result, over time, is a feeling of buoyant, radiant health. Tackling head-on the skepticism likely to greet proponents of what the world sees as a "fad" diet, renowned nutritional consultant and raw foods adherent Brigitte Mars presents historical data and scientific evidence confirming the efficacy of raw foods diets in: Supporting emotional stablity; Increasing energy levels; Clearing the skin; Boosting immune-system function; improving digestive function; Dispelling depression: Sustaing overall good health. In addition, Mars points out the environmental benefits of the raw foods diet, making a case for eating raw foods as a means of reducing waste, making the most of agricultural practice, and reducing the ! human footprint on the earth. Whether the reader wants to jump right into an all-raw diet or just wants to introduce more raw foods into the diet, Mars offers gentle encouragement and practical instruction. Readers will find advice on planning a balanced diet to meet their nutritional needs, combining foods for best effect, presrving raw foods, equpping the raw kitchen, sprouting, juicing, and evey other technique that makes the raw foods diet simple,delicious, and healthful. In-depth profiles describe the nutritional and health benefits of hundreds of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seasonings. Perhaps most important, the author provides more than 200 kitchen-tested, real-people-approved raw foods recipes. Under Mar's instruction, readers will enjoy making everything from juices and shakes to salads, soupsdressings, yogurts, crackers, spreads, dips, vegetable burgers, curries, vegetable pastas, wraps, and more. And let's not forget desset: brownies, ice cream, lemon bars, fru! it leathers,pies,cakes, puddings, and other delectable treats. For people who want the vibrant energy and health that raw foods offe but don't want to give up the taste of good cooking, "Rawsome!" provides the answer.
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 How does that go? "This book saved my life..." August 31, 2008
Smartypants (Northern California, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was the first raw food book I ever bought and it is a powerhouse of information, from nutrition to kitchen equipment to beauty tips, it got me on the right track from the first. I successfully transitioned to raw foods, lost 50 pounds, basically put my type 2 diabetes in remission, I sleep better, have so much more energy, think more clearly and so much more. Of course, when one is looking at a cookbook, one wants to know about the recipes. They are delicious. This is still one of my favorite go to books for the basics and the elegant, alike. I give this a 5 stars, thumbs up, you won't be sorry, recommendation.
 Easy to Understand June 23, 2008
A. gormley (Connecticut)
This is an easy to understand book on Raw Foods. I enjoy reading this and am jsut buying a food dehydrator too.
my new raw food bible! May 30, 2008
mika (Arizona)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is literally awesome, it covers everything you need to know about getting into a raw lifestyle from sprouting, nutritional and health benefits of all foods in a raw diet, and more. An absolute must for your library.
 Disappointing March 11, 2008
Katie B.
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this book because I was on a 30-day challenge to eat only raw food. I had hoped that the book would expand my options for raw meals during that time period and expand my options for raw menus after my 30 days were up. I was disappointed. Rather than providing recipes that are good on their own merits, the book tried to mimick cooked dishes with very little success. I'm sorry but chopped veggies wrapped in a cabbage leaf with cold raw tomato sauce on top is not an enchillada. It might actually taste good, I don't know. But calling it an enchillada does not make me want to try it. That said, the strawberry lemonade was fantastic, and some of the other shakes look like they deserve a try.
I suppose this book is good for people who plan to go entirely raw for a long period of time and want to try satisfying cravings for things like lasagna and bread.
Awesome! February 10, 2008
Nathan Bales (Wilmington, NC USA)
Rawsome is awesome! Wonderful ideas on how to live a more healthful life and make a much smaller footprint on the earth.
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