DISPELLING THE MYTH THAT RAW FOOD IS COMPLICATED

DISPELLING THE MYTH THAT RAW FOOD IS COMPLICATED

My life is all about simplicity – my favorite motto is ‘keep it simple.’  When somebody tells me that the raw food diet is difficult, something I’ve been eating for over ten years, it makes no sense Credit union location California San Dimas Christian Community Credit Union to me.  It surely wouldn’t fit into MY lifestyle if it were!

I recently sat down to give this comment some serious in-depth consideration.   How could something so simple be complex?

I guess this way of eating can be difficult if:

      you were

-  trying to prepare a wide “variety” of recipes

-  preparing ‘gourmet’ type recipes

-  using elaborate preparation methods

-  lacked the tools to efficiently prepare the food

-  using hard-to-find ingredients

-  pushing yourself to 100% raw too quickly

This way of eating could be difficult for the person who is  used to purchasing large quantities of food and storing them indefinitely in the pantry – but gosh, food left on the shelf gets old!  I prefer to have food that is fresh, aromatic, and ‘bursting with flavor’ in my kitchen, on my table, and in my body!  If what I eat is not fresh, is preserved with chemicals, is not nutrient rich, and is not free of harmful substances, what’s the point?

I guess it could be difficult if you’ve been ‘conditioned’ to run out to one of the fast-food franchises for ‘fast food’ when hungry. If you haven’t tried something as simple as grabbing a handful of berries, a large apple or several bananas to ‘fill that void’ then I highly recommend you do so.  It’s not only faster, cheaper, lower in calories, higher in nutrients, but you can eat lots of it and still not come close to the calories found in fast food meals.  I like to eat, and though I eat a lot of food I remain slim, healthy, and full of energy! 

HOW EASY IS IT?

Most raw food recipes are prepared under 15 minutes (5 minutes if you’re a veteran of eating this kind of food), and use 5 ingredients or less.  With the use of just a couple of handy appliances such as a high-speed blender (the Vita-Mix for example) or a food processor your meals are typically cut, combined, mixed, and finished in one easy process.  If there’s a better example of ‘easy’ I haven’t discovered it yet.

Cleanup is even easier. With just a drop of liquid dish soap and a quick rinse under hot water your equipment is cleaned and ready to be used again!  How easy is that?  No baked on food residue, no

Keeping raw food preparation uncomplicated makes this diet simple to do. Save the ‘gourmet’ dishes for special occasions or when you have the time, inclination, and need to make them.  In the meantime, save yourself:

-     Time

-     Money

-     Stress

-     Extra Work

-     Confusion

-     Waste

by keeping things “SIMPLE.”  

 

Let YOUR new motto be:  “KEEP…..IT….. SIMPLE”

Bon A Petite

Beth Wilke, Raw Food Chef & Teacher

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WELCOME!  ………and Thank you for joining us!  We are a group of health seekers, positive thinkers, and people just like you who are interested in bettering themselves, their families, and their circumstances!

For well over 10 years my interest in changing my health has been a high priority (check out ABOUT ME). In my quest for knowledge I often found myself sitting hours on end at the computer trying to sift through all the exhausting information available via websites, Facebook, twitters, blogs, books, teleseminars, classes, etc. I felt overwhelmed, exhausted, and more confused (what’s that saying, “The more you know, the more you know you don’t know.”)  I felt my time had been compromised and I found myself stressed and a little irate that nothing was ‘simple’ anymore. 

I wondered WHY wasn’t there someone who could act as my agent, sift through all this stuff and just ‘give me what I wanted’ – some good, relevant usable information, a little inspiration, and something to help me reach my goals? – A ‘one stop’ shop that left me feeling positive, inspired, and a little smarter about Credit union location Texas Hondo M E C O Federal Credit Union food, health, fitness, and choices open to me. 

Then I realized why, because that is MY JOB!  I am already doing for others what I myself wished someone would do for me!  How often had I been told by family, friends, students and co-workers that what they wanted was what I have — my recipes, my knowledge, my skills, my tips, my know-how, my confidence!  I have the experience, the motivation, and now through this BLOG, and my Recipe Membership Club I have the ability to share this ALL with you. 

Where a few minutes ago I was grousing over technological advancements, I’m applauding the miracle of it!

Through my weekly RECIPE MEMBER CLUB I can now give you GREAT raw food recipes (honest, I’ve tried them, tweaked them, created them, and digested them – excuse the pun).  I’ve saved you the time, $$$, and ingredients wasted on poor recipes because I’ve already put them through my own high standards (taste, ease, and appeal).  If they passed, they were added to my personal recipe collection. I’m confident you will want to add them to yours!    See more about MY RECIPE MEMBERSHIP CLUB.

In addition, My Blog will keep you informed, motivated, and hopefully accelerated toward your goal of enjoying better health!  I will share with you ‘words of wisdom’ (usually somebody else’s but ones that impact me), new ideas, suggestions, new raw food information, book reviews etc……………but nothing that will