UPDATE!!!

OK, so I obviously dropped the ball on updating the blog, but I did not quit the raw food diet. I made it through the 30 days I set out to do and lost a total of 8 pounds that month. Not bad. I somehow thought I'd lose more, but I was not disappointed either. For me, it was a lot more about health than weight. And considering that, I had the best results I could have ever hoped for. I was given a clean bill of health by both my doctors. All signs of precancerous cells and the tumor completely disappeared. I am thankful that God lead me to learn about this diet because I don't know of another way to get such great results so quickly, well, short of an actual miracle. ;)

I still try to eat as much raw food as I possibly can. I always have 2 big salads every day and plenty of fresh fruits as well. I would say it's about half my daily intake again. I had another doctor's visit today, so I will know soon if this is enough to maintain my results. If not, I will bump it back up. I suppose the best result of this whole experiment is that now I know there is an answer beyond surgery, drugs, and chemo...and it really works!
 
Thank you for everyone (dad) who read my blog daily. LOL  I'm posting two updated photos to end the blog as I promised. Sorry, I'm too lazy to do measurements. ...and I've lost more than 8 pounds at this point, but yeah...didn't take that photo, so these are the ones I've got!!!

Day 20

So you guessed it, I'm failing at keeping up on this blog. I'm thankful that THAT wasn't my real goal. Gosh, I hate to fail. But again I have not fallen off the raw food wagon. Things are going well. I can't believe I'm 2/3 of the way there. CRAZY!!! It's been so easy.

What I've been doing mainly is eating salads for lunch and smoothies for breakfast and snacks. I've had zucchini chips (dehydrated) or Italian "bread" (purchased at 4th Generation) with salsa or almond cheese with chives. Oh and I made these fantastic agave and cinnamon walnuts. Did I tell you this already? I forget. I'm making more right now. I am going to post a few pictures of things that I have had over the past week or so. I'm amazed at how easy it has been to stick to this. I am still craving free and full of energy.

Dinner tonight was good...and different at the same time.

Juice:

• sweet potato
• orange
• apple

Coconut rice & lima beans:

 Coconut Rice:

• 1 1/2 cups wild rice
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1 cup unhulled sesame seeds (soaked overnight) and drained
• 1/4 cup raisins
• mix the above together and set aside
  
• 3/4 Tbsp olive oil
• 3/4 Tbsp flax seed oil
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp ground black mustard
• pinch ground cloves (optional)
• pinch fresh ground white pepper (optional)
• Celtic sea salt to taste
• mix together in a small bowl and then pour over the coconut/rice mixture.

lima beans 

• frozen lima beans (soaked in warm water)
• 1 Tbsp cold pressed olive oil
• sea salt
• pepper
• red pepper

OK, and this wasn't from today, but I had this falafel ball wrap at 4th Generation on Saturday and it was huge, so I ate half for lunch and half for dinner. The picture below is dinner. I added some fresh mango slices. Very gude. (spelled wrong for emphasis...and because I'm weird.)

Day 15

OK, so I fell off a bit here. Don't get me wrong, I stayed 100% on my 30 day challenge, but I have had a very busy week and have not had time to update the blog. Sorry. In my rush, I have been living off of smoothies, salads, fresh fruit, and the few items I bought pre-made at 4th Generation and Whole Foods. I made a raw pizza the other day. I will find the picture and post it.

Raw Pizza:

I purchased agave sweetened, cinnamon walnuts and decided I should be able to do this myself. So I soaked walnuts over night and then drenched them in agave and cinnamon and dehydrated them for about 10 hours today. Let me just say....SOOOO good.

My PH Level has been pretty acidic lately. I wonder if this is due to my "friend" being around this week. But I've been consistently staying at 5.5-6 every morning and staying around 6.5 at night. I will keep monitoring this and hopefully it will level out.

Today was weight and measurement day. I lost 5 pounds and 5 inches this week. That means I am at 7.5 pounds and 10.25 inches in total in 2 weeks.That is definitely OK with me. :)

Day 11

Well, I'd love to say today was more eventful than yesterday, but it hasn't been at all. I woke up with a horrible headache and was barely able to keep anything down all day.

PH Level: 6.5

Breakfast: coffee with raw almond milk and stevea

Lunch: Raw chips and almond cheese - completely forget what was in these and stupid me threw away the package. This is a small bag, maybe a cup or so of little wheat thins-looking crackers. I will buy more and update this post!! I bought them at 4th Generation Organic Market, an amazing resource for anyone trying to live a raw food lifestyle in South Florida.

Dinner: fresh grapefruit, orange, and apple juice

Apples, pears, and cinnamon walnuts with organic Greek strained yogurt 

Day 10

OK, so I had a rough day today and didn't eat much. I'm strange like that. I can only eat when I'm happy. But by dinner all was well and I made up for things. ;)

PH Level: 6

Dinner:
Nut Burger, raw taco, 3 sushi rolls with amino acids for everyone

Mushroom soup for my dad:

Delhi Express Soup for Ben and I (though I could only eat a few bites of mine):

Green Smoothies for everyone:

















Both said they liked the raw food I made for them and I tend to believe them, since there was nothing left. That is the best result I could have asked for. =)

Day 9

This day was a lot of rushing around, so it has been "fast food" all day long. (as in Whole Foods and 4th Generation Organic Market) I'm blessed to have these options. Oh and my PH Level was 6 this morning.
Breakfast: (at 1pm for the record, since I know these are not breakfast foods)

1 handful of dehydrated veggie chips

• sweet potato
• squash
• carrot
• green bean
• taro
• salt

2 pieces of raw Italian Herb Essene Bread with salsa (there's only one in the picture and no salsa - OK, so I forgot to take a picture and did this afterward and did not want to make a mess - consider me caught.)

•  sprouted whole wheat
• scallions
• parsley
• cilantro
• basil
• thyme
• celtic sea salt

3 banana balls

• apple
• banana
• medjool dates
• walnuts
• almonds
• raisins
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
  

1/2 Pineapple Raw Fruit Pie (sounds like a lot, but it was 4 oz- the picture is the other half!)

• bananas
• pineapple
• almonds
• dates
• dried coconut
• strawberries
• raspberries
• kiwi
• blueberries
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• celtic sea salt
  

Coffee with raw almond milk and stevia

Lunch:

Raw Pizza

• Raw Italian Crackers
• sunflower seeds
• chia seeds 
• water
• salt
• basil
• rosemary
• sun dried tomatoes
• oregano
• garlic
• parsley
• fennel
• cashews
• black olives
• sun dried tomatoes
• zucchini
• onion
• red leaf lettuce
• sprouts
• tomatoes
  

1 brain-on macaroons

• coconut flakes
• coconut butter
• salt
• cashew
• brain-on flakes
• mint oil
• agave
• vanilla

Snack: Left over green smoothie from yesterday...and here you thought I wasn't going to have one. Pish!

Dinner:

Sub Sandwich:

• my last nut burger *sniff*
  
• raw almond cheese - this changed the sandwich from very good to YUM-MY!
• spicy mustard
• tomatoes
• sunflower sprouts
• lettuce as a wrap

So my dad is coming to dinner tomorrow and he wants me to make him raw food so he can try it. Since it takes more raw food than cooked food to fill a person, I'm going to be making a huge dinner, so he doesn't go home and eat! I hope he likes it. Mainly because it's going to be a long day of preparing!! Also Ben, my boyfriend, agreed to eat a raw dinner tomorrow night, so the feast is on and the pressure is a bit scary. I've only done this for 9 days...anyone know a good caterer? ;)

Day 8

Why, helloooo and welcome back. Today is weigh in day and I have lost 2.5 lbs. That is a normal safe pace, so I'm OK with this. I would have also been OK with a 10 lb loss, but that is neither here nor there. Let's see, my measurement difference is minus 5.25, though REALLY SURPRISINGLY my stomach stayed the same. I'm not even sure this is possible considering that's one of the first things I noticed. I FEEL like it's flatter. How is that possible?? I'm confused, but willing to walk this out anyway. 5.25 inches gone with only a 2.5 pound loss...I'm going to say this is a water retention issue. Anyone who wants to agree with me, please do. If you want to disagree, you know, zip it. *big cheesy grin*

My PH level was near perfect again today, at 5.3. I feel good about that, at least. My energy levels are still good.*does a little dance* My skin however has not recovered...boo. 

Breakfast:

Green Drink:

•  2 cups spinach
• 1 cup honey due
• 12 oz coconut water
• 2 oranges
• 2 frozen bananas

Snack:

Giant fruit salad with cacao and honey
(I took the picture and then later I added banana)

• Grapefruit
• oranges
• strawberries
• bananas
• cacao

Coffee with raw almond milk and stevia (x2)

Lunch:

Green Salad:

• Lettuce
• Kale
• tomato
• cucumber
• avocado
  

Dinner:

Avo Soup (By Stephen Arlin)

• 2 large avocados
• 1 medium cucumbers, chopped
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1 Tbsp fresh cilantro
• Distilled water to desired consistency
• 1 cup hopped zucchini
• 1/2 cup corn
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion

Combine 1 to 1 1/2 avocados with the cucumber, tomato, and cilantro in a blender. Blend, adding distilled water to reach desired consistency and pour into a bowl. Chop the remaining 1/2 avocado into small cues and stir into the soup, along with the zucchini, corn, and onions.

Note: THIS SOUP SUCKS! My friend, Cheryl, and I both had this for dinner and spent like 10 minutes trying to figure out which spices would make it taste less bland. In the end, we found that it tasted best in the garbage disposal.

Btw, Cheryl came over tonight and smashed my Wii Fit Soccer score all over AGAIN. Sigh, it's gonna be a long night folks.

Day 7

OK, so I didn't sleep again last night, but my energy levels have been surprisingly high anyway. I know I complained about being SO tired yesterday (and I was), but last night my friend, Cheryl, came over and completely smashed my score on the Wii Fit soccer game. I finally got a decent score of 240 and this chick came in at 389!!! So, I think it's perfectly understandable why I had to stay up until I beat her score. This amazing and beautiful moment came at just before 1am. The screen flashed 394 and I was then "allowed" to sleep. You COULD say I'm a bit competitive. ;)

Let's see, what else? Oh! My PH Level was PERFECT today. (5 in the morning and 7.5 in the evening) This is fantastic. My skin however is freaking out and I'm not sure why. I wonder if it is because this diet is a bit of a detox from the normal American Diet. And since acne is toxins being purged, that's my best guess. If it doesn't go away in a few days, I will look into what else could be triggering it.

Breakfast:

Pear Smoothie: (this made nearly 3 mason jars! So I drank one for breakfast, one for snack, and another as a snack in the evening.)

• 3 small pears
• 1 cup strawberries
• 1 frozen banana
• 12 oz coconut water
• 3 Tbs flax seeds

Cofee with raw almond milk and stevia

Lunch:

Green Salad with Not Tuna Salad
I made this different this time, but did not take a picture. Sorry. My camera called it quits this morning, so I ran out of time (trying to fix it) and didn't use my camera phone. So though this is the old picture, the new ingredients are listed below. SOOO good!! The salsa really brings this together.

• spinach
• tomatoes
• 1 ear of raw corn
• 1/2 cup Not Tuna Salad
• 1/2 cup raw salsa 
• sea salt and pepper to taste

Snack: Almonds, agave, and cacao mixed
Cofee with raw almond milk and stevia

Dinner:

Sushi and Sauerkraut:

• seaweed papers
• avocado cubes
• cucumber sticks
• carrot sticks
• alfalfa sprouts
• Not Tuna pate
• amino acids
• raw sauerkraut on the side

Dessert:

Berry Sorbet:

• 1 cup of frozen mixed berries
• 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (blend together)
• Mint leave to garnish
  

Day 6

So today felt like I was a bit off. Granted I only had 6 hours of sleep, so I should have expected it, but still I somehow thought things would continue to improve. Instead, I woke up to a PH Level of 7 (Perfect, but not for the morning. This means my body is not eliminating acid as well as it has been the past few days. Maybe the lack of sleep effected this. I suppose you can't rush perfection.) ;) I was also hungrier today, which was likely also due to being tired. Otherwise I felt good though.

Breakfast: (I TRIED to not put in any spinach, since I had half of yesterday's left as a snack, but eventually I gave in.)

Green Smoothie:

• 1 apple
• 2 cups spinach
• 1 kiwi
• 1 orange
• 1 cup water
• 2 frozen bananas

COFFEE

Snack: Green Smoothie & a handful of cashews

Lunch:

Left over Delhi Express Soup - completely fantastic and filling.

Snack: handful of cashews (I should probably stop eating these so much, but they're yummy and I was too busy last night to really cook.)

Coffee again

Dinner:

 

Mushroom Soup (by Nomi Shannon) FANTASTIC!!!! (and quick)

• 1/4 cup almond butter
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups quarter mushrooms
• 1 Tbsp minced onion or shallot
• 2 tsp nama shoyu or 1/2 tsp celtic sea salt
• 4 Tbsp finely chopped mushrooms to garnish
  

It's so cold outside, I could not bare to eat anything cold for dinner. I put this soup in the blendtec twice on the soup setting to make it "hot", which is just very warm, and I have felt much better ever since. I thought about making a burger with it, but did not want a repeat of last night. I know it is not a lot and seems to be plain, but it tasted fantastic and I was completely satisfied. I don't need bells and whistles, but I do need my food to taste good. I think we all do, at least I hope.

Day 5

Well, today surprised me. I was a little hungrier than yesterday, but then had a normal dinner and felt completely stuffed afterwards. I have not had that experience with eating raw food and it was not a good one. Next time I will realize that it's either soup OR a sandwich, not both. Which to be honest, seriously appeals to my lazy side. ;)

PH Level: 5.5 (this is almost perfect for the morning)

Breakfast:

Green Smoothie: (Try to be shocked)

• 2 cups spinach
• 1 cup strawberries
• 1/2 cup pineapple
• 1 apple
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil
• 1/2 orange
• 2 frozen bananas
  
• 1 cup water

Note: I could only drink half of this, so I'll be having the other half either for breakfast tomorrow or as a snack. Seriously weird...but at least I ate lunch today like a normal person!

Snack:

Tropical Smoothie: (Anna, I made this one for you, as it's NOT green!) :)

• 1 cup strawberries
• 1 cup pineapple
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil
• 2 oranges
• 1 cup water
• 2 frozen bananas

Lunch:

Green Salad: (This looks horrible as it traveled to work with me, but it tasted yummy)

• spinach
• tomatoes
• green onions
• goji berries
• alfalfa sprouts
• snack sprouts
  
• zucchini
• yellow squash
• cucumbers
• avocado
• cucumber dressing (I made this a few days ago and I forget what exactly was in it...cucumber juice, lemon juice, mint leaves, and onion, I think)

Snack: about 8  cashews

Dinner:

 

Delhi Express Soup (by Maya Adjani)

• Base:
• 5 carrots
• 4 stalks celery
• 2" slice of beet
• 1 apple
• 2 avocados, peeled and de-pitted
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2+ tsp curry powder
• 1 clove fresh garlic, pressed
• 1 tsp salt or to taste

• For serving: 
• 1 avocado, peeled, pitted adn cubed
• 2 tomatoes, cubed
• 1/2 cucumber, cubed
• cilantro and finely chopped onions for garnish
• Juice the carrots, celery, beet, and apple. Pour juice into blender and add the other base ingredients. Blend until smooth. Chop the serving ingredients into 4 bowls. Pour soup from blender into bowls and garnish

Veggie burger (from the other day - so easy) topped with veggies & mustard, wrapped in a lettuce leave. SO yummy.

Mustard Greens, Pine Nuts, and Raisin Salad -from the other day - also quick and easy

Avocado boat

• 1/2 avocado - de-pitted
• salsa
• tomato
• green onion
• cilantro
• lemon juice
• salt

Sorry for being vague on some things today. I had a lot going on tonight. It's midnight and I haven't prepared anything for tomorrow. Yeah...but on the bright side, I think my rice should be about done soaking, you know because it takes FOREVER...or 3-5 days.

Day 4

I'm amazed that I was not hungry today. I had actually prepared the salad I had for dinner for lunch and was not hungry enough to eat it. My "lunch" was supposed to be a snack. I suppose they are right after all, in time, I will eat less. Who would have guessed "in time" would have been 4 days. Weird. 

Also, my energy levels are up, my mood is pretty good, and I'm not having any cravings. These are all good signs, in my book.

PH Level: 6.3 (Websites I have read say you should test your PH levels a few times a day and take an average. Between 6 and 8 is good and 7 is perfect. However, I finally get what the package said and it makes sense. The IDEAL PH level would be to have a 5 in the morning and 7.5 at night. I am consistently getting closer to this, so this is good too. Yay!)

Breakfast:

Green Smoothie

• Grapefruit (NOT a good idea!!!)
  
• 1/2 orange
• 2 cups spinach
• 2 bananas
  

Snack:

Ants on a Log:

• Celery
• Almond butter
• Raisins (soaked 10 minutes) 

Lunch:

Lunch:
Pina Colada Smoothie:

• 1/2 orange
• 1/2 cup fresh pineapple
• 1 frozen banana
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil 
• Blend
  

Snack #2: handful of cashews 

Dinner:

Green salad with a scoop of Not Tuna Salad on top.

• spinach
• tomatoes
• sun dried olives
  
• banana peppers
• shredded carrots
• cucumbers
• sea salt & nutritional yeast for seasoning
  

Day 3

So far, so good. I slept fantastic, which is rare for me. I woke up with my stomach feeling flatter than normal and my skin clearing up. It's a good day.

Breakfast:

Green Smoothie as usual, but I added a wedge of cabbage today and left out the berries. Still very good.  Obviously what I make fills up more than this little glass. I drink it all each morning through, sometimes over an hour or two time period.

PH Level: 6.5

 

Lunch:

 

Melon Chiller: (Very simple and absolutely delicious!)

• 1/4 honey due melon
• 1 cup ice (blend enjoy)

 

Nut burger (directions on yesterday's notes)

• Topped with lettuce, tomato, banana peppers, and mustard, then wrapped in a mustard green. (a new favorite!)
  

Kale Salad in a prettier bowl. ;) I also added cold pressed olive oil and lemon juice this time.

Dinner:

Vegetable Sushi:

• cucumber, carrot, zucchini, and squash sticks with avocado cubes wrapped in seaweed. 
• Amino Acids on the side (tastes like soy sauce and aids in muscle development)

Nut Pate'

• This is the same mix from the burgers, without the flax seed, and with more water.
• Served with cucumber sticks.

Note: I'm noticing I am not as hungry as I was the first 2 days. I definitely see how this could lead to eating less. I did not need snacks today at all, which is good, because this is taking up a lot of my time!! But I'm convinced as I get used to things, it will get faster. I've been scouring cook books for ideas...though I keep altering them inevitably. Plus I really hate eating the same thing every day, so I have a hard time making something that will last a few days. Instead, I have been trying to mix it up by making the same thing a few different ways. This saves some time. I'm worried about what to do for work tomorrow. I obviously cannot devote the same amount of time to my diet at work as I can at home. I'm going to have to think about it...sigh. Right now I'm focused on the desert I have planned for tonight. Now just to become hungry again! Crazy...

Desert:

Almond butter fudge with fresh fruit:

I made this a few days ago and I can't remember what was in it beyond almond butter, whole walnuts, cacao powder, agave, and likely raw sugar. Regardless, it was really quick. I think it took about 5 minutes to mix it all together and then refrigerate. I suppose I could have made it prettier and cut it into squares, but I wasn't thinking of taking pictures at the time.

Decaffeinated coffee

Day 2

I feel pretty good. My energy levels are up and so far things are going well. I cannot get over how much food I can eat and still be hungry. It is definitely different than eating cooked foods.  I read something that said over time this would decrease. Let's hope!

PH Level: 6.5 (Anything between 6-8 is OK, 7 is perfect.)

Today's Food:

Breakfast:

Green Smoothie:

• 1 apple (cored)
  
• 2 frozen bananas
• 1 orange (peeled)
• 1/2 cup pineapple
• 1 cup almond milk
• 2 cups spinach 
• 1 scoop green powder
• 1 TBSP coconut oil
• Agave to sweeten

Greek Strained Yogurt

Snack: Banana

Lunch:

Nut Burger: (left over mix from raw tacos)

• 1 cup soaked almonds
• 1/2 cup mushrooms
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
• 1 scallion chopped
• 1/2 TBSP amino acids
• Dehydrate for 2 hours, flip over and dehydrate another hour

Side dish: zucchini and squash salad

1/2 cup zucchini shredded

1/2 cup squash shredded

Scallions sprinkled on top

Nutritional yeast seasoning and sea salt to taste

Garnish: Avocado, tomato slices, and raw tahini

Snack:

Apple with raw almond butter

Dinner:

Stuffed peppers

• 1 1/2 cups soaked almonds
• 1 cup soaked walnuts
  
• 1/4 cup mushrooms
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
• 4 fresh bay leaves
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 Tbsp amino acids
  
• 1 scallion chopped
• 1/4 large green pepper
• Blend everything together and scoop into half a green pepper
• Garnish with tomatoes and green onions

Mustard Green Salad:

• 2 cups mustard greens
• 1/4 cup raisins (soaked 10 minutes)
• 2 Tbsp raw pine nuts (NOT soaked)
• 2 Tbs cold pressed olive oil
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• Sea salt & ground pepper to taste

 Mini nut burger: (This was left over from a batch of burgers I made for the next few days.)

• 1 1/2 cups soaked almonds
• 1 cup soaked walnuts
  
• 1/4 cup mushrooms
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
• 4 fresh bay leaves
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 Tbsp amino acids
  
• 1 scallion chopped
• 1/4 large green pepper 
• 8 Tbsp flax seeds
• Dehydrate 8 hours flipping at 4 hours

Zucchini and Squash salad with diced tomatoes added

1 glass red wine

Day 1

Happy New Year! Like many I decided this was the perfect time for a real change. For over a year now, I have been researching and learning more and more about the raw food lifestyle. But everyone knows, knowledge without action is fruitless.

Don't get me wrong, I did incorporate more raw fruits and vegetables into my diet. I bought a juicer and started drinking fresh juices and making green smoothies in the blender. I even learned how to make my own almond milk, but I couldn't help but think I can still do better. And now with the ultra-cool Christmas gift of a Blendtec, I'm ready to see what can happen when I give 100%, instead of my past ambition of 50% raw. Well, with 2 exceptions: coffee & yogurt (which is still a living food!!). Anyway, I'm blogging my experience because I know I am not the only one on this quest and maybe I can help inspire someone or answer their questions along the way. Of course, everything expressed is solely my opinion and you should always consult your doctor prior to making any major changes to your diet.

The constant road block that I have experienced in the past is that raw dinners can be time consuming. You REALLY have to plan ahead. There are nuts and seeds to soak overnight, things to dehydrate (for 10 hours), and weird ingredients that aren't always readily found. So for this reason, I have not quite branched out THAT far. But in order to do this 100%, you will get to see my first raw creations that I am hoping will taste fantastic.

I will list weight updates each week and a measurement update at the end of the 30 days.

I'm also checking my PH level daily. Today I was at 7.5, which is within the healthy range. That made me happy, but it's also borderline to being too alkaline, which can lead to cancer.

I try to get organic everything, but do not want to type organic each time, so please assume. 

Today's Food:

Green Smoothie (Very Yummy!!):

• 1 apple (cored)
  
• 2 frozen bananas
• 1 orange (peeled)
• 1/2 cup pineapple
• 1 cup almond milk
• 2 cups spinach 
• 1 scoop green powder
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil
• Agave to sweeten

Yogurt Parfait:

• 1 cup Greek Strained Yogurt
• Raw Granola
• 6 strawberries (sliced)
• 1/2 cup blueberries

Ice Coffee (totally messed this up - too watery. Note to self: CHILL coffee first. *sigh* Who messes up ice coffee??!):

• 1 cup coffee
• 2 cups ice
• Stevia (to taste)
• 1/4 cup almond milk
  

Green Juice (if you're not used to green juice, add more fruit):

• 2 handfuls of kale
• 1 apple
• 2 large carrots
• 3 stalks of celery
• 5 asparagus stalks
  
• 2 cucumbers

Pear - sliced (snack)

 

 Kale Salad: 

• 2 handfuls of kale
• 1 sweet yellow pepper
• 1/2 jalapeno
• 1/4 cup tomato 
• 1 Avocado 
  
• cucumber juice with mint leaves pored over as dressing
• salt (to taste)

 Raw "Tacos" (Very good. I have never tried to make this before, but gave this to my boyfriend, who says he'll never give up meat & he loved them. He actually followed it up by saying maybe he'd try eating 25% raw in the near future.)

• 1 cup soaked almonds
• 1/2 cup mushrooms
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
• 1 scallion chopped
• 1/2 Tbsp amino acids
  
• Living organic lettuce leaves (blend everything above together & wrap in lettuce leaves)
• Raw sauerkraut (as a simple side dish)

Dessert: Fruit Sorbet

• 1/2 frozen mixed fruit
• Dash of lemon juice (blend together)
• Stir in 1 Tbsp cacao