Food for Thought Part IV

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Greetings Members:

 

Exerpt #4 from Nomi Shannon author of " The Raw Gourmet "

(Mostly for beginners and others if you can use it)

 

Now that you are learning more about this healthy lifestyle,

you might be interested in hearing from people who

eat a diet of predominantly raw food. The following are

some testimonials:

 

Although I had been a raw fooder for two years prior to

reading your book-I had been struggling with what I felt

to be very labor intensive meals that required days of

preplanning. I was growing tired of the routine even

though I have never felt better physically. It felt like

I was spending my whole life either in the kitchen or

planning on being in the kitchen. Then I read The Raw Gourmet

and my whole life changed! Your 10 kitchen essentials has

taught me a system of having a raw food kitchen that is

so free and easy that now I am back to opening the

refrigerator at 6 PM and having dinner on the table

by 6:20, AND IT IS ALL RAW. Thank you, Nomi, so much for

your remarkable book-not only for the yummy recipes but for

explaining everything so clearly.

P. Richards, Georgia.

 

Most of the food I eat is very simple-right off the tree,

like avocados and apples. But there are times when I want

a nice salad or a different and healthy dressing, or when

I have company and I know they won't want to just be handed

a piece of fruit. The Raw Gourmet has great simple recipes

where I can make delicious things like banana papaya pudding

or mango parfait, or apple sorbet, or guacamole -quickly and

easily-no problem. It also discusses subjects like food

combining and sprouting and breaks them down into simple,

easy to understand terms. I recommend this book for a

wide range of people: all the way from those who simply

want to add more raw foods to their diet all the way up

to people who are mostly fruitarians.-C. Warsowe, Sacramento, CA.

 

 

A breast cancer scare finally drove me to find out what I

was doing wrong in my life. I was 40 pounds overweight and

desperately ill in body, mind and spirit when I met Nomi

and had a consultation with her. She provided me with recipes

from her book, The Raw Gourmet, and a simple plan for recovery.

Overnight I went from eating a diet filled with fat, sugar,

dairy, meat, and breads to 100% fresh raw fruits and vegetables

with vegetable juices daily. Using her recipes and the

wisdom in her book as a guideline, I lost 30 pounds in 8 weeks

and went from being a depressed and unhealthy person to a

thinner, healthier person than I had been in 20 years. This

is the end of my fourth month and I am still losing weight-

I am almost at my goal of weighing what I did in high school-

and my energy and health just keeps getting better and better.

Happily, my most recent mammogram was normal, and I never

felt better in my life. Thank you, Nomi, for a book that

made it possible for me to totally turn my life around. I

love the spinach mousse and the sunny pate, and all the

salad and dressing variations. I was able to find whatever

I needed in the book-from simple to gourmet.-L.Trago, CT.

 

 

My 16 year old son had suffered most of his life from a

terribly uncomfortable and disfiguring skin disorder. Some

times it would become almost better, only to flare up again

for no apparent reason. For years I spent so much money

purchasing household items to clean the air, and protect

him from bed mites-and thousands of dollars at the Doctor's

for cortisone creams and many other kinds of medications.

Still, Jose suffered the discomfort and humiliation of

this skin disease. Many times he would beg me to let him

stay home from school, he was so embarrassed by his condition.

Then Nomi Shannon came into my life. She taught me how to

prepare pure simple fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and

juices for my son- and her recipes are fun and easy to

make and taste delicious. Very quickly, Jose's skin totally

cleared up and he was happy to go to school and act like a

normal kid. He doesn't ever have to use any prescriptions

any more. The Raw Gourmet has changed our life-Thank you

and God Bless you.-C. Rodriguez, CA.