High Five!

A 5-Day Raw Vegan menu contributed by raw enthusiasts, authors, and personalities, complete with delicious recipes!
HIGH FIVE! A 5-Day Raw Vegan Menu

Table of Contents
High Five!.................................................................................................................................................1 Forward................................................................................................................................................4 Menu 1 - A Low Fat Raw Vegan's Feast by Chris Kendall..............................................................5 Breakfast - Tropical Peach..............................................................................................................5 Lunch - Velvety Banana Persimmon...............................................................................................5 Snack Grapes................................................................................................................................5 Dinner - Nectarine Gazpacho and Thai Noodles............................................................................6 Nectarine Gazpacho........................................................................................................................6 Thai Noodles...................................................................................................................................6 Menu 2: A Day in the Life of Vegan For Life by Lucy Brandt.........................................................8 Breakfast - Green Smoothie............................................................................................................8 Lunch - Strawberry/Avocado "Yogurt"...........................................................................................8 Dinner - Raw Reuben Sandwich....................................................................................................9 Menu 3: Angelina's Sexy Raw Menu By Angela Elliott.................................................................11 Breakfast - Heavenly Rainbow Smoothie Recipe.........................................................................11 Lunch - Greens Can Be Sexy, Too, Salad.....................................................................................11 Slippery When Wet Dressing........................................................................................................11 "Ravish Me!" Ravioli Alfredo.......................................................................................................12 Dreamy, Creamy Noodle Sauce....................................................................................................12 Dinner - The Happy Rainbow Salad Recipe.................................................................................12 Autumn Harvest Soup...................................................................................................................13 Menu 4: A Superfood Mama's Nourishing Delights by Courtney Clay............................................14 Breakfast - Superfood Chia Pudding............................................................................................14 Lunch - Seasonal Salad.................................................................................................................14 Creamy Tomato Basil Soup..........................................................................................................15 Dinner - Mushrooms N' Gravy.....................................................................................................15 Snack - Snickerdoodles.................................................................................................................16 Menu 5: Empress Delights by Shakaya Leone..................................................................................17 Beauty Elixir at Dawn Green Goddess and Pineapple Pasha....................................................17 Green Goddess..............................................................................................................................17 Pineapple Pasha.............................................................................................................................18 Mid-Day Blissing Happiness in a Bowl.....................................................................................18 HIGH FIVE! A 5-Day Raw Vegan Menu

Happiness in a Bowl.....................................................................................................................18 Evening Feast Mermaid's Choice...............................................................................................18 Sweet Treat Pomegranate for Persephone Peace Pie.................................................................19 Biographies........................................................................................................................................21 Chris Kendall................................................................................................................................21 Lucy Brandt...................................................................................................................................21 Angela Elliott................................................................................................................................23 Courtney Clay...............................................................................................................................24 Shakaya Leone..............................................................................................................................24 Photo Credits:.........................................................................................................................................26

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Forward
Dear raw food enthusiast, Few things are more helpful in a raw food lifestyle than lots of mouth-watering recipes to keep you excited and looking forward to your next meal! For this reason, I have asked long time raw foodists to share their favorite recipes, ranging from 80-10-10 approved recipes to superfood delights. They are all guaranteed to be delicious and nutritious, and I hope you enjoy them. Don't hesitate to send a quick thank you to our 5 contributors if you try their recipes! If you enjoy this free eBook, please tell your friends! All eBooks in the High Five series can be downloaded on the Sirova website, in our Free Recipes section at: http://www.sirova.com/catalog/169 And, if you wish to contribute to the next High Five eBook, please send a menu (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and one or more snacks) to joanna@stevenfamily.com, along with a photo and biography. If you have pictures of the dishes, feel free to send them as well! Enjoy! Joanna Steven.

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Menu 1 - A Low Fat Raw Vegan's Feast by Chris Kendall

Breakfast - Tropical Peach
Ingredients 8 Medium Peaches (2 lb), 1 Mango (0.5 lb.) Directions Use really juicy peaches and sweet mango, remove the pits and blend well Only adding water if really needed :) Optional: Try adding fresh orange juice for a thinner drink, or a frozen banana for a thick "shake". Approximately 500 calories without the optional addition.

Lunch - Velvety Banana Persimmon

I love this one, the persimmon makes the smoothie velvety creamy sweet n thick. Really great with 12 stalks of celery added in :) (Chris). Ingredients 1 sweet ripe fuyu persimmon (0.33 lb.) 4 ripe bananas (1 lb.) Directions Peel top and check for seeds in persimmon, add bananas and blend well adding water to desired thickness. Approximately 500 calories. Its always a good idea to get some exercise in before a dense super sweet and satiating smoothie or any big sweet meal like this. Not only do you create the demand for refueling, but your ability to uptake simple sugars in increased x 2 after intense workout, enhancing recovery time :) (Chris).

Snack Grapes
Ingredients 1 lb. of your favorite Grapes. Approximately 310 calories Eating simple meals of 1 kind of fruit is called mono eating, or a mono meal. Its what every animal in nature does, one food at a time when hungry till full. The more mono meals you include in your lifestyle the bigger increases in health vitality and perfect digestion you will experience (Chris).

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Dinner - Nectarine Gazpacho and Thai Noodles

Nectarine Gazpacho
Ingredients 4 - 8 of your favourite tomatoes (1 -2 lb.) 4 sweet juicy nectarines (1lb) 4 - 8 ribs celery (0.25 - 0.5 lb.) Directions Dice half of the tomato and half of the nectarine, blend both the remaining tomato and nectarines adding the celery just at the end to leave some texture. Try with more nectarine if favouring sweet taste, or with more tomato is feeling savoury, great with some basil. A close second to tomato mango for me. Approximately 340 calories

Thai Noodles
Ingredients 4 medium zucchini (1 lb.) daikon radish (0.25 lb.) 1 carrot (0.25 lb.) 2 cups mung bean sprouts and/or snap peas (0.5 lb.) 2 tablespoons raw hemp hearts 1 tomato (0.25 lb.) large handful of Thai basil Make zucchini, daikon radish and carrot into noodles (I prefer making linguine type noodles using the notched carrot peeler for this one), add the bean sprouts and mix well. Blend hemp tomato and HIGH FIVE! A 5-Day Raw Vegan Menu

of the daikon radish and all Thai basil. Mix all together and enjoy! Great with sun dried tomato too! Try using a different nut or seed with this one, experiment with putting in the sauce and on top of the dish whole. A small closed handful of nuts or seeds is plenty. Approximately 400 calories. Approximate total for the day 2000 calories

All recipes sampled from my "101 Simply Delicious Raw Recipes" available by donation at http://the-raw-advantage.com/shop/101-raw-recipes/

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Menu 2: A Day in the Life of Vegan For Life by Lucy Brandt

Breakfast - Green Smoothie
Ingredients Generous handful of spinach 1 lemon (peeled) 1 banana Filtered water Sweetener of choice Directions Blend until smooth.

Lunch - Strawberry/Avocado "Yogurt"

Ingredients 2 avocados, peeled and pitted 1 quart (box) of strawberries (washed, stemmed, unless organic and throw the stems in) Water - Half your body weight in ounces throughout the day. Directions: Put avocados and strawberries into food processor and blend until creamy. Add agave or honey to taste.

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Variations Banana yogurt - use bananas instead of strawberries Lemon yogurt - use lemons instead of strawberries Blueberry yogurt - use blueberries instead of strawberries Soaked chia seeds can be added for a tapioca type yogurt. Cacao nibs and/or shredded unsweetened coconut may be added too.

Dinner - Raw Reuben Sandwich

My Mom was going to a Reuben Sandwich get-together where she lives and ever since she mentioned that, my mouth was watering, so...I created my own! (Lucy)

The Famous RAWvolution Onion Bread by Matt Amsden Ingredients: 2 1/2 lbs sweet onions, peeled (I used 3 good sized onions ) 1 cup ground sunflower seeds 1 cup ground golden flax seeds 1/2 cup olive oil 3 oz. Nama Shoyu Directions Put onions in food processor with 's' blade and process until small pieces, (but not mush). Put in mixing bowl with the other ingredients and mix thoroughly. The flax will absorb liquid. Smooth onto teflex sheets about 1/4" thick and place in dehydrator for 12 hours, turning over for another 12 hours or until dry and crispy. Either break into pieces or cut with a pizza cutter, and store in refrigerator in an HIGH FIVE! A 5-Day Raw Vegan Menu

airtight container. Thousand Island Dressing 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1/2 cup cashews 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup red onions, chopped (I omitted these) 1/2 cup dill pickle, chopped Pinch of salt, onion powder, garlic powder (or fresh finely chopped garlic) 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes soaked Pinch cayenne pepper Blend everything together except for the onions and pickle - to add once mixed. Water down a little if you like it thinner (with water or almond mylk). Serve on fresh spring mix, with cucumbers, tomatoes, green onion, etc. Top with some sunflower seeds, black olives, etc. I sprinkled caraway seeds on the sandwich too, to give it that rye flavoring.

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Menu 3: Angelina's Sexy Raw Menu By Angela Elliott

Breakfast - Heavenly Rainbow Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients 2 Bananas 1 Orange 1/2 cup fresh or frozen Strawberries 1/2 cup frozen Blueberries 1 persimmon 1 golden apple 1 bunch chopped and washed spinach or rainbow chard Water if needed Directions Place the ingredients in order in the blender

Lunch - Greens Can Be Sexy, Too, Salad

Ingredients 6 cups of your favorite mixed salad greens 1 avocado, cubed 1/2 head of radicchio, chopped Edible flowers and sunflower sprouts 2 green onion, chopped Directions: Arrange the salad greens on each person's plate, then place the radicchio, avocado, and green onion on each person's plate. Surround the salad with edible flowers and then top the salad with sunflower sprouts on each plate.

Slippery When Wet Dressing

Ingredients 2 cups almonds, soaked and drained 1 clove of garlic 1 cup of cilantro Himalayan salt to taste Cayenne to taste 3/4 cup water Directions Blend everything in a blender until smooth and drizzle over individual salads. For a thinner dressing, add more water

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"Ravish Me!" Ravioli Alfredo

This is your main meal and the fuel that will inspire your man to ravish you after dinner. ;-) (Angela) Ingredients 2 cups almonds, soaked and drained 2 cups zucchini 2 teaspoons Himalayan salt 1 clove fresh garlic 2 teaspoons oregano Directions Process the above ingredients in a food processor until creamy. Transfer creamy mixture to a bowl and add 1/2 cup minced sweet onion and 1/2 cup minced bell pepper by hand to the mixture. Leave large butter lettuce out long enough to wilt, remove the heavy center vein . Place 1 tablespoon of mixture into each lettuce leaf and roll to wrap up tightly.

Dreamy, Creamy Noodle Sauce

Ingredients 2 teaspoons mellow un-pasteurized miso 2 tablespoons of olive oil 1/2 cup raw pine nuts 1/2 cup cashews soaked at least one hour and drained 1 clove fresh garlic 1 teaspoon dried oregano Himalayan salt to taste Black pepper to taste 1/2 cup nut milk 1/2 cup zucchini, peeled and chopped fine Nutritional yeast to taste Parsley for garnish Directions Blend everything except the parsley in a blender and blend until smooth. Place four raviolis on each plate and top with Alfredo sauce. Garnish all around the plate with parsley and serve.

Dinner - The Happy Rainbow Salad Recipe

Ingredients 2 cups Red Cabbage, thinly sliced 2 cups Green Cabbage, thinly sliced 1 Carrot, grated HIGH FIVE! A 5-Day Raw Vegan Menu

1 Red Pepper, slivered 1 cup grated carrots 1 cup grated jicama 1 cup grated beet 1 cucumber, sliced 1 Yellow Pepper, slivered 1 Orange Pepper, slivered 4 tablespoons scallions, chopped 4 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced 1 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 3 tablespoons filtered water 1 teaspoon cold pressed unfiltered olive oil 1/4 teaspoon cayenne 1/2 teaspoon pure liquid inland Sea Water (trace minerals) Directions Add all ingredients in order of listing and place in a large bowl, toss and serve!

Autumn Harvest Soup

Heres a lovely recipe combining squash and apples! Since squash is a fruit, you can mix it with other fruits quite nicely and that is what this lovely soup is all about. (Angela) 1 cups pumpkin pie pumpkin or winter squash, chopped cup pumpkin pie pumpkin or winter squash, cubed avocado 2 apples, chopped onion, chopped 1 clove garlic 4 dates 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder 2 Tablespoons cinnamon powder teaspoon nutmeg powder cup coconut water Chopped fresh cilantro for garnish Cayenne or curry powder to taste can be added to really spice things up. Blend all above ingredients (except cup pumpkin pie pumpkin or winter squash, cubed) and add cup cubed pumpkin or winter squash to the soup for texture and garnish with cilantro.

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Menu 4: A Superfood Mama's Nourishing Delights by Courtney Clay

Breakfast - Superfood Chia Pudding
Thick and creamy with a balanced sweetness and a hint of bitter and salty... this is an amazing breakfast drink! Start off your morning with the highest quality protein, essential fatty acids, minerals, vitamin C & E, antioxidants, brain-building choline and MUCH more! (Courtney) Ingredients 1/3 cup chia seeds, soaked overnight in 2 cups spring water 1 cup extra water or herbal tea 3 Tbs hemp seeds 3 Tbs lucuma powder 2 Tbs cacao or carob powder 2 Tbs tocotrienols 1 Tbs wild blue-green algae flakes 1 Tbs super green powder (Greener Grasses works great with this) 1/2 Tbs ground vanilla 1 tsp high-vitamin C berry powder (camu camu, or Pure Radiance C) 4-8 medicinal mushroom capsule contents (reishi, chaga, cordyceps, lion's mane, etc) OR 1 tsp MSM 1/8 tsp high-quality salt 2 Tbs coconut oil 2 Tbs raw honey 1 Tbs non-GMO soy (or sunflower) lecithin 3-5 ounces fresh or frozen berries (cherries, blueberries, etc) Soak the chia seeds overnight in the water. Pour into a high-speed blender, and add the extra cup of liquid. Add everything else, then blend until smooth. This makes two large servings of a creamy, satisfying breakfast pudding!

Lunch - Seasonal Salad

For the best salad ever, use the freshest ingredients you can find: organic, local, in season, and best of all, homegrown! Add some wild greens to the mix (dandelion leaves & flowers, lamb's quarters, wild lettuce, violet leaves & flowers, chickweed, etc) to boost the mineral content even more. (Courtney) Ingredients ~ 2 cups of local organic seasonal greens (arugula, radish or mustard greens, kale, endive, lettuce, collards, etc)

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1 medium local organic pickling cucumber (or half a regular cucumber) 1 medium local organic heirloom tomato 1/2 medium avocado 2 Tbs nutritional yeast (optional) 1 Tbs sea lettuce flakes 1 tsp (or to taste) high-quality salt 1 tsp cajun seasoning Cayenne or chipotle pepper powder (to taste) 2 Tbs cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil 2 Tbs balsamic vinegar 2 Tbs sprouted sunflower seeds (optional) Directions Tear greens up into small pieces. Dice cucumber, tomato and avocado, and add all veggies to a medium sized bowl. Sprinkle/pour on everything else, and mix well!

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

2 cups spring water 1/2 cup macadamia nuts (or pine nuts / hemp seeds / cashews) 2 Tbs nutritional yeast 2 Tbs Tomato Concentrate powder (or 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes) 1 Tbs dried basil (or 2 Tbs fresh basil) 1/2 tsp high-quality salt 1 Tbs non-GMO lecithin Add all ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. This is wonderful when gently warmed! Serves 2.

Dinner - Mushrooms N' Gravy

This deliciously savory dish is reminiscent of beef cutlets (the marinated portabello slices!) in gravy, and makes a great main meal. Rich in protein and very satisfying. We created this one while I was breastfeeding, when I started craving mushrooms for the first time in my life, and I ate it for dinner every night for quite a while! (Courtney) Makes 2 servings Ingredients 2 large portabello mushrooms Marinade made from oil (sesame, sunflower or olive are best), tamari, vinegar (ume plum or balsamic) HIGH FIVE! A 5-Day Raw Vegan Menu

Directions First, slice portabellos into cutlets and place on trays in the dehydrator (or oven on low heat) for 1-4 hours. The drier they become, the more they will absorb the flavor of the marinade. I personally enjoy them best when the mushrooms are still somewhat plump with their own juices (1-2 hours). Marinate the mushrooms for another hour or so (we put the marinating mushrooms back in the dehydrator so they'll be warm when we eat them). For the gravy, add the following to a blender: 1/2 cup olive oil (extra virgin, unfiltered, stone-crushed) 1/2 cup Medi Aminos Bean/Grain (from qncenter.com; not technically raw) 4 Tbs tamari (wheat-free) 4 tsp nutritional yeast 1 tsp salt (we use an excellent natural salt blend called Sun Fire Salt) 2 cups wild harvested spring water Optional: 1-2 Tbs raw honey As an alternative to using Medi-Aminos, you can instead use 3/4 cup pine nuts or hemp seeds, and lessen the olive oil amount to 1/4 cup. Blend until smooth. It will be runny and pourable at first, but very soon will solidify into a thick, scoop-able gravy! Remove the mushroom slices from the marinade, put them on serving plates, and pour the gravy over the top of them. Save the marinade for next time, and enjoy this hearty meal with one of your favorite people!

Snack - Snickerdoodles
This snack is quick to prepare, extremely yummy, and densely nutritious. As a breastfeeding mama, I LOVE these, and really appreciate their satisfying amounts of fat, protein and minerals! (Courtney) Ingredients 2/3 cup hemp seeds 1/3 cup lucuma powder 2 Tbs spirulina 1/2 Tbs ground vanilla 1/4 tsp high-quality salt 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg (optional) 1/3 cup coconut oil (liquid) 2 Tbs raw honey Add all ingredients to a food processor. Process until smooth. Roll into balls and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes or more. Makes about 10 balls. HIGH FIVE! A 5-Day Raw Vegan Menu

Menu 5: Empress Delights by Shakaya Leone

Beauty Elixir at Dawn Green Goddess and Pineapple Pasha My favorite morning drink is pure water gathered from a nearby Spring with a squeeze of lime, grapefruit, pomegrante or ginger. An hour or two later I will make a veggie juice or green smoothie; here are a couple from my book Naked Beauty (Shakaya)

Green Goddess
This drink can be juiced or blended depending on how soft the melon is. It tastes like pure freshness. (Shakaya) Ingredients Honeydew Melon Handful of green Grapes 2 wands of Celery A sprig of fresh Tarragon or Parsley or Nettles A pretty, happy and beautifying drink with a flavor so fresh it makes you feel like a fairy in the forest. (Shakaya)

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Pineapple Pasha
Pineapple contains a proteolytic enzyme, which means it helps to break down stored proteins in the body and can reduce inflammation. (Shakaya) Ingredients 1/3 Pineapple, skin removed and cored 1C Parsley Historically, a pasha is a type of monarch, and this drink is an homage to all who are willing to follow their principles and passion which always leads to where you want to go in life. This beverage is regal and so are you. Enjoy, Princess! (Shakaya) Mid-Day Blissing Happiness in a Bowl I only take in liquids until noon because our body is in a detox cycle until then, and I am not ready for solids. I usually have a savory green smoothie or raw soup if I had a light juice in the morning, perhaps with some spicy herbed flax crackers or soaked nuts, or a living cereal. This cereal is a light meal that you can have as a breakfast, brunch, lunch or even as a snack. (Shakaya)

Happiness in a Bowl
Ingredients 2-3 T Chia Seeds soaked in 1 C water or apple juice for 10 minutes 1 T nuts - chopped Almonds, Pecans or Walnuts- optional 1 T seeds - Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds or Hemp Seeds 1 t dried fruits - Goji Berries, Currants or dried Apricots chopped 1 fresh fruits - Apple, Pear, Berries and/or Banana sliced Sprinkle with Cinnamon, Nutmeg and/or Cardamon and gratitude before serving ;) Evening Feast Mermaid's Choice This is a satisfying meal that can be made differently depending on the season. In warm weather, I eat it without the broth as a salad. (Shakaya) Ingredients 1 small Zucchini made into noodles using a saladacco or spiraliser soaked wakame seaweed wild mushrooms optional cherry tomatoes quatered bell pepper and brocoli pieces garlic, onion, ginger, tumeric and cayenne pepper- all to taste Combine everything. Add 1 C hot water to make into a soup in wintertime or just toss with some olive oil and Celtic Sea salt. HIGH FIVE! A 5-Day Raw Vegan Menu

Sweet Treat Pomegranate for Persephone Peace Pie

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Ingredients Crust 1 C almonds 1 C pecans 1 C shredded coconut 3 pitted dates 1 t coconut Butter 1 pinch of Celtic Sea Salt Directions Process until crumbly in the food processor. Form into a ball and press into pie plate. Filling 3 C Strawberries 3-5 Bananas 3 T Honey 3 T Irish Moss gel, Agar Agar or Psyllium or Coconut Butter to thicken Pommegranates seeds to decorate Directions Blend all the filling ingredients except for the garnishes. Pour into pie crust and chill until firm. This pie will last for one week in the fridge or 2 weeks in the freezer if covered well. In-Joy!

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Biographies
Chris Kendall

Chris Kendall is a 30 year old Registered Holistic Nutritionist, amateur skateboarder as well as a 100% Raw and Transitional Lifestyle Coach. His passion is to share the blessings and joys of living a Holistic, Athletic, Healthy, Energetic Raw Vegan Lifestyle by fully living the example and dedicating his life to service. He is the creator of http://the-raw-advantage.com where he furthers his message through consulting, recipe ebooks, printed books, seminars, workshops, fun t-shirts as well as acting as full time live in lifestyle coach.

Lucy Brandt

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For the past 50+ years (my whole life), I have had migraines. Pre-Raw I was at my wit's end. I was so sick with these life debilitating monsters, I literally would start my day chewing up about 4 Excedrin P.M.'s to cut the "edge" off the daily migraines. I felt that I barely existing/living with these massive headaches. Surely death had to feel better. Trust me, I thought about it. Then it got worse....my thyroid was diagnosed as non-functioning. A thyroid specialist was recommended and I went to him for 6 years....up and down on all doses of Synthroid. Since I made the choice to try a 100% raw lifestyle, I immediately started showing improvement in my thyroid numbers and not ONE migraine has surfaced. I kept waiting for it. Every day I would think, this is the day I will get a headache. But nothing. My thyroid was also showing incredible improvement -quickly. The specialist kept saying it couldn't be the foods I was eating - that they, (foods), have nothing to do with the numbers, as he would shake his head every 2 months of my improving, not knowing HOW I was doing it. It's truly a shame that doctors aren't trained more in nutrition. I would tell him what I was eating, but he felt that wasn't improving my thyroid. HA! Some specialist! 11 months after going 100% Raw - both dis-eases have been cured/healed/GONE.... in LESS THAN A YEAR! Unbelievable! I'm totally off all medications for the thyroid and no more Excedrin P.M.s in the morning! I am in awe of how are bodies can regenerate, and how quickly they can forgive & heal! All of that was five years ago. Losing weight was another perk. If by going Raw I were to remain heavy, but not have the migraines and have my thyroid working proper, then it would have been worth it. I didn't go Raw TO lose weight. The more I read about it, the more something "clicked" with me and made sense. I had been Vegetarian for over 30 years and Vegan for 3 years, so the transition was easy for me. My tastebuds adapted very quickly too. I didn't miss the salt. I didn't miss the sugar; as I was satifying thse needs. I didn't miss the so-called healthy Vegan (fast) foods. In addition to being completely Raw, I incorporate daily some type of sea green to keep my thyroid functioning; whether it is eating some sea veggie or I make what I call Sea Tea. What is also amazing about eating Raw foods is that I do not deprive myself of anything. I have a sweet tooth and if fruits and their natural sweetness doesn't satisfy that desire, I will make a decadant dessert usually using cacao! I love my raw chocolate! I also have made another recent change as I gained some weight back during a very trying time last year. I spin 3x a week and I LOVE IT! On other days I either lift weights, workout with kettle bells, or play on the Wii - Wii fit or Wii sports - gotta love the tennis!And recently - Zumba! And water don't forget to drink half your weight in ounces of water... I encourage everyone wanting to make changes in their life to give Raw foods a try. This is how we were meant to eat. Mama Earth provides for us. THOSE are the ultimate fast foods - the berries, the seeds, the fruits, the vegetables. How cool is that? This totally proves we are what we eat! I wish everyone a wonderful, fun, healing, healthy Raw journey! HIGH FIVE! A 5-Day Raw Vegan Menu

Angela Elliott

Angela Elliott is the author of Alive in Five, Holiday Fare with Angela, The Simple Gourmet, and more books on the way! Angela is the inventor of Raw Nut-Free Cuisine and The CelestialwichTM, and the owner and operator of She-Zen Ecological Cuisine: www.she-zencuisine.com Angelas credentials are: Medical and Master Herbalist Classical homeopath Nutritionist Paramedical Aesthetician Herbal Skin Therapist Certified gourmet chef Chinese Reflexologist Jin Shin Juitsu Practitioner Reiki Master Polarity Practitioner -Teacher of Reflexology, Reiki, Polarity, Herbology and Jin Shin Holistic Health Practitioner Holistic Animal Therapist Angela Elliott is an Arizona native. She was raised by a world-renowned physicist/chemist and a gourmet French chef/writer whose occupations enabled frequent travel abroad and instilled in the young Angela a life-long fascination with various cultures. Angela lived in different countries, attended school in two of the countries, and spoke Swedish and Dutch fluently. Angela endeared herself to her lively Irish grandfather, a storyteller of some notoriety, and was encouraged to share her blossoming imagination with her peers. A passion for the arts was inspired by Angelas grandfather and mother, and instilled in her a lifelong love of literature and writing.Angela has contributed to various publications, including Vegnews Magazine, Vegetar- ian Baby and Child Magazine, and has taught gourmet classes, holistic classes, lectured, and on occasion toured with Lou Corona, a nationally recognized proponent of living food.

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Courtney Clay

Courtney Clay is an ecstatic mama, adventurer, and lover of life. She is passionate about nourishment in all forms, ecstatic parenting, infinite sustainability, ecological gardening, living in conscious community, playing with herbs and wild foods, rediscovering ancient ceremony/ritual, and creating paradise on earth, one choice at a time. She lives on a beautiful, spacious 5 acres in North Texas with her amazing husband Isaac, and their spunky, healthy and extremely charismatic toddler son, Cedar. She also writes a blog called Ecstatic Mama, at http://chocotrixie.blogspot.com.

Shakaya Leone

Shakaya Leone is the founder of Earth Empress.com. Shakaya has become a trusted voice in the raw HIGH FIVE! A 5-Day Raw Vegan Menu

community and has attracted tens of thousands of women to her online events including the RawMomSummit and W.I.S.H. which she co-produced and had the pleasure of interviewing Marianne Williamson, Byron Katie, Marci Shimoff, David Wolfe, Victoria Boutenko, Dr Mercola and dozens of other luminaries. Shakaya created the DVD documentary Raising Children Raises Us, a film about Conscious Parenting, Raw Food Nutrition and Un-Schooling enriched children. Shakaya is the author of The Healthy Lunchbox and Naked Beauty- Your Guide to Gorgeous, Naturally! As well, Shakaya is a speaker who hosts LIVE events and she contributes articles for dozens of magazines online and in print, and appears on TV and radio regularly. Shakayas vision is to inspire women to be proactive in their health and embrace their beauty. Naturally. SHAKAYA SAYS: Every woman is a goddess, sovereign and beautiful. When we lose touch with Nature, we lose touch with our own nature. Food is a gateway. Tell me how you eat and I can tell you where you are cultivating or sabotaging your beauty, health and power as a woman. Shakaya can be found inspiring women at www.earthempress.com

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