My dear raw food vegans, please help!

shellimus

I am trying to eat more healthy and would like my diet to be mostly raw/vegan...so far this has been a difficult transition. I just need some ideas for what to eat.

I currently drink 1-2 green smoothies a day, but struggle with what else to eat. Breakfast isn't typically a problem, it's the rest of the day...

Please let me know some of your favorite snack ideas, lunches, and dinners.

Thanks!!

Fairysoul

I did a lot salads, and if you get a dehydrator you can use a lot of recipes at rawmazing.com

Grimmerick

If you have a whole foods near you they have lots of raw healthy snacks now. Also barnes and noble has some great raw cookbooks Ani Phyo has a good one out. Good luck eating raw is very time consuming as the recipes can take along time to prepare. Lettuce wraps were a savior to me because there is so much you can do with them. Also I agree with the above poster. A dehydrator is essential

Dayquasar

Try looking up some recipes online I'm sure you can find a few things

ilookthetype

http://ohsheglows.com/recipes/

http://xgfx.org/

http://goneraw.com/

I use a fair bit from each of these sites. I'm not vegan or raw, just GF but vegans tend to be pretty gf friendly in their blogs so I use them a lot.

live2dream

sadtoraw.com has some interesting recipes too. I'm vegan but not 100% raw...would like to be more, but I don't have a dehydrator yet. rawmazing.com is amazing too... she also has an e-book with transitional recipes that don't require a dehydrator--- i've been meaning to get that book.

live2dream

http://ohsheglows.com/recipes/

http://xgfx.org/

http://goneraw.com/

I use a fair bit from each of these sites. I'm not vegan or raw, just GF but vegans tend to be pretty gf friendly in their blogs so I use them a lot.

cool...haven't heard of the 2nd two sites...good stuff.

16mixingbowls

i just got a spiral slicer that i use to make noodles with. i use carrots, squash, and zucchini. Here is a recipe for raw/vegan curry from GlutenFreeGoddess dot com:

Raw Zucchini Pasta Recipe in a Vegan Curry Cream Sauce

Use a mild curry in this pasta sauce, or a Thai-inspired hot one. You can make this delectable dish as mild or as spicy as your taste buds crave. Be sure to taste test (the fun part) before you add the sauce to the zucchini pasta. You can also use my basic Cashew Cream recipe to make a simple herb cream sauce with fresh chopped herbs or a spoonful of your favorite pesto (here's a tasty vegan pesto recipe perfect for a raw Italian meal).

To make the raw zucchini pasta you'll need:

A Joyce Chen Spiral Slicer (or similar spiral slicer)
1 medium zucchini per person (choose straight, firm zukes)
Extra virgin olive oil, to taste
Sea salt, to taste

For the sauce:

One half to one cup Cashew Cream Sauce Recipe
A splash of MimiCreme or coconut milk, to thin
Mild or hot curry, to taste (I used mild)
Fresh chopped parsley, mint, or basil

For the plate:

Fresh baby salad greens or herb mix
Sweet yellow tomatoes
Slices of watermelon, cantaloupe or mango
Fresh parsley or cilantro

Peel the zucchini. Using a sharp knife, slice off both ends evenly, creating a straight across edge on the bottom and the top of the zucchini. Slice the zucchini in half (if your zucchini is large you may have to slice it in more sections to fit; you want a piece of zucchini roughly 3-4 inches).

Empty the bowl of the zucchini strands into a mixing bowl (I love this Oxo Good Grips Bowl with a handle). Drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil on the zucchini pasta, sprinkle with fine sea salt, to taste, and gently- very gently- lift and toss the strands to coat. I used a fork to do this. Set aside.

Start thinning the Cashew Cream sauce with a spoonful or two of MimiCreme or coconut milk (any non-dairy milk will work in this, though hemp milk might not be quite the right choice, taste-wise) or raw young coconut milk to keep it strictly raw. Season with curry and fresh herbs, to taste.

Figure on roughly 1/4 cup of curry sauce per zucchini- though you can use less or more- to coat the pasta the way you like it.

Start with a little bit of sauce and toss gently. A little goes a long way. I like to keep the pasta light and not totally drenched in sauce. But if you prefer an Alfredo-like experience, add more.

Plate the baby salad greens and sweet yellow tomatoes.

Add a serving of the zucchini pasta in the center of the plate. Garnish with watermelon wedges.

Sprinkle with fresh parsley or cilantro. Serve at room temperature.


Read more: http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2010/08/raw-zucchini-pasta-in-vegan-curry-cream.html#ixzz1cefEu9Bu

cairns19

I am really interested in this - thank you everyone for posting these helpful links!!

LisaMarieee

Raw zucchini pasta with marinara sauce for dinner. Some snack suggestions: Dates, raisins, cashews, any sort of dried fruit is good.

shellimus

Great! Thank you for all the ideas. I will check it out.

shellimus

http://ohsheglows.com/recipes/

http://xgfx.org/

http://goneraw.com/

I use a fair bit from each of these sites. I'm not vegan or raw, just GF but vegans tend to be pretty gf friendly in their blogs so I use them a lot.

I'm not exactly GF, but I have a wheat allergy, so it definitely helps that.