Starting a raw vegan diet - how to

Shopping and meal-planning on a raw vegan diet is difficult. You can’t do it overnight.

Some things I learned overtime: Buy books. In the meantime, here are some tips.

1) What is The Raw Vegan Diet for? Ill health. Ill complexion. Beautification. Don't be a glutton. This raw vegan diet is best for the: Sufferer of ill bowel health/Obese/Diabetic, Chronically ill, or overtly depleted in vitamins/minerals/education (impoverished a/o homeless, etc.). This is pretty much obvious, as some unlucky of us (very thin is also a chronic illness) need to build back the body very quickly, (not suffer from eating disorders) and efficiently, through enzyme and vitamin replenishment in the body. ...Any kind of hospitalization is also a good reason to try a raw diet. (Any hospitalization, any length. Period. Bar none.) You can find many testimonials. The raw diet is a healer diet. It works very quickly. More quickly than just adding more raw veg into the diet (but that is also a good place to start - no I will not address that particularity here, in this particular article).

2) How long should I do a raw vegan diet? I am not a doctor. It is up to you. :) I advise different lengths depending on how ill the person is. I do not currently have a nutrition guidance license. PS …can take different body types different amounts of time to replenish their vital enzymes from foods.

3) How to + some recipes ideas!

-Start with drinks. Watermelon juice. Green vitality juices. Blue algae juice. Purple pea water. Any colorful water beverages with the utmost alkalinity (look this word up re:diet, if you're not already familiar). Protein smoothies are also great. Very expensive, however. Read Victoria Boutenko books - she talks about green smoothies (or thickies, as she sometimes calls them, I think). She is the queen of green smoothies, and tells you how to make them very simply. There are many other friendly faces in the raw vegan smoothie internet rabbit-hole to happily learn from.

-Add salads in the evening, especially. You may find, from the Fruitarian community, if you go down one of those rabbit-holes, that you can go easily on a low fat diet most of the day, with mainly the aforementioned veggie juices and fruit in the body. Paricularly (as a female) if you are not active, or only very lightly, so.

-Snack on nuts and seeds to add fat where protein/fat for exercise is necessity. Add the amount you need individually, to get through the day. This is dependent on many factors, size, accusomization to nature, environment, etc.

-Below you will find some goodies:

These are some ideas to read up on or even pick up along the way.

Coconut kefir - Coconut kefir is a thin yogurt/water shake made with fresh organic coconut and probiotic bacteria inside. It is a watery beverage. Yay! Delish!

Overnight oats - a fun snack for morning, with blueberries, or protein powder mixed in, if wished. :)

Salad greens with flax crackers - You can find these flax crackers in different flavors in the health food store. They are pretty tasty to add to salads.

Sprouted bean salad - I don't know how to make this yet! But if you have a good dressing..! Lmk... Ha ha. Sprouted beans are one of nature's powerhouse health foods! So delicious. Crunchy, too! Yum!

Green smoothies - Victoria Boutenko (and others) say not to add anything but fruits, veg, and water. :) You pick. Drink at your own risk. Sometimes a fatty green smoothie is harder to digest. Depends how active you are. Good luck!

What is each one for?

Coconut kefir is for building gut health. It is also a diet beverage, low in fat (or nonexistent in fat depending on what kind you get). High in enzymes, this beverage will keep you going longer than expected, take my word for it! It is so good for you!

Overnight oats - these are great for workouts to lean out and build muscle. Use protein powder inside.

Salad greens just refers to eating a big salad at least once or twice a day. Helps all-around. :)

Flax crackers are a great addition! Good for the hair, skin, and nails. Good for brain health too! Yay!

Sprouted bean salad - is a high protein snack that you can make anytime with sprouts you make at home or buy at a natural food store. Super good extra protein for high-intensity workouts.

Green smoothies - don’t forget em! Just water, fresh fruit, and fresh greens.

Protein ice cream is so useful! Add protein to a banana shake and blend into a sorbet-consistency!