Some day I’m going to have Clay write a post about his
“conversion” to raw food. Neither of us
eat exclusively raw food, but we’ve both done extended periods of all raw and
consume a large portion of our food raw.
We definitely notice a difference and love the way we feel when we eat a
lot of raw foods. Last Sunday Clay
decided to do an all raw day. He made
the most amazing tomato pesto with basil and tomatoes from our garden. And for noodles he ran some zucchini and
summer squash over the mandolin. I was
eating regular noodles, and when I tasted his raw version mine paled in
comparison.
He also ground up some pecans and mixed them with dates for a little treat. And I made some raw fudge, the most delicious thing you’ll ever taste, healthy or not. Since there are no refined sugars in it (just maple syrup or agave) it was an allowable treat within our month of no refined sugars. And what a treat it was! The basic recipe is coconut oil, raw cacao, ground almonds, vanilla and salt. It sets up in the fridge, and I’m telling you, it’s amazing! Really. When I have this around I have no desire for “real” treats. And the amazing thing is that it’s actually good for you. While agave and maple syrup aren’t health tonics, they certainly don’t have the deleterious effects of processed sugar, and the rest of the ingredients are extremely beneficial. You can feel virtuous while chowing down on fudge!
