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Seven Ways To Get More Raw Food Into Your Diet

You know you should eat more raw food, but when you think of it you see a bunch of lettuce and maybe a carrot stick. Not very appetizing, to say the least.

In reality, most raw foods pack a lot flavor and nutrients. And incorporating them into your eating routine is not only simple, but will help reduce your risk of developing various disease. Here are seven ways to get more raw food into your diet.

1. Eat a large, colorful salad at least once a day. Make it with at least two cups of lettuce, some chopped red or yellow bell pepper, and other raw veggies that you enjoy. Top it with your favorite healthy salad dressing.

2. Serve sauerkraut with meat. I don’t mean the conventional kind of sauerkraut that consists of cooked cabbage soaked in vinegar. I mean sauerkraut made of raw cabbage that was fermented at room temperature using salt and/or whey. If you have time, you can make your own. Otherwise, health food stores (and some conventional grocery stores in the health food refrigerated section) carry lacto-fermented sauerkraut in the refrigerated section, near the dairy products. The only ingredients on the label should be cabbage and salt, and perhaps whey.

3. Eat raw fruit for dessert. If you’re used to dessert, try some grapes, berries, or dates instead of the usual processed sweets. You could even get real adventurous and try some papaya, which will aid in the digestion process.

4. Drink a green smoothie for breakfast. A green smoothie consists of fresh and/or frozen fruit blended with a handful of raw greens. Start by trying spinach or leaf lettuce, as they are the more mild-tasting greens (spinach will actually make your smoothie sweeter).

5. Snack on celery sticks or cucumber slices with raw nut butter. The vegetables take little time to wash and cut up. You can make your own raw nut butter by whirling raw nuts in a food processor, or buy raw nut butter online or at your local health food store.

6. Top your vegetables with sprouts. Growing your own sprouts in a jar is easy and takes little time. Seeds from alfalfa, clover, and broccoli are ready to be eaten in six or seven days, and add nutrition as well as enzymes to a meal. Put a handful on your steamed vegetables or a salad, add some dressing, and dig in!

7. Replace cheese made from pasteurized milk with cheese made from raw milk. The raw milk cheese is healthier and can be found at any grocery store. Similarly, you may consider replacing one cooked meat meal a week with sushi.

Adding more raw foods to your diet is easy, healthy, and delicious. Use these ideas, or come up with your own, and watch your health start to improve.

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