Eating Raw

I was introduced to raw foods about four months ago. Eating "raw" was not entirely new to me. I have been eating as organic and as natural (more later) as I can for almost ten years now. After discovering how crappy I would feel after eating processed foods - mostly sugary foods. As you probably know almost every single packaged food has sugar in some form in it.

Anyway, eating "clean", I noticed my energy levels improve, my moods became stable, my skin cleared up, I became more focused, even PMS has become bearable. Over time, I have done much research on this and it is all true. Processed foods are basically poison, at least to me. I will never go back to eating crap. My body and mind feel so strong and sharp today.

So after experimenting with some raw receipes (which I will share) I was hooked. The benefits of raw diets is increased energy, weight loss, skin appearence improves, heart disease decreases.

Key Lime Pie - My personal favorite raw treat~ A must try!
Crust Ingredients:
3 C fine almond flour*
4-5 fresh medjool dates
2 T coconut oil
1/2 tsp. sea saltFilling Ingredients:
2 small ripe avocados
1 banana
1 1/4 C juice from key limes (regular limes will also work fine)
1/2 C mango chunks
1/2 C agave nectar
1/3 C coconut cream concentrate or oil
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Preparation:
To make crust, place almond flour, dates, coconut oil, and sea salt in a food processor and blend until it balls up. Firmly press crust into pie pan and set aside.
To make the filling, process all filling ingredients in a high-powered blender such as a VitaMix until smooth and fluid. Pour into pie shell and freeze about 4-6 hours or longer. I like to serve this topped with a little shredded coconut and mango chunks or slices.

*Almond Flour is made from ground raw almonds. Please note that you can buy almond flour at most health food stores, which is what I do. Then all you do is measure it out!