A while ago I presented to you my version of a 100% Raw Cacao-Banana Smoothie. This beverage has since evolved into a high-energy drink fueled with superfoods and fiber.

“Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.” —Hippocrates

About The Above Photo
This simple sandwich includes: broccoli sprouts, lettuce, tomato, avocado and onion on top of raw cashew mayonnaise and a slice of raw bread.
The raw bread was purchased from Whole Foods, and it’s called "Sunflower Seed Bread" by Lydia’s Organics.
The raw cashew mayonnaise recipe was from Amie’s Amiable Cuisine blog.
Also in the photo: a shot of cashew milk, some tangerine slices, flax crackers and grapes.
Superfoods
First off… don’t care for superfoods? Then read, “10 …

“Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.”
—Hippocrates

59 Days at 100% Raw
After almost 60 days of being 100% raw vegan, I have realized that I was making a choice, and a commitment to myself to become more healthy and thus improve the quality of my life.
Of course, when I didn’t care about my health and ate whatever I wanted to without any thought to the consequences, I was making a choice too.
In the end we do what we have to do in …

“When you eat raw foods you feel great. I just wanted to share that.” —Juliano

Salad and Flax Crackers with Garlic Dip
Here’s a pic of dinner tonight, which consisted of salad with coldpressed extra virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar. Also, I had some Herb Garden Flax Crackers by Matter of Flax with a very potent creamy raw garlic “paste” by Majestic Garlic.
Salad consisted of the following:

Various lettuce greens, radicchio, frisee, arugula, baby spinach, romaine lettuce.
Herbs: Dill, Cilantro, and Basil
Large Green Raw Olives
Cherry Tomatoes
Broccoli Florets
Broccoli Sprouts

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Confronting The Old Cravings
If you’re like me, you still may have some of the “old cravings” for cooked foods, locked away in the deep, dark recesses of your mind.
Having survived the holiday season of family gatherings, Thanksgiving turkey dinner, and that darned Christmas ham, I am fully aware that there is a part of me that craves the old ways and habits of eating cooked food.
But, I was able to survive the holidays unscathed! And maintaining my 100% rawness. And you can be a survivor too …

There is a “Zen” of raw food presentation I am striving for, on a personal level… because it is also important to “take in” the food visually as well.

A Question To My Readers
Do you find these food diary/logs interesting? Perhaps helpful? Let me know… for sometimes I get a bit tired of posting them. It can get a bit tedious, but it’s important for me to also log what I eat on a daily basis, and get feedback from my readers as well. …

“Raw foods create living bodies, and cooked foods create dying bodies”
—Sabrina Aird

Yesterday was the first time I tried some “Grainless Apple Cereal” by Lydia’s Organics. I ate it with fresh almond milk and it tasted fantastic! It’s like raw granola. 100% organic, vegan and raw.
Zen and the Raw Journey
Some random notes on how I’m feeling after day 28…

I seem more focused and clear when playing piano and drums. This is one of the big reasons for trying 100% raw, to improve my performances (not just through …

A couple of years ago I wrote a post entitled, Raw Foods: The Grand Experiment. I had already been a vegan for a number of years, and a vegetarian for more than two decades. Anyway, I’d been reading about the concepts of eating only raw foods online and in various books. And back when I initially wrote that previous article I thought I’d give raw foods a try.

The main concepts concerning a raw food diet were fascinating to me:
1. More Energy and Stamina
I’ve read about triathletes …

I recently took a few photos of what I [typically] eat as far as sushi goes. Below is my version of Raw Vegan Sushi. The only thing not raw here is the miso soup, but then again I’m not 100% raw vegan just yet. I tried in the past but it’s too hard for me, especially when the weather is cold.

Rolling your own sushi nori is not so hard. Here’s an easy tutorial on how to make your own. Just use raw nori sheets and …