I’ve done this a few times before, jotting down any random thoughts on being a raw vegan.
Things I’ve Realized About Being Raw

I LOVE Avocados!

After 3 years of being mostly raw vegan, I still don’t own an Excalibur Dehydrator or a Vitamix Blender.

I also LOVE olives!

Whenever I eat a high fat raw meal, like with nut dips and nut dishes, I still feel sleepy afterwards and it DOES slow me down.

Fresh, raw, organic salads always get my energy up, up, up!!! Never fails.

A combination of olives, basil, cilantro, dill, radicchio, …

Exilir of Life
After going to Whole Foods Market to buy some raw foods, I had gone home to make my first batch of raw almond milk. I had some almonds soaked in water since last night, and I placed them in a blender with 3 cups of water and, presto… fresh almond milk! I squeezed the stuff through cheese cloth to capture the pulp, and the liquid looks just like fresh milk with some foam on top. Awesome!
I’ll keep the pulp to make some almond cheese …

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 …