Being Mostly Raw

As I mentioned in a previous post I said I was going to try and eat raw food for 3 days

Instead I've done it up until around 6-ish, then had a normal meal

But I've done it for over week

I've just stuck to plain raw fruit/veg, juices, smoothies, courgette pasta and raw soups

I'd had raw soups before, but this time I added avocado and it really made a difference

I feel so much better

And the food was really yummy!

If i lived somewhere warm, I'd definitely eat mostly raw

Here are some of my favourites

Celery, cucumber, apple, lemon & ginger juice
Tomato, red pepper, celery, cucumber and lemon juice - So good
Pineapple and cucumber juice - So refreshing
Frozen berries & frozen banana blended to make a 'ice cream' - Yum! 
Courgette 'pasta'

One of the nicest soups I made was based on this Carrot Avocado Soup recipe 
But I left out garlic, olive oil and green onion (I didn't have them) and added kale and cayenne pepper
I've had this one a lot, it doesn't sound like much but it's really filling
 I took a few pics, but green soup doesn't look that pretty! ha!
As the week went on, I actually found myself craving it

Here are some of the things I've been eating

Frozen Berries and Banana - Heaven in a bowl!

I love courgette 'pasta'

I made the sauce with:

1/2 red pepper

 1/2 Avocado 

1 stick of Celery

 1 large Tomato,

 Cayenne pepper and some Salt & Pepper blended all up

I also added some Tomato as a garnish

You can also add nutritional yeast at the end, it give's it a cheesy flavour

This was frozen berries and banana with raw Cacao powder - Sooo good!

I can honestly say I feel SO much better

I know it may sound cheesy, but I feel more alive

Since I've been eating like this I don't get the afternoon slump anymore

Over Winter, I'd often feel like I needed a nap around 4

I don't feel as bloated and I'm pretty sure my skin looks better

I also feel better mentally, more positive

I still had a coffee each morning and herbal teas throughout the day, so it wasn't too bad with the cold

Also, adding cayenne pepper to your food really warms you up 

After being ill before Christmas, I'd not really felt myself and I can honestly say over the last week I feel great!

I'm going to carry on eating this way

And if you are having a bit of a Winter slump, I'd recommend eating more raw

If you want to ask any questions, just comment

Claire

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