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Unprocessed Plant-Based Diet

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It may stun many people, including me, to learn that humans require NO animal products in their diet! In reality animal products are the cause of numerous health ailments and diseases. I learned this a few years ago when I began becoming familiar with the raw living foods lifestyle. The real shocker is that all of our nutritional requirements can be met by consuming all of our food from the plant kingdom! Two different lifestyles can help one accomplish this feat: Raw Vegan or Vegan. A raw vegan consumes raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouted vegetables, sprouted grains and sprouted beans, sea vegetables and sometimes a small amount of cooked plant based foods like soaked, sprouted and then cooked quiona or other whole grains. Whereas a vegan may consume both raw and cooked fruits, vegetable, nuts, seeds, whole grains, sprouts, and sea vegetables. The tricky part to the vegan diet is keeping processed vegan "junk" foods out of the pict...

Almost Raw Mini Monkey Cookies

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I love getting lost on the Internet cruising through recipe sites and day dreaming about all of the yummy foods I want to prepare. Well today I got so inspired to make cookies that I jumped right up and started tweaking a cookie recipe I found on Amazing Health. If you omit the vegan chips this can be a totally raw vegan recipe. I added the chips as a special treat for my 5 monkeys. I used my raw carob powder and the amazing Raw Wild crafted Ground Vanilla from Ultimate Superfoods, that I purchased while away at my Raw Chef Training up in MI.   Let's look at the recipe: Almost Raw Mini Monkey Cookies by Elizabeth @ rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 1 1/2 Cups raw oats, grind into a flour in food processor 2 T raw carob powder pinch of Himalayan salt pinch or two of raw vanilla powder 6 soaked dates 2 organic ripe bananas 1 T alfalfa sprouts or clover sprouts (the kids will not even know!!) 1/2 C vegan chocolate chips (optional of course)* Place your o...