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Wheatgrass newsletter- "The Grassy Report"4TH EDITION, SUMMER 2006  This
month we are digging a bit deeper into the so called "chic and trendy"
living and raw food diet everyone is talking about. What is Living/Raw food? Basically it is anything that is uncooked such as:
Our Experience with Living and Raw Food It has been a warm summer this year, and it was with great excitement (and a lack of enthusiasm to slave over a hot stove!) that we started experimenting with living/raw food beyond the basic salad. It is the latest in dietary trends that everyone is talking about (Demi Moore is one of them). We were very pleasantly surprised with the results! We never knew that raw food could be served up in such a delicious way! We are still learning more about living foods and have found a great source of info and yummy recipes from a very interesting and fun person called Paul Benhaim. He is an advocate of raw food and healthy eating. He is also the author of "Healthy eating made possible", "Living food recipes" and other books, as well as the producer, director and presenter of "Not the cooking show". We were introduced to Paul by a close friend from Byron Bay (Thank you Ryan!). After having a chat with Paul (who is a great advocate of wheatgrass!), we just had to check out his newly released DVD "Not the cooking show". I have to say it was a delight to watch Paul cook, and he inspired us to continue to pursue a healthy life style for ourselves and our family. Wheatgrass is a good start, but it is only a part of a healthy lifestyle. We have worked our way through many of Paul's recipes and were very surprised by the taste and how yummy food can be without cooking. You will need a good blender, and for some of the recipes a dehydrator is recommended, but you can get away with using the oven on very low heat for dehydrating. How do these recipes sound:
Here are some of the benefits you can
expect from eating raw food:(Rememer: Nearly all of the "Live enzymes" are completely destroyed during cooking)
We do not eat 100% raw and for us personally, there are too many cooked foods that are just too tasty to give up. Our 22 month old daughter Klara already eats a large amount of raw food but is not totally sold on all recipes. We have read and heard about kids that love it, so it is quite possible even if you have young kids.
We have simply increased our intake of Living foods towards a better balance of more raw and less cooked foods.
We could all do with more raw food in our diet.
Contact us Here are a few of recipes to try - taken with permission from www.alivefood.com(Paul Benhaim) Thai Curry Curry ¼ cup red pepper or mild chilli, diced 2-3cm ¼ cup cauliflower, finely grated ¼ cup broccoli, grated 1 tbsp Sweet potato, diced 1-2cm 1 cup kale or other greens, chopped 1 carrot, grated 1 tbsp currants, soaked Sauce 2 cup fresh coconut meat and water OR ½ coconut, juiced (add 2 tbsp water to produce this coconut milk) OR 4 tbsp Dried coconut ¼ non dairy milk 1 small parsnip, juiced 2 tsp lime juice 1 kafir lime leaf (optional) 1 tsp ginger juice 1 four inch piece of fresh or 1 tsp dried lemon grass 1 tsp cumin or/and ½ tsp freshly ground coriander 1 small mild chilli, chopped finely or to taste 1 bunch fresh coriander to taste 1 radish for decoration Mix all curry ingredients in a large serving bowl. Add other fresh ingredients to taste. Blend all sauce ingredients to a sauce and pour over curry. Serve with fresh coriander and decorate with radish, finely sliced in a Saladacco (Spiral slicer) No Bean Humus 2 medium zucchini 1/4 cup olive oil 4-8 garlic cloves 2 t celtic salt (or use dulse flakes) 1/2 cup lemon or lime juice 3/4 cup sesame seeds 3/4 cup tahini 1/4 t cayenne 1 t paprika 1 t ground cumin Process zucchini, olive oil and garlic first in food processor. Add remaining ingredients and process until smooth!! Yummy! Resources
Time to sign off till next time, and don't forget to contact us if you have any queries or good stories about wheatgrass as we would love to hear them. Wheatgrass, bottoms up! |
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