In this video, raw vegan Victoria Boutenko mentioned something about raw plant food containing “liquefied sunshine” because of the chlorophyll. And that description really stuck with me. One is literally eating “sunfood” because plants gather light from the sun to produce chlorophyll.

So, why get the sun’s energy second-hand from meat, since the animals we eat get that sun’s energy direct, by consuming plant food?

As I enjoy my 2nd week of being 100% raw, already feeling a lot more energy… aches and pains and other detox symptoms all gone… I’m beginning to understand that life forms around the planet are competing to get the sun’s life giving energy through the foods they eat!

Why not get that light energy direct through plant food? Why get it second-hand from another animal?

Today is Day 10 of my 100% Raw Food diet…

For breakfast or brunch, I’ve managed to settle on a simple garden salad with very light lemon dressing. This morning’s salad consisted of: spinach, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, blackberries, blueberries, radish, white onion slices and cucumber slices.

In addition to the salad, I had some raw kale crackers (from Whole Foods) with raw garlic dip. Mmm… now THAT combination is excellent!

And, I can’t start the morning without some sort of smoothie. Usually I’ve been making the raw cacao smoothie, but this morning I made that plus a blackberry/banana smoothie using homemade almond milk.

This kind of breakfast feels pretty complete to me nutritionally, and gives me energy and makes me feel very good… it feels, exceptionally healthy to my body.

And now I’m reading that I can actually make pasta out of zuchinni! I just need to buy one of those spirooli slicers. Then I’ll be ready to make some serious raw dinners soon. It’s all starting to get pretty exciting to me. And I was generally very happy with my performance last Saturday, so I think the diet is helping me as a musician. I definitely have more energy to do more throughout each day…

Watch Wendi Dee’s transformation from obesity to vibrant health. Be inspired!
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The transformation, although dramatic on the outside, mostly took place from within.

This has got to be THE most inspiring raw food transformation I’ve ever seen. Thank you, Wendi (and Jim), for sharing your raw food transformation with us. And lots of love back to you…

Pure Jeevan ~ All Raw Directory

Anthony Anderson of RawModel.com:

Anthony has worked with companies such as Hugo Boss, Target, Macy’s, Tommy Hilfiger, JcPenney, Kohls, Acura, and Paul Mitchell. Though he enjoys modeling, his true passion is spreading ideas and awareness about green and simple living, and the raw-foods lifestyle. He is now building a self-sustainable home and organic garden/orchard in Minnesota where he is growing over 200 kinds of fruits and vegetables, and loves to spend time in nature while hiking, camping, and wild food foraging.

Getting Back To Nature

I find the whole concept of foraging for your food in the 21st century quite intriguing. I mean, we definitely (as a species) need to get back in tune with our natural instincts.

We have been so brainwashed by the media and corporate America to eat foods that appeal to our taste buds. But the fact is, McDonalds and the other fast food restaurants aren’t there for your health and well-being, they want to make food that’s fast, cheap, will have a long shelf life filled with preservatives, and at the same time make a huge profit off of you.

They tempt you with a meal that is quick, easy, takes no preparation on your part, and you don’t even have to step out of your car!

Oh, we lazy Americans are just too weak!

Like A Moth To The Flame

We go for it like a moth to the flame! And the more gourmet restaurants are no different… they appeal to your taste buds because they know that you’ll just become addicted to and crave those fats, sugars and starches!

Foraging Is One of Our More Instinctive Traits

So, it blows my mind that someone out there like the Raw Model is foraging for dandelion, a common weed found anywhere, yet is more nutritious and healthier for you than a large order of McDonald’s french fries. And the dandelion is free.

Feeling Euphoric

Day 5 has turned out to be a great day. Suddenly around lunch time, I felt this incredible rush of energy and feelings of well-being… do I dare say, “euphoria”?

Exilir of Life

After going to Whole Foods 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 later.

Anyway, the end result… I was able to make a very delicious cacao smoothie by blending the following raw, organic ingredients in my blender:

Raw Cacao-Banana Smoothie

1 - cup freshly made almond milk
1 - large banana
1 - tablespoon agave nectar
1 - tablespoon cacao powder
1 - sprinkle of cacao nibs
15 - ice cubes

Note: This is similar to a Cacao Banana Smoothie recipe I posted sometime last year, but the big difference is the raw, freshly made almond milk. Soy milk (from the other recipe) of course, is not raw. But, the almond milk tastes so much better freshly made, and allows me to be 100% Raw!

A Journey Toward Re-Discovery

This morning I woke up with the usual grogginess at around 6:30am. I’m a “night person”, something I’ve always been, and most likely a result of being a musician AND having burned-the-midnight-oil on PHP programming projects through the years. So, taking my son and my nephew to school in the morning was typical… me, not being fully awake yet.

Feeling The Energy

But, once I got back home I felt very energetic. And this feeling of energy was something quite different from days when I depended on a morning cup of coffee to get me going. I think this is worth noting, because this energetic-feeling is like a new state of mind, feeling quite alert to my surroundings yet not hyper from a coffee-induced surge.

Now I’m wondering, is this new-found clarity just my imagination? Or, is it due to having been 100% raw for the past 5 days? See, I’ve been basically 75% raw (maybe realistically speaking, 60% raw) vegan, but I think I’m finally feeling the natural energy of being 100% raw. And, it feels quite good.

Still A Little Back Soreness

With one exception, and I can’t quite figure this out. I still have some slight back pain and soreness. But, it is definitely not as severe as a couple of days ago. So, I definitely am feeling some improvement there, though why I would have such back pain after starting a 100% raw vegan diet is beyond me. Perhaps it’s a detox symptom?

But I confess I haven’t done a yoga routine in a while. I need to start again on a daily basis.

So, this morning for breakfast I had a tall smoothie consisting of 1 banana, some blackberries, 1/2 cup of orange juice, with a few ice cubes. Awesome! And I ate a small salad of fresh lettuce, mushrooms, avocado and sprouts with coconut curry dressing. The salad for breakfast is a bit odd, but I can’t make any raw pancakes just yet.

It’s time to get to the supermarket and buy a few ingredients!