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Practically Green!

Post by Susan on August 15, 2011

I seem to be finding treasures everywhere these days. Recently, at a dinner I was invited to I met Micaela Preston, a fellow author and green living advocate. I was so impressed with her and her book, “Practically Green” I asked her to write a post for Rawmazing. I think you will love the information…

Unhealthy Raw Vegan?
Unhealthy Raw Vegan?

The verdict is in. A plant based diet is your best (natural) weapon against heart disease, cancer and diabetes. With many wonderful books and cookbooks currently on the best seller list that promote a health inspired, vegan diet, Oprah doing an entire show on veganism, “Meatless Mondays” becoming a theme everywhere you look, people are…

Forbidden Rice
Forbidden Rice

Black Rice and Veggies with Sweet and Sour Sauce from Transitional Raw Foods On Sunday, I posted one of my new favorite recipes for Kabobs. They are a delicious alternative to kabobs on the grill. As the comments came in, people weren’t asking about the kabobs, they were asking about the Forbidden Rice that I pictured the…

Nutritional Basics
Nutritional Basics

    I am becoming overwhelmed by the amount of disagreement that goes on in the world of healthy eating. I recently watched two men argue their take on diet to the point of it involving the size of their manhood. I kid you not.  Still shaking my head on that one. At Rawmazing, I…

Finding Your Raw Food Balance
Finding Your Raw Food Balance

A good friend of mine posted a comment today on her Facebook page. She made tacos with walnuts and her ph level was more acidic. She was wondering if it was the walnuts. It could very well have been because walnuts are very acidic. But they also contain tons of health promoting nutrients. The good…

Week One Give-a-Way!
Week One Give-a-Way!

Last week I announced that we are going to be giving away a gift every week from now until the end of the year! I am so excited! You will have to check in each Monday to see what we will be giving away for that week. Some products will be directly associated with raw…

Chicken of the Woods
Chicken of the Woods

The other morning, I was hiking in the woods with Sadie and Skyler. All around me were these bright orange mushrooms, lighting up the woods. They were beautiful, and since I know nothing about distinguishing edible mushrooms from poisonous ones, I decided that I would come back the next day and take some pictures. I…

10 Great Reasons to Eat Raw Food
10 Great Reasons to Eat Raw Food

Sometimes, we just need to remind ourselves why. Why we need to exercise, why we need to work on our diet. Why we need to incorporate more healthy, raw foods into our diet. Here are a few of my favorites: 1. When you start incorporating more raw foods into your diet, you are automatically starting…

Raw Food and Reading Labels
Raw Food and Reading Labels

There is a lot of talk these days about making sure you read food labels so you can avoid many of the “substances” that we know harm us but are in every day food. I am suggesting that you take it one step further. Start eliminating “food” that has a label! If there is a…

Raw Is Not Difficult!
Raw Is Not Difficult!

At what point do we start realizing how important what we eat is to our quality of life. I was listening to Dr Christiane Northrup, MD, author of “Women’s Health, Women’s Wisdom”. She stated, “What we eat and exercise are the single most important things we can do for our health”. I was informed by…