Instructions

• When eating a raw food diet you must eat fruits, veggies and other food items that are closest to their natural state. You must avoid all processed food and junk food. Also, try to avoid diary, meat, fish and poultry. Alcohol, caffeine and sugars must be strictly avoided when you are on a raw food diet.
• When eating a raw food diet try to source organic products. Organic fruits and veggies will have no harmful pesticides or chemicals – this is especially important since in a raw food diet you are going to be consuming veggies or grains without cooking them. Hence, it is important that you obtain high quality organic produce when eating raw.
• Raw food diet may deprive you may of essential nutrients such as iron, omega-3 fatty acids and Vitamin B12 since these nutrients are mostly found in dairy products and meat. Hence it is vital that you eat food items permitted in the raw food diet that are rich in these nutrients. These include tofu, legumes, nuts such almonds, cashews and walnuts. Also, try to include whole grains such as oats as part of your raw food diet. This will ensure that the raw food diet gives you all essential nutrients and vitamins.
• Fruits, veggies, seeds, nuts, sprouted legumes and grains, fresh fruit and vegetable juices, etc are the commonly consumed food items in a raw food diet. You can make a raw food diet delicious and interesting by using natural herbs and spices and naturally occurring sweeteners such as honey and organic jaggery.