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Finally! Raw Oatmeal

We’ve been on a mission to find some yummy raw breakfast options for our readers. One of the best ways to stay on track with any healthy lifestyle choice is to find ways to add a bit of variety to your meal plan. Many raw foodies couldn’t be happier than with a green smoothie of choice every morning and a piece of fruit. But let’s say you’re craving something different. How do you stay on track if all you have is the same thing? Well, to answer that question, we present you with our amazing find: Raw Oatmeal! In all its splendor!

We found this recipe on Vegan Raw Food, a blog that has a ton of raw info for you to dive into (especially recipes). Here’s the recipe straight from the site:

Every morning we make oatmeal for my husband and the children. I used to join them eating this every morning but it’s been about 2 years since I’ve had oatmeal. I’ve posted this delight a while back and just had to post it again. So while my family ate their oatmeal I was eating my yummy raw breakfast cereal!! MY FAVORITE BREAKFAST!!!!

Ingredients

• apple
• raw almond butter
• golden flax seeds (recipe calls for whole but you can do ground)
• nuts of choice or raisins (optional)

Equipment

• food processor
• coffee grinder (for whole flax seeds)

Directions:

Breakfast Recipe: Raw Muesli

If you think that fresh fruit for breakfast might be a bit too light for you, or if you feel especially hungry one day, this raw food recipe is guaranteed to fill you up and it tastes delicious.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 banana, sliced into rings
• 1 apple, cubed
• ½ handful brazil nuts, sliced into small pieces
• 1 handful almonds or other type of nuts, whole or sliced
• 1 handful dates, fresh or dried, chopped into small pieces
• 1 handful of raisins (presoaked)
• 1 handful of prunes
• 1 handful of goji berries
• 1 handful of coconut chips
• Almond milk (How to make almond milk?)

Equipment:

All you need is a bowl and spoon for mixing!

Preparation:

1. Prepare all ingredients as above
2. Mix all ingredients well
3. Pour on milk
4. Top with prunes/strawberries/blueberries and coconut chips

Enjoy!

This recipe was provided by Marat, who resides in Leeds, UK. Marat is the raw enthusiast behind the website RawPublic, where he features daily raw food recipes and tips for a healthier lifestyle. Marat’s favorite thing about about raw foods is eating 100% raw; he says he is full of energy and passion for life!

2 Delicious Potluck Salads

Angeline from Singapore sent over these fabulous potluck salad recipes and wanted us to share them with you. We think they are full of color and texture, making them magically delicious.

potluck salad n° 1

• 3 oz mixed leaves (mine were organic mixed baby greens from earthbound farm but any mix would do)
• 1 grapefruit
• 1 kiwi
• blueberries
• walnuts
• almonds

1. Simply layer leaves with chunks of grapefruit & diced kiwi.

2. The final top layer had scattered blueberries, walnuts and almonds. some grapes would greatly improve this mix, as grapes are definitely sweet, whereas grapefruits, kiwis & blueberries may not necessarily be. cherries, if they are in season, would also be great, especially white cherries.

Angeline says she personally doesn’t use salad dressing, only the occasional dash of balsamic vinegar if the salad is very plain (like a single leaf + a single fruit & no nuts).

Tom’s Fruity Medicine Chest Smoothie

We think this green smoothie is absolutely fabulous! This recipe comes from Tom from Whole Life Nutrition:

Tom makes a large batch of this smoothie nearly every morning. The fruit in it changes according to the seasons. In the summer he uses peaches and nectarines instead of pears and apples. This smoothie has been paramount in the lives of many people we have helped. It can literally change your health in a matter of days and hours. The fruit is a rich source of soluble fiber and a host of vitamins and antioxidants. The greens offer powerful phytochemicals. Cabbage is a potent food that affects many pathways in the body. Ginger is a powerful anti-inflammatory. The lemon offers vitamin C and bioflavonoids. And yes, it tastes great, as many of the people in our cooking classes will tell you. This smoothie makes enough to fill a large high speed blender so divide the recipe in half if you are using a regular blender.

Serves 2 to 4

• 2 apples, cored and cut into chunks
• 2 ripe pears, cored and cut into chunks
• 1 to 2 cups water
• 2 lemons, juiced
• 1 to 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
• 5 kale leaves, rinsed and torn*
• 5 romaine lettuce leaves, spinach leaves, or collard greens, rinsed*
• 1 cup coarsely chopped green cabbage, optional*

Place the apple chunks, pear chunks, water, and lemon juice into the blender and blend until smooth and creamy.

Then add the ginger, black kale, romaine lettuce, and green cabbage, and blend again until very smooth. Add more water for a thinner smoothie.

*If lettuce leaves are too much for your blender, here are a couple options: (1) place some fruit in first, then lettuce in between followed by more fruit before blending to keep the consistency or (2) consider chopping them up in a food processor first!

You can taste it now and if it is too “lettucy” for you then add another pear and blend again. Add more water for a thinner consistency.