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Kristen's Raw: The Easy Way to Get Started & Succeed at the Raw Food Vegan Diet & Lifestyle

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This is honestly one of the best down right, straight and to the point raw food books on the market. Kristen does a great job at succinctly organizing EVERYTHING you could possibly want to know about starting and succeeding at this raw foods and vegan lifestyle. With chapters about "How Raw Works", "Exercise & Physical Fitness", "A Day in the life of Raw", and "14-Day Sample Meal Plan", this book encourages and motivates you to begin and stay raw and vegan.

In Kristen's first chapter she says, "If you're looking to experience life at its fullest, then you definitely need to start incorportaing more Raw food into your daily food choices. If you're looking to be the happiest you've ever been, then this is the answer." And I say if you are looking to get started on the raw journey and are ready to have a ton of knowledge organized in such a fashion that it's super easy to follow...then BUY THIS BOOK!

I was so impressed and eager to continue on my raw journey. As a person who is already 100% raw, I knew that it would be a great read, but it was so much more. I learned a ton of stuff like how to travel in the raw more easily . Wow, I read it right before taking a weekend trip. What a difference. The chapter is broken down into car trips (short), car trips (long), airplane trips (short), airplane trips (long).

So, overall this is an amazing raw food book. The cover is gorgeous and vibrant Adn the message is energizing and full of life. Kristen's book really delivers.

Throughout my journey with cancer, I have learned that one of the most powerful weapons in fighting and preventing most common diseases is eating a mostly raw plant-based diet. While this way of life may sound extreme, I believe that this is the optimum food for our bodies, and that many modern health problems are the result of deviating from this simple and basic truth. Unfortunately, most of us were not raised to eat healthfully. Plus, it can be difficult to follow a vegan lifestyle in our fast, junk culture of empty calories and processed, chemically altered garbage (AKA food).

Enter "Kristen's Raw"! In this fun, sassy, and inspiring book, Kristen Suzanne makes going raw simple, and unintimidating. Her facts are sound and well research. She not only teaches the basics of preparing the world's healthiest diet, she also teaches you how to deal with the potential emotional roller coasters such as self-doubt, discipline, cravings, and the social distance that can happen when you opt out of eating the SAD diet - even the so-called "healthy" version which she has labeled with an acronym so fabulously feisty that I'm just going to let you read the book to find out for yourself.

Hope you enjoy, I certainly did. Thanks Kristen!

Kris Carr, author of "Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips", "Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor" and director/subject of the TLC documentary film, "Crazy Sexy Cancer."

I feel so inspired about my nutritional choices after reading this book. "People" assume my sugar-free diet is boring and restrictive just as Kristen's Raw lifestyle may seem impossible (once my restrictions seemed hard to me too).

I enjoyed her point of view and her energy in this book because it makes me enjoy my food more when I know it's nutritional. No more "slop" for me as my husband calls overly cooked food. I love her respect for food. I love how she describes that her kitchen is set up to keep her sucessful with the Raw lifestyle. This book has offered me MORE choices and options in nutriton than I imagined I'd find doing a (cane)sugar detox. My most favorite part is the food health ladder she describes showing how many of us are fooled by the SAD diet and "low fat SAD diet*." I will be using this food ladder to make a point with the patients I counsel.

I can't wait to read the other books in her series and I look forward to all the healthy and delicious meal planning in my future!

Denise Punger MD FAAFP IBCLC
http://permissiontomother.blogspot.com

*my choice of words, her choice of words was very cool, but I don't want to be a spoiler

This book was the first one that I read as I was initially getting my feet wet with the raw food diet and lifestyle. Kristen's book helped answer a lot of the questions I had about how to get started, what eating "raw" really means, and how it works. Kristen also gives helpful advice about how to succeed with the diet, sample meal plans, tips for traveling, and even instructions on how to sprout. I appreciate the easy and manageable way Kristen presents her information. This book gave me the confidence to get started with this lifestyle that intimidated me so much in the past.

I can't say enough great things about this book, it's that amazing. If you or someone you know are new to raw foods or have been struggling to stay raw, then you will greatly benefit from this book. It's not just about why you should go raw, what raw foods are and what to buy (although these topics are covered in great detail). It's about empowering you to make a lifestyle change so that you can live a long, healthy and happy life. Who doesn't want that?

Kristen touches on a variety of subjects, some of which are; how raw works, expectations, cravings, raw questions, getting family/friends support, traveling, and one of my favorites, setting yourself up to win (this alone is worth the price of the book). She provides fun, invaluable tips; inspiration and motivation to help you reach your goal of transitioning to a raw food lifestyle.

One of the things I love most about this book is the love, passion and energy she has for raw foods. She makes it fun and not restrictive and provides you with options if you're not looking to be 100% raw. You won't be able to put the book down!

I'm in the process of transitioning to a raw food lifestyle and have quite a few raw food books. This is the first one I've come across that provides you with the advice and tools you need to make it through the challenging times. I really wish I'd had this book when I first started. This really is a "diamond in the rough" and would make an excellent gift. Check out her raw recipe books. They are fun, easy to prepare and taste fantastic!

This book deserves more than five stars! I have not felt this inspired, energized, and excited in such a long time. As a Vegan I have been considering incorporating Raw food into my diet to improve my health for awhile now. After reading Kristen's amazing blog and website (www.kristensraw.com) I stumbled upon this book. Thank goodness!!

Kristen does a wonderful job of educating us on how to incorporate Raw food easily into our everyday life. She has an incredible way of making it seem fun that I started incorporating raw into my life right away. This book is so inspiring and full of energy. I could not put the book down! The book is so easy to follow and is very organized. She includes brilliant tips for every situation you can imagine. (even traveling! Did you know you could have organic produce and organic vegan meals shipped to your home? Well, you can! She is loaded with awesome information)

Since reading this I got myself a juicer and it arrived in the mail today! I pulled out a recipe from her other book "Easy Raw Vegan Smoothies, Juices, Elixirs & Drinks" and I could not believe how delicious it was- even my grandmother was raving about it. It is called Sweet Tart Juice... so delicious! The most wonderful thing about her book (if I have to choose just one thing) is that she includes a 14 Day simple meal plan to help you get started. She also explains the different kitchen equipment that she uses to make life easier, but she mentions that you do not need all the fancy stuff to eat raw!

Overall, I guarantee that when you read this book you will feel like Kristen is a new friend cheering you on! I recommend you to buy this book- for your health and happiness! :-)

A short, succinct, but very insightful beginners book. I have read so many books on raw over the last year. If I were beginning my journey as raw foodist from scratch knowing what I know now, I would read this first, followed by Natalie Rose's "Raw Food Detox Diet" and Ruthann Russo's "The Raw Food Diet Myth". My first cook book would be Jenny Cornbleet's "Raw Food made easy for 1-2 people".

There are so many books out there that provide you with steps for following a raw diet & lifestyle - but VERY few of them actually help you stick to it, and/or know HOW to live raw everyday. Kristen Suzanne's book is the exception - with so much information (including tantalizing recipes, helpful shopping lists, diet & exercise tips, and MUCH more), you are able to live a fabulous raw vegan lifestyle. I can attest to the fact firsthand that her book is beneficial, truthful, and fabulous, since I follow her principles (and they have helped me improve my health dramatically).

Bottom line, if you're thinking about going raw and are intimidated by doing so, never fear!! Kristen Suzanne and her comprehensive guidebooks are here :-)

I've been fortunate enough to take many of Kristen's awesome raw food classes and I was thrilled to get this book! If you're new to raw, this book is a must. It gives you straightforward easy to understand concepts and ideas of how to start your raw food journey and how to be successful with it long term. This book answered so many of my questions and is full of great advice when it comes to overcoming cravings (the hardest part for me!)This book is chalk full of creativity and inspiration with dollop of flexibility that allows you to feel good about yourself even when you "mess up". It's truly a great guide to being successfully raw- you won't be disappointed!

Why I want my money back:

1) This book caters to people who are already raw. The author adopts a ridiculous attitude towards people who don't eat raw food, and has a condescending approach to random dietary deviations (deviations from RAW), such as cooked vegetables. The tone is "preaching to the choir"

2) There was no practical step-by-step plan for going raw. It's a complicated transition and YES I want my hand held. After eating an omnivorous diet I really do need a practical transition plan. I'm a human.

3) There were NO recipes included. If you want recipes you have to get her other book. Ridiculous!! She's a successful marketer, I will give her props for that. Other books like the Raw Food Detox Diet actually include recipes.

4) Kristen loves her junk pseudoscience, saying things like "cooking destroys enzymes" without putting it in greater context.

5) Yet she does not elaborate on the many vegetables that are actually healthier if you cook them.

Look, if you are already raw, and want a book that gives you "great tips" like "buy a cooler for car trips" then this is the book for you. Otherwise don't waste your time or money. It has discouraged me from going raw.