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The Raw 50: 10 Amazing Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners, Snacks, and Drinks for Your Raw Food Lifestyle

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Yes, this book includes a Raw Food Brownie recipe. The texture is variable, depending on your kitchen equipment, and the taste isn't precisely right, but its DARN good. To be truthful, i bought this book for the brownie recipe.

This book contains basic information you will need to start your raw food life, including the basics of sprouting, soaking, making nut milks, and so on. It includes most of the information from her other book "Eating in the Raw" in a condensed form. It also has far more recipes, and fewer testimonials and "how i got here" stories.

some of her recipes call for a food dehydrator, or serious prep time (a common problem with the higher end Raw food recipes) but there are many items in this book that can be made with no equipment of note, or a blender alone.

The Juices and smoothies section is excellent, if basic for someone who is experienced in Raw Food living. The recipes are clear and do not assume a great deal of expert knowledge. Most of the main course type recipes are for items that replicate cooked foods, like mock lasagna, and this is true of her desert recipes as well.

The book has an extraordinarily high number of deserts and mock "cooked" meals that are still within the capabilities of a typical raw food beginner, and may be especially helpful to someone trying to make dishes that won't scare off the more conventional eaters in a family.

Carol Alt's first book, Eating In The Raw, was my first real introduction to the world of raw foods. As a life long sufferer of IBS, I was always looking for dietary information that might help to ease my symptoms. The raw diet did just that for me.

After having such a significant turn around in my health, I was interviewed by my local paper and later, was contacted by Carol's writer, David Roth, and asked to share my story in The Raw 50. Working with Carol was a marvelous experience. The exposure to her left me with inspiration, as she truly practices what she preaches. Her knowledge and longevity in this lifestyle is something you can 't argue. Her skin, hair, eyes and aura are radiant, and at 48 years old....she is amazing.

No, I don't eat raw meat or dairy. I follow a high raw, vegan diet and I live free of irritable bowel syndrome. I have found the majority of the recipes in the Raw 50 to be a wonderful and delicious addition to my diet. Just like anything else, take what works for you and discard the rest. I fully recommend this book to anyone interested in incorporating more raw into their diet.

The RAW 50 gave me a lot of information on why to eat raw. Even thou Carol says that you don't have to eat raw 100% of the time, I can't image eating any other way! I am always on the run, so I invested in a food dehydrator, visit my local farmers market once a week and take two hours on a Sunday to prepare most of Carols burgers, quiches, meatloaf and snacks for the week. I feel extremely educated with all the information that Carol provided. Who knew about Coconut Oil and how healthly it really is! Thanx for a great book!

Great book... it contains some of the best raw meals I've come across. Unlike many books out there that attempt to sway you to try to choke down awful food in the name of health, Carol has managed to merge the world of health and vitality with savory delights.

You'll eat raw because it can taste better than eating cooked food...and is much better for you. You'll get the raw glow, will feel more energetic, and notice amazing results right away.

As for the safety of eating raw food, do your homework.

People have eaten raw for thousands of years. Do you think Eskimos cook(ed) their fish? Um...no.

C'mon...if raw food presented such a "safety" issue, then why can you find hundreds of raw foods in natural food stores...all with the approval of the USDA. Raw foods like nut butters, raw cheeses, etc. are prolific.

Again...all I can say is "do your homework".

Thanks Carol...for introducing me to the amazingly delicious world of raw food!

The Raw 50 is an awesome book, I am new to the whole raw food cooking and this book has easy recipes with ingredients that are easy to find. The foods are delicious a must buy!!!!

This book was so refreshing to read in a world where it seems 95% of raw foodist think the ONLY way is vegetarian or vegan!!! Yeah Carol! A organic, raw diet with raw dairy and raw beef is definitely the way to go!

This book is extremely creative, unlike most raw food recipe books that seem to be too basic and tasteless.
She has a gourmet touch with enough interesting combinations of seasonings to take it out of the ordinary.

This is a book that is a must for all young girls to see where true beauty comes from!

This is a great book for someone looking to start a raw food diet. The receipes are easy to follow and fun to make. The book overall is well organized.

Love ideas about alternatives in healthy eating. Some of the recipes take a lot of work like dehydrating "crackers or breads." Some ingredients are difficult to find and expensive. Snack and drink ideas are good. Interesting read. It's a lifestyle change, not something that is easy to do.

I made a dinner for friends we didn't know well and I used them as test subjects for the raw brownies. Everyone took one brownie and the 16 year old boy raised on McDonald's ate the rest before we knew it. That was amazing to me. Never judge a book by the cover. Carol Alt is beautiful but even a teenaged boy will eat this food. It's tasty!