I am not raw….I would have to say that our family ate less than 1% of our diet as raw veg. My new years resolution was to increase this percentage this year and I came across a wonderful raw foods cookbook that inspired me and fascinated me… now where should a ground zero person begin to educate themselves and not make freshmen mistakes like not sprouting nuts? Who knew? So, PLEASE… your favorite basic books, people, conventions What appliances are a must….BIG pitfalls to avoid like certain foods that are dangerous raw?? At what % point is there diminished returns…
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Thank You! I am going to start with the Raw for Life on the home page here and it looks like I can make a list of people from there….Will probably get the Green for life book kellygoneraw recommended and I am thinking of going to the Raw Spirit Festival in September in Arizona… it seems so far away both in time and location! I agree that the forums are full of contradictory advice and opinions!! BUT THANK GOD FOR FREEDOMS and places like this to rant and rave in so we all can take away what we like and believe in and what has worked for others!
A few years ago I made a big change in our home by starting dinner with a hand sized multi-colored raw salad. This brought big benefits into our lives and made us all healthier. I have no intention of becoming 100% raw I am aiming for something like 75% (over the course of two years) at best, achieved with small permanent changes, like our more formal dinners served in courses, beginning with a small salad. Right now I have begun replacing about 50% of our snack foods with things like the kale chips and various raw cookies that I concocted after pouring over the recipe section here and in raw cookbooks.
Are there people to avoid? Anyone who you think make the movement look bad? People who have made newbie