Raw Food Diet Menus

As stated above, a raw food diet is mostly vegetarian, and some people do supplement their diet with fish or other seafood for protein and calcium. But the majority of a raw food diet menu will come from eating a variety of fruit and vegetables, nuts and seeds, whole grains, unpasteurized dairy products and freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices.

While you may look at that list and see it as rather limited, there is plenty of variety available to you. As with any foods, some are easy to prepare, and others take some time and planning. So, something like the dish listed below, vegetables topped with raw vegetable sauce, is a fine example:

Cut up some zucchini into strips. Then, use your food processor to blend 1lb fresh tomatoes, half a cup of chopped white onion, some basil (vary it depending on your personal preference), a clove of garlic (minced), some chopped and seeded red peppers, and a couple teaspoons of dried herbs. Once they are all blended together, pour this sauce over the zucchini strips, and start eating. It's a tasty and healthy meal to include on raw food diet menus.

Now, that's just one recipe. Let's look at what a typical day's raw food diet menu might consist of.

First, for breakfast, have a frozen fruit smoothie or whole fruit - and eat all you want. The fiber and natural sugars will keep your energy levels up, and help keep your "pipes" clean. You body will process this quickly; around mid-morning, you'll need a little boost. The same is true in the afternoon. Have a snack of a handful of nuts or some avocado as a snack.

For lunch, a salad made up primarily of salad greens is a great choice; add some vegetables like cucumber or red peppers. Now, many people make the mistake of putting a lot of heavy dressing on a salad. Instead, go with some fresh lemon juice and herbs for flavor.

Finally, for dinner, go with a nice spinach salad with some almonds, and one to two avocados. Again, no processed dressing; try this delicious homemade raspberry vinaigrette . Then wash this all down with some fruit or vegetable juice which has been freshly squeezed.

Now, this is but one example of a daily menu. Don't think you have to stick with it. The point is, you can see that a raw food diet is easy to make delicious. To improve your health, boost your energy levels, and maybe increase your life expectancy, give raw food diet menus a try.