3 Great Raw Food Recipes For The Holidays

Hello This is Emily and I just wanted to share 3 simple raw food recipes for all of you to enjoy over the holidays. I know thanksgiving has already passed, but you can always think about next year. So here I go something from me to you.

Remember nothing is to be cooked we are focusing on raw food so no need to use any excess energy with and oven.

1. Orange Coconut Fudge

ingredients

- 5 cups dried shredded coconut

- Juice of 1 orange

- 1 tbsp orange zest

- 1/2 cup agave nectar

- 1 tsp vanilla

Directions/Preparation

1. Blend the coconut in a high speed blender until it becomes butter-like.

2. Add the agave, vanilla, and orange juice/zest and mix well.

3. Spoon contents onto a backing sheet and lay a sheet of plastic wrap
over top.

4. Pat into a slab about ¼ inches thick and chill in the refrigerator before
cutting (be careful to not over-chill the fudge or it will become too hard to
cut)

2. “Fishless” Sushi Wraps

Ingredients

-2-3 nori wraps

-1 mango, sliced

-1 avocado, sliced

-1/4 cucumber, thinly sliced

-1 handful of pea sprouts (optional)

Preparation (this is an easy one)

1. Lay out the nori sheet and place adequate amounts of each ingredient
inside. Wrap tight and enjoy. Make as much as you need for as many guest as you have.
3. Home-Made Almond Milk

Ingredients

-1 cup raw almonds, soaked for 4 hours or more

-4 cups filtered/spring water

-¼ cup agave nectar or raw honey

-Pinch of sea salt

-A few drops of natural almond extract (optional)

Preparation

1. In a powerful blender, blend the raw almonds and water at high speed
for about 2 minutes.

2. If needed, strain the milk through a cheesecloth or fine strainer.

3. Rinse blender and then place almond milk with remaining ingredients
back into blender and give it a whirl.

This is great for an alternative to fatty milks

Well there you have it 3 great recipes for the holidays now there are a lot more fun and delicious ways to make a raw food diet interesting, so you can stay focused and enjoy your diet rather that hate it. Whatever the reason it may be that you are starting a raw food diet lose weight or gain more energy, these recipes are a great starting point. Have fun with it and stay healthy with a raw food diet.