I'm starting this blog with the announcement that my love and I have decided to challenge ourselves with a 14 day vegan raw food cleanse challenge! I love eating raw, but never have I ONLY eaten raw food, especially for the straight duration of two weeks. It's not very long, but certainly long enough to expand our raw food preparation skills:) I'm excited for this challenge, and I think it's the perfect kickoff to an awesome eco-food blog!
For this mini-cleanse, I will only be eating fresh vegan raw foods. This means that no food can be heated to a temperature of over 118 degrees fahrenheit. Because of this, the live enzymes in the food are not destroyed, therefore our bodies get the ultimate nutrition possible, straight from our earth. There are many benefits to eating all raw living foods.. it increases energy, improves digestion and frees our bodies of the many acidic toxins that come along with eating cooked foods. It also helps the cells in our bodies heal, renew and refresh.
As far as raw food cleansing, there are many different technical factors that I'm not really bothering with. For this challenge I'm just focusing on eating all of my favorite veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds and hopefully a few fresh sprouts from whole grains, lentils and beans. The challenge isn't only eating all raw, but getting as creative as possible with an assortment of preparation methods.
I will be posting my favorite recipes I come up with along the way, so make sure to keep checking back for some awesome raw dishes!
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