Favorite Raw Food Book

[Rmiller]

What are your favorite raw food/recipe books & why? I need to order some for my raw food group's library.

[purtyflowrr]

my favorite is alissa's book, of course, simply because the recipes are easy and yummy.

my second favorite would be one called "eat raw, get the glow". i think that's the name. i haven't purchased it yet cause i ordered it at the library first to save some $$. it is the most beautifully presented raw book i've ever seen. and the recipes all sound delicious. i'm definitely going to purchase that in the near future.

[rawpriestess]

It depends on what you want it for.

I like Alissa's "Living on Live food", number one for recipes, inspiration, testimonials, the raw food lifestyle, etc.

I like Rhio's "Hooked on Raw" second for recipes

I like Victoria Boutenko's "12 steps to raw food" for insight

[michigan roman]

n.w. walkers "raw vegetable juices " . in it he describes the negative affects of living on a cooked food diet , and also details the particular health enhancing properties of many vegis and fruits .

[lil fairy z girl]

Alissas book is my number one fav book, as it has lots of good advice, lots of recipes and is written in an easy to read way as if she is talking to you.

eat smart eat raw, by Kate Wood, some good recipes, but she spoils it by having some cooked recipes in the back. i wish she would have just left those out.

sal
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[Purl]

I use Alissa'a everyday for the recipes. That's DEFINATELY my #1 book, but I really enjoyed V.Boutenko's 12 steps. After I read that I went 100% raw the very next morning, but it more spoke to my "addiction" to cooked food and over eating. I've had food struggles since I was 5 years old.

[lily]

Alissa's book has everything in it and has a lovely friendly, inspiring vibe. I use it the most.

Other books I like, are:

Raw Food Mady Easy for 1 or 2 people, by Jennifer Cornbleet -- lovely quick and delicious recipes;

and for mouthwatering inspiration and some out-of-this world recipes: Raw Food, Real World, by Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis

lily

[theresaann]

Alissa's, for sure, #1

Sergei and Valya's Eating without heating has some good recipes

I like all the Boutenko's books- so much heart

[shakti17]

another very good recipe book is The Raw Gourmet, by Nomi Shannon

why - because the recipes are yummy and simple - you can actually make them.

i notice you are canadian, so maybe you want fellow canadian fred patenaude's books. His Sunfood Cuisine is beautiful. I don't use the recipes much, but I do use it as reference for the fruit and veggie listings.

[Rmiller]

Thanks for your suggestions so far. I'm definetly getting Alyssia's books/dvd.

I'm thinking about possibly getting "The Classic Raw Health Compilation!" by Frederic Patenaude. Does anyone have this one? If so, do you like it?

More suggestions Greatly appreciated,

Lisa

[Shivananda]

In addition to Alissa's book, Living on Live Food, which is my main anchor point and a daily reference for recipes and ideas, I also like:

Raw, by Charlie Trotter and Roxanne Kllien, because I find the high concept food and beutiful photographs very inspiring, and I'm skilled enough in th kitchen that none of it intimidates me.

Raw Food, Real World, by Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis, ditto above, plus the book is sexy and I love their restaurant

Living Cuisine, by Renee Loux Underkoffler, not so high concept as Trotter & Klein, but sophisticated and elegant and probably more grounded for everyday good food I'd serve to non-raw company

Raw Gourmet by Nomi Shanno, my first raw recipe book acquired years ago. I make her Sunny Pate about once a week.

[RawTruth]

After Alissa's and Rhio's, I would consider adding:

Rawsome! by Brigitte Mars (very thorough, engaging, and she has 30 years of experience in herbs and health) -- I've used this more than any other lately.

Warming Up to Living Foods by Elysa Markowitz (she had a raw food TV show in LA years ago!) - hers are "dishes that will warm you on a chilly day."

And, my current favorite:

Smartmonkey Foods: The Art of Raw by Ani Phyo & Ede Schweizer who are based in Portland, OR (a little book that packs soooo much flavor and elegance - plus, I just really like Ani)

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I would NOT recommend Raw! as most of us mortals aren't skilled enough to execute their dishes and it would be a waste of your group's money.

[Arky]

Say what you like about the man, but I reckon David Wolfe has some very correct core principles when it comes to raw foodism and evidently has done a good deal more reading on the background issues involved with raw nutrition than the majority of other authors put together. I really enjoyed reading his 'Eating For Beauty' book, despite the naff poetry section. I've yet to read the Sunfood Diet Success System but have just ordered the 2006 edition ( http://www.detoxyourworld.com/acatalog/sdss.html ) and will report back with my opinions of the book, once I've had a chance to read it. Note that I am not a fan of D.W. as a person, as I feel he can be somewhat egotistical (a tendency unfortunately shared in common with many other raw food gurus...), but I do feel his books contain a great deal of wisdom, particularly from the standpoint of minerals and mineralization.

Doug Graham (http://www.doctorgraham.cc/) has some interesting things to say about raw-foodism, however he has a tendency, IMHO, to be something of a luddite for the sake of being a luddite, at times, and I consider his apparent refusal to acknowledge occasional meat consumption by chimps (at least in the lecture I saw him give at the raw foods festival in Oregon) to undermine his credibility somewhat. Overall, though, he has a positive message and I think he's a good influence on the raw scene. Unfortunately, he does not offer any substantial, professionally-published, books on the subject, but is worth checking out, all the same. I bought his Perfect Health Program, via Fred Patenaude's site but haven't yet had the time to sit down and listen to it, as I have an extremely hectic work life and it's several hours long!

In common with others who have posted, I have enjoyed
'Rawsome', by Brigitte Mars, which is a nice synopsis of raw foods issues, as is Rhio's book on the topic (and do check out Rhio's website - it's a great source of information).

If you are interested in the Ann Wigmore style of raw food nutrition (a highly cleansing diet), I heartily recommend Elaine Bruce's 'Living Foods For Radiant Health' (http://www.livingfoods.co.uk/catalogue.htm) which is a great little book, written in a very accessible style.

Despite his non-vegan (not anti-vegan) stance, I feel all health-seekers (even vegans) should read Weston Price's 'Nutrition & Physical Degeneration' because Price's findings were so astonishingly powerful and because even Vegans can learn a huge amount from his writings which may still be applied, to some extent, within a vegan framework.

A similarly powerful book is 'A Hunza Trip With Bernard Jensen / The Wheel Of Life ' (http://www.taobook.com/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2etaobook%2ec om%2facatalog%2fBargain_Books_Nutrition_4%2ehtml&WD=hunza&SHOP=%20&PREVQUERY=SS%3dhunza%26PR%3d%2d1%26TB%3dA%26SHOP%3 d%20&PN=The_Tao_of_Books_Alternative___Complementary_Me dicine_4_408%2ehtml%23aBJ56#aBJ56), which, as I mentioned elsewhere (http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=104199#post104199), is an extraordinary book that everyone should read, regardless of their dietary persuasion. More on McCarrisson's soil studies can be found here (http://mccarrisonsociety.org.uk/content/view/19/52/) - I urge you to read around this site.

Victoria Boutenko's 'Green For Life' touches upon some of what The Wheel Of Life discusses, with regard to soil being the source of true nourishment, via plants, rather than the plants being the actual primary source of nourishment, in and of themselves. Bernard Jensen's 'Empty Harvest' also follows a similar vein. This is majorly profound stuff; it will truly change your attitude towards healthy eating and put organic foods into perspective for you, like nothing else! We all know that organic is best, but WOW, just read the above books to understand how deeply
this is true. Speaking of 'Green For Life', I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book and although it doesn't go into any one topic in great scientific depth, it is an enjoyable, sincerely-written, and rational read, promoting what I consider to be extremely sound principles, for the most part, and those of you who know me on this board will know that I don't say such a thing lightly! :)


J.

[mbf]

If your interested in books check out the events and classified section. I just posted a few books to be sold by silent auction. The money will go to benefit Carmel and her husband.

MBF

[TP]

Haven't read many raw books yet but recommend the few I have:
N.W. Walkers "Raw Vegetable Juices".
George Malkmus "God’s Way to Ultimate Health" (except for the product pushing)
Victoria Boutenko "Green for Life"

[fiddler]

Here's my $.02 on RAW Books:

Deja Vu -->
http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7916

#1 Recipe Book - Alissa's "Living on Live Foods".

Others:
- The Raw Life by Paul Nison

Now, I seem to be leaning toward a low-fat raw vegan approach. Specifically, alot of what Doug Graham talks about seems to make alot of sense to me personally. He's got a book coming out in July (supposedly) on the 80-10-10 that I'm looking forward to getting.

I'm not really into (un)cooking anymore but my wife seems to be :)
She's a SAD eater but has been frequently making Alissa's carrot-pecan burgers and flax crackers. She's now a flax cracker junkie. Everytime she comes in the house now she reaches for a flax cracker... who'd a thunk?

Cheers, Gil

[Misty*Mountain]

Raw Food, Real World, by Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis, ditto above, plus the book is sexy and I love their restaurant


oooh! you've been to their restaurant?? what's it like?? is the food expensive??

i'm eager to check it out.. the food looks so amazing! :)