Starting a Raw Food Diet

Quick Start Guide

When you're starting a raw food diet, you often don't know where to begin, what to eat, what tools to use, what to buy and what all those fancy "raw food words" means. It can all seem very overwhelming.

To save you time and make the process as easy as possible for you, you'll find here a step plan that will show you in 7 steps everything you need to know to get started with the raw food diet. It will make you smart quickly.

Step Plan (7 Steps)

Step 1 - Raw Food Weight Loss, Health or Detox

First, decide on your motivation (your dream, final goal). This is important because your raw food focus will be slightly different for each of them. Usually they are:

And of course there are many other reasons such as wanting more energy, better shape, overall wellbeing, environment, etc.

Focus for each motivation

Weight loss - eat alkaline, raw and super foods;
Health - eat organic, raw, vegan, alkaline and super foods;
Detox - drink alkaline vegetable juices and super foods.
Environment - eat organic, local, in season, fresh/raw (unprocessed).

What does this mean? Read further to find out what these terms and food choices mean and why they are important for raw food weight loss, health or detox.

Step 2 - Bluff Your Way Into Raw Food (Glossary)

Raw Food;
Alkaline Food;
PH Scale;
Organic;
Vegan;
Super Foods;
Blending (Smoothies);
Dehydrating;
Juicing;
Enzymes.

Step 3 - Smart Raw Food Tips

What To Eat;
Why Organic;
Why Raw;
Why Vegan;
Why Eat Alkaline;
Why Drink Pure Water;
How to get most nutrients out of your food;
Best Sources of Raw Vegan Protein;
Best Sources of Calcium, Iron, B12.

Step 4 - Efficient Raw Kitchen

Most Important Raw Food Kitchen Tools:

Cutting Board
Sharp Knifes
Hand Blender
Juicer

Go to raw food tools (description, picture and review), and

Go to how to preparation raw food.

Step 5 - Terrific Transition Tools

Few people are starting a raw food diet cold turkey. Most transition gradually. Here are tips, tools & cheat sheets to help you with the transition:

Transition Chart - Overview that shows you quickly what to replace your current (cooked) foods with
Shopping List - Check list of things to buy when you go shopping
Raw Food Meal Planner - Example menus to get you started on the raw food diet.

Step 6 - Ridiculous Recipes

Here you'll find links to the most delicious raw food recipes:

Weight Loss Recipes
Health Recipes
Detox Recipes
All Recipes

Step 7 - Outrageous Success Tips

Below are common challenges that starters of a raw food diet face, and tips how to overcome them:

Raw Food in Winter
Travel Tips
Food Cravings
"Cooked" Family members/friends
Don't know what to eat?
Top 5 Money Saving Tips
Top 5 Time Saving Tips
Food Safety

Enjoy the ride and I'll hope you have reached your perfect weight, detox or perfect health fast. I hope you it will bring you as much joy and health as it did me.

I want you to succeed!

Don't hesitate to send me questions or suggestions so I can help you to do better: Contact Me

Below some final tips so you can get in action and be starting a raw food diet today!

Top 3 Starters Tips So you Can Start Today!

When you're starting a raw food diet, you may not know how to begin. What can you eat? What should you buy? Should you go 100% raw or is it better to go gradually?

To make the transition to raw food easy, below you find the 3 Top Tips so you can start with raw uncooked food today.

Here are three tips and tricks to help you get started today. No excuse to delay getting healthy, slim and beautiful! Starting a raw food diet is easy:

Start Juicing

Fruit and vegetable juices will give you a jump start to the raw food diet. You feel better quickly. The juice is full of enzymes, vitamins, co-factors, life force, alkaline, organic minerals and much more. Vegetable juice boosts your energy and immune system. On this site you find free juice recipes. As well as easy to follow juicing instructions.

Eat Smarter

Add healthier foods to your diet gradually. You can try something new every day, week or month. Whatever works for you. Before you know it, you eat a large amount of your diet raw. And you feel it. Start adding these easy, mouthwatering raw food recipes or you try these super foods for quick results.

Go Organic

Start buying organic. The advantages of organic foods are ridiculous. Just this change will have a dramatic result on your health and weight loss. Begin with the top 10 organic foods.

FAQ
Raw Food Diet Testimonials
Top 10 Breakfast Recipes
Raw Food Research
Alphabetical Fruit List
How To Make Almond Milk
Top 10 Breakfast Recipes
Fresh Raw Lemonade (Sugar Free)
Nutritional Value of Spinach
PH Test Strips

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