I read somewhere that some families transition into raw by eating raw meals for breakfast and lunch and then eat comfort foods for dinner. It has not worked that way for us. I always offered something raw in each meal, but we never shared a raw meal together. I have been preparing raw juices and raw green smoothies (the latter at least once a day) for my family for almost a year now. Yet, it is only this week that as a whole family we have shared a purely raw meal for breakfast – and everyday this week! What made this week a success? I made a concerted effort to really think WHAT my husband and son would love to eat for breakfast. Favourite non-raw items would be pancakes, waffles, Wheetabix boxed cereal (yuck), oatmeal, juices and fruits. How could I convert that these to raw?Here is the breakfast plan that I pulled off last week with success. “Success” means that my son and husband actually enjoyed it with no complaints AND for a whole week.
What was on the menu? Green smoothies daily with one or two of the following raw foods: applesauce, banana with chocolate fudge, breakfast pudding, oatmeal or “muesli” and homemade raw yoghurt with fruit. Never mind the rules about food combining and drinking greens before the meal or having fruits first… I’ll ‘teach’ them that later on, but for now I am pleased that they are satisfied with their raw breakfasts.
Breakfast Mango Pudding with Flax Seeds
Puree in a blender together:
2 mangoes
1 banana
1 tspn raw tahini
berries
Raw Oatmeal or “Muesli”
Soak overnight, rinse and drain well:
2 cups raw oat groats (if you can’t find whole oat groats, you can use steel cut or rolled oats but these are not raw)
Blend in food processor with:
3 apples, cored, no need to peel
1 cup dates, seeded (you can soak these overnight if you wish)
1 tbspn lemon juice
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup raw nuts, soaked overnight, rinsed and drained (optional)
Top with honey and raw yoghurt if desired.
Raw Yoghurt
Mix together:
1 quart raw milk (we use goat’s or cow’s, but prefer goat’s)
culture (1/2 cup of fresh live yoghurt or 1 packet of culture)
You can use your dehydrator and leave the mixture there for 48 hours until thick. Or you can use a yoghurt machine (but this will heat your yoghurt over 115F and kill enzymes). Or find another warm place in your house – we used to use our oven with the light on.
Resources:
Dairy Connection – I have heard they sell the best pure cultures.
More on different methods of making yoghurt.
Raw Coconut Banana ‘Pancakes’ My boys are not into eating fruit leather, which these tasted like. BUT with banana filling, they are delicious… at least I thought so.
Puree together:
2 bananas
2 fresh coconuts, juice and meat
Place on Tex-flex sheets in dehydrators for about 6 hours until dry but still pliable. Fill with bananas and chocolate fudge.
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