Raw Vegan Ingredients
Raw, local and in season, if possible:
- fresh fruit and fresh fruit juices
- sun-dried fruit
- dates for sweetening
- goji berries, raisins
- sun-dried tomatoes
- fresh veggies and fresh veggies juices
- raw nuts and seeds, preferably soaked overnight, rinsed and drained to aid digestion and raw nut and seed butters:
- almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, coconut, pecans, pistachios, sunflower seeds, walnuts
- buckwheat groats, chia, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, quinoa, sesame seeds, wild rice
- almond butter, tahini, cashew butter
- flax seeds
- raw beans and grains, soaked and sprouted
- oat groats
- wheat berries
- mung beans
- raw seaweed
- nori
- wakame
- dulse
- spirulina
- first cold pressed extra virgin oils
- olive oil
- coconut oil
- vinegar
- raw apple cider vinegar
- others also use
- umeboshi
- balsamic
- coconut
- banana
- sweeteners
- raw local honey
- others prefer
- agave syrup (processed)
- maple syrup (processed)
- stevia
- yacon syrup
- raw carob or cacao
- powder
- nibs
- salts
- nama shoyu – unpastuerized soy sauce
- some prefer Bragg Liquid Aminos
- sea salt
- white miso, unpasteurized
- nama shoyu – unpastuerized soy sauce
- spices
- herbs
I love that you promote raw veganism, but unfortunately, honey is NOT vegan. Don’t want to confuse newbies… Vegans eat zero animal products. They also don’t use anything at all from animals, including wool and leather.
On another note, I can’t wait to try your recipes! (Minus the honey, of course)
Hi Jenny, thanks for leaving a comment. I really appreciate it. Yes, raw honey is not vegan, but of all the syrups out there, it is not processed like maple and agave syrup. We have tried stevia, but we don’t like it either. A lot of raw vegans do use raw honey because of the fact that it is unprocessed. I struggle with the fact that it is not vegan too, but till I find a healthier sweetener… it’s the choice at our house. We also use maple syrup, not agave – but use it less. What do you use?
I don’t like stevia either! It’s just not good at all. We use maple syrup or agave. I actually try to stay away from sweeteners altogether. I also don’t like that maple and agave are processed, but I just can’t bring myself to use honey since the bees are being exploited. I would probably still feel bad even if the honey came from a backyard bee enthusiast. But hey, to each his own, right? At least you emphasize local honey (: I’m sure the bees are treated like living beings and not money makers, so that makes it a much better option than the conventional stuff. Thank you for such a quick response!
Jenny – I heard recently that during the winter, bee keepers feed their bees with ‘sugar water’… WHITE SUGAR water. If white sugar affects us, how does that affect the bees? Just a thought.
How sad and wrong and unnatural! Well, to tell you the truth, it really doesn’t surprise me. With the horrible food safety system in this country, I’m surprised they don’t give the poor bees high fructose corn syrup! I really can’t imagine what the white sugar does to their tiny little bodies
You’d think, what with colony collapse disorder and all, they wouldn’t do something like that. Guess that’s what happens when animals are turned into money machines. I guess I’d be avoiding honey during the winter months then! Poor little bees. Thanks for that interesting tidbit! I’ll have to spread the word.
i’m thinking the same thing!
honey never goes bad. what about buying enough for the winter during the months that bees are not fed white sugar. and if you are buying local honey, why not ask the apiarist how the bees manage during winter? what they eat? etc. get to know your local beekeeper a bit and then you can comfort yourself knowing you have picked an ethical one to buy honey from.
Yes! You are right! Or use an alternative sweetener during the winter months too.
Have u tried dates for sweetner…
Hi Alaia, absolutely. Usually one can substitute a sweetener/syrup with double the amount of pitted dates.