A "Berry" Healthy shake- and the beginning of my journey with raw foods.

In the last few months I have begun to make real effort to make at least 70% of what I eat in any given day raw food.   Some days I accomplish this and more and some days it's likely more like 45-50%.  However I usually am around 70% which is much more than many people.

Now mind you I have eated "healthy" for a long time.  I changed my life and my health completely with changing my diet nearly17 years ago.  But when a friend started sharing her journey with raw foods I realized that I had a ways to go.  First I just started to pay attention to what I was eating and if it was raw or not.  When I did this I realized, wow, I am eating almost all cooked food.  ( not junk, lots of veggies, lots of lean protein, whole grains so on.) However most of it was cooked.  Why is this an issue?  We raw foods have the enzymes in them to help you digest the food itself.   What if you cook it?  Then you don't have those enzymes any more so your body has to use enzymes it creates to digest instead of using the enzymes it creates for other things like repairing your body, and healing and such.  ( at least this is what the info I have read says)

So I started to increase my raw foods.  One of the easiest ways to do this is to make a raw shake in the morning instead of the S.A.D. ( standard American diet) breakfast.  I have discovered many great recipes doing this and most mornings I make something a little different each time.  What I did not know until I read more is it would not just be a great way to get my fruits, but also my veggies....




Berry Good For You Shake



1 small slice of beet
1/2 of medium carrot
1 med sized banana
1 egg
1/2 of a small zucchini
1 small slice off of a purple cabbage
4-6 frozen strawberries
1 handful of frozen black berries.
a pinch or so of stevia to taste
a little purified water ( just enough to make it blend nicely)

Wash and then put all of the above ( minus the egg shell of course) into your blender.  Continue to blend until it is all very very smooth, if you need to add a little water to make that work, do, but use it sparingly so that it does not get too slushy.

Now of course since this is a raw food recipe remember all the fruits and veggies are raw and so is the egg.  Also do your best to use only organic ingredients including for the egg.  This is the best tasting and the best
for you too.

Try it and see if you don't just feel great all day long!  I will post more raw food shakes shortly.