Going Raw

Me:
Breakfast: Grapefruit Juice, Granola Cereal, Coffee
Lunch: Home cooked indian food
Dinner: Blueberries, strawberries and a banana

Akom:
Breakfast: He doesn't eat breakfast
Lunch: Almond Apple Porridge, adzuki sprouts and assorted fruit
Dinner: Blueberries, strawberries and a plantain

So I used the Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine by Gabriel Cousens book for the porridge. I first started the process in an Ultimate Chopper. Bad idea. The Ultimate Chopper which is good for many things, is not good with soaked almonds. So then I transferred everything into the Vita-Mix - which is a must have for any person seriously considering to eat raw 90% of the time. We got the refurbished model and it works fine. Well, even that was having trouble. So I decided to use some Almond Milk to help it out, and that worked like charm. I served it with blueberries. I also, used twice the amount of apples, and Akom said that it wasn't sweet enough but otherwise very tasty. Next time I might try some honey or agave nectar.

Also for the sprouter Akom built ours from home depot parts, and I don't think it was too difficult. He is going to have to add in that section when he gets a chance.

Tips: 1) When making recipes - unless you are planning a party and are experienced with raw foods, make half the recipe. This way if you are not happy with what you "cooked" up, it is not a lot of waste. 2) Use the scraps as compost. We have a small compost bin in the kitchen which gets filled up on a daily basis and we just take it outside and dump everything in the large compost bin. If you buy the biodegradble bags becareful because they do not last for more than 3 - 4 days.