Raw Foods Reference Guide
Howdy,
Here is a list of the raw foods books I have read in the last couple months that you may find helpful. These are my favs:
1. Raw Food Detox Diet, Natalia Rose: This book is the first you should read if you want to incorporate more raw foods into your diet. She doesn’t force readers to go totally raw overnight, but emphasizes making a smooth transition throughout your life. She breaks down the principles behind eating more raw and learning to detox on a regular basis easy to understand.
2. 12 Steps to Raw Foods, Victoria Boutenko: This is a fascinating look at the process of going raw, emphasizing the addictive properties of food (both chemical and psychological). A great read for anyone trying to go completely raw but having a difficult time.
3. Rawvolution, Matt Amsden: Matt runs a very successful raw delivery service out of LA and NYC. His onion bread is out of this world (but if you make it, cut the Nama Shoyu in half)! His recipes are relatively simple and straightforward.
4. Raw Food, Real World, Matthew Kenney: This is a lovely book and the authors are too beautiful for words! This is definitely more up-scale raw food prep, but not so complicated that it cant be made at home. The Chocolate Ganache Tart is INSANE!!!
5. Raw, Charlie Trotter: The most beautiful food photography ever! The recipes are very complicated and have many obscure ingredients, but I love looking at it for inspiration. A great coffee table book. The chocolate cookies are amazing (though I dont make the chocolate chips from scratch like they advise).
6. The Hallelujah Diet, Peter Shockey: I havent read this one yet, but my friend Holly swears by it. Just skimming through it and I found the research to be thorough and thoughtful.
7. Anything by David Wolfe. He is one of the pioneers of the raw foods movement.
You can buy any of the books listed above here.
