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Raw Food Breakfast Recipes

Here are my favorite raw food breakfast recipes and breakfast ideas. Since you don't want to spend much time preparing breakfast in the morning, these raw recipes are all very quick and easy: under 5 minutes to prepare. The ingredients are easy to get.

And..., you may as well give them to your kids because they're just that yummy and a lot healthier than cereo's!

Enjoy!

My Top 10 Raw Food Breakfast Recipes

Quick and Easy

Oatmeal;
Vanilla Coconut Yoghurt;
Fresh Fruit Smoothie;
Banana Pancakes;
Fresh Carrot Juice;
Green Juice;
Young Coconut Water;
Granola;
Apple Avocado Mouse;
Fresh fruit or fruit salad.

- Raw Food Breakfast -
Oat Meal

Serves 2

raw diet recipes Ingredients

2 apples
1 banana
1 tablespoon golden flax seed
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Pure water

Directions

Put the flex seeds in the purified water and let sit overnight.

Peel the apples and cut them in smaller parts (for the blender). Peel the banana en break in parts. Rinse the flaxseeds.

Put all ingredients in a blender. This can be a hand blender or high speed blender such as vitamix. Add 1/4 cup water, just enough to let the mixture blend well. Blend all ingredients until smooth. You may want to add a little more water if it's too thick.

Tip

You make make this recipe even better by replacing the water with almond cream or fresh juice. You may also add a tablespoon of hemp seeds. My daughter likes to add (germinated) nuts and raisins. You can prepare this recipe the night before (but put the banana in there in the morning). Especially with nuts and dried fruits in it, it will only taste better!

This is my children's favorite breakfast. My 6 year old daughter has been eating this for more than years almost every morning. I like this breakfast because it has healthy ingredients that are easy to get: the fiber, good fats and protein of the flax seeds.

- Raw Food Breakfast -
Hemp & Berry Smoothie

Serves 2

raw diet recipes Ingredients

1 banana
2 tablespoons hulled hemp seed
1 bag of frozen berries
1 cup pure water

Directions

Put all ingredients in a high speed blender. Add enough water so that all ingredients are covered. Blend well.

You may want to add a little more water if it's too thick. You may blend longer if you find it too cold.

Tip

This is such a yummy and easy breakfast recipe. This is the other breakfast my daughter loves, but we drink this for lunch too.

The hemp seeds provide good fats and super protein. Hemp seeds are the only seeds that have no enzyme inhibitor and therefore don't have to be soaked in water before eating.

If the berries are sour, you may add a few drops of (liquid) stevia to sweeten.

- Raw Food Breakfast -
Carrot Juice

Serves 1

raw diet recipes Ingredients

2 pounds carrots
1/2 lemon

Directions

Wash the lemon and cut most of the peel off. Juice the lemon and the carrots. Ready!

Tip

Personally, I like to scrape the carrots, because I don't like the earthy taste when I don't.

If I take this juice for breakfast, I feel so good the rest of the day. It gives me instant energy.

I also like to juice about a 1/2 bunch green leafy vegetables with the carrots for extra alkalizing minerals. Carrot greens, kale or lettuce are a good choice. Apples, celery and fennel also go well with carrot juice. If you're a beginner, start to add only one or two leafs of greens to make sure you still like it. Greens are an acquired taste and it may take some time for you to get use to.

- Raw Food Breakfast -
Young Coconut Water

Serves 1

raw diet recipes Ingredients

1 young coconut

Directions

Open the coconut with a cleaver. Talking about easy, quick and healthy!

Tip

You may pour the water in the jar of a high speed blender and some or all of the milk. Blend and you get yourself coconut milk. You can also pour some of the milk into ice cubes - it freezes really easily - and whenever you make a smoothy you can add some coconut milk ice cube for an even more delicious smoothy. Especially quick for breakfast.

- Raw Food Breakfast -
Green Drink

Serves 1

raw diet recipes Ingredients

1 scoop green powder
16 ounce pure water

Directions

Add one scoop to the water and mix. Ready!

Tip

You can put this in a water bottle and take with you. If you don't like the taste of the green powder, you may add some lemon juice or add to another juice.

- Raw Food Breakfast -
Banana Pancakes

Serves 1

raw diet recipes Ingredients

1 banana
2 tablespoons coconut meal or dried coconut
cinnamon

Directions

Mash the banana with a fork in a bowl until very smooth. Add the coconut meal and some cinnamon to taste. Mix well.

Flatten the banana/coconut dough and make small pancakes of them

Leaf out in direct sunlight for about 1 hour, flip over and leaf for another hour. You may also use the dehydrator or oven. But then it will take longer to dry them.

They don't have to be dry, just on the outsides. They're so good anyway that they're usually gone before I want to serve them.

Tip

If you make them the night before, you can take them to go for breakfast in the morning.

- Raw Food Breakfast -
Granola

Serves 1

raw diet recipes Ingredients

Raw Granola
Coconut Yoghurt

Directions

In the US you can buy raw granola at most health food stores. You may eat this with coconut yoghurt or apple avocado mouse. Another yummy breakfast recipe.

- Raw Food Breakfast -
Vanilla Yoghurt

Serves 1

raw diet recipes Ingredients

1/2 cup coconut water
1 cup coconut meat
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Open the coconut with a cleaver. Pour the coconut water in the jar of a high speed blender and some or all of the milk. Blend well. You should get the consistency of yoghurt.

Tip

You can drink it as is - a favorite of my 1 year old baby boy - or you can add a fruit of your choice. Think of peach, strawberries, mango or pear. So good! A fantastic replacer of yoghurt made from dairy. It's delicious as a yoghurt desert, for breakfast with granola or you can put in in your ice maker machine and you get delicious ice cream.

- Raw Food Breakfast -
Apple Avocado Mouse

Serves 2

raw diet recipes Ingredients

1 avocado
2 apples
1/4 cup purified water

Directions

Peal the apples and take out the core. Take the avocado meat out of the avocado. Put the two ingredients in a bowl. Mix well with a hand mixer.

Tip

This is another very simple raw food recipe, that I eat almost daily.

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On the Sunny Side of the Day, Part I

by Tara Bianca Tiller
Source: http://www.rawbc.org/articles/raw_breakfast.html

There is nothing better than a day started and supported with minerals, vitamins, and nutrients!

I remember when I 'graduated' from cereal and milk to museli and yogurt for breakfast. I had heard of the detrimental affects of high glycemic value cereals due to a puffing method of processing cereal grains where they are subjected to high pressures, then suddenly ejected into a normal atmospheric pressure, causing the grain to expand sharply. What never crossed my mind, until years later, was the low nutrient value of these cereals.

Many cereal-brands typically contain refined carbohydrates. These refined carbs are digested quite fast and may contribute to spikes in blood sugar levels, causing appetite swings and food cravings. They give you a boost, then seem to leave one deflated of energy. Although many cereals have vitamins added, the body is not designed to utilize synthetic vitamins. The body regards them as toxins and attempts to eliminate them as rapidly as possible. "Thus they act like stimulants, hasten the ageing process, rob your body of energy, water, and provide expensive color to your urine."

"Both the recent Finland study published in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Agnes Fay Morgan experiments at the University of California at Berkeley in the 1940s proved that taking synthetic vitamins (MOST VITAMINS ARE SYNTHETIC) is worse than starvation. The synthetic vitamins will kill you quicker than not taking them would. In the Finnish study, there was a statistically significant loss of protection from lung cancer, stroke, and all other forms of death. There is often a direct link between synthetic vitamins and fibromyalgia . One doctor "cured" his patient of fibromyalgia by taking her off all artificial supplements." (From http://www.juiceguy.com)

Many people ask me what they can eat for breakfast, if not cereal, toast, or bacon & eggs...their typical breakfast meal. Comfort food for the masses! I used to suggest museli and yogurt. As a glorified, 'adult' version of the ole breakfast routine, I thought it was the ideal.

Essentially, everyone wants sustanance. They want to feel fuelled for the day or at least until lunch time. Now, you'll find me suggesting many raw vegan options to inquiring health conscious breakfast eaters everywhere.

One of my favourite ways to start the day is with a green juice or green smoothie made from kale, apple, and celery. from nature's best. Not only does this green nectar balance electrolites, but it nourishes every cell on a deep level, so much that I find I do not feel hungry until many hours later.

Other days I eat a large salad consisting of mango, strawberries, cucumber, celery, dandelion greens, and dark leafy lettuce. Of course, it changes seasonally. You can make a green smoothy out of these ingredients if you are in a hurry, but I love to savour every solo bite of mango in its whole form. Once mango are not in season, I'll eat a raspberry or strawberry n' lettuce salad.

Many people are shocked that I would eat green 'stuff' in the morning. Nevertheless, I feel stoked after a great morning salad! Chlorophyll is extremely nourishing and is an inner dose of liquid sunshine! It is an amazing feeling to go through the day truly nourished by the food you eat.

Sometimes I am in the mood for just fruit. When blueberries are in season, I eat only blueberries throughout the whole day until dinner, then I have a large salad. And, on special mornings, I start the day with organic watermelon. I'll eat until I am full and satisfied.

On the Sunny Side of the Day, Part II

by Tara Bianca Tiller

"A smiling face is half the meal."
— Latvian Proverb

In the summer issue, I wrote about the benefits of eating or juicing greens for breakfast. In this issue, I explore how to get the most energy and nutrients out of every meal.

Digestion begins in the brain. Some say digestion begins in the

Chew your food at least 30-50 times. If you have the time, chew each mouthful until it is liquid.

mouth, but truly it begins in the brain. Your eyes and your nose get your body and mind in the mood for food, and just the thought of food gets the digestive juices flowing.

Why Chew? When food enters the mouth, the first step in food breakdown begins. Chewing is the mechanical breaking open of plant cells. Chewing is an important factor in the body's ability to utilize any nutrients. Your teeth break the bread down into smaller particles, increasing the surface area through which digestive enzymes have easier access to the contents inside.

Chewing also:

stimulates the release of hormones that control appetite. The longer you chew, the less likely you are to overeat. And, chewing foods slowly slows down your eating.
produces saliva that lubricates the food, making it slide down the esophagus.
produces amylase, the first digestive enzyme, breaks the chemical bonds between the carbohydrate molecules, changing them into smaller sugar molecules. These are now free to be broken down even farther, if necessary.
releases the flavour of food, and if you chew long enough, you may taste the sweet disaccharide sugars that result from this part of digestion.

Taoists regard saliva as a precious fluid. It has been called the Jade Fluid and the Long Life Wine.

Saliva is the body's own health juice.

When each step along the digestive process is done well, the next job is easier. By taking small bites, chewing your food well, and swallowing it slowly, your body is better able to utilize nutrients.

For a detailed looked at the digestion process, visit: http://www.wikipedia.org.

Put your heart into your food. Cultivate gratitude and love toward your food and everything and everyone that contributed to the food ending up on your plate. This is as important in the growing and preparation, as it is in the consumption of your food.

Create an atmosphere conducive to digestion and enjoy your food.

Appearance is almost as important as the actual taste and the quality of each dish is more important than the quantity. Eat a variety of local produce that is organic, colourful, fresh, and in season. When foods are in season, they are much more likely to provide nutritional and flavour satisfaction at the time of year when their quality is at its best.

Value subtle tastes and flavours.

Food combining is an important factor in the over all health of the digestive system. Avoid combining too many foods which creates indigestion, bloating, gas, and uneasiness. For guidelines and more information visit http://www.drbass.com/sequential.html.

Most importantly, eat live, enzyme-rich organic food. Our live bodies wer designed for living food.