A Day In The Life Part 3: How Do You Transition To More Raw Foods?

This is a continuation of our Day in the Life Story of what we eat with suggestions on how you can easily transition to more and more raw foods in your diet...


How Do You Transition To More Raw Foods?

The first week we discovered Chocolate Bliss and the whole line of Sun Fire Super Foods, we jumped in feet first and ate almost 100% raw superfoods for the first week.  It was awesome.  You can watch our short video about transitioning to raw where we talk more about what we ate in that first week, why it was so great, and the differences we noticed from being raw.

Since then I've read that it's not always recommended to go raw that quickly because you can have more detox reactions.  I didn't. I felt great.  That might be because the Sun Fire Super Foods are designed to help you detox more gradually, or because I didn't have major health issues (I was just a bit overweight), or just because (the answer to any persistent 2 year old).

How fast should you go raw?  However fast you feel like it.  And here's some more support:

I really liked the information and advice in this book by Natalia Rose:  The Raw Food Detox Diet.  In the book she offers a little test to see what percentage raw might be best for you based on your past eating habits and your current health.  She gives very practical information about why raw food is so great, menu suggestions and some awesome raw food recipes (the very yummy Thai Bliss soup is from her).

Raw Til Dinner is a popular approach for transitioning because most of us (Dan and me included) can be quite satisfied with raw foods until the evening sets in and we start to crave something warm and chewy.  The more raw foods you eat, the more clean-burning nutrition you are getting, the easier it will be for you to concentrate and be alert throughout the day, and the healthier you will be.  And if you can eat healthy cooked meals in the evening, all the better.

With any upgrade I make in life - mental, emotional or physical - I prefer to be OK with slippage.  If I go back to eating cooked foods, or even some junky foods now and then, the best thing I can do is NOT judge myself for it, but simply enjoy the taste (if it is indeed enjoyable) and look for ways to upgrade that food/taste I'm craving next time into something healthier - whether that be a raw version or just healthier ingredients.  I'll talk more later about how I identify the flavor and ingredient components I'm craving in a traditional food and how I then upgrade that taste into a raw, superfood or other good-for-you version.

Stay tuned for the final part of this Day In The Life diatribe:

Part 4:  What Tools of the Trade Do You Start With?

Enjoy your journey!

With lots of Love,

Melissa