Since I am often asked what I eat on the raw food diet, I have logged here what I ate for 30 days as a food journal to give you a clear idea how one can enjoy raw foods all day. You can also follow me on Instagram at justglowingwithhealth, to see what I am eating throughout the week.
Raw Food Diet Days 1-10
Day 1: Breakfast
Fresh fruit bowl: 1 carton of each strawberries, blueberries and raspberries with fresh mint.
20 ounces green juice: Kale, celery, lemon, ginger, green apple followed by Jicama Carrot Herb Salad: 1 jicama, carrots, celery, mint, basil and cilantro with citrus dressing. Citrus dressing: juice of lemon, lime, blood orange.
Day 2: Breakfast
32 ounce Sweet Tangy Juice: Pomegranate, pears, red apples, lime.
48 ounces Banana Grape Green Smoothie: Green grapes, kale,bananas, almond milk, topped with mulberries.
Day 5: Lunch
Mango soup with a mixed green salad with cherry tomatoes and cut up mango.
Day 5: Mid-Day Snack
Fresh strawberries
Day 5: Dinner
Large Zesty Green Leaf Salad: Fresh basil, parsley, green leaf lettuce with arugula, persian cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, yellow bell pepper, raw pine nuts, and green onion with fresh orange juice, lime juice, mint and garlic blended together as dressing.
Day 6: Breakfast
32 ounce Green Energy Juice: Kale, parsley, celery, golden beet, lime, oranges.
Just for the record I am not 100% raw 100% of the time, I am mostly raw. I do my best and come close a lot of the time. Before getting started I do want to advise you that the average person requires a minimum of 1800 calories a day so please make sure you are eating enough. If you need help getting an idea of how much food that would be on a raw food diet here are two apps you can use to count your calories until you are used to eating the proper amounts: FitDay.com and Cronometer.com.
Raw Food Diet Days 11-20
Day 11: Breakfast
48 ounces Berry Mango Smoothie: Frozen wild blueberries and raspberries, fresh mango and pineapple, coconut milk, topped with frozen fruit.
Large massaged kale salad filled with grapefruit, oranges, dried cranberries, fresh dill and chives. Dressing: cashew cream.
Day 16: Breakfast
32 ounce Chai chia berry parfait: for the berry layer blend frozen mangoes, frozen berries, banana, small amount of coconut milk
Day 16: Lunch
Lemon cilantro hummus with cut up veggies: celery, zucchini, cucumbers, bell peppers, broccoli. Hummus made with zucchini, raw tahini, cumin, lemon, cilantro, garlic powder.
Day 16: Dinner
Large green leafy salad with mixed veggies: Romaine, spinach, celery, carrots, cherry tomatoes, pine nuts, cucumbers, green onion, crumbled dehydrated cracker with a lemon cumin dressing.
Day 17: Breakfast
32 ounce Green Juice Elixir: Pineapple, cucumber, basil, celery
Zucchini Noodles with Not-Peanut Sauce over a bed of spinach. Not-peanut sauce: raw almond butter, tamarind sauce, ginger, orange juice, lime juice, water, piece of a jalapeno. Topped with carrots and cilantro.
Rainbow Salad: Romaine, Alfalfa sprouts, shredded beets, shredded carrots, radishes, portobello mushroom, cucumber with a lemon tahini dressing.
On the low-fat raw food diet, there is no calorie or carb counting (other than what was just mentioned) this is a diet of abundance. I typically do not do a lot of snacking between meals since I usually try to get enough calories to satisfy me per meal. However, I included a variety of snacks here to give you ideas should you get hungry between meals. That is why I do not put exact portion sizes here, it is adaptable to you as an individual and your caloric needs.
Raw Food Diet Days 21-30
Day 21: Breakfast
Breakfast Strawberry Ginger Gelato: frozen bananas, frozen strawberries, ginger, beet, splash of lemon juice
Two large veggie burritos with raw vegan meatless taco meat filled with bell peppers, green onion, red onion, zucchini, corn, jalapeño, lime juice, taco “meat” wrapped in collard greens.
Day 24: Breakfast
Cut up apples, banana and pomegranate seeds topped with chopped dates, dried apricots, chia and pumpkin seeds.
Mono meal of 5 mangoes (eat one fruit until you feel satisfied)
Day 28: Dinner
Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Lemon Tahini Sauce: Marinate the mushrooms in lemon and coconut amino’s, fill with cauliflower rice, cherry tomatoes, fresh herbs, with drizzled tahini lemon sauce over rugula.
Day 29: Breakfast
Fruit Cereal with Hemp Hylk (or any nut milk): cut up bananas and strawberries (or any fruits of choice)
Day 29: Lunch
5 bananas, several medjool dates
Day 29: Dinner
Carrot Beet Veggie Pasta with Curry Tahini Sauce. Pasta: Carrots, beets, cucumber, green onion, and cilantro. Tahini Sauce: Curry, garlic, chili flakes, coconut aminos, water
Day 30: Breakfast
1 whole medium size papaya with lemon juice on top.
Zucchini Noodles with avocado cream sauce over butter leaf lettuce and cherry tomatoes. Sauce: avocado, lime, cilantro,water.
This journal is not intended as a suggested meal plan for anyone but will hopefully inspire you to eat healthier and start incorporating more raw foods into your diet. Please feel free to substitute one fruit or veggie for another preferred, this is completely adaptable to your preference.
Food is one important factor to health, but there are many other aspects that must be taken into consideration to have that GLOWING health, such as exercise and emotional health. I wish you the best on your raw journey. Wishing you glowing health!
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