I feel so old…
Did I get your attention?
Actually, I feel great! What I mean to say is that I’ve been involved in the raw food movement for almost two years now. While that may not seem like a very long time, I have seen some amazing changes take place.
Changes that make it easier than ever to do raw right.
Back in *my* day…
When I went raw back in 2007, there were only a few raw sources promoting a healthy high fruit, low fat raw vegan diet. People like Dr. Douglas Graham, Frederic Patenaude, and Roger Haeske.
At the time, I was dabbling in the high fat raw food diet. However, I really was not comfortable with all the fat I was eating (something like 600-800 calories from fat a day). Plus, I was spending hours in the kitchen making complicated recipes that barely filled me up!
So I started looking for alternative raw methods on Amazon. By some stroke of luck, I quickly came across Frederic Patenaude’s book The Raw Secrets. I ordered it pretty much right away, even though I had never heard of Frederic or this book before.
Honestly, I just thought the cover was pretty and the title was intriguing!
Needless to say, the book totally blew me away. It completely changed my way of thinking about nutrition and health in general.
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