Ah, living raw foods. Raw food was actually how I first developed a love for preparing foods and reading recipes. Prior, I had no interest in cooking, preparing meals, grocery shopping, ect. I think it may have been the challenge presented by the raw food lifestyle and way of preparing foods that intrigued and motivated me. My first raw cookbook was actually Ani’s Raw Kitchen (Ani Phyo).
I started by making dips and spreads, and then saved up for a dehydrator!! I was ESTATIC! Looking back on that time of my life is intriguing. I spent hours looking for different recipes to experiment with (which I do do now, but it was so NEW to me!) I think I made just about everything in Ani’s book, minus a few desserts! Although other desserts were definitly in the works. Cheezecakes, pies, tarts, puddings ect! Well lets just say I “over did it” on the nuts/seeds!!
Rather than thinking simplictically about raw foods (as I do now and so does the wonderful Gena, whom I have learned alot from!) I was making EVERYTHING with tons of nuts/seeds! So just a heads up, if embarking on raw foodism, try to limit your nut/seed consumption to one meal per day!! TRUST ME! 
Annywaysss…I still do LOVE raw foods, hence my raw snacks all day long! But I also love warm comforting foods too:) While checking out the blogworld today, I noticed that Gena of Choosing Raw and Jenna of EatLiveRUn are restarting their Raw Food Wednesday Challenge! I have decided to join this fun challenge:) So from my snack photo today, you can omit the Kombucha and string cheese! It was random that I chose my raw banana bread flax bar today for a snack, but was surely meant to be, as I was planning a PRODCUT REVIEW for you all!
So without further ado…
The ingredient list is spectacular:
Sprouted Organic Flax Seeds
Organic Banana
Organic Coconut (unsulphured)
Organic Date
These are SO awesome for people trying to increase their raw food consumption but don’t have enough time for food prep! They are also perfect for your children’s lunchbox 
And let me just tell you, they are absolutley delicious! If you like bananas or banana bread, you will fall in love with these!
Texture: they are soft, chewy and quite pliable. The texture might be my favorite part, as I have tried the other flavors of this bar, which include pumpkin seed, spirulina and flax granola which are much more crunchy/cracker-like.
Nutrition: In one bar there are 120 calories, 5g fat, 15g carbohydrates, 6g fiber, 4g protein as well as Vitamin C, Calcium and Iron!!
I highly suggest you try these (obviously!) and if you like them, I find that it is best to buy them in bulk as they are more pricy than your average food bar. But hey, they aren’t full of FAKE and GROSS ingredients. They are made with integrity, all the nuts/seeds in their products are sprouted (which makes for easier digestion and nutrient absorption) and they are made with REAL FOOD!
Okay, so there is my rant for you today!! Here were the snacks I packed for the day from which you can omit the string cheese and kombucha and you can ADD a handful of almonds and guacamole! Good thing for NO cheese, as it is VEGAN MOFO month! So in celebration of such, let me just mention that I will be making some vegan treats this week/weekend!! I have been vegan for long periods in my life, so I am excited to be a part of the third year of Vegan MoFo month! Click the link to see all participating blogs!
So there you have it, my raw foods for the day! For dinner I have dreaming of creating some sort of pumpkin souflee but healthier type thing!? It will most likely NOT be raw because I have been craving tofu latley too! But ya never know, I might save that creation for tomorrow and do a bit more brainstorming! Well, you will find out soon enough!
Here is a quick preview of the raw dessert I will be indulging in tonight!! My famous (in my family at least!) Raw Nanaimo Bar!! Click the link if you aren’t even sure what a ‘normal’ nanaimo bar is!! Needless to say, they are amazing, if I do say so myself!!
xo,
D
