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Today, Saturday November 14th is World Diabetes Day.  The theme for the years 2009 to 2013 is “Diabetes Education and Prevention.”

It’s funny though how “Education and Prevention” can mean totally different things to different people.

For the International Diabetes Organization and
the over 12 drug companies that sponsor World
Diabetes Day it means educating people about how they can “manage” their diabetes with insulin.

For the team that made the film “Simply Raw:
Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days” it means educating people on how they can prevent and even reverse diabetes with a raw and living foods diet.

Now don’t get me wrong, insulin is an absolutely amazing thing that has saved countless lives, but it’s not something you want to use regularly.  The goal should always be to get off of medication whenever possible.

And if that’s the case how come there’s no mention of eating a raw and living foods diet on the World Diabetes Day website?  Kind of crazy don’t you think…

To help with the real meaning of “Education and Prevention” for World Diabetes Day the team behind the film “Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days” is offering a huge 50% OFF discount on their film and the companion “Raw for Life” 2 disc DVD set.

You can see the trailer for the film and what they’re doing here:

Raw for 30 Days

Also, when you pick up a copy of Simply Raw or Raw for Life today you’ll also get ALL of the bonuses listed below.  One of the really cool things about the raw food community is how we all come together to support a cause like reversing diabetes.

A lot of people have stepped up to contribute amazing bonuses for this event.

Don’t miss out on getting all of these bonuses…

* Bonus 1: “Kitchen Gadgets” 40 Minute Instructional
Video by Raw Food Chef Cherie Soria of The Living Light
Institute($14.99 Value)

* Bonus 2: Jennifer Cornbleet’s Favorite 5 Recipes from
her Book “Raw Food Made Easy”($4.99 Value)

* Bonus 3: A One Month Raw Menu Planner by Tera Warner of
“The Raw Divas” ($14.99 Value)

* Bonus 4: Audio Interview with Ani Phyo on How to Stay
Raw While Traveling ($4.99 Value)

* Bonus 5: The entire “The Raw Life: Becoming Natural in
an Unnatural World” E-Book by Paul Nison ($14.99 Value)

* Bonus 6: The entire “Revealing the Physical Changes”
E-Book by Angela Stokes – 63 Pages! ($19.95 Value)

* Bonus 7: The entire “Revvellutionize Your Life In 30 Days”
E-Book by Revvell Revati of Rawkin Radio ($19.95 Value)

* Bonus 8: The entire “Raw Success ” book, written by Matt
Monarch – ($15.95 Value) plus a 12% Discount Coupon for his
Raw Food World Online Store

* Bonus 9: Chapter 1 of Susan Schenk’s book “The Live Food
Factor” ($4.95 Value)

* Bonus 10: CD #1 and #5 of Nomi Shannon’s 5 CD “21 Days to
Better Health” Program ($37.49 Value)

That’s a lot of great extra health insight and education…
and you get it all FR@E when you purchase the Simply Raw or
Raw for Life for 50% off.

Go here right now to see all the details and get your copies:

Raw for 30 Days

Until next time…

To your health!

Peace!

- Debbie

P.S. – This special half off World Diabetes Day Sale ends at midnight on Friday, November 20th. If you’d like to get this revolutionary film that so many people are raving about… and save 50%, then go here now:

Raw for 30 Days

Operation Chocolate-Covered Kindness page view charity drive is in effect!

Operation Chocolate-Covered Kindness is a blog driven charity that our friend Katie has put together to raise money for a variety of great causes.

What can you do to help?

• Spread the word! If you have a blog, please help Katie get the word out by blogging about, or even just mentioning, the “Operation Chocolate-Covered Kindness” page view charity drive on your blog.  (Feel free to use the logo as well.)
• Throughout the month, blog about, and link to, ANY chocolatecoveredkatie.com post.  Each time someone clicks on any link to Katie’s blog, more money will be earned for the cause.

• During the month, click on as many pages/links on Katie’s blog as you can. Each post you click on, and each link you follow, earns more money for the charity drive.  Or, when you see Katie’s posts in Google Reader, simply click on the posts instead of reading them in Google Reader format (which doesn’t translate to any page views).

To learn more, visit Katie’s blog. Thanks for your support!

Today’s post is an original raw superfoods recipe from fellow Superhero Lenette, out of Chicago, Ill.

This is a super delicious recipe for raw ice cream, using my favorite superfoods cacao and maca! Be sure to watch the video too!

Ingredients:
3 frozen bananas
6 pitted medjool dates
3T raw tahini
2T maca powder
3T cacao powder
coconut water with a couple of drops of Marine Phytoplankton (add to mix as needed to blend)
5 ice cubes purified water (add more if needed to blend and mix to desired consistency)

Preparation:
Add all ingredients into a high-speed blender (preferably a Vita-Mix blender). Add coconut water slowly, and ice slowly until well combined, smooth and creamy like ice-cream. Serve-up right away (if cold enough), or place in a container and freeze.

Thanks Lenette – this was an awesome recipe!!!

Here’s a smoothie recipe that is not only super healthy and energizing, it is also so refreshing, leaving a nice feeling sensation in your mouth! Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 scoop raw protein powder
¼ cup goji berries
2-3 handfuls spinach
1 scoop green superfood powder
1T bee pollen
1 tsp vanilla bean powder
1 small banana
¼ cup pineapple chunks
1 cup mango chunks
1 cup papaya chunks
¼ cup cherries (pitted and stemmed)
4-6 drops peppermint flavored liquid stevia
2-3 cups coconut water
6-8 cubes purified ice
purified water (add what’s needed for desired consistency)
(for best results freeze fruit prior to use)

Preparation:
Place all ingredients in a high speed blender, and mix on high until smooth and creamy. Add purified water a little at a time for desired consistency.

After dinner the family wanted something sweet, chocolaty, and icy – so we decided to a have a raw ice cream shake using two flavors of my favorite coconut-cashew based raw ice creams I made previously. I decided to use bananas and coconut water to give it a super sweet, and milk shake like flavor. This recipe was right on! Enjoy!

2 medium sized bananas peeled and cut
2-3 large scoops raw vanilla ice-cream
2-3 large scoops raw cacao ice-cream
2-3T raw cacao nibs
3T raw cacao powder
1/4 cup almond nut milk
8oz fresh coconut water
generous drizzle of agave
1T raw coconut butter
1T raw almond butter
4-6 drops chocolate flavored SweetLeaf Liquid Stevia
6-8 purified ice cubes

Place all ingredients in the blender and mix/puree on high-speed until very smooth, creamy, thick and cold like a shake! Yummo!!!!

My son has come down with the flu, and has been craving orange juices. I wanted to make him an energizing shake that would not only fill his craving needs, but would energize him, and kick-up his immune system. I wanted something simple too. The other day I was viewing one of Jennifer Cornbleet’s video recipes called Travel In The Raw, and got the idea for today’s recipe shake. Brad loved it so much, and it gave him energy to finish his homework, so that he could rest for the remainder of the day and get well. (Sorry no picture).

Ingredients:
3 Cara oranges (or whatever type you like)
3 bananas (medium-large)
4-6 oz fresh coconut water
2 scoops (approx 3T) green foods powder (desired brand)
1-1 1/2 tsp bee pollen
8 purified ice cubes
1 cup purified water (more or less for desired consistency)

Preparation:
Peel and juice the oranges. Add juice and some pulp to a high-speed blender. Peel and cut bananas, then add to blender. Add remaining ingredients (except water), and blend on high until smooth and creamy, adding the water a little at a time until desired consistency is reached. Pour into glasses and drink. This recipe makes about 2 tall glasses. Yummo!

This pie recipe is quite similar to a few pies I have posted in the past. However, the emphasis is on the use of carob, and a few other variations. This pie is quite sweet, so a little goes a long way! I hope you like it.

Crust.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup raw walnuts
1/2 cup raw pecans
1 cup raw almonds
1 tsp pink Himalayan salt
1-1 1/2 T raw agave nectar
1T raw carob powder
1T raw cacao powder

Preparation:
Grind nuts into almost a powder in a food processor. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Press into a cheesecake spring-form pan and place in the freezer for about 1/2 to 1 hour. Prepare filling.

Coconut Cream Filling.
Ingredients:
Flesh of two young Thai coconuts (about 1-1 1/2 cups)
1T coconut oil
1T raw mesquite powder
1/3 cup raw carob powder
1/4 cup raw cacao powder
1 tsp organic vanilla extract (non alcoholic)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2-3 T raw agave nectar
1-1 1/2 cup coconut water

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients (except coconut water) in a food processor or high-speed blender. Process until smooth and creamy, adding the coconut water a little at a time to help with the desired consistency. Pour in a bowl and set in the refrigerator until pie is ready to assemble. Start cashew cream filling.

Cashew Cream Filling.
Ingredients:
1 cup raw cashews (soaked for at least 1 hour)
1/4 cup raw pine nuts (soaked for at least 1 hour)
1T raw honey
1T coconut butter
3T raw carob powder
1/4 cup raw cacao powder
3-4T raw agave nectar
1/2-1/3 cup coconut water
1 tsp pink Himalayan salt

Preparation:
Process nuts in a food processor until smooth. Add remaining ingredients, except coconut water. Mix well, adding coconut water a little at a time for desired consistency. Result should be creamy and smooth, and thick. Time to assemble pie.

Pie Assembly.
Ingredient:
1/2 cup raw carob chips

Preparation:
Remove pie crust from freezer. Sprinkle 1/3 of the carob chips over the crust. Spread the cashew cream over the top. Sprinkle 1/3 of the carob chips over the cream. Pour the coconut cream over the top and lightly stir into the cashew cream making zigzags. Sprinkle remaining carob chips over the top. Cover with saran wrap and freeze for about 1-2 hours or more. Ready to serve.

I absolutely love the Mayan Spice Wild Bars, and have been wanting to come up with my own version of this tasty bar. So, I came up with this delicious and energizing candy square that I think you will absolutely love! Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 cup raw almonds
1 cup raw macadamia nuts
1 cup raw cacao powder
1/2 cup raw cacao butter (melted)
1/2 cup raw cacao nibs
1/4 cup mesquite powder
2T blue green algae
4T maca powder
1/4 cup agave nectar
1 1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt
1/2 tsp raw vanilla bean powder
1 tsp ground cayenne
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp hemp seed
1/2 tsp trace minerals (gold)
6 pitted dates

Preparation:
Grind almonds and macadamia nuts in a food processor until almost a powder. Add all ingredients except for cacao butter, agave, and dates. Blend until well combine. Add cacao butter and agave, and mix very well. Finally, add dates and mix until mixture is completely broken down and combined. It should look chocolaty, gooey, and gritty. Remove from food processor and scoop into candy or brownie type molds. Place in freezer for about 1-2 hours. Remove and serve. They can be stored in the freezer (for several weeks or more) or refrigerator (for about two weeks maybe more) in an air-tight container.

Hello everyone, hope life is treating you well! Sorry I haven’t posted any new recipes lately, I’ve been eagerly working on some other projects. I do plan to create something new and delicious this weekend, so look for new posts next week.

For today, I decided to post the following YouTube.com videos of a delicious dessert that Raw Food Chef, Andrea Primm created and demonstrates in a 4-video segment. I think you will enjoy her videos, as well as love the simplicity and the yumminess of this fabulous dessert! Enjoy!

Sign-up to view more of Andrea’s delicious raw food dishes! Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/primmitiv