Raw Goodness

Raw Food Chef & Natural Health Guru, Jennifer McClelland

Summer time means more sun and less clothing.

And there’s no better way to work off the long winter and get in shape in time for summer than eating a healthier diet.

Generally, eating healthy means no junk food and more greens. But have you ever considered going raw?

For those who are not familiar with the raw food diet:

“Raw food is literally “living” fruits, vegetables, nuts & seeds in their unprocessed, unrefined and uncooked state preserving essential vitamins, enzymes and micro-nutrients the body needs for optimal health.  And preserving all this goodness in food is believed to be the answer to weight management and the prevention of many diseases, including cancer and diabetes.”

- Jennifer McClelland, Raw Food Chef

Raw Food Chef Jennifer McClelland regularly hosts raw food cuisine courses at the World Health Store in SOHO Shangdu where she educates her classes on the health benefits of incorporating more raw foods into their daily diet and providing mouth-watering recipes to prove to you just how good “healthy” meals can be!

Most recently, Jennifer hosted a “Raw Raw for Roma” class where she prepared a Cherry Tomato & Basil Pizza with a Flax Seed & Zucchini Pizza Crust (cooked in dehydrator) and Pumpkin Seed Cheese Spread (made with a blender).  For dessert, Jennifer created a Chocolate Mousse Mint Cream Parfait from just blending avocados, raw cacao, honey, coconut oil, cinnamon, a dab of mint extract, Spirulina (blue-green algae that is the world’s richest source of protein) and organic strawberry for garnish.

All recipes were lactose and gluten-free and still 100% delicious.

Jennifer, on easy ways to gradually add raw foods to your daily diet:

“If your diet consists of mostly cooked, processed and refined foods, begin to add some fresh choices to each meal.  You can start off with an apple a day and move to a fruit and vegetable smoothie.  Adding a salad to your meal is so easy.  Gradually increase the amount of fresh you eat.  Remember it does not have to be an all or nothing approach and slow changes are often the most long-lasting.”

LumDimSum Photo Gallery of the “Raw Raw for Roma” Raw Food Class:

For more information about raw foods & the health benefits of eating “living” foods, visit Jennifer McClelland’s website and the World Health Store Blog.