| For those of you who are desperately trying to diet, | | | | great, and became a morning person! Miracle of |
| so you can fit into your bikini this summer, or just loose | | | | miracles. I still enjoy a largely raw diet, and someday I |
| some weight by summer, and have always wanted to | | | | will go on it again for an extended time, if not for good. |
| join some weight loss system, but don't know which | | | | The value in these potlucks is great. It gives fellowship |
| one, may I suggest a simple, natural approach? | | | | with like minded people, and therefore a support |
| Hippocrates said, "let food be your medicine, and your | | | | system. It gives you a raw night out, free! (Well, you |
| medicine be food". Simply put, avoid all harmful foods, | | | | have to bring a raw food dish, but other than that, you |
| and only eat what is good for you. Well now, this is | | | | will most likely eat a wonderful raw meal that you |
| just easier said than done, I know. But for those who | | | | might easily pay good money for elsewhere.We must |
| are determined to make some changes, I would like to | | | | not forget the benefit of collecting raw food recipes, |
| suggest that they look for a raw food potluck in their | | | | often not found anywhere else! There have been |
| area. The food and support may well be the "key" that | | | | times when I got a new recipe at one of these |
| helps you to stay tuned to your diet. I know I have | | | | potlucks, and went home to see if it was in a book I |
| greatly benefited by these potlucks. | | | | had already, only to find it wasn't. Score. |
| If you are interested in this at all, I encourage you to | | | | A great thing to bring to one of these potlucks, just so |
| type the words "raw food potluck (your city)" into the | | | | you're prepared to come home with some good |
| google search engine, and see if there's anything near | | | | recipes, is a blank recipe book, such as I have made |
| you. I think there are a fair amount of them out there, | | | | available on my site. I wish I would've had one of these |
| but if there's not one in your area, you could always | | | | years ago! |
| start one of your own. Just invite at least 2 other | | | | If you're thinking, ok, great place to go and find raw |
| people, and have them bring something totally raw, put | | | | food recipes and meet people...but I don't have a raw |
| on some nice music, and get a raw book or two from | | | | food recipe/dish to bring. You could bring something as |
| the library, or have a speaker come in, and have a | | | | simple as some watermelon cut up, and it will be well |
| great, healthy night gorging on raw food! | | | | received. Or a bring plate full of grapes, and they'll be |
| My family and I have enjoyed going to these potlucks. I | | | | gone! Or you could type "raw food recipes free" in the |
| have been fortunate enough to meet Victoria | | | | google search engine, and try something new. |
| Boutenko at one of them, and her talk inspired me to | | | | Whatever you decide, I hope you get a chance to go |
| go on a raw food diet, well, for 3 months! Sometimes I | | | | to a raw food potluck and enjoy a night being totally |
| regret coming off of it, but let's just say I know | | | | raw. Who knows? Maybe you'll decide to take the |
| firsthand how beneficial raw food is! I felt great, looked | | | | raw plunge, too. |