The Raw Food REVOLUTION Diet Book Review

The Raw Food Revolution Diet by Cherie Soria, Brenda Davis, RD and Vesanto Melina, MS, RD published by Book Publishing Company.

Feast
Lose Weight
Gain Energy
Feel Younger

Introduction: Our success stories
Chapter 1 Take the First Step Towards Vibrant Living
• The Obesity Battle- How Did We Get Here?: Physical Factors, Environmental Factors, Emotional Factors
• Winning the Battle of the Bulge: A Plan for Life: Step 1 Make Great Health, Energy, and Vitality Your Goals, Step 2 Think Positively, Step 3 Build Healthful Habits
• What Is A Healthy Body Weight?
• What Is Your Body Shape?
• The Raw Food Revolution Diet Solution
• Raw Food Diets: Are They All The Same?
• What Is Food Combining?

Chapter 2 Achieve Permanent Weight Loss with the Raw Food Revolution Diet
• Raw Food: Weapons of Mass Reduction
• Plans for Success
• Preparing for the Journey
• The Fast Track
• Eating on the Fast Track
• The Fast Track Lifestyle
• The Raw Food Revolution Diet
• Eating on the Raw Food Revolution Diet
• What Percentage of Raw Food is Good to Start With?
• Raw Tips
• The Raw Food Revolution Diet Lifestyle
• Getting All You Need From The Raw Food Revolution Diet

Chapter 3 Getting The Nutrients You Need
• Calories
• Protein
• Carbohydrates
• Fat
• The Raw Guide to Vitamins
• The Raw Guide to Minerals
• Supplements as a Safety Measure

Chapter 4 Food and Equipment Basics for the Raw Food Revolution Diet
• Juicing for Life!
• Growing Your Own Sprouts
• Soaking Nuts and Seeds
• Fruit
• Addressing Greens
• Why Buy Organic?
• When You Can’t Buy Certified Organic
• Taking Advantage of Farmers Markets
• Setting Up and Managing Your Raw Food Kitchen
• Foods to Have on Hand
• Ideas to Save You Time In The Kitchen
• Essential Kitchen Tools
• Raw On The Go

Chapter 5 Menus to Nourish Your Body and Please Your Palate 
6 different menu plans

THE RECIPES:
Breakfasts, Fruits and Cereals
• Banana-Blueberry Smoothie
• Blue-Green Smoothie for One
• Mango-Pineapple Smoothie
• Sweet Cashew Cream
• Cashew Yogurt
• Fresh Fruit Salad
• Buckwheat Muesli
• Cinnamon Oatmeal
• Crunchy Buckwheat Granola

Beverages and Tonics
• Gingery Apple-Lime Cocktail
• Banana Endurance Drink
• Cucumber Water
• Green Giant Juice
• Spicy Tomato Cocktail

Breads, Crackers, Crusts, and Wraps
• Sprouted Grain Bread
• Sprouted Multi-Grain Bread
• Date and Walnut Scones
• Garlic-Herb Croutons
• Salsa Wraps
• Flax Crackers
• Zucchini Pizza Crusts
• Sprouted Seed Pizza Crust
• Crispy Sweet Onion Rings

Spreads and Dips
• Basic Nut Cheese
• Salsa Fresca
• Sun-dried Tomato Tapenade
• Sprouted Chickpea Hummus
• Broccoli Pesto Pate
• Zucchini Hummus
• Not Tuna Salad

Dressings, Marinades, and Sauces
• Sweet Dijon Dressing
• Creamy Hemp Dressing
• Liquid Gold Dressing
• Savory Seed Dressing
• Tahini Ginger Dressing
• Bon-Bon Sauce
• Cashew-Dill Sauce
• Pineapple Teriyaki Sauce
• Pizza Sauce
• Spicy Sweet and Sour Sauce

Condiments and Chutneys
• Cashew Mayonnaise
• Hot Mustard
• Real Tomato Ketchup
• Berry-Date Jam
• Hot Lava Sauce
• Cabbage Kraut

Salads
• Kale Coleslaw
• Green Garden Salad Bar
• Caesar Salad with Creamy Horseradish Dressing
• Apples and Walnuts on Baby Greens with Poppy Seed Dressing
• Vine-Ripened Heirloom Tomatoes with Fresh Herbs
• Dilled Cucumbers

Soups
• Creamy Kale-Apple Soup
• Fresh Pea Soup
• Garden Blend Soup
• Minestrone Italiano
• Spicy Papaya Soup
• Tomato-Mushroom Bisque

Side Dishes
• Broccoli with Bon-Bon Sauce
• Baby Bok Choy with Shiitake Mushrooms
• Mexican Style Seasoned Cabbage
• Vegetable Antipasto
• Wild Rice Pilaf

Entrees
• Garden Pizza
• Mexican Burritos
• Vietnamese Salad Rolls
• Zoom Burgers
• Zucchini Pasta with Basil Pesto

Snacks and Sweets
• Turtle Truffles
• Lemon and Herb Seaflower Snacks
• Pure Power Bars
• Spicy Sprouted Lentils
• Falafel Chickpea Nuts
• Almost Oatmeal Cookies
• Chocolate Velvet
• Banana Fig Pudding
• Carob Banana Pudding

The how-to chapters cover kitchen appliances for raw food preparation, sprouting seeds, soaking nuts, and ripening and storing fruits. Making one's kitchen raw food friendly can be a bit daunting for first-timers, but the book provides sound advice. The authors almost take their readers by the hand and offer them easy-to-understand guidelines for what to keep in the pantry, how to save time in the kitchen, and what tools to purchase for the raw prep kitchen.

The book closes with two nutritional charts, one focusing on vitamin needs, the other on mineral requirements. Both cover all life stages from infancy to adulthood up to 70 years of age.

The Raw Food Revolution Diet is an invaluable tool to help anyone to obtain a lifestyle that is truly becoming a food revolution. No one need ever feel deprived of indulgent comfort. Newcomers and raw fooders alike will find this volume not only helpful but also highly informative and richly detailed. The bookshelf of today's kitchen would be incomplete without The Raw Food Revolution Diet.

Cherie Soria is the founder and director of Living Light Culinary Arts Institute, the world's premier organic raw vegan chef training school.