Go more, go raw!

I feel like diving more into healthy nutrition since I really feel the benefits of my 21 day challenge:) I am going to give some practical tips how to make your food more healthy, green, raw, tasty and good looking and why your body will enjoy it!

• steam your vegetables - not in a lot of water, instead use steaming filter, put it above a water in a stainless steel pot and cover it for a few minutes. As a result you will get carefully prepared vegetables with a very delicious, pure taste
• braising - instead of oil use water or the combination of water-oil (cold pressed olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil)
• avoid the use of stomach irritant spices - pepper, chilli, ginger, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, curry in big quantities, of course a little pinch is definitely allowed to spice up the taste
• avoid the vinegar based sauces and vegetables - balsamic vinegar, white wine vinegar, mustard, ketchup, pre-prepared salad sauces (it is better to use vinegar for cleaning, against a water fog is the most efficient you can imagine what does it in your stomach grrrrrr....), instead use lemon
• fully exclude food with high fat and protein content from animal origin, heated oils and smoked products
• use cold pressed oils as flexseed oil, hempseed oil, borage oil, safflower oil, avocado oil, sesame oil, grape seed oil etc. Flaxseed oil or borage oil or safflower oil are for continuous use!
• any kinds of vegetables are more than welcome to consume! - mostly fresh or steamed, can be frozen, but they contains less vitamins and they don't have the chi:) - avoid everything from the can
• for every meal the composition of the food has to look like 50% raw components and 50% cooked components
• NEVER mix vegetables with fruits! (they are going to ferment in the stomach because of the fructose in the fruits)
• avoid eating desserts (including fruits) after the main meal because they are going to ferment in the stomach and it can very often cause a puffy belly...
• get rid of sugar (honey as well)- for sweetening use steevia, marple syrup, rice or agave syrup, xilit (birch sugar) - I tried all of them I recommend agave for me this is the winner
•  in the morning consume carbohydrate-rich food - fruit salad with nuts, all kinds of porridges, oat flake tarts etc.
• side dish can be wild rice, brown rice, black rice, couscous, bulgur, quinoa, amaranth, millet, buckwheat, whole grain pasta, brown/black rice noodles (no white rice, white pasta and potatoes)
• wholemeal bread, pastries can be eaten - best is from wheat flour
• for dinner more salads, beans, lentils, chickpeas recommended
• diary consumption is not recommended -  instead cereal milk (rice, coconut, almond and hazelnut my favourite ones), vegetable based cheese and cream 
• consumption of processed, preserved food is prohibited!!!
• don't snack between meals!!! - instead drink more water or herbal/detox tea or eat an apple or nuts
•  eat germs every day!!!

Hmm hmmm it seems quite shocking for the first time BUT I am sure that I can make delicious, various and fulfilling food! It will require a pinch of creativity and I am up for it! Let's give it a try!

This was my lunch today and I can tell you it was really delicious, light and filling!

Home made hummus with a pinch of chilli, steamed broccolis, bulgur with sun dried tomatoes, carotts, raddish and germs

Eet Smakkelijk!