So You Wanna Be a Raw Foodie? These Videos Will Help

Do you wish you include more raw, healthy foods into your diet? Surely, seeing delicious raw creations such as this banana caramel ice cream cake and these other delectable, mouthwatering cakes is enough to make anybody want to experiment with preparing completely raw meals. Eating raw is not all carrot sticks and salads, thankfully! With some practice and re-thinking, you’ll be on your way to making awesome, raw dishes in no time – and they will taste good when you allow your taste-buds to enjoy food in its natural state, rather than the icky ingredients food manufacturers are so fond of.

Do you want to be a seasoned health nut and are interested in eating a bit healthier? The videos below offer tips and recipes for preparing your own raw food. After you’ve watched these, check out these 10 Raw Dishes Everyone Needs to Try, Whether You’re Raw or Not. Ready to get cooking….well, preparing raw food? Let’s go!

Kitchen Essentials

Raw foodies need the tools to get the job done. No one wants to eat whole fruits and veggies all day, so some slicing, dicing, juicing and whirring can give some produce some pizazz! In this video, Kristina tells you her her favorite kitchen essentials for preparing raw food. Some of the must-have tools for raw eating is a great knife, a blender, wooden bowls and utensils, a strainer and a juicer. If you don’t want to purchase the tools just yet, check out How to Eat Raw Vegan Without All the Expensive Tools.

Raw jelly doughnuts? What the Whaat? Now that you have seen Kristina’s picks for kitchen essentials in the above video, put them to use with one of her recipes. She demonstrates how to make fully raw jelly doughnuts! No, that’s not a typo: that’s JELLY DOUGHNUTS, everyone, but without the hoards of fat and guilt. It’s hard to believe a dougnut can be raw, but believe it now! Normal jelly doughnuts are usually filled with processed ingredients and are very fattening. This version is what happens when your childhood favorite meets a healthy raw foodie!

Maybe you’re thinking just show me what the heck to do with all this fruit I made myself buy! Well, here’s the video for you. Melissa and Yui demonstrate how to make a few raw recipes. After watching, you’ll be a whiz at creating green banana smoothies, a zucchini and daikon pasta with cashew sauce, and an apple pie. Yum! Throughout the demonstration, they provide many prep and health tips and tricks to their audience at the Kindness House. You’ll certainly learn some new tricks for healthier eating!

Raw Food Prep and Salad Dressing

Perhaps the first and most basic meal every new raw foodie should learn to make is a lovely, nutritious and filling salad. In this video, John will show you how to make a healthy, raw salad dressing. Forget buying a bottled dressing from the store with added sugars and healthy oils. Shake things up and whip up your own creation; you’ll reap the benefits from ditching the bottled stuff.

Low Fat Raw Vegan Road Trip

What should a raw foodie do when there’s an upcoming road trip to a location that will have little to no organic food or produce? Well, don’t count on gas stations…they have options, of course, but it’s good to be prepared and know some meals and snacks you can make and pack to take with you. In this video, Dara will teach you some of the recipes she made for her own road trip. One idea she has is to make smoothies and store them in mason jars.

How to Prepare Your Raw Food for the Week

In this video, raw foodie Tammy will show you how to store your leafy greens throughout the week. No one likes skimpy, faded lettuce, so there are some tricks you can use to prevent them from wilting in your refrigerator. She will also take you through the process of cleaning and prepping fruits and veggies for juicing. This is a great video for beginners who have purchased a bunch of raw produce but don’t know where the heck to start with the cleaning, storing, and prep work.