Raw Recipe Dressings for You

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" How to Create 1-Million Raw Food Dressings "

 

Here's an email question from one of my members

of http://HowToGoRaw.com.

 

Hi Roger .. So I am wondering, what would one

use as salad dressings if olive oil or flax oil

and nuts and seeds are not desirable? Any

suggestion would be greatly appreciated Thank you

much xxxJoyce

 

Hi Joyce,

 

(Dressing Recipes Included Below)

 

The first thought that comes to mind is why do

we even need a dressing? Why does everyone assume

a salad must have a dressing on it? No animals

ever make a salad dressing.

 

A dressing is a way to change the flavor of

something, but at the same time it masks the

flavor of the food. I remember I used to hate

salads until I found a dressing I liked. But then

I was only eating it for the toxic Seven Seas

dressing I loved.

 

That being said, I like dressings as well. But

we should try to eat some salads with no dressing

whatsoever and learn to appreciate the flavor of

romaine lettuce and plain tomatoes, cucumbers,

celery, etc.

 

Now when it comes to me, I almost never make

myself a salad, instead I make a raw soup or a

blended salad. You don't need a dressing for a

soup, so I usually don't make dressings.

 

I make raw soups with my blender because that

way I don't have to make a dressing as well. I

also do this because it takes me almost an hour

to eat a big salad and it takes me ten minutes or

so to eat a very large raw soup. I also tend to

eat much more in the way of greens if I make them

as soups instead of salads. I also believe that

blending may free up more of the nutrients, than

what we can release by just chewing alone.

 

I have good success using blended salads and I

know that hygienists have been using them for

years with better results than just eating a

plain salad. This is in terms of nutrient

absorption.

 

But I do know a formula that you can use to

create hundreds to even thousands of different

kinds of dressing recipes. A salad provides that

crunchy texture that many people crave. So if

making a salad dressing will encourage you to eat

more salads, then go for it.

 

And by the way, you can use nuts, seeds and

avocados in your dressings. The key is to keep

your total daily fat intake to at least 15% or

less of total calories coming from fat. Some days

can be higher if on a weekly basis you keep to

that average.

 

For people with certain severe health problems,

10% or less of calories coming from fat is better.

 

I don't however recommend the frequent use of

oils. Whole foods are almost always better for

you to consume. Oil is always a highly refined

food.

 

*~*~* Create Your Own Dressing Formula *~*~*~*

 

I learned this from Dr. Douglas Graham when I

was one of the speakers at his and David Klein's

Raw Passion event in Philadelphia.

 

The first thing you need to know is that you can

combine citrus fruits with fatty foods in your

dinner meal. Personally, I don't like to do this

too much, but will on occasion. However, there

are hundreds of no-fat dressings you can make as

well.

 

Unfortunately, I don't remember all the details

of Dr. Graham's dressing recipe technique, but

you will get the basic idea.

 

Or you can just get Dr. Graham's Simply

Delicious Recipes on video. Here's a description

of what is on the video.

 

Dr. Graham has done it again. Coupled with his

long time friend, Dr. Tim Trader, Dr. Graham

presents a huge contingent of beautiful, fast,

simple and easy dishes at the Jamaica 2000 Raw

Food Culinary Showcase. From sauces, spreads,

dips, fondues, dressings, soups, and pates to

desserts, Dr. Graham covers it all. All raw,

properly combined, whole foods recipes. Extra

bonus footage: Dr. Graham's good friend, Aris

Latham, raw food chef and artist also does a

beautiful food demo.

 

http://tinyurl.com/dge4y

Go to the link above to get the video.

 

*~*~*~* Dressings with Fat *~*~*~*

 

Here are some simple dressing ideas. Combine

citrus or acidic fruit with ground or powdered

nuts or seeds. You can grind flax, sunflower

seeds, almonds etc. in a coffee grinder or a

Vitamix blender.

 

By the way, you can use a Vitamix for making all

sorts of quick and nutritious raw recipes. To get

a good deal on one, I provide you with the link

below this paragraph. I use my blender every day.

It's much more versatile than a juicer (plus you

get the complete nutrients by using the whole

food and not just its juice) and it's very quick

to clean and last for years.

 

http://tinyurl.com/9paw4

 

So let's see, you can blend orange and sunflower

seeds in the Vitamix, or raspberries with

almonds, or lemon and avocado. You can use

pineapple, grapefruit, kiwi or any other acidic

fruit blended with any powdered fatty food or

just use avocado.

 

There you have it. These are quick and simple

dressings. Just use your imagination.

 

This will give you the more traditional oil and

vinegar taste in a dressing. Lemon or lime makes

a good substitute for vinegar.

 

For the best health results, I'd stay away from

vinegar as well, including raw apple cider

vinegar. Regardless of what book touts the

amazing benefits of apple cider vinegar. I used

to believe that stuff too. But vinegar in any

form can cause some severe health problems.

 

*~*~*~* No-Fat Dressings *~*~*~*

 

I love this one. Just grab a handful of

raspberries, or blackberries or blueberries and

just squeeze them and then put on top of your

salad. That's got to be the quickest dressing

recipe on the planet. Or squeeze a handful of

blackberries and raspberries and you have another

dressing.

 

You can combine tomatoes, celery and cucumbers

for a dressing base. Experiment with other

vegetables as well. Then you can add any herb

like cilantro, parsley, tarragon, etc. You can

add any spice that you fancy as well.

 

You can do this to the basic recipe ideas I

mentioned before that had fat in them, or you can

just try to keep it simple. The choice is yours,

the possibilities for dressing combinations are

endless.

 

I don't guarantee that every dressing recipe

will come out tasting great, but that is part of

the fun of making them. Eventually you'll have a

few good dressing recipes that you use repeatedly.

 

At Doug's presentation we figured with all the

different food types you could add to a dressing

like acidic fruits, fatty foods (don't forget

coconut), vegetables, herbs and spices that you

could make over one million different dressings.

You could conceivably try a new dressing every

day for the rest of your life.

 

I hope you enjoy these dressings. Now that I

wrote this article, I'm going to start creating

more of my own dressings. Dressings can be used

as dips and soups as well.

 

To Your Radiant Health, Happiness and Fitness,

Roger Haeske

 

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