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As we we live the raw food lifestyle now for more than 6 years, and most of the time very pure and dogmatic 100% we feel that we want to share where we are at right now, to inspire you.
We stared off as purists and ate 100% along time (years!) without salt, soy sauce or any other non-natural product. We felt good with it, but from my perspective now, we also were almost stressed with all the rules and things that made us so different from the "normal families. . . Its so hard to find a balance between eating super healthy, but also enjoying your diet and feeling that you get exactly what you need not only body wise (which is covered with raw food in my belief), but also on an emotional level.
This is even more important if you have kids.
the diet is something that should be fun. If you do not enjoy your raw food diet, you will outweigh the positive effects of all the vibrant nutrients, by just feeling unhappy.
This can cause so much stress in a family, and we have seen this happening so often.
So what is the solution??
Our oldest one Benny showed it to us, by thinking and talking out of the box.
When we lived in Thailand over a year ago, Benny asked us for some cooked food again. I was shocked, but followed his wish. I would have never, ever thought that this would change our whole view of life once more. I didn't like this for myself as I was so happy with my raw food diet and Ronja -my daughter - was the same. We both refused to go "backwards" again.
But as things have unfolded over time I see it that way, that it opened up our dogmatic mind and allowed to think differently.
Don't get me wrong I am still a believer in raw food especially if you have kids, but it is so much more important what you LEAVE OUT OF YOUR DIET.
So the way we eat right now with the kids is the following:
We still eat 100% raw food 99% of the time, but:
We have introduced some cooked food to our diet as well, even if we do not eat it daily, but frequently.
We eat brown rice (much better than the white one!!) and what we eat even more is steamed veggies. especially the veggies that do not taste so good or are hard to chew. Mostly cauliflower, broccoli, beans and carrots. This feels really like an enrichment to our diet, as it does broaden the spectrum.
We also get more in more into the world of superfoods experimenting with chia seeds, maca, different oils, a variety of sea veggies, different types of pollen, sprouts and much more.
But one thing that is still of the highest importance to us is the wild greens! We still juice every morning (or better we have some employees that juice for us and also chop 30 coconuts a day) the fresh picked wild greens from our land. This together with coconuts and the fresh local grown food is the main part of our diet.
yet I just want to open up your eyes and extend your perception here. It is not the goal to be 100% of something (f.e. 100% raw), but about being in tune with your body, emotions and the spirit. If we tune in there, we will get clear signs on what to do, and what not to do.
Please also listen to your children and do not force them to eat a diet they do not feel good about. This will help no one.
Better you find some alternatives, take it slowly (but in a persistent way) and allow yourself and your kids to also enjoy something that might not be the very, very best for your body but for your feeling.
That's how we see the rawfood diet 2.0
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