12 Steps to Raw Foods: How to End Your Dependency on Cooked Food
by Victoria Boutenko
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Book Reviews of 12 Steps to Raw Foods: How to End Your Dependency on Cooked Food
Book Review: Inspirational!
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first started reading this book, I was a little doubtful because of how "fanatical" some Raw Food writers/advocates can be sometimes. I'm not really into all the "spirituality" talk that goes hand in hand with some of things I've read but this book surprised me and ended up being a great help and inspiration.
It was a quick read (either that or I just couldn't put it down) but it contained tons of great advice about starting your raw diet.
It is definitely geared more towards someone who is wanting to go 100% raw -- which wasn't my plan at first, but after reading this book, it now is!
The book mostly talks about the temptation that comes with cooked foods and how to overcome it. It also has a great chapter on how to become raw without annoying those around you -- which I think is brilliant. Since starting my raw food venture, I've found that a lot of my friends and even family automatically seem to become defensive about eating cooked food without me even questioning them about it. This book gives great advice on how to get more acceptance and support from your non raw friends and loved ones.
Also -- the recipes are some of the best (and EASIEST) I've found so far.
I've been to 2 movies since reading this book and have been able to avoid my one of my favorite things -- popcorn! -- and I think I have this book to thank for that.
Book Review: 12 steps to raw foods and more!
Summary: 5 Stars
This not only explains how to end your dependency on raw food, it also explains why, the benifits and what to expect. It was a great eye opener and has deffinetly changed my perspective.Book Review: Great Book for the Raw Food Newbie
Summary: 4 Stars
While it's not yet my intention to go 100% Raw, I am in the research and experiment phase of this diet. In other words, I have not committed either way.
Ideally, my perfect Raw Food Diet book would provide the following information to the person considering this diet: 1)History and benefits of the diet, 2) The author's personal experience from beginning to present, 3) Cons and nutritional-pitfalls to avoid, 4)Before-and-after photos with testimonials, 5)Great, quick raw recipes with and w/out the pricey equipment, and 6)a 30-day diet plan to start you on your way.
That's asking for a lot but I would be willing to pay a reasonable premium to have all of this info in one place and I suspect others would, as well. After all, it's your health we're talking here.
This book touches on all but 2 of the above (4 and 6). I'm a skeptic about things that seem too good go be true but Boutenko eases those negative thoughts. Her delivery is of a sharing nature rather than preachy. I felt like she covered most of the questions a newbie would have in relation to the first steps one should take to get started on this diet. And she doesn't advocate going 100% raw right away which is very refreshing to someone who likes to try before she buys.
I've tried 2 of her green smoothies and a soup and all were surprisingly delicious. The smoothies I had for breakfast and I was hungry soon after. So you may want to have a nutritious snack on hand like carrots sticks or other raw, organic snack to prepare for those hunger pangs. I'm keeping a journal of how I feel as well and how the recipes taste.
I recommend this book as a great starting point for newbies. I'm glad I only purchased 2 books (the other was "Raw: The Uncook Book" by that kooky but fun Juliano)to come to this realization.
Even if I/you never go completely raw, I believe adding one raw meal a day will make a big difference in my/your health. Good luck to all who choose to pursue this way of life!
Book Review: The guidence I needed to go Raw!!
Summary: 4 Stars
I have thought going Raw for years but had no idea or clue how to do it. None of my friends eat raw and some them barley eat healthy. I wanted to get my hair braided because I went natural a year ago and a friend reccommended that I go to a friend she knew. I met the young lady and I can tell immediately she was into all things natural. Prior to our meeting my friend told me this young lady had lost a large amount of weight. She and I began to talk as she braidied my hair and we got on the subject of Raw food because I was talking to her about the Larabar's I discovered. She was well aware of them. She gave me some advice and told me that it was a process. So once she was done with my hair I immediately went to the bookstore to find books about raw food and how to prepare them. But a few of them were too much information to soon. I needed something that would start me off slow and give me direction. I stumbled upon 12 steps to Raw Foods and put it back and thought naw not what I am looking for. Walked away from the book and came back because I thought if I don't find out now I will never do it. I need to get my body in shape and healthy.I have no problem working out but my eating could use some help. I don't have any medical conditons but I could stand to lose 50 to 60lbs. I read this book and it answer questions I didn't know I had. It was exactly what I was looking. I can't wait to get started!! Just think I just ordered The Bigger Looser Cookbook and Calorie Counter. After reading this book I will be returning the books once they arrive this week. I found a RAW Resturant in my area of East Point, GA. They have classes and group meetings. THANK YOU VICTORIA BOUTENKO!!!Book Review: Great place to start for a Raw beginner
Summary: 5 Stars
I had bought a few other Raw books but got ahead of myself because this diet is not as simple as not eating meat, it is a lifestyle change. So I did some review reading and went with this one which I'm very pleased with.
Although the author tells her life story and makes it seems easier that it actually is, I felt like I understood how to go Raw a lot better after completing this book. She refers a lot to her native Russian diet which I'm not sure if many of us are Russian, but more likely American. I felt comparing to an American diet would have been a more effective way of helping the reader.
I did like how she added a spiritual twist to most of her messages which made it more meaningful and seems like it's coming from the heart. I'm not sure if others out there are spiritual that are going to a Raw diet, but the two lifestyles defiantly cross as she points out.
There's about 20 pages of recipes toward the end, which ironically for a beginner to a raw diet, comes with little to no instructions on how to actually prepare them (ex. using a food processor or a blender). I guess you have to buy her next book "Green For Life" for that.
Overall I would recommend this book to anyone trying to find out if they can even go raw and to see the full (12) steps that are needed to get going in that direction. Thanks!