Raw Challenge: The 30-Day Program to Help You Lose Weight and Improve Your Diet and Health withRaw Foods

by Lisa Montgomery

Take the 30-Day Raw Challenge and Discover a Happier, Healthier You!

Raw Challenge makes it fun and easy to adopt a healthy, raw vegetarian diet... in just 30 days. The Raw Challenge program guides you, day by day, towards a healthier way of life and takes the guesswork out of your raw food experience.

Raw Challenge features a 30-day planner, complete with daily recipes, helpful hints, and words of wisdom from raw food experts. It also includes success stories and easy-to-follow tips to keep you going strong during your diet and health make-over.

Raw Challenge will help
• Improve your health and lose weight
• Find the best way to transition to a raw diet
• Prepare a wide variety of delicious, nutritious raw food recipes
• Stay motivated with testimonials and inspiring words
• Stay on track with helpful hints by raw food experts

Remember, Raw YOU are in control of your diet and your life, so let Raw Challenge help you maximize the potential of your food—and yourself! Whether you want to lose weight safely or just add a healthier approach to your eating habits, this plan is for you.

Raw Challenge features over 50 delicious, original recipes from Lisa Montgomery and her Raw Challengers,
• Cinnamon Morning Smoothie
• Smokey Backyard Tomato Soup
• Raw Vegetable Pasta
• Baby Bella Burgers
• Summer Squash Slaw
• Raw Thai Curry
• Chile Con Amore
• Spicy BBQ Zucchini Chips
• Mango Tango Cake
• Green Tea Ice Cream
• And many more!

Genres: Vegan, Cookbooks

240 pages, Paperback

First published November 27, 2012

Reviews

[Cat · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is good if you are committed to going raw, but that isn't me. First thing that struck me is that a lot of the book seems to be an ad for the Vitamix blender and the juicer she uses. Even the author photo on the back cover is of the author and a Vitamix!

I was hoping for some more information on how the raw diet could be good for you, but it seems that the majority of the reasons for going raw are about "feeling" better. There is no discussion of actual science behind raw foods. Any claims to their superior nutrition, etc. are not backed up with any science.

They do mention phasing a raw diet in while phasing out of your normal diet, but if you go to day one of the challenge the menu presented is 100% raw. I would assume it would be best to take the phasing approach, but the book is really written for going completely raw right from the beginning.

All in all, I would say this book would be fine for someone committed to going raw, who has already researched the diet and the science behind it. I cannot recommend this book for someone who is looking to learn more about the benefits of a raw diet, or in incorporating some raw meals into their normal diet.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book, lots of recipes. It was a quick, easy read.

[Jean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book, but doesn't give as many specifics as I would like. I will have to do more research. The book presents some conflicting information to what I believe such as their reliance on smoothies (I've been taught that we should chew our food, not drink it). Also, they use oil in the recipes (Oil destroys the endothelial cells in are arteries). However, there are some interesting recipes that I will try (and leave out the oil).

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author introduces the book with an explanation of why we should eat raw food; 'begin the transition to becoming the best 'you' can be. The quest to grow emotionally, spiritual.y and physically is a lifelong endeavor.' 'To have peace in your heart and mind...' The Kimberton Whole Foods store (a local health food store) is the location of her 'Raw Challenge.'

Then Lisa Montgomery includes an explanation that raw foods are never heated above 118 degrees in order to retain all of their nutrients and how you'll feel after eating these raw foods. There is a transitioning section for the next 30 days or through 10 stages. Following that is a Tips and Tricks section in which she includes paragraphs about getting enough rest, breathing deeply, and juicing or drying foods.

The last three sections include a 30-day meal plan, recipes and testimonials. Prior to the index she lists other health resources; books, magazines and websites.

Several of the testimonials come from people with health issues including diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity. Others were already eating very healthy diets.

I will definitely be trying sore of the recipes, but since the only ingredients I was familiar with prior to reading this book were commonly sold fruits, vegetables, nuts, dry spices and almond milk, I have a lot of exploring to do into a vastly new area. I'm not real sure about including the stems of strawberries, and the cores of apples and pears, in my smoothie though! I also have to decide whether or not I want to undertake the cost of a juicer and/or a dehydrator!

I do wish there was a section from a nutritional health care provider or internist who had investigated this as a dietary way of life. Perhaps just getting rid of all the pesticides and preservatives alone will be a huge difference in our bodies... Time, and the results gained from my next physical, may tell!

[Tamra LeValley · Rating 1 out of 5]

Great smoothie recipes as well as other water based recipes.

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