Eat Smart, Eat Raw: Creative Vegetarian Recipes for a Healthier Life

by Kate Wood

As the popularity of raw vegetarian cuisine continues to soar, so does the evidence that uncooked food is amazingly good for you. From lowering cholesterol to eliminating excess weight, the health benefits of this diet are too important to ignore. Now there is another reason to go raw―taste! In Eat Smart, Eat Raw , cook and health writer Kate Wood not only explains how to get started, but also provides kitchen-tested recipes guaranteed to delight the fussiest of eaters.

Eat Smart, Eat Raw  begins by explaining the basics of cooking without heat. This is followed by twelve chapters offering 150 recipes for truly exceptional dishes, including hearty breakfasts, savory soups, satisfying entrées, and luscious desserts. There’s even a chapter on the “almost raw.” Whether you are an ardent vegetarian or just someone in search of a great meal, Eat Smart, Eat Raw may forever change the way you look at an oven.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Health

184 pages, Paperback

First published October 10, 2002

Reviews

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book for the most part but I sort of hate being bombarded with "dont eat this, or this, or this,or this". I get that theres a list and its meant to help out but like, agh. Just the format of it was bothersome for some reason.

[Ricki · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was interesting. I was thinking about adding more raw recipes to my daily diet and found this gem at the library. It can get a little heavy reading a raw foodist's take on diet and life, but overall I think it's a very healthy diet and I got some good recipes to try... haven't done it yet though!

[Hilary Atkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a lovely colourful book however the use of white text on highly coloured pages is making many of the pages almost impossible for me to read. I am sure it is full of useful information but I am only getting snatches of it. Accessibility is clearly not one of the things considered by the publishers.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really didn't get any new information from this book. I'm sure it would be okay for a beginner of eating raw... I would love to give this a higher rating, but I was mostly bored while reading. :/ And as for the recipes, I feel like once I've looked at a raw "cookbook", I've seen them all and it didn't help that there were no pictures of the food to keep me interested.

[Jamey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good resource. No pictures with recipes BUT nutritional information a plus. Downside, calories are off the chart! 1347 per slice of PIZZA! Buckwheat, basil, tomatoes,onion, tamari, virgin olive oil, cheese, pasta sauce, veggies, grated cheese. I'll just get Donato's.

[Georgia Carbone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written, informative, good recipes. WARNING---many of these recipes require a food processor &/or dehydrator.

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

might make a few things from it. eating raw involves all kinds of kitchen equipment though. i think i'll just stick to some regular fruits and veggies.