The Raw Food Nutrition Handbook

by Karin Dina, Rick Dina

Rick and Karin Dina are both healthcare practitioners and long-time followers of a raw food diet. They have provided scientific information on how to construct nutritious raw diets through their Science of Raw Food Nutrition classes to hundreds of students. This book is a compendium of the latest information from peer-reviewed research and their own clinical experience on why raw diets are so beneficial and how to construct a raw diet that will provide all the necessary nutrients.

The Raw Food Nutrition Handbook covers issues such as getting enough protein, understanding calorie density and nutrient density, focusing on whole plant foods, hydration, and food combining. The Dinas provide examples of some of the most popular raw food diets and discuss the nutritional adequacies of each one. They also share some of the success strategies they’ve used over the years to help people stay raw over the long term, make sense of conflicting nutritional information, and engage family and friends in their dietary journeys.

Genres: Health, Food, Nutrition, Nonfiction

212 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2015

Reviews

[Mischenko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of information! A wonderful reference. Will remain on my shelves...

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is extremely detailed and is more of a text/ reference book than a straight forward read.
I have recently started using a nutrition app and I wanted to understand more about where certain vitamins and minerals could be found and how to put things together. This book covers this up to a point, but not completely. I didn’t reduce my rating because of this as it really is no fault of the book.
What we do get is a very good overview of macro and micro nutrients and things that affect their bioavailability.
There is also an interesting discussion about food combining - fact or fiction that might come as a surprise.
Overall, this is well balanced and leaves you wanting to know more about many of the topics covered.

[Gina House · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very informative book exploring the nutrition of eating a raw fruits and vegetables diet. There is extensive explanation of whys and hows when it comes to consuming uncooked and fresh plant-based foods. Although it was helpful, it was not very enjoyable to read and I wish there were some extra meal plans or suggestions for an entire day of raw food eating. Knowing the science cleared things up for me in some ways, but I was still left feeling like "what do I do now"? I believe the author and her husband want you to sign up for their nutrition coaching/nutrition education class (which is very pricey) to receive additional information. If you are able to afford the class, I'm sure it would be worthwhile.

[Cailean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, if I could have tailored the perfect book on this topic it would have been EXACTLY this book. It is sooooo amazingly full of information! You don't have to be a raw foodie (I'm not) in order to enjoy this book. So easy to read and yet very scientific. It doesn't mince words, it doesn't waste time with information that isn't relevant. It stays true to it's title of a "handbook" and gives you information on fat, fiber, minerals, etc. etc. of all categories of food. What's nice is the author isn't telling you that unless you're a raw foodie, you're doing it wrong. She recognizes that most people aren't going to eat 100% raw food diets and in some cases you can't gain nutrients you need without some cooking (grains for example). Highly recommend.