Have Raw Cake And Eat It

Aug. 23, 2009 - PRLog -- Annette came to raw food for love of her tiny son, who suffered from the most terrible nappy rash which did not seem to be improving with conventional symptom based treatment.

"Preferring a more holistic approach to health, we turned to a nutritional therapist, who suggested we eliminate wheat, dairy, yeast, sugar and meat and turn to mostly vegan, mainly raw food. At first it was quite a shock and I admit to being unsure about whether it would have any effect at all", Annette explains.

As she was breastfeeding it was essential for both herself and her baby to follow the new diet but she also felt it would only work if they approached it as a whole family, including her husband and older son in the changes too.

The raw journey began. She was hardly a junk foodie - she ate what she thought had been a healthy, organic, wholefood diet. The change seemed a lot of trouble with 2 small children but they went ahead and cut out dairy, wheat, yeast, meat and sugar and added more raw greens to their high raw food diet.

"Initially some of my raw recipes ended up in the bin as I re-learned how to prepare family meals with a difference", said Annette. "Being the kind of person I am, I researched raw food thoroughly and invested in a high powered blender and dehydrator as well as digging out my old juicer and food processor that had been sitting in the bottom of the kitchen cupboard."

It eventually started to come together and she managed to create dishes that her family liked to eat and she enjoyed preparing food for the first time in years. Most importantly though, her son's nappy rash cleared up completely. The unexpected differences to her health also amazed her.

"The terrible hayfever I suffered every summer disappeared, I gradually had much more energy and realised I had felt sluggish for many years. Suddenly I was much less thirsty and my digestion felt better. I was not trying hard to stay awake all afternoon and had the energy to run around playing with my kids."

Having suffered from gestational diabetes in both her pregnancies despite having no obvious risk factors, she was sure there was something wrong with her body, which she believes was probably also coming through in the symptoms she was showing.

"Changing my diet dramatically and eating most of my foods raw," claims Annette, " I suddenly felt healthier at 39 than I had at 29. Over time friends and family started complimenting my new recipes and I decided I wanted to share what I was doing with a wider audience."

Friends began consulting her about their various health problems and she was able to direct them to relevant literature she had come across in her research. She decided to set up a website with raw food information, including details about transitioning to raw food, child friendly recipes, health benefits of raw food and information about how people can make raw cakes with no added sugar. She now has an online raw food shop with raw recipes linked to ingredients, so customers can add all of the available ingredients from each raw recipe to their basket. There are also raw cake making kits for people who want to try out a raw cake recipe without buying full size packs or each ingredient.

"I hope it is a place where people interested in raw food can find a wide range of useful information to give them enough confidence and knowledge to start a raw food journey themselves", she explains.

Annette's website can be found at www.haverawcakeandeatit.co.uk and readers can have a 10% discount until the 30th September 2009 with the code INTROOFFER.

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About Have Raw Cake And Eat It: You can find out how you can have your cake and eat it without sacrificing your health. We have eliminated sugar, wheat, yeast, dairy, meat, soya and unhealthy fats from our raw food diet and introduced more raw plant foods including lots of greens. Our website offers recipes linked to our online raw food shop.