Raw Food For Dummies -- About the Authors -- Contents at a Glance -- Recipes at a Glance -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Conventions Used in This Book -- What You're Not to Read -- Foolish Assumptions -- How This Book Is Organized -- Icons Used in This Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part I: Exploring the Basics of Raw Food -- Chapter 1: Raw Food 101 -- Exploring the Raw Food Lifestyle -- Examining Different Ways of Eating Raw -- Getting Proper Nutrition -- Integrating Raw Foods into Your Life -- Chapter 2: Checking Out Raw-some Foods -- Finding Out What's Raw and What's Not -- Enjoying the Perks of Living Raw -- Chapter 3: Getting Essential Nutrients -- Procuring Plenty of Protein -- Figuring Out Full-Spectrum Eating -- Sizing Up the Food Groups -- Including Elusive Nutrients in Your Plan -- Combining Foods to Aid Digestion -- Part II: Embarking on Your Raw Journey -- Chapter 4: Going Raw -- Easing, Not Rushing, into Raw -- Setting Up a Raw Food Plan for Your First Month -- Making Mealtime a Family Affair -- Detoxifying: Out with the Old! -- Chapter 5: Gear and Gadgets: Setting Up Your Raw Food Kitchen -- Equipping a Raw Kitchen -- Stocking Your Pantry -- Stocking the Refrigerator -- Chapter 6: Buying Organic Essentials -- Buying Seasonally -- Looking at Locally Produced Foods -- Shopping for Organics at the Grocery -- Shopping Online -- Chapter 7: Discovering Raw Food Preparation Techniques -- Using a Juicer -- Powering Up High-Performance Blenders and Food Processors -- Using a Dehydrator -- Growing a Kitchen Garden -- Creating Flavorful Foods -- Developing Cooked Textures -- Part III: Enjoying Raw and Revitalizing Meals: The Recipes -- Chapter 8: Getting Started - No Experience Required -- Whipping Up Easy Smoothies, Soups, and Salads -- Green Smoothie -- Strawberry Fields Smoothie -- Massaged Kale Salad.

Vitality Soup -- Gazpacho -- Staying Satisfied with Easy Snacks, Entrees, and Desserts -- Zucchini Pasta Three Ways -- Banana-Strawberry Sorbet -- Mango-Avocado Wraps -- Coconut Almond Joyous -- Chocolate Pudding -- Chapter 9: The Supporting Cast: Tasty Condiments, Sauces, and More -- Creating Raw Condiments -- Sweet Almond Butter -- Cashew Mayonnaise -- Sweet and Spicy Mustard -- Real Tomato Ketchup -- Cashew Sour Cream -- Preparing Wraps, Crackers, and Other Toppers -- Zucchini-Pepper Wraps -- Corn Tortillas -- Onion-Caraway Seed Bread -- Garlic-Herb Croutons -- Sweet Pepper Sesame Chips -- Making Your Own Tofu and Cheese -- Cashew-Sesame Tofu -- Almond Cheese -- Pine Nut Parmesan Cheese -- Chapter 10: Mixing It Up: Smoothies and Elixirs -- Simplifying Smoothie Making -- Blueberry-Hill Smoothie -- Island Paradise Smoothie -- Superfoods Green Smoothie -- Rise 'n' Shine Smoothie -- Peaches 'n' Cream Smoothie -- Chocolate-Cherries Jubilee Smoothie -- Choconana Smoothie -- Entering the Enticing World of Raw Elixirs and Juices -- Rejuvelac -- Wheat Grass Blast -- To-Live-For Green Juice -- Spicy Apple-Pineapple Cocktail -- Hibiscus Rosé -- Seventh-Heaven Vegetable Cocktail -- Piña Colada -- Creamy Coconut-Lemongrass Cocktail -- Orange Jewels -- Chapter 11: Nourishing Breakfasts -- Enjoying Raw Breakfast Basics -- Cinnamon Oatmeal -- Date and Walnut Wheat-Berry Scones -- Buckwheat Granola -- Making Your Own Nut Milks -- Coconut Milk -- Almond Milk -- Fixing Up Fabulous Fruit -- Mangoes in Lemon-Ginger Sauce -- Tropical Fruit Ambrosia -- Chapter 12: Appealing Appetizers -- Digging In: Tasty Dips and Spreads -- Pico de Gallo -- Avocado-Pineapple Salsa -- Guacamole -- Herbed Almond Cheese Spread -- Sweet Red Pepper and Zucchini Hummus -- Layered Herb Pesto and Almond Cheese Torte -- Sampling Small Bites -- Asian Fusion Salad Rolls.

Dolmas (Stuffed Grape Leaves) -- Thai Miang Kom (Thai-Style Spinach Tacos) -- Chapter 13: Sensational Soups and Salads -- Savoring Soups -- Creamy Red Bell Pepper-Chipotle Soup -- Lemony Zucchini Bisque with Shaved Fennel -- Building Sumptuous Salads -- Caesar Salad -- Waldorf Salad with Dried Cranberries and Walnuts -- Horiatiki (Greek Salad) -- Salad Dressing and Toppings -- Sweet and Spicy Dijon Dressing -- Pineapple Lemongrette -- Italian Herb Dressing -- Tahini Dressing -- Seasoned Seeds -- Pickled Red Onions -- Sauerkraut -- Great Greek Olives -- Chapter 14: Sumptuous Side Dishes -- Taking Veggies Beyond Salad -- Asian Slaw -- Zucchini Pasta Salad -- Vegetable Antipasto -- Enjoying Seeds and Grains -- Holiday Wild Rice Pilaf -- Wild Rice and Corn Salad -- Jalapeño-Onion Corn Bread -- Hemp-Seed Tabouli -- Corn Cakes -- Chapter 15: Gourmet Raw Entrees -- Making "Meaty" Main Dishes -- Soy-Ginger-Glazed Cashew-Sesame Tofu -- Beefy Barbeque Sandwich -- Better-Than-Eggs Salad Sandwich -- Not-Salmon Pâté Tomato Sliders -- Green Burrito -- Vegan Bay Crab Cakes -- Vegetable Enchiladas -- Noshing on Fruit and Vegetable Noodles -- Linguini with White Truffle Cream -- Spinach Manicotti -- Root-Vegetable Raw-violi with Basil Pesto on Tomato Concassé -- Chapter 16: Snacks and Nutritious Nibbles -- Making Fresh Nibbles and Nosh -- Cinnamon-Almond Apples -- Banana Boats on Fire! -- Red Ants on a Log -- Preparing Make-and-Take Snacks -- Raw Power Trail Mix -- Savory Cashews -- Tamari Almonds -- Nacho-Cheese Kale Chips -- Chapter 17: Sweet Endings -- Creating "Baked" Desserts -- Apple Baklava -- Chocolate Mousse Tart with Strawberries and Bananas -- Peach Crumble -- Making Ice Creams and Frozen Desserts -- French Vanilla Ice Cream -- Maple-Walnut Ice Cream -- Creating Chocolaty Confections -- Carob Brownies -- Chocolate-Date-Nut Caramel Truffles.

Chocolate Almond Bark -- Chocolate Pecan Bars -- Sweet Nut'ins 'n' Chocolate Kiss Cookies -- Black Forest Cherry Brownies -- Coconut-Macadamia Rawcaroons -- Part IV: Taking Your Raw Lifestyle to the Next Level -- Chapter 18: Planning Menus in the Raw -- Coming Up with a Plan -- Getting Food Ready ahead of Time -- Making Everyday Meals Special -- Feeding Friends and Family -- Chapter 19: Eating Raw on the Go -- Ordering Raw in Restaurants -- Brown Bagging Raw Lunch -- Traveling Raw -- Chapter 20: Gathering with a Raw Community -- Joining a Local Group -- Logging In to Online Support -- Creating a New Community -- Hosting a Dinner Event -- Creating an Educational Event -- Part V: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 21: Ten Reasons to Go Raw -- Looking and Feeling Better -- Reducing Health Risks and Healing from Disease -- Avoiding Premature Aging and Promoting Longevity -- Achieving an Ideal Body Weight -- Increasing Energy, Vitality, and Stamina -- Enhancing Memory and Mental Clarity -- Reducing Colds, Flus, and Allergies -- Forgetting about Cleaning Dirty Pots and Pans -- Demonstrating Kindness to Animals -- Protecting the Environment -- Chapter 22: Ten Foods Best Eaten Raw -- Nuts and Seeds -- Avocados -- Dark Leafy Greens -- Broccoli -- Citrus Fruits -- Berries -- Sauerkraut -- Sea Vegetables -- Green Juices -- Nonsweet Fruits -- Appendix: Metric Conversion Guide -- Index.