Another good reason why one should become a raw foodist is because many foods in the raw food diet are simple to prepare, such as fruits, salads, canapés, and pickles. However there are some foods that need a little preparation and require considerable planning before eating such as rice and some other grains, for example, require sprouting or overnight soaking to become digestible. But this can be done just before going to bed. I believe that it is best to soak nuts before eating them, in order to activate their enzymes; this is a very simple principle to eating raw food.

Preparations of gourmet raw food recipes usually call for a blender, food processor, juicer, and dehydrator. Depending on the recipe, some food (such as crackers, breads and cookies) may need to be dehydrated. These processes, which produce foods with the taste and texture of cooked food, are lengthy. Some raw foodists dispense with these foods, feeling that there is no need to emulate the other non-raw diets. This is where I come in and agree with simple raw food eating that does not require fancy equipment. However there are plenty of tricks to eating raw gourmet food. If you like to know more please check out my new book Chop to Impress or simply try out one of my recipes on the menu side bar.