Great raw alternative. It's basically raw!
932668
I have been using sojos for a very long time now. It took me a while to find the right food for my dog, she's very picky. When I introduced this food my dog, for once, licked the bowl clean. People complain about it being hard to make but it's so easy! I make 4 days worth at a time so I only have to make the food 1-2 times a week. This is an awesome raw alternative! Once you go raw youll never go back. This food has low fat content as well so your dog won't get chubby but you may need to provide your dog with a fat supplement like fish oil or flax oil, even cottage cheese. Gotta love how light and small the bag is too. Amazon has the best price on sojos so far. At least from what I've seen. Now only if sojos could make me a bigger bag! Thank you sojos for providing my animal with a great healthy raw food!
101218
If you are looking to feed raw and don't want to mess with frozen meat and thawing process this is a great choice. This is a human-grade product and it smells great. My dogs dance for this food. It is pretty high in calories so it doesn't take much. My dogs look and feel so much better on this instead of kibble. My poodle loves this food and he has been very picky over his lifetime.
3958791
As a Vegan this is a great alternative to honey. Tastes just like the ' real' thing , and is excellent in oatmeal and in hot tea.
249972
This is a really great pasta if you're looking for an alternative to traditional pasta.  It is full of protein and keeps you considerably fuller than a traditional pasta. The flavor and texture is not bad, but you can definitely tell it's not regular pasta.  I enjoy the almost nuttier flavor of Banza, but the texture at first can be kind of weird.  The outside of the noodle gets kinda of gummy & the inside maintains a more chewy feel.  All in all though, I continue to purchase this because it's a really nice healthy alternative to traditional pasta & there are so many different great dishes you can make with this stuff!
1400949
While it's not yet my intention to go 100% Raw, I am in the research and experiment phase of this diet. In other words, I have not committed either way.

Ideally, my perfect Raw Food Diet book would provide the following information to the person considering this diet: 1)History and benefits of the diet, 2) The author's personal experience from beginning to present, 3) Cons and nutritional-pitfalls to avoid, 4)Before-and-after photos with testimonials, 5)Great, quick raw recipes with and w/out the pricey equipment, and 6)a 30-day diet plan to start you on your way.

That's asking for a lot but I would be willing to pay a reasonable premium to have all of this info in one place and I suspect others would, as well. After all, it's your health we're talking here.

This book touches on all but 2 of the above (4 and 6). I'm a skeptic about things that seem too good go be true but Boutenko eases those negative thoughts. Her delivery is of a sharing nature rather than preachy. I felt like she covered most of the questions a newbie would have in relation to the first steps one should take to get started on this diet. And she doesn't advocate going 100% raw right away which is very refreshing to someone who likes to try before she buys.

I've tried 2 of her green smoothies and a soup and all were surprisingly delicious. The smoothies I had for breakfast and I was hungry soon after.  So you may want to have a nutritious snack on hand like carrots sticks or other raw, organic snack to prepare for those hunger pangs. I'm keeping a journal of how I feel as well and how the recipes taste.

I recommend this book as a great starting point for newbies. I'm glad I only purchased 2 books (the other was "Raw: The Uncook Book" by that kooky but fun Juliano)to come to this realization.

Even if I/you never go completely raw, I believe adding one raw meal a day will make a big difference in my/your health. Good luck to all who choose to pursue this way of life!
4423419
We're trying to eat healthier and I bought these to roast without oil or salt---to add to salads for some crunch instead of croutons. They actually taste good raw out of the bag! We slow-roasted some in the oven and they are great. A good, healthy snack too, between meals. We are dieting for health and to lose some of the poundage we packed on during mid-age. I love the packaging, too. These raw whole cashews are high quality, meaty, crunchy, tasty.....and from what I've read, they are good for us to eat! I will buy this brand again.
47985
This book is AWESOME for the more advanced Raw foodist, but probably NOT as good of a  book for someone just getting into raw vegan foods.  Unlike most Raw food books which feature more complex recipes, heavy on nuts and fats, complex dehydrator recipes, raw food pizza's, nut heavy lasagnas, tacos, etc. what I would call more "transitional foods"  and the type of foods people new into raw foods would be more likely enjoy.  This book is mainly recipes for quick, simple, salad combinations, soups, and dressings. All low in nuts/seeds, and high in what a raw food diet should be about.. Vegetables and fruits!  If your new into raw foods,  I would recommend one of  Ani Phyo's books or "The complete Idiots Guide to Raw Foods".  If you've been into raw foods for a little while all ready, and are ready to step your game up, or just looking for some great new salad / soup, combinations, this book is Rad!!
4013729
A great vegan alternative to half and half. Best one I have tried so far. I use it daily in coffe but have not tried cooking with it yet.
49999
Not necessarily the healthiest option based on the preservatives present, but this one is not without merit. I was running very late last night and had to stop by the grocery for a couple of items. My husband is a fussy vegetarian and while I had prepped the vegetables for a five minute stir fry I didn't have the time for whole grain regular rice to cook or a mushroom risotto. I found this. No lie, this was 90 seconds fast and completely cooked and pipping hot. The stir fry wasn't done when this came out of the microwave.
I took a sample taste and thought it was decent. However, my ultra fussy hubby loved it and loved it with the contrast of the fresh stir fried veggies straight from our garden.
While I'm not recommending this as an everyday alternative to unprocessed food, it saved the day and aside from tasting fine was super easy.
4865300
You might just want to pick up a book and make some raw food recipes, hence the "easy" part of the title. A lot of the recipes require soaking of nuts, which takes pre-planning they day before. Now that is not the recipe's fault per say, this is standard in the raw food world, but just FYI in case you are new to raw foods.

Some stand out recipes in this book include:

The Fasting Juice: awesome when you want to detox and clean yourself out. It's decent tasting, and you can definitely do a few days on this stuff. I highly recommend this fasting juice recipe.

Chocolate Mousse: Nice treat for grown-ups, but even your kids will love it! Don't tell your kids it's raw or healthy, just tell them it's chocolate and they'll gobble it down.

The author also does a good job of helping you setup your raw food kitchen. The book is laid out simply, the recipes are written in an easy way to understand.

All in all, this book is a staple for any raw foodist, and a great introduction to anyone interested in adding healthy, living recipes to their family's diet.
3740180
Great low-calorie, low-fat alternative.  I added to my protein shakes and my oatmeal of a boost of protein.  It mixes well and tastes great!
4790749
Henry loves this stuff... it is pricey, but for raw diets it's on par with if not less than other brands.  The beef and pork recipes include nice chunks of whole and ground meat chunks and pieces.  It rehydrates well with cool water in about 15 minutes, and it smells fresh.  I have tried many freeze-dried raw diets from different makers, and Bravo! is my go-to brand.  Henry is about 70 lbs and the large bag lasts about 2 weeks (3 to 3-1/2 cups per day).
4392319
I have to say, I have been using raw honey for 3 years and, during this time,  I caught only one tiny cold that didn't last long.  I am a believer that it helps to keep you from getting sick!  This particular brand was surprising when I received it, in that it has pieces of "stuff" in it.  But I quickly grew to appreciate the natural rawness and flavor.  I will order it from now on.
409029
I LOVE this stuff!! To use an expression this is the best stuff since sliced bread but IMO this is way better than sliced bread or pretty much any other single food supplement/additive I can think of. It is natural. It is great for sweetening things like raw rolled oats with milk, whey protein, other beverages, plain yogurts, and many other things you can think of. It is not a sugar substitute meaning this is not really great for baking but you may be able to use a bit less sugar and some of this stuff instead. I love that this has no calories and there for does not increase blood glucose levels. I love that this stuff is not some fake stuff created in a laboratory somewhere. This particular product by NOW is very high quality. It may take a bit of time to get used to the taste of stevia compared to high fructose corn syrup and some of the other sweeteners we have been exposed to in processed foods. This stuff is great though and I highly recommend it to absolutely everyone!
4173890
I've just recently begun exploring the raw food world.  I'm so happy to have found this book to get started incorporating more raw meals into my diet.  The ones I've tried so far have been delicious.  I'd recommend this book!
3193195
McCluskey's book definitely delivers what it promises: raw food, fast. At the same time, it delivers great flavor and texture.

Some things I noticed and appreciated about the book:

It has beautiful, full-color photos of nearly every recipe in the book. This is definitely one of the more mouth-watering books to browse through.

It is very low on nuts. This was valuable to me because it sometimes seems that there are no raw recipe books without nuts in them. I'm not allergic to nuts, but it takes a lot out of me to digest them and I love that the recipes in this book are lighter yet still very satisfying.

You don't need a lot of fancy equipment to make the recipes in this book. You can make almost all of the recipes in this book with just a good knife and cutting board and a regular home blender (not a high-powered multi-hundred dollar jobbie, either, but just the regular ol' kind from a big box store works fine for these recipes.) No dehydrator required! I have a dehydrator, but I really love having this book of recipes that I can look at in the afternoon and decide what to try for dinner and maybe pick up a couple of ingredients on the way home and have chow ready shortly after arriving back at the house. VERY convenient! That also makes it great for those last-minute "guess who's coming to dinner . . . in twenty minutes!" situations where you want to make something raw, something nice, something gourmet, and you're on the spot to do it NOW. With McCluskey's book, you can have it all.

A couple of things I didn't like (but neither was enough to take it down a star):

Some of the seasonings are stronger than I like. After the first recipe I made, I learned to tone it down and work up the flavor volume slowly and then make a note in the book of the amount of seasoning I prefer in the recipe. This is not enough to take it down a star because most recipe books need a little adjusting since everyone's tastes are different and some like stronger seasonings than others.

Some of the recipes have ingredients I have to special order like maca powder or hemp butter because they aren't available in stores where I live. That said, this is not one of those "heavy on the superfoods" recipe books. Most ingredients are very ordinary, substitutions are often obvious, and these recipes didn't cost me an arm and a leg to prepare like some raw recipe books I've used. Also, there are plenty of recipes that don't require "fancy" ingredients so there are plenty of goodies to dig into right away while deciding what "more gourmet" ingredients to pick up or order online. I didn't take a star away for this because I was able to start making plenty of recipes out of the book as soon as I got it, often with stuff I already had in my kitchen. McCluskey has done a good job of balancing the "down to earth" nature of raw food with the excitement of special ingredients.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to explore great tasting raw food recipes that don't require a huge time or money commitment.
1168901
Love that these are raw (not roasted or salted and no oils) and a healthy snack alternative that is chewy, yet soft enough to easily chew!