“The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Raw” Cookbook Giveaway
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Recently dkMommy Spot gave away a copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vegan Cooking
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Raw
I’m a recipe experimenter. I love to try new ingredients, and I love to prepare my usual ingredients in unusual ways. If you’re like me, or if you’re already way into raw foods and want some fresh ideas, you’re in the right place! Enter here to win your own copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Raw
3 Ways to Enter:
1.) Just tell me if your family eats raw foods regularly. Maybe it’s fruit and salads, maybe you make elaborate raw burritos. Or maybe raw food scares the heck out of you! Let us know. Have fun with your comment! If I can’t contact the randomly drawn winner, I choose according to comments.
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Feel free to do all three, and you have three entries to win! You have until midnight EST on Sunday, October 5, 2008, to enter.
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October 2nd, 2008 at 10:05 am
No, we dont. Thanks for the giveaway.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:11 am
Would love to win this ~ great gift.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:38 am
I’m interested in Raw Foods - the only raw foods we eat are fruits and salad, but I’d love to know more.
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:05 am
Our family eats raw food all the time, probably more so than most families. But I have been hesitant to be creative in this area. I would really like to expand my idea of what foods can be successfully combined for tasty (and healthy) family meals, and this looks like the perfect book to help me.
Alicia Webster
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October 2nd, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I am trying to go raw with the whole family.
Not very familiar with this type of prep. So the book would help me to show that raw dosen’t have to be blend.
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:51 pm
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October 2nd, 2008 at 1:30 pm
I am researching raw foods as well as going vegetarian. So I’d love this book to help me along.
Thank you!
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I don’t “cook” raw, if you know what I mean. My brother is really into it but I haven’t gone there yet. We do eat regular fruits and veggies. I had good intentions to start using the dehydrator but I never got around to it.
I would love to know more though! We are vegetarian my relatives probably think we are weird enough.
October 2nd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
I personally crave fresh fruits and vegetables. I don’t eat a lot of processed foods and try to eat as natural as possible. I haven’t gone “raw” just yet, but maybe I will if I win this book! I planted a garden this year for the first time EVER. I planted cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, asparagus, beans, romaine lettuce, onions, zucchini, and artichokes. Guess what I’ve reaped so far? NOTHING! My tomato plants grew but didn’t produce, my lettuce grew in but got some yucky bugs so I threw it out, and every other plant pretty much just shriveled up and died! I don’t know what I did wrong, but it was the saddest “garden” (or naked piece of land) I’d ever seen. Here’s to hoping next year’s crop turns out a little better!
October 2nd, 2008 at 2:26 pm
I don’t eat raw and not really sure where to begin. I would love a bunch of recipe ideas to get me headed in the right direction.
Shilo Beedys last blog post..Baby Fingers Contest
October 2nd, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Just recently begun…
October 2nd, 2008 at 3:34 pm
We love raw foods here but I would stil be interested in reading the book!
October 2nd, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I eat raw a little more then anyone else but not exactly to the extent of a diet! But I would prefer more, and a book on it would be GREAT! thanks for the chance!
October 2nd, 2008 at 4:01 pm
We live off salads, one for breakfast, lunch and dinners. Our snacks are raw vegetables!!!!
October 2nd, 2008 at 4:13 pm
We eat salads, fruits, and some veggies raw, but not often enough and not in enough variety. I’d love to know more and do more.
October 2nd, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Other than salads we don’t eat any raw foods and yes I do find the thought of eating raw foods scary so I think I need this book!
October 2nd, 2008 at 4:26 pm
We do eat raw foods. I make raw foods (see my raw chocolate pie: (http://www.lifeglutenfree.com/mama_baby_gluten_free/2008/09/chocolate-pie-with-a-seed-crust.html)
But I would definitely be interested to check out this book and learn more. Raw food is so nutritious and it is really amazing what you can do with raw foods. We also have a dehydrator and enjoy making raw corn chips, kale chips, etc!
Heather Collinss last blog post..See Kai Run Shoes
October 2nd, 2008 at 5:02 pm
we eat a lot of raw veggies and fruits
October 2nd, 2008 at 5:04 pm
This book is complementary to my changing lifestyle. Hope I win.
October 2nd, 2008 at 5:15 pm
we don’t but have heard alot of benefits of this and would love to read and try
October 2nd, 2008 at 5:16 pm
We regularly have raw vegetables at the table and in the fridge to snack on. The teen boy is hard to get to eat them tho. He is just like his Dad about veggies. But the rest of the family loves them.
Babads last blog post..Decorating A Room on $10. Budget
October 2nd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
I eat occasional salads - but a friend only eats raw and since doing that he is so much healthier it is amazing
October 2nd, 2008 at 5:35 pm
We have not been eating too healthy, but since my husband was diagnoised with Diabetis, we have been trying. This would help
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:00 pm
We have salads, fruit, some veggies and sashimi. Other than that, I don’t know of any other way to eat raw! I’m intrigued.
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:04 pm
We eat raw since we stick to a healthy and balanced diet and raw is a big part of it. We eat salads, kale and a great deal of assorted veggies. thanks for this great giveaway.
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Raw for us is fruit mainly. Ocassionally raw carrots and celery but that is about it. Thanks for the giveaway.
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:09 pm
We eat a lot of raw items like salads, crudites, and fresh fruit. Certainly raw fresh foods are probably healthier and cheaper than the processed equivalents. I don’t “cook raw” yet. It would be interesting to learn more about the raw food option as well as to get some practical suggestions of its use in the real world.
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:30 pm
We eat raw foods like fruit and salads, would like some ideas from this book to help us! thanks—
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Yes, we eat raw food regularly and if we eat something cooked we either have a raw accompaniment, or else juice some fruits and veggies to drink with the cook food.
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:59 pm
we don’t eat raw, but we’d love to start - winning this would help
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:09 pm
I am a vegan but not raw - would love to learn more as I admire many raw athletes like Tonya Kay!
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:20 pm
I eat raw fruits and vegetables of course, but the idea of eating raw fish freaks me out, and any time I have even attempted to eat it, I get really puke sick. My husband almost literally eats raw steak, I like it reddish pink and juicy, but not like him! He says it has more taste,vitamins and protein that way !!!!
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:29 pm
i am a vegetarian and was thinking about going completely raw…just not sure about the variety of foods and flavors…the same salad everyday would bore me silly
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:37 pm
raw it
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:57 pm
I don’t but my daughter does and she would love this book. I’m more the dessert type.
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:12 pm
I love to eat raw - my children prefer raw veggies to cooked…
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Well, we eat the usual vegetables, fruits, but that’s about it raw. It would be great to see what kind of recipes there are in the book. Thanks for the great giveaway!
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:55 pm
not much, but we need too :o)
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:10 pm
I love to make juice out of raw fruits and veggies. A few family members are surprised to learn that their fruity tasting juice actually contains stuff like carrots and spinach.
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:24 pm
ha! Perfect timing for this one
I feel like we usually eat junk around the house but I am trying to get my family to eat healthier. Tonight we snacked on broccoli and black grapes for dinner. The kids loved it! Also, the less junk food there is around the house, the more interested they are in fresh fruits and veggies. Last night it was my littlest daughter’s birthday; As a treat we took everyone out to Red Robin for dinner. I substituted salad for fries and my middle daughter did the same and substituted carrots for fries! I was so proud.
MaryBeth Isaacs last blog post..I want this.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:05 pm
We eat lots of raw fruit, and some salad, oh & our milk is raw, does that count?) I haven’t ventured beyond that, but I’d love to! Maybe the cookbook would give me the motivation I need
Sweetpeass last blog post..It Takes So Little to Make Them Happy . ..
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:49 pm
We love raw vegies and salads. My wife thanks the way I like to cook meat is close to raw. Would love to win the book.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:55 pm
the only thing the kids will eat raw are fruits and carrots. unfortunately, they don’t eat them regularly (probably because we the parents don’t either)
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Great contest
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Our raw stuff is mostly salad, fruit and nuts (walnuts–yum!).
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:40 pm
We eat raw food daily, ie raw veggies and fruit.
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:47 am
When I am at my (dietary)best, I eat raw except for 1 or 2 cooked meals a week - and I don’t mean packaged raw snacks and nut rich foods, just a whole lot of raw veggies (and a few fruits), simple salads and freshly made green juices.
October 3rd, 2008 at 1:48 am
I am a vegetarian, so raw vegetables are a staple of mine. Sometimes being a vegetarian can be confusing for me because of protein issues and recipes. Please enter me in your delightful drawing. I appreciate it. Thanks, Cindi
October 3rd, 2008 at 6:44 am
I am trying to get the whole family more healthy. I could use some help.
October 3rd, 2008 at 8:25 am
My daughter likes vegetables which is a great thing. We try to have lots of vegetables with our meals, but they aren’t always raw food. Fruits are great too.
October 3rd, 2008 at 8:29 am
We don’t have many raw foods except for the usual-salad, carrots and celery. I would love to try, but don’t know where to start.
October 3rd, 2008 at 10:09 am
My family eats salads and raw veggies. But I am interested in this lifestyle and would like to know more.
October 3rd, 2008 at 10:12 am
i’ve been a raw vegan for a while, and this would be the absolute perfect book to show my skeptical friends (and mom who doesn’t seem to understand it haha)
:) 
this certainly made my day
thanks for spreading the word about raw veganism
October 3rd, 2008 at 10:57 am
I eat a lot of raw fruit and vegetable–but no recipes–just wash and eat—so I would like some new ideas.
October 3rd, 2008 at 10:57 am
I have friends who have done a strict raw food diet and am interested in learning more
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:07 am
this would be great, we eat salads, fruits veggies raw but would like to expand our repertoire!
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:08 am
Right now only fruits and vegetables but it would be great to do more of this
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:24 am
fruits and veggies for now.
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:44 am
We don’t eat very many raw foods and I would love to find more ways to serve them!
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
I’ve been trying to gradually work more raw foods into the routine.
October 3rd, 2008 at 1:49 pm
i need this to lose weight seriously
October 3rd, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Thank you so much for having this contest. I really appreciate it. Most I do raw now is salads
October 3rd, 2008 at 2:46 pm
My husband has a cholesterol situation so we eat a lot of salads and fruits.
October 3rd, 2008 at 3:29 pm
We don’t eat raw regularly, but I would say about 15% of our diet is raw, but nothing fancy, just salads and fruits.
October 3rd, 2008 at 3:32 pm
My husband and I eat a big salad for dinner almost every day. We try to make our evening meal the light one and a salad fits that bill. Besides lettuce, we added carrots, onions, celery, and of course fresh tomatoes. We love eating raw food – it is tastier and full of nutrients.
October 3rd, 2008 at 5:59 pm
i want to win
October 3rd, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Yes we do eat raw foods…we try to include salad with all lunch and dinner meals.
October 3rd, 2008 at 7:07 pm
other than fruit no
October 3rd, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Sure i eat raw foods.I hope you’re not meaning raw meat because that i wouldn;t eat; including sushi.
October 3rd, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Yes we do. Our favorites are carrots,cucumbers,salads,apples,and plums
October 3rd, 2008 at 8:55 pm
All food in the natural state is best!
October 3rd, 2008 at 8:57 pm
We eat a lot of salads and fruits but I would love to do more!
October 3rd, 2008 at 9:12 pm
We eat a lot of raw fruit but I’d love to learn more about more complex raw food!
October 3rd, 2008 at 9:19 pm
my stomach awaits
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:36 pm
I do raw cleanses a lot, but would love to expand to more permanent diet.
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:46 pm
We eat lots of raw fruits and vegetables, but haven’t been brave enough to try eggs or meat!
October 4th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Not much but sald so maybe thats why I need the book.
October 4th, 2008 at 7:47 am
we do eat fruits every day. salads not that frequently though
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October 4th, 2008 at 9:25 am
We eat lots of fruits and veggies. We also are big sushi fans. Once we did a raw beef appetizer, that scared the crap out of me!
Pattis last blog post..Total shock.
October 4th, 2008 at 10:57 am
We eat fruits & veggies raw but I would love to know what else is safe to eat raw.
October 4th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
My daughter’s vegan and her boyfriend is a raw vegan. I had never even heard of that until she started dating him. She’s always looking for recipes to make for him because he gets in a big rut eating meals consisting of a whole bunch of bananas or a whole melon. As for me, I try to have something raw with every meal but not as the meal alone.
October 4th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
I’m a vegetarian and we often eat raw. This would be great!
October 4th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Raw foods do scare me. We don’t eat much meat, and I have a vegetarian sis in law, but I wouldn’t know the first thing about eating raw.
Carolyns last blog post..An American Carol
October 4th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
We don’t eat raw often, but I would love to add more to our diet.
October 4th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Do raw fruits count? If so, then everyday!
October 4th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
We love raw veggies and fruit. Love them
October 4th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
We eat a lot of salads & raw fruit. Thanks for the contest.
October 4th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Yes, loads of fruits and vegetables!
October 4th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
We eat salads and fresh fruits
October 4th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Not totally raw (lots of fruits and veggies but not just that) but the mini-diva is interested and this would help me greatly to know what she needed to be sure she got the proper nutrition.
Dddivas last blog post..Kids and self-esteem aka what do the experts know about raising kids?
October 4th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
We eat salads and fruits but not all raw like what you mean.
October 4th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
We eat salads and fresh fruit, but obviously nearly as much as we could. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
October 4th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
I eat a lot, the kiddos not so much. I hate cooking, so I would rather grab it & eat.
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October 4th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
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October 4th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
i do not eat much raw just yet, would love this book to learn how! thanks!
October 4th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
We eat the usual raw carrots, lettuce, peppers and fruit but would like to get more ideas.
October 4th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
We eat lots of salads, vegetables and fruits raw!
October 4th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
we try to eat alot of raw foods in there natural state like veges and fruits this book would be so helpful to add more varitety
October 5th, 2008 at 12:15 am
We eat a lot of raw fruits and vegetables. I will only eat raw carrots and can’t stand them cooked. We usually don’t eat raw meat but the first time I cooked chicken, I forgot to turn the oven on and I didn’t know what cooked chicken was suppose to look like so I ate it. I didn’t get sick but the next time I made chicken I realized what I had done.
October 5th, 2008 at 12:19 am
The only raw my family eats is salad, and fruit.
October 5th, 2008 at 2:01 am
Hi,
I’m overweight so trying to incorporate more raw foods into my eating habits but it hasn’t been easy since I’m so used to fast food and cooking.
Recently have been trying to blend my own natural juices but they haven’t been very tasty. Not sure what I’m doing wrong.
I’m just wondering about if it’s important to also incorporate a little protein and carbs in my daily diet as well.
October 5th, 2008 at 2:11 am
I do.
October 5th, 2008 at 3:06 am
no, but this book will help.
October 5th, 2008 at 4:47 am
I have started to incorporate more raw foods into my diet. I think it’s a very healthy thing to do.
October 5th, 2008 at 6:20 am
I dont eat raw but would like to learn abou it
October 5th, 2008 at 8:09 am
sweet
October 5th, 2008 at 9:13 am
We don’t eat raw but I would like to explore the subject.
October 5th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Raw in moderation, but the book sounds interesting. Thanks!
October 5th, 2008 at 10:49 am
For us, raw foods include plenty of fruits…as for vegetables, cucumbers, carrots, lettuce,tomatoes, sweet peas,radishes make their way into our daily diet. But, of course, one can never have enough and I would definitely love to learn more.
sunitas last blog post..Berries galore…
October 5th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Other than tons of fruit, I eat raw whenever I can get fresh green things here in my East Coast town. Seems like much of the produce is flown in from California & quite literally in the early stages of spoilage (especially if bagged!). I miss walking to the Farmer’s Market every weekend to buy just picked produce & need to find a better option here. Asked to join a local CSA but they were full!
If you ever get a chance to visit Cafe Gratitude in either Northern or Southern CA I highly recommend it for a richly-flavored raw experience (Try the enchilada special!).
MGs last blog post..Oh the pain (Reason #36 Why I love lemons)
October 5th, 2008 at 11:43 am
We mostly eat raw fruit and veggies on a daily basis!
October 5th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
I am one of the authors of the book. Thanks for sponsoring the contest. For more info on the book and for free recipes, folks can check out http://www.veganfusion.com.
The winner can also email me with any questions at info@veganfusion.com
Many thanks,
Mark Reinfeld
Co-author The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw and Vegan Fusion World Cuisine
October 5th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
the only thing we have eaten raw is veggies
October 5th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
We eat raw fruits and veggies, but that tends to be it.
October 5th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
this would be amazing, I’ve gone vegetarian and so is my 12 yr old daughter but this would be just..wow. I would love to try it though!
October 5th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I love raw!
October 5th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
I eat raw whenever I can. Would love to win this book. Thanks.
October 5th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I’ve been a cooked meat and potatos guy for years but now I’m looking for a change. Winning this book could be a good first step to get me to walk on the raw side.
daw-212(at)msn(dot)com
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October 5th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
we most definitely do. one perk of growing up in the African bush was a childhood eating all whole foods and, consequently, a lifelong love of them. now i just need some more inspiring ideas
Anna Js last blog post..all in the family
October 5th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Interesting.
October 5th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
I eat about 75% raw since beginning of summer. Really need a dehydrator to make a lot of things that you would “normally miss”, but I feel a lot better when I eat raw.
October 5th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
We only eat about 30% raw right now but have been looking into going to about 75%. I have been researching and reading information and would love to go all the way. Even with just small amounts of raw, we have seen a benefit. Would love to win this book
Thanks!
October 5th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
sometimes we eat raw food, if i have a lot of fruits and vegetables i’ll whip something up!
October 5th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
We eat raw fruit.