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ON THE ROAD AGAIN
- Tips for a raw foodist traveler - Traveling can be challenging for even the least discerning eater. Raw foodists, often being among the most discerning, can be daunted by the idea of a trip away from the comforts of their own refridgerator.
The Ideal trip where healthful food is concerned, will have you staying in one place, with access to refridgerator, in a town with great organic health food stores and raw restaurants, and surrounded by companions with similar food preferences.
The best places on earth are however often remote and uncivilized and with little infrastructure. In short, you may not have any aforementioned luxuries (or so they will seem once you are without them). A little preparation goes a long way towards ensuring that your meals are tasty, balanced, and satysfying. Think carefully about the specifics of your trip and plan accordingly. Here's helpful advice from our own travels.
Consider packing these foods:
NORI SHEETS - a sheet of nori can instantly turn any salad into a wrap.
SEA SALT - a small container of sea salt is great to use iodized table salt to your food.
MUNCHIES - nuts, seeds, homemade or packaged raw snacks, crackers or trail mixes, raw protein bars, raw chocolate bars and dried fruit are great on-the-road staples. You can make your own superfood/ protein ball truffles.
GOJI BERRIES - help to protect your body against the effects of radiation exposure from flying
SALAD IMPROVERS - raw olives, whole-leaf dulse and cold-pressed olive oil (packed in travel size containers) can quickly convert a bag of organic greens into a delicious salad.
GREEN/SUPERFOOD POWDER - pour green powder directly into a bottle of fresh-squeezed orange juice, coconut water or water. This simple mixture can supply concentrated vitamins and minerals when you haven't been eating the most nutritious foods, supply extra energy while you are on the go, and even replace a meal in a pinch. Bring one, powerful enough to combat jet lag or make up for a bad night's sleep on an inflatable bed. Pack the single serving pouches.
Consider packing these RAWvolution foods:
Apple Bread, Apple Cinnamon Raisin Cookies, RAWvolution's Bagels, Blue Corn Chips, RAWvolution's Famous Onion Bread, Cheese Stuffed Jalapenos, Coconut Jerky, Flax Crackers, Rosemary Crackers, Savory or Cheesy Kale Chips.
Other Tips:
Boost your immune system before you go by eating raw organic foods and drinking plenty of pressed vegetable juices
If you fly at night, you can reduce your radiation risk by 99% because nearly all of the raditation from the sun is being blocked by the earth (Dr. Joseph Mercola, 2010)
After a flight, be sure to reset your circadian clock by grounding your body to the earth. Go to the nearest park or outdoor space and sit at the foot of a tree or stand barefoot on the grass, close your eyes, and relax.
Pack a Blender Bottle, this handy portable container for mixing liquids with powders while on the go.
Research raw, organic and vegetarian restaurants before you leave for your trip - you may be surprised at how many there are throughout the country! Plus you will most likely make a like-minded friends at these local health hubs.
  
LOVEBUG & ME FAMILY MUSIC PARTY! Fun musical event for the whole family!
Sunday, March 23 at 10.30am
RAWvolution, 2301 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405
$20 per family (tickets available at the door) We invite you to a second edition of the imaginative musical and raw food feast with Mary Arden of LoveBug & Me.
Drumming, dancing, singing and creative costumes encouraged. Babies, big kids, mamas & papa welcome. Mountain of fun musical instruments & toys provided by Lovebug group, as well as a share of traditional kid's songs and hip & funky originals that adults will enjoy, too! LoveBug & Me Music...
combines the passions and talents of music artist, Mary Arden Collins. With guitar in hand, Miss Mary explores a variety of musical styles & world rhythms. Her love of singing, creative movement, and kids, perfectly blend to deliver a fun, entertaining, and educational experience. Miss Mary teaches LoveBug & Me Music in Los Angeles: (including a new class across the street at Books & Cookies), and is mother to a very musical 4 yr old boy.
www.lovebugandme.com
Special thank you to our sponsor Under the Oaks Malibu Preschool. .jpg)
ADDRESSING CHILDHOOD OBESITY A booksigning event hosted by Dixie Publishing
Sunday, March 15 at 5pm - 6.30pm
RAWvolution, 2301 Main Street, Santa Monica
Author Opal Dockery will sign copies of her new reference book "A CONSIDERATION THAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS LEGALIZED CHILD ABUSE", the event is free and open to all.
Opal Dockery's reference book is the first of its kind to show a possible direct link between Childhood Obesity and Child Abuse. Childhood obesity is a preventable medical disorder that fulfills the legal definition of Child Abuse. Through extensive research, and finding that it captures the lives of children and is transferred to adulthood, remaining a constant lifelong problem, this book shows and educates the reader that Childhood Obesity could and should be considered a legalized form of Child Abuse.
About the Author
Opal Dockery is an award-winning actress, writer, poet and speaker, holding a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice. She has been a vegetarian/vegan for over 40 years, and is an animal rights activist.
MATT & JANABAI AMDSDEN'S TRAVEL LOG SPIRITUAL JOURNEY
Banks of the Ganga in Rishikesh, India
Release from samsaras and spiritual replenishment
Neem Karoli Baba Temple in Taos, New Mexico
Spiritual Pilgrimage
Ananda Ashram Yoga in Monroe, NY
Authentic east coast retreat
The Sanctuary, Haad tien beach on Koh Phangan, Thailand
Zen beach life a world away
Shakti fest, Joshua Tree, California
Yoga and music fest not too far from home
(best place to stay in Joshua Tree area besides camping - 29 Palms Inn)
  
FAVORITE EAST COAST SPOTS
The Present Moment Cafe in St. Augustine, Florida
raw, vegan and organic cafe
Bowery Ballroom in Bowery, NYC
A good taste of NY music scene at this legendary venue
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
Good eats when headin to Tijuana or any points south
Au Lac Raw & Vegan Restaurant in Fountain Valley, California
Chocolatree Raw Food Cafe in Sedona, Arizona
A soul family vortex
FAVORITE EATS WHEN LOST ON EASTSIDE OF LA
Lifefood Organic
&
Beverly Hills Juice Club
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DURIAN, THE KING OF FRUITS This controversial fruit originating from Southeast Asia is gaining popularity worldwide for its many health benefits and out-of-this world flavor. Festivals are held around this priced fruit and durian aficionados swear by its heavenly taste. The fruit has a soft, succulent flesh and a creamy yellow color with a very disctinct "suplhuric" odor that might prevent first-timers from enjoying this exotic delicacy. Durian is rich in minerals and vitamins.
The fruit is so valuable that that this case of a reported crime from Malaysia is not rare.
Durain Love Shakes and Chocolate Durain Love Shakes are available at RAWvolution, and can be enjoyed in peace ;)
WHAT'S SHAKIN' AT RAWVOLUTION California Crunch roll prepared by students at our RAW Food Prep workshop hosted by Matt Amsden on February 22, 2014 in Marina del Rey...Check out more pictures from Matt Amsden's Raw Food Preparation Class. Craving vegan sushi? Try this cauliflower hemp rice creation at RAWvolution Cafe or follow the recipe from the Rawvolution Continues book It's a wrap! Get the Breakfast Burrito any time of the day, loaded with creamy turmeric egg-free huevos, salsa, avocado, crunchy romaine in a mildly spicy coconut chili wrap. Delicious baja/surfer inspired meal. Check out this locally made Frank's raw vegan mustard we carry at RAWvolution! It's the same delicious one we use in our Big Matt burger and Atlantis roll. Green up with our Dogtown wrap (you can always ask for it even though it's not on our regular menu). It's unbelievably delicious living wrap with collard green shell, seed cheese, avocado, black olives, tomatoes, sprouts and dulse. If you want to go extra green mile, you can also always ask to have our burgers "gorilla style" - on romaine lettuce leaves. This fully raw marshmallows & all Rocky Road pie just barely scratches surface of what's happening in our Love kitchen daily. If you are a coffee enthusiast, come try the Teeccino Herbal Coffee or the decadent tasting Teeccino Mocha latte with coconut almond milk and raw Peruvian cacao. It's a non-acidic and caffeine-free coffee alternative that also lowers cholesterol. Powerful cold fighting duo from our juicery - Green Cleanse & Cold Cure juices - keeping your pH in a healthy alkaline state and boosting your immunity. Egg breakfast sans eggs? Try our turmeric rich Avocado Cheese Scramble with gluten-free heirloom blue corn chips. It will brighten any gloomy day. A favorite fermented drink we carry is Rosa's Hibiscus Tea. And Why we like this elixir of ancient egyptian pharaohs? Besides the hibiscus' many healing properties, it contains the companie's own superb organic honey and trace ocean ionic minerals. We now carry organic cold pressed turmeric shots! This sunny colored liquid is a natural remedy with powerful anti-inflammatory properties, pain-killer without the side effects, liver-detoxifier, cancer-preventor, and it also lowers cholesterol and aids in fat metabolism. Carrying wondrous Billy's Infinity greens powder and bars full of blue green algae, probiotics, superfoods, antioxidants, enzymes and essential fatty acids, made locally in Topanga. Great snack before your yoga class!           
RAWVOLUTIONARY HEROES
- Raw food pioneer of the NYC - Aris LaTham entered the New York City raw food scene with the opening of the Harlem-based Sunfired Foods, one of the first organic produce co-ops where he debuted his raw food recipes in 1979. In the late 1990's, Aris opened Ozone and the Sunfire Juice Club, other pioneering raw food restaurants in New York City.
FEATURED RECIPE from our latest book "The RAWvolution Continues":
Nuggy Buddies Mock Chicken Nuggets Bite-sized sunflower nuggets with all of the essential sauces.
Your kids will love them and they are a tasty non-perishable snack to take on your travels.
For the Mock Chicken
3 cups of raw soaked sunflower seeds
(soaked for 2-4 hrs, drained & ground in a food processor)
5 1/4 cups of cashew Mayo (see below)
3 - 4 stalks of celery, diced
1/2 bunch of green onions, diced
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons of dried sage
2 tablespoons of dried thyme
3/4 cup of flaxseeds, ground in a high speed blender
For the Cashew Mayo
2 cups of raw cashews, soaked
1 1/2 cups coconut water
3/4 cup of lemon juice
1/2 cup of stone ground mustard
5 cloves garlic, peeled
2 teaspoons sea salt
Combine all the ingredients and blend until smooth. Add to Mock Chicken.
For the Barbecue Sauce
1/2 cup of sundried tomatoes
1/3 cup freshly pureed tomatoes
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon coconut aminos
1 teaspoon minced yellow onion
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
For the Creamy Ranch Dressing
1/2 cup raw macadamia, pine nuts or cashews, soaked
6 tablespoons coconut water
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
To make the mock chicken, in a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the ground flaxseeds and mix well. Form into nugget-size pieces and roll each in the ground flaxseeds and mix well. Place on a dehydrator tray and dehydrate for 12 to 20 hours at 105F, until dry on the outside and still slightly soft on the inside.
To make the barbecue sauce and creamy ranch dressing, combine each set of ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
Serve the nuggets with your choice of dressing for dipping.
Namaste, 
Matt & Janabai Amsden &
The RAWvolution family
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