Raw Food Retreat at Top the Otways!

Raw Food Retreat at
Top the Otways!

Friday 25^th -  Sunday 27^th February 2011

All set amongst the majestic backdrop of the Otways Rainforest.

Be prepared for a lot of some relaxing yoga, meditation, waterfalls, beautiful beaches and Raw FUN and all held at the beautiful Top of the Otway’s Accommodation.
www.topoftheotways.com.au

This Raw food retreat is designed as a weekend away with like minded Raw foodies. It’s a great weekend to share your knowledge, recipes, and ideas and learn from each other, make new friends, catch up with old and discover the magic of the Raw lifestyle.

Your hosts are Sarah and Hamish 100% Raw Vegans – they also have a website  www.travellingraw.com    sharing  what they learn and discover on their Raw Journey!

RAW FOOD WEEKEND AT TOP OF THE OTWAYS!

Friday 25^th:

•   Arrive from 4pm on Friday night
•   Group Dinner – 7pm for those that arrive by this time.

Saturday 26^th

•   6.30-8am : Yoga & Meditation
  
  
•   8.30am Breakfast:  Green smoothie extravaganza
  
  
•   10am – 4pm Morning & Lunch: Visit Apollo Bay Markets followed by Morning Walk – Rainforest or beach walk depending on weather. Followed by Picnic lunch at location.
  
  
•   4-5.30: Introduction to Chakras - A Workshop
  
  
•   6pm – Dinner: – Raw food Group Dinner
  
  
•   Evening:  Chocolate Party – lets get those raw dancing shoes on!!! Bring your     favorite raw chocolate to share with everyoneJ

Sunday 27^th Feb

•   Morning  - Green Smoothie Extravaganza followed by walk at local waterfall
  
  
•  Afternoon  - depart 1pm.

WHAT DO I  NEED TO BRING?  

• You must bring your OWN RAW FOOD  for the whole weekend. We often share our food at group dinners and lunches etc. It is recommended to bring all your food from your location due to location fresh and organic fruit and vegetables may not be available from local stores.

• You MUST BRING ALL YOUR OWN Raw food equipment including juicer, blender and cutlery etc…

• Good walking shoes.

• If you are tenting please bring your own tent and sleeping bags etc…

• Under no circumstances are animals allowed – please respect this as we have native animals on the property.

• If you want to do yoga! Please bring a yoga mat, cushion and a blanket!

Accommodation Options

• Nature Lodge -shared accommodation sleeps up to 8 (4 double beds) suit couples $50PP
  
  
• Country Cottage - shared accommodation sleeps up to 4  ( 1 double bed, 2 single beds) $50PP
  
  
• Tents – Tents can be pitched on the property  $30PP

Maximum people 25. So get in early!

RSVP Details

Please RSVP your spot at this fun Raw food Weekend away to

Hamish at info@travellingraw.com  or ph:5236 6494 by Jan 1, 2010

Limited spots so get in early!

8 minute clip from FOOD MATTERS DVD

FOOD THAT MATTERS 8 MIN CLIP

"Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food" - Hippocrates. 

That is the message from the founding father of modern medicine echoed in the controversial new documentary film Food Matters from Producer-Directors James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch.

With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what's wrong with our malnourished bodies, it's no wonder that modern society is getting sicker. Food Matters sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide 'sickness industry' and gives people some scientifically verifiable solutions for overcoming illness naturally.

"With access to better information people invariably
make better choices for their health..."

In what promises to be the most contentious idea put forward, the filmmakers have interviewed several leading experts in nutrition and natural healing who claim that not only are we harming our bodies with improper nutrition, but that the right kind of foods, supplements and detoxification can be used to treat chronic illnesses as fatal as terminally diagnosed cancer.

The focus of the film is in helping us rethink the belief systems fed to us by our modern medical and health care establishments. The interviewees point out that not every problem requires costly, major medical attention and reveal many alternative therapies that can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive than conventional medical treatments.

Travelling Raw - The adventures of travelling raw foodies!: Benefits of Juicing

Travelling Raw - The adventures of travelling raw foodies!: Benefits of Juicing

Travelling Raw - The adventures of travelling raw foodies!: Where do you get your calcium?

Travelling Raw - The adventures of travelling raw foodies!: Where do you get your calcium?

Where do you get your calcium?

I was just asked an interesting question!! Where do I get my calcium!

Well here are just a few foods:

Calcium can be found in raw foods such as carrots, carob flour, green leafy vegetables such as kale, mustard greens, collards, parsley, turnip greens, beet greens, and dandelion greens, for the adventurous. Legumes such as sprouted lentils are also a good raw food source, and fresh string beans give an ample supply of calcium . Nuts such as almonds, filberts, and brazil nuts are an excellent raw food source of calcium . Blackstrap molasses is very high in this important nutrient. One way to consume this is to simply put a tablespoon in a half cup of warm water, and enjoy. Sea vegetables such as arame, dulse, hijiki, kelp, and wakame are also good sources, and add an many other trace minerals as well. Sesame and sunflower seeds are another raw food source of calcium .

For those who enjoy fruits, (and who doesn't?) persimmons, currants, figs, and blackberries, to name a few, also provide a most enjoyable way of getting your calcium .

The benefits of Green Smoothies:

Another reason green smoothies are such a great option is that if you are using a high power blender to make them, the fruits and veggies will be broken down to a size that is easily assimilable by the body. For recipes, read Victoria Boutenko's book Green for Life or Google "green smoothie recipes". The basic idea is to start with 40% dark greens like kale, arugula, spinach, etc... and then mix in 60% fruit of your choice. Then work up to 60% green and 40% fruit.

The health benefits of green smoothies are:

1. According to Vitoria Boutenko in her book, 12 Steps to Raw Foods, "when blended well, most of the cell walls in the greens and fruits are ruptured, making the valuable nutrients easy for the body to assimilate. Green smoothies literally start to get absorbed in your mouth."
2. They are full of fiber which is very important for good colon ecology and elimination of waste.
3. They are chlorophyll rich. Chlorophyll is the blood of the plant and it is the molecule that most closely resembles human blood. It purifies our blood. It fights bad breath and bad body odor. It is an immune enhancer. It can help to correct anemia. It will rejuvenate your body.
4. They give you much more than the minimal requirements of fruits and veggies recommended by the American Cancer Society.
5. They are high in antioxidants and phytochemicals.
6. They will help to bring down the acidity in your pH and make you more alkaline. Cancer does not grow in an alkaline body. In fact, most disease grows in an acid environment.

Green Smothie Recipe

2-4 bananas
2.5 cups pure water
5 leafs of kale or spinach or leafy green
Directions

   1.      Put all ingredients in a high speed blender.
   2.      Add enough water so that all ingredients are covered.
   3.      Blend well.
   4.      You may want to add a little more water if you like your smoothie thinner.

Raw Chocolate Cake

hmmm yummm Raw Chocolate Cake

Serves 10
Ingredients
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup carob
1/2 cup finely ground almonds
1/3 cup agave sirup
1/4 cup coconut or cacao butter
Pinch of sea salt

For the chocolate filling
2 cups cocoa powder
1.5 cups agave sirup
1 cup coconut or cacao butter
For garnishing: Strawberries, raspberries, or oranges for garnishing.

Crust
Combine and mix all ingredients. You can best do this by hand or standing mixer). It should have a dough-like consistency. Press the dough evenly into a 7 inch tart pan. (A removable bottom, a plastic cling wrap lining or one of these new flexible silicon pans are easiest.) Chill in the fridge for at least an hour if you have time.

Filling
Blend all the ingredients in a blender until very smooth. Poor into the cake crust. Put the cake back in the fridge and chill for at least another hour.
Before serving, decorate the cake with the berries, orange or other nice looking fruit.
Enjoy, this is the best raw food desert ever!