Inspired by the luscious raw women, a few of the Tokyo hoopers got together and whipped up a raw lunch full of vitality, color and nutrients.
Raw Ladies Lunch Menu
- Walnut and Ginger Nori Wraps
Tink kicked off the super food feast with Walnut and Ginger Nori Wraps inspired by Ani Phyo’s Almond and Ginger recipe.
Quick, easy and jam packed with vitamins and minerals. My mouth is watering looking at these photos.
- Raw Pad Thai
Tracey made the most amazing raw Pad Thai. The sauce was a divine mix of sun dried tomatoes and hijiki with lots of special raw treats.
We spooned the scrumptious sauce onto a bed of zucchini noodles and sliced veggies…unbelievable flavor. This had us licking our plates.
- Ani Phyo’s Raw Oatmeal Cookies
It was then time for desert. Meli Chan being the sweet hooper that she is was in charge of whipping up the after meal nibbles.
Having met Ani Phyo in San Francisco while working for Veg News, Meli Chan is a huge fan of Ani’s recipes (and so are we!!) The raw cookie dough was irresistible and so simple to make. Meli Chan fashion these sweet cookies into heart shapes and put them in the fridge to cool.
- Peach and Fig Green Smoothie
As a huge smoothie fan I couldn’t resist whipping up a Summery elixir in Tink’s kitchen. We had a cooling combination of peaches, figs, red lettuce, banana and icy water to accompany our cookie time.
The verdict? A huge thumbs up from all the hoopers. We were stuffed beyond capacity and spent the rest of the afternoon laying around in Tink’s living room basking in the afternoon sun, enjoying the cool breeze and massaging our tsubo (pressure points) Aaahhhhhh the life of a raw hooper 
An observation shared by all of us was that while our digestive systems were working over time due to the amount of food we consumed, our brain did not have that cooked food fogginess that often comes with over eating. Raw delight.
Question of the day: What raw food recipes have you tried and loved? Care to share?
Action of the day: (this may take longer than a day but you can start planning now) Have a raw food pot luck. Invite your friends over for a healthy dinner, lunch or breakfast and enjoy the benefits of soaking up raw nutrients. Get colorful and creative.
Affirmation: I know that life always supports me.
Inspiration: “Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” Albert Einstein
Some added raw juiciness for you…
Give It To Me Raw
Raw Model
Sunfood
The Garden Diet
We Like It Raw
