My skin is missing the sun-kissed feel of the Costa Rican rays, while my body is wishing it had the bath-warm waters of the salty ocean caressing it and my appetite is longing for the gorgeous tree-ripened tropical fruits. But really I can’t whinge can I? After all I did have a slice of paradise for 10 days.

However, since coming back I have felt myself slipping into a slump regarding food. While in Costa Rica it was so easy to eat fresh, raw, organic foods. The variety was abundant, costs were minimal and tastes were out of this world. It has been totally uninspiring walking through my local grocery store looking at all the over-priced sad produce, unripened fruits and lack of selection.

Another huge discovery that made its way into my consciousness was how simple it was to feed Zenchai all-raw foods. In our little sultry heaven there were so many things to choose from and they were either just off the tree or out of the ground. He was absolutely over the moon eating the luscious fare there. Not only that but he was quite adventurous and willing to try all sorts of exotic fruits and vegetables. Something I would say he is less keen to do here in London.

Claude and I were both so thrilled to see Zenchai thriving. We also noticed he had a big growth spurt while we were away, which could of course be coincidence, but the raw vegan mama in me wants to think it was all the sunshine and raw cuisine.

Interestingly, a lot of people have asked me was it hard eating raw while we were away. They are very surprised to hear my answer “No!” On this occasion I have found it much harder feeding the family all raw at home than away. The clear-cut reasons as mentioned above. Of course here it is much easier procuring all the raw trimmings like goji berries, nuts, lucuma powder etc. Then again these things become a bit redundant in the face of the real stuff: pure raw fruits and veggies. You can’t get any better than that!

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