by Joanne Newell
Since the release of our e-book Monkey Mike’s Raw Food Kitchen: An Un-Cookbook for Kids in September last year, we’ve sold heaps of copies of Mike to parents who wanted their kids to get excited about trying raw food.
Recently, we received a beautiful letter from a very happy mom named Kerstin Pichon, who purchased the book for her son (pictured in the photo above). (more…)
by Lisa Marie Lindenschmidt
I’ve been getting a lot of criticism for moving from one set of dietary restrictions to another. Many of my friends are experiencing the same thing. Many of them mothers trying to make better decisions for their children.
I began this column from the perspective of a mother raising a child in a raw vegan household. But I didn’t start there. None of us, I would wager, did. Those of us who find themselves on the raw vegan path did so because we were already researching, already exploring better ways to feed our families, to live lightly on this earth, and to be karmically responsible. Our quest led us, most likely, from vegetarianism to raw veganism. We pursued this path because doing so changed who we were. We could feel our bodies lighten. We could see old wounds healing. Some of us even experienced moments of bliss. (more…)
Eat with your child at every opportunity
If your child is not willing to partake in a meal time let him get down from the table to avoid getting locked into a battle over the dinner table. Just make it clear that this is his main meal and there may be no more snaking until later.
Sweet Potato Dream PuddingI was thinking I should steam some sweet potatoes for the kids, when I started to feel a bit defiant! “I’m not steaming anything!” I said to myself. I pulled out the grater, and started to…
…grate a big, fat sweet potato. Then, I put the grated sweet potato in my food processor. After which point, I added:
1 dash of vanilla
a sprinkle of cinnamon
2 Tablespoons coconut butter
1 big handful of raisins (or dates, if that’s what you have).
Then I whipped and whizzed the ingredients together in my super Blendtec blender. It make a yummy, creamy sweet potato pudding and my daughter just loooved it! I played around with it and did layers of sweet potato pudding and sliced bananas. Then I decorated the top with raspberries, just for fun. The kids ate quite a lot of it and it was requested the next morning as a healthy way to start the day before school! Enjoy
I don’t know how this happened… perhaps it was a moment of divine intervention, but these cookies were a huge hit. My daughter, Mika, said,
“Mom, these cookies were fabulous. I took one bite, and then as the tastes stayed in my mouth after I swallowed, I just said to myself, ‘Oooooh yeah! Gimme another one of those!’” Here they are:
Ingredients:
I started out with about 4 ripe bananas, and whipped them up in the food processor. I added:
a splash of vanilla
a few pinches of cinnamon
½ cup- 1 cup of shredded coconut.
3 Tablespoons of ground flaxseed
a handful of sunflower seeds
Then I found a bag of about 3 cups oat flakes, and rice flakes, etc. I dumped these in, mixed them all up in a big bowl and then laid them out on the dehydrator trays and “baked” them at about 105 degrees overnight. Throw in a bit of Christmas spiceAhhh… Christmas baking! Just like the good ol’ days.
Lip smackingly yours,
Tera
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