What is the ideal time frame to make the transition from a predominately cooked food diet to at least 50% life food?
This really depends upon your current dietary choices. If consuming large quantities of meat, dairy, and wheat, and hardly any life food i.e. salads and fruit, you will need to take things more slowly than someone who is already vegetarian. Begin by introducing lots more salad to your lunch and evening meal, and increase your fruit consumption if you aren’t eating any fruit. Additionally, begin adding soaked nuts to your salads and experiment eating one raw meal each day. Perhaps begin with only breakfast, or lunch ,or dinner. Most people find that opting for a large green salad with a good serve of raw nut pate or plenty of soaked nuts for lunch is a great way to start introducing more life food into the day. Make your salad interesting and vary it daily. Try adding grated carrot, chopped celery, shaved fennel, and plenty of different sprouts, which are readily available in most supermarkets now. If you find you are missing dressings on your salad, check out the recipes section of the
