Sanders - Raw and radiant: 130 quick recipes and holistic tips for a glowing life

What people are saying about Raw and Radiant Gorgeous recipes that taste as delicious as they will make you feel. You dont have to be a raw foodist or vegan to appreciate these simple, gratifying meals. Michelle Branch, Singer, songwriter Summer is a raw food goddess and her recipes are out of this world! She has been my go-to-girl for amazing raw recipes and inspiration for several years now. Summer has truly mastered the raw lifestyle and makes eating live, vibrant food fun and delicious! Whitney Tingle, Cofounder of Sakara Life I feel so fortunate to have the pleasure of knowing and working with Summer Sanders. She is a unique talent that truly inspires. Her passion behind health and living foods is genuineher vibrancy transpires into the food that she makes, as well as the people she is around.

Both she and her book are gorgeous! Get the book to get the vibe! You will love it. Meredith Baird, Author of Coconut Kitchen and founder of Nucifera

Special editions can also be created to specifications. For details, contact the Special Sales Department, Skyhorse Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018 or . Skyhorse and Skyhorse Publishing are registered trademarks of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Visit our website at www.skyhorsepublishing.com. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Sanders, Summer (Nutritionist), author. Title: Raw and radiant : 130 quick recipes and holistic tips for a glowing life / Summer Sanders.

Description: New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017039123| ISBN 9781510724747 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781510724754 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Raw food diet. | Raw food diet--Recipes. | Raw foods. | Self-care, Health.

Classification: LCC RM237.5 .S27 2018 | DDC 641.3/02--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017039123 Cover design by Jane Sheppard Cover photograph by Alexa Gray Print ISBN: 978-1-5107-2474-7 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-5107-2475-4 Printed in China My son Henry, may you always know where your true home is. To my husband Mike, thank you for loving every meal I make. Mom and Tim, thank you for teaching me the beauty and power of plants, healthy foods, and heart connection. Wherever I am, I know Im okay. Thank you for this. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION M Y S TORY Ive had a love for holistic health, plant-based eating, and fitness for as long as I can remember.

It has long been a passion that has become my purpose. I was born in the Ozarks of Missouri, on a self-sustainable 10-acre farm; my father is an organic farmer and my mother is a Waldorf educator as well as a total health nut. They raised me to be aware of the food I eat, where it comes from, and most importantly, how to heal myself and my family with it. Growing up with wheatgrass-shooting, carrot juice-drinking, big salad-consuming parents set a foundation that I am eternally grateful for. No matter where Ive been or how far down the rabbit hole I went, I knew where home-base was in my body and in my heart. I knew what healthy felt like and I knew how to get back there.

Growing up with these amazing people has been a major influence on where I am today and what I feel passionate about sharing. Like many, I strayed from the path I was shown growing up. After leaving my little sleepy town of Sedona, I lived in Los Angeles and San Francisco. I worked in the music and beauty industries, which both can be very high-stress with late night parties, very hectic coffee-powered days, and not much time for ones self. I was sick often, tired, extremely drained, overweight, and felt no willpower or drive within myself. Caught in cycles of toxic relationships and not seeing my true essence, I got very depressed.

A deeper place within me knew there was another way to make it in the world, another way to live, but I felt so helpless and bogged down by the weight of worldly expectations. I attribute my reawakening to a book called The Presence Process , which found its way to me in early 2009. This book was what I needed to give me a little bit of a shake and a major wakeup call. The summer of 2010 was a very transformational time for me. A lot had happened in my life in a very short timeI got married, my husband left for an eleven-month deployment to the Middle East, I quit drinking, I began reading books that supported a positive way of living, I started a consistent meditation practice, I began to listen to my body again, I began practicing yoga, and I also went 100 percent raw. For the first time in a long time, I felt a deep sense of purpose and gratitude.

I also felt like I needed to share some of the things that woke me up out of my sleepthus, Raw and Radiant was born. All that pain, passion, and experience led me to open Local Juicery in 2014. Local Juicery is an organic, plant-based kitchen and pressed juicery located in Sedona, Arizona. We opened a second location in early 2017. Local has furthered my education and respect of whole, plant-based raw foods and given me an incredible platform to share my love of great food, cleansing, and juice. Im so happy to be able to share my recipes and health tips with you! Lets dive in.

H OW T HIS B OOK C AN H ELP Y OU Adopting an abundance of raw, plant-based food into your diet is such an amazing way to support your body, mind, and spirit. This book will help you learn the foundations of live food prep, the value of gentle cleansing, how to eat with the seasons, what foods to eat in moderation, workouts that help you lose fat and gain energy, beauty foods that will boost your glow from the inside out, and supportive tips for a radiant life. Raw and Radiant is not just a recipe book, its a great resource for making lasting changes that will truly support your whole self. I see it as a comprehensive holistic health guide that will help you live healthy, wake up energized, and really get that glow. Raw and Radiant has five parts, starting with The Basics . Here I will cover the basics of raw food cuisine, why I love plant-based eating, what you need for preparation, supplements, and my ultimate grocery list.