Also, my program "How to Move to a Tropical Paradise” is  filling up quickly, so make sure you register at:

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/tropicalparadise.html

The course is available, but more importantly, next month we’re organizing the long-awaited “Day Tour of Costa Rica”,which is included in this program.

If moving to a tropical paradise has been a dream of yours, this course will blow you away and give you all of the information you need to safely make the right decision.

Remember: it's not just about great weather. It's about:

- A life with more fun and less stress
- Freshly picked, organic fruits and vegetables — buy cheap
or pick your own! 
- Discovering a new culture
- Lowering your expenses
- Increasing your quality of life
- Establishing your "cradle" overseas, without letting the
irresponsible government in your country affect the course
of your life. 

Sign up for the course at:

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/tropicalparadise.html

PS: If you really can’t wait to get started making a living doing what you love, sign up for our coaching program, the Do What You Love Success Group. You’ll receive a complete education on how to start your own online business the right way! Check it out at:

http://www.dowhatyouloveuniversity.com/new.html

- Frederic's Update

-  Questions from the Readers!

- "The Fruitarian": Most Amazing Raw Restaurant in the World!

Greetings from Costa Rica!

Today, I want to tell you about “The Fruitarian”, the most amazing restaurant in the world. But first:
Last week, I released a package called “The Raw Vegan Lifestyle Program”.
http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/enchilada.html

I also call it the “Whole Enchilada Deal” because it includes literally every paid program I have ever published on the subject of raw and living foods, spanning my 12+ years of experience in the field.

Normally enchiladas are eaten cooked, but this one is definitely raw!
If you’re tired of incomplete and conflicting information, check it out because there’s never been anything as complete ever released on the subject. Over 25 different CDs, DVDs and CD-ROMS.

But it’s not “too much information” because it all fits together in a complete system that takes you from A-to-Z in your raw food lifestyle.
http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/enchilada.html

At the moment, I’m in Costa Rica. Check out these videos I just recorded:

The Manuel Antonio Beach:

Xandari by the Pacific: Living in Costa Rica:

Esterillos Este Beach

 “Who Else Wants to Watch Professional DVDs and Become Confident in the Kitchen With the Most Amazing, Simple and Delicious Low Fat Raw Recipes Ever?”

Raw Grains, Bad Digestion

I am getting your emails that I must have subscribed to and forgot, and I am enjoying them. I just wanted to ask about sprouted grains and where you think that fits into a raw vegan diet. My husband and I have been trying to go raw. We tried to go from a pretty healthy vegan diet to raw cold turkey. We lasted two weeks and gave up. Now we are doing well with 75% raw. However, i'm concerned about gas. I started to have gas that felt like it was stuck in my esophagus while we were 100% raw. I couldn't breathe well at times and felt like I had a pile of apples stuck in my throat, and I was cold. after going back to some cooked food it moved to my intestines. Sometimes it's so painful I can't move. I don't feel very good after eating cooked food and I find myself actually craving fruit almost all the time and salad has been a turn off. I know I am eating too much fat, but it feels weird to eat just fruit or to shop that way for my family (husband and two small children). If I give into my cravings for just fruit all the time, do you think i'll have less gas problems?

ANSWER: In my opinion, raw sprouted grains don’t have much of a place in a raw vegan diet. The large quantities of raw starch they contain are pretty much indigestible. This is one type of food that would be better to cook rather than eat raw, if it is consumed at all. But you should know that most people are gluten sensitive or even allergic to gluen. (The protein found in almost all grains except rice) Gluten is even a major trigger for asthma and other allergies. As for your fruit cravings, you would be better off following them! It’s okay not to eat much salad in the first few months. After, you’ll find yourself craving greens naturally, but try forgoing the fatty oil or avocado dressings and whip up some zesty no fat dressings with fruits, veggies and herbs. Eating mostly fruit leads to the best digestion. Whenever people have problem with fruit, it’s usually something else they are eating that miscombines, not the fruit itself. You only get gas when you have new food fermenting on top of old partially digested food in your intestines.  Chances are it's something heavy like the cooked foods and fats that are giving you problems.  Try eating only fruit for a day or two and I'm sure you'll feel much better.

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Eating Raw in Japan

hi i am organic rawfood Japanese girl…. i am 23 years old..i want to rawfood diet more and more.. so i ate only fruits for a month.. next now i eat only greens. no fruits. so, i eat 2 or 3 avocados and many cucumber and tomato, greens and alfalfa spurouts a day.. but i feel my stomach heavy….and yesterday i watched your site…. you say dont tooo fat… my rawfood mane is not so good? and you dont think food combine… For example banana and acid fruits….. what rawfood menu do you eat eveyday??please answer!!!

ANSWER: It seems that you’re doing a program without any direction or guiding principles. One month fruit, one month vegetables. That is not sustainable at all. 2-3 avocados a day (for a girl), will definitely put you in the very high fat category. I suggest that you first read my book “The Raw Secrets” (http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/rawsecrets.html).
My typical menu is:
Breakfast: fruit meal or smothie
Lunch: Another large fruit meal
Snack: Fruit
Dinner: Raw vegetable soup (such as Veggie Stew) + salad meal + any other extras.

Don't try to live on only vegetables and avocados.  It's not sustainable and your body is needs carbohydrates to function not excessive fats.

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Eating Local or Imported?

hi, i come from an 'in season & local' background. I live in Boston where there are not a lot of fresh fruit choices in the winter…unless they are trucked up from Florida. no pineapple trees grow in Boston, nor oranges, mangos, papaya, grapefruit,bananas etc. I have my doubts that eating these items in winter is a good idea. Can't help but notice that Fred has relocated to Costa Rica. Hippocrates Health Institute used to located in Boston. Where did they move with their raw sprout diet? Florida. I would like to hear Fred's explanation for my concerns. Maybe i am missing something but this diet sounds dangerous. I do eat a lot of raw foods but scale back the % in winter to 50-60%, thanks, Tom

ANSWER: The concept of eating “in season and local” is flawed to begin with. First of all, if you do it for an environmental reason, you should know that transportation costs amount to less than 10% of the energy used in the production of food. From that point of view, it’s much better to eat imported New Zealand apples in the middle of the summer, rather than consuming “local” apples from last crop that have been kept refrigerated for months at a time that they sell year round at the store.

I believe we should eat foods we’re biologically designed to eat. If those foods are not available in your area, then you will have to eat imported foods such as tropical fruits. Just because you live in Boston does not mean you are biologically designed to eat differently than if you live somewhere tropical. All herbivores eat the biologically similar foods, so do frugivores like bonobos.

I do live in Costa Rica at the moment, but I grew up in Canada, and ate a raw-food diet for many years in the North. The only way I could do it was to eat imported foods and buy in bulk when i can to save money.

There is no reason whatsoever to think that these foods would be bad for your health, just because they are imported. Transportation nowadays is so efficient, that often the foods we get up north are just as fresh as the ones sold in the tropics. Even here in Costa Rica, bananas are not left to ripen on the plant. Otherwise they’d be taken over by bugs, birds and monkeys. They are shipped unripe after they've been picked and then ripen at home on your countertop.

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Translating Raw Secrets in Portuguese

Hi Frederic! I don´t know if you remember me, but I have sent you an email a few months, and I told you about my blog : www.alimentacaointeligente.blogspot.com , where I post a lots of information about health, positive thoughts, exercises etc … and all this before I met your work. Ah, I´m a brazilian girl too and I wrote my email in portuguese… So, what I want to teel you is that I wonder if there is a possibility that your books be translated into Portuguese, and if I can be helping in this process. I´m writing to you, because I receive a lot of questions of people who are searching and want to became healthier. I help them with what I have of knowledge and my onw experience on this way of life - frutarianism (80/10/10). But I still think we could have more knowledge about this "way of life" here in Brazil - translated!, in this land so rich in ideal foods! I would love to know if there is possibility of these translations happen, and I really want to be helping and sharing with other persons this knowledge and your work! Just for you to know, I´m on the 811 for about 1 year now, and I study a lot about nutrition and all the things that can bring us health… and you help me a lot with your emails !!! Thank you! I´ll wait your answer with lots of hope. Beijos! Malu Paes Leme

ANSWER: Many people have approached me to translate some of my books in their  native language. I’m open to that, but I am too busy at the moment to participate in the project. This is something you will have to do on your own. If you’re up for that, I can give you my blessing. Just contact me when the translation is done and I can approve the distribution. I don’t require royalty fees if it is for a non-profit purpose.
 

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"The Fruitarian" Restaurant: Most Amazing Raw Restaurant in the World, on the Island of Rarotonga, Cook Islands

A friend of mine just came back from a trip to an exotic island in the Pacific called Rarotonga in the Cook Islands and was raving about this “amazing” restaurant he had discovered there. 

It’s called “The Frutarian”, and truly, it’s the most amazing place I have ever heard of. Apparently the owners have been raw for over 20 years, and have decided to open this place in this remote island, and in spite of all expectations, it’s doing great!

I was a little curious because I have yet to find a restaurant that truly blew me away with the type of cuisine I eat on a regular basis: low fat raw vegan. Every vegetarian restaurant, let alone raw food restaurant I’ve been to featured the same staples fatty salads and tofu or nuts as the base of every dish. 

So my friend went on describing this place as the new “it” restaurant in the Pacific, it was drawing in lots of tourists among vegetarians, raw foodists and other various health seekers. 

It had a breathtaking view of the ocean and an open air sitting room for about 25 people, they were open from 8-5pm and always had a steady flow of satiated patrons. “What did you order there that was so amazing?” I asked my friend.  “Fruit and salad!” He exclaimed.  I raised my eyebrow in curiosity and he went to elaborate.

Apparently this place had combined all the great things about a juice bar, a smoothie bar, a salad bar and a sit down restaurant and rolled it all into one. He pulled out a To Go menu from his pocket to satisfy my skepticism. I transcribed it for you below:

Breakfast:
All-You-Can-Eat Mono Fruit Plate (banana, mango, papaya, pineapple or watermelon) $10.99
Sunrise Pudding (blend of sweet papaya and bananas garnished with chopped fruit) $7.99
Green Goddess Smoothie (bananas, fresh lettuce) Regular $5.99 Large $7.99
Wake Me Up Mango Smoothie (fresh orange juice, mangos) $5.99 Large $7.99
Going Bananas Smoothie (3 kinds of bananas) $5.99 Large $7.99
Vitality Vegetable Juice (tomato, cucumber, celery, lettuce, carrot, beet) $6.99 Large $8.99

Lunch/Dinner:
All-You-Can-Eat Mono Fruit Plate (banana, mango, papaya, pineapple or watermelon) $10.99
Banana Sandwiches (bunch of bananas served with fresh lettuce) $6.99
Guacamole Wrap (avocado, cherry tomatoes, and lime served with fresh lettuce) $8.99
Veggie Wraps (shredded carrot, cucumber, beet, zuchinni served with avocado and lettuce) $7.99
Island Tacos (guacamole and salsa served with lettuce and cabbage leaves) $9.99
Going Greek Salad (cucumber, tomatoes, fresh herbs, and Greek dressing) $7.99
Mango Love Salad (mangos and sweet oranges on spinach leaves) 8.99
Super Size Me Salad Style (build your own: lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, carrot, green onions, red onions, sprouts, snap peas, celery, heart of palm, fresh herbs, apple, raisins, mango) Reg. $10.99 Sumo Size $15.99
Fresh dressings: light guac, sundried tomato, Greek, summer dill, mangolicious, Reg. $1.99 Large $2.99

Appetizers:
Gigantic Fruit Plate *serves 3-4 (banana, mango, papaya, pineapple, apple, kiwi) $15.99
Skewer Me Fruity (pineapple, mango, papaya fruit skewers) $9.99
Mini Pizzas (zuchinini rounds topped with sundried tomato sauce and cherry tomatoes) $8.99
Little Dippers (celery, cucumber and zucchini dippers served with guacamole and salsa) $9.99

Juices:
Fresh Green Coconut $3.99
Pressed Cane Juice $4.99
Orange Juice $4.99 Lg. $6.99
Apple Juice $4.99 Lg. $6.99
Watermelon Juice $3.99 Lg. $5.99
Vitality Vegetable Juice $6.99 Lg. $8.99
Build Your Own Juice $6.99 Lg. $8.99

Smoothies:
$5.99 Lg. $7.99

Going Bananas Smoothie (3 kinds of bananas)
Wake Me Up Mango Smoothie (mango, orange juice)
Green Goddess Smoothie (banana, lettuce)
Banana Loves Papaya (banana, papaya)
Island Love (coconut water, pineapple, passionfruit)
Workout Buster (coconut water, banana, celery, lettuce)
Green and Lovin’ It (Coconut water, kiwi, dates)
Build Your Own Smoothie

Desserts:
Coconut Cream (Coconut water, jelly and dates) $5.99
Banana Icecream (frozen bananas and vanilla made into softserve) $4.99
Glazed Fruit (fruit plate glazed with date sauce) $6.99
Fresh Dates (seasonal) $6.99

This menu looks amazing, I thought. It has everything that a raw food restaurant is missing, fruit and healthy low fat recipes. I couldn’t wait to check out this place and try it for myself.  I asked my friend, do you know who owns this place?  He flipped over the back of the menu and showed it to me.  It read, “Owned and Operated by Frederic and Veronica Patenaude”.

Sadly, I woke up at just that moment and realized that this amazing place was purely a figment of my imagination.  Yet it had seemed so real.  I could actually picture this place existing from the description I was given and this menu flowed out of me with some items I’ve never even made before!  It got me thinking though, wouldn’t it be nice if someone somewhere had the same dream as me and was looking for a fresh new edge on the raw restaurant scene?

Maybe one day… but hey until then feel free to reference this imaginary menu to get creative in your kitchen and try some amazingly tasty low fat raw vegan cuisine! You’d be surprised how great your food can taste with only a few ingredients and some simple tools like a mandolin and blender.

Wishing you all the best in health and success,

Frederic

“Who Else Wants to Watch Professional DVDs and Become Confident in the Kitchen With the Most Amazing, Simple and Delicious Low Fat Raw Recipes Ever?”

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I also call it the Whole Enchilada, because it includes every book, program and product I have ever released on the subject of raw foods, including some neat out-of-print stuff. There’s about 24 hours left to order it at launch price, and save $100:

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/enchilada.html

On the webpage, I said that this product was the equivalent of hiring your own team of raw food coaches to help you succeed, because it features so many different aspects of natural health living.

*How Coaching Helped Me*

I’m a big fan of coaching.

Before I started getting specialized coaching, I wasn’t making dramatic progress in my life. I was trying to do everything myself, but everything came from my own perspective.

Have you ever had the experience of knowing someone with problems (perhaps relationships), and feeling that it’s so clear and obvious what’s *really* going on, yet your friend is totally oblivious to the truth?

Imagine how many times that happens to us, but we can’t realize it!

We’re so used to seeing things from our own perspective, that it’s often really hard to see things any differently. It often takes a coach to point out a different way to look at the problem.

That’s how coaching has helped me.

A good coach will help you make dramatic progress in your life by showing you a different way to look at things you wouldn’t have thought of on your own.

At the moment, I spend about $1000 a month on my two coaches.  One is a business coach who helps me with business ideas.  The second one is my personal health coach. 

That may seem pretty extreme for some people, but for me it’s the best way I can make dramatic progress in my life, and it’s definitely worth every cent I pay.

If you feel you’re not making progress, it may be because you’re trying to do everything yourself. You might be stuck into thinking that you can solve every single problem on your own.

You might need coaching!

I said that the Raw Vegan Lifestyle Program I released the other day is like getting your own team of raw vegan coaches.

However, if you order within the next 24 hours, I’ll make it true for real.

I’m offering telephone coaching sessions to anyone who orders the program before the end of the launch, which is in 24 hours. It includes email follow as well.

Think of all the breakthroughs you could be making by having an experienced raw-food coach help you show you a simpler way of getting the results you’ve been after. I normally charge $120 for these sessions.

Check out the Raw Vegan Lifestyle at:

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/enchilada.html

Frederic

PS: Even if that program is not for you, I still recommend that you get some coaching to help you succeed in different areas of your life. But check out what we offer at:
http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/enchilada.html
 

People go to a seminar and say: “There was so much information, I don’t know where to start. I need some time to digest it all.”

Others get a wide selection of books from different authors, and then complain that “It’s so confusing. I’m overwhelmed and don’t know what to believe.”

I hear the same thing over and over again:

-       Too much information
-       Information overload
-       Don’t know what to believe, or where to start

It may seem that the problem is too much information. However, that’s not the core issue.

The problem is NOT having too much information, but rather having information that doesn’t fit together.

You get a book from author A, who tells you that the best diet for you is a diet of sprouts, grains, and very little fruit.

Author B tells you to eat lots of fruit, but also take supplement X.

Then you have another author that contradicts them all, and says we should eat raw animal products.

The problem is not too much information! It’s too much contradicting information, and too much unrelated, unnecessary information!

Think of your health as a jigsaw puzzle. One piece of the puzzle may be your diet. Another may be your exercise program. Another may be your quality of life, and so on.

Each insight you get about health is like a new piece of the puzzle, and it all works fine as long as the pieces fit together!

But try mixing together three or five completely different jigsaw puzzles, and then trying to fit them all together in just one complete picture.

It just doesn’t work!

The same happens when you try to mix and mash all different philosophies from different authors who clearly don’t agree with each other on the fundamentals.

I’m not saying that you shouldn’t learn from different people.

What I’m saying is that you should follow a complete program that makes sense. Choose your camp, and learn as much as you can from teachers that give you complete information.

Again, too much information is generally not the problem! When I was first learning about raw food and natural hygiene, I couldn’t get enough! That’s because everything I was reading was from authors with similar points of view. It all fit together perfectly.

Nowadays, too many people with little experience become gurus, and create an incomplete program based on their incomplete experience. Some are not even clear about what to eat, and will tell you to simply “figure out what works for you!”

Yesterday, I released a package called “The Raw Vegan Lifestyle Program”.

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/enchilada.html

I also call it the “Whole Enchilada Deal” because it includes literally every paid program I have ever published on the subject of raw and living foods, spanning my 12+ years of experience in the field.

If you’re tired of incomplete and conflicting information, check it out and make sure you order it within the next 48 hours to get your $100 discount.

The program is massive.

But it’s not “too much information” because it all fits together in a complete system that takes you from A-to-Z in your raw food lifestyle.

Check it out at:

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/enchilada.html

Frederic

PS: You have another 48 hours to order at the launch price. If you’ve ordered some of our product in the past (more than one), you may qualify for a special price. Contact us at www.fredericpatenaudesupport.com for information.
 

Today, I’m releasing my most complete package of information on the Raw Vegan Diet ever. I think it will blow you away.

It’s called: The Raw Vegan Lifestyle. Check it out here:

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/enchilada.html

Yours for health,

Frederic

PS: The program is launched this week and for the next 72 hours you can get a $100 discount on it. Check it out at:

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/enchilada.html

PPS: I also call this program the “Whole Enchilada” because it contains literally everything I have published on the subject of raw and living foods. But for an enchilada, it’s definitely a raw one! 

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/enchilada.html
 

I’m here in Costa Rica, writing from my condo/apartment on the Pacific coast. I’m not right on the beach, but not too far from it.

As I’m writing these lines, the power went out. That means no Internet. That also means that I’m getting hot, since it’s about 86 degrees outside with high humidity, with no AC and no fan running, because the power went out.

Normally these little power outages don’t last very long. Maybe 30 minutes or so. But nonetheless, when you’re coming from North America or Europe and you expect everything to be perfect, it can be a bit discouraging.

A lot of people envy my lifestyle. I can work from anywhere in the world. I can travel the world and earn a living at the same time. I can escape the cold winters of my home country of Canada (and let me tell you, I do want to!).

But anyone considering the Internet Lifestyle should be aware of some of the challenges you might encounter along the away.

Traveling and working at the same time is certainly possible. I personally enjoy the fact that my business is very mobile. However, I’m also aware that it’s not as easy to stay concentrated when you’re moving constantly, as opposed to establishing yourself in one area.

I’m in Costa Rica at the moment because I enjoy this place. I like the fact that I can wake up in the morning, take a dip in the pool, and make a fresh smoothie with fruits that have been picked just days ago, and are still gorged with sunshine.

I enjoy taking a break from work, and going outside to get some sun. I also enjoy only having to work 3-4 days a week, and spend the rest of the time at the beach or traveling the country.

This way of life sounds almost perfect… so what are the disadvantages?

First of all, being in a developing country can bring some challenges. First of all, Internet isn’t always as fast as I’d like it to be. At the moment, I’m renting a condo type of place, so because it’s not my own Internet connection, I have no control over it.

When I travelled to some remote places, all I could get was a standard modem connection. As you might remember, this is painfully slow. In fact, my laptop doesn’t even have a plug for the old-style modem, so I have to remember to bring an adapter for it, in case I might need it.

Another disadvantage of the mobile Internet Lifestyle is the lack of stability. I find that whenever I go to a new place, it takes me about 2 or 3 weeks to “adapt” to the new environment. I have to spend some time finding a place to live, figure out where the stores are, find ways to create a decent home office based on what I can find around (it’s not always easy to find a desk in paradise!).

If I come from a cold environment, it takes me a few weeks, at least, to physically adapt to the tropics. At first, I have to remind myself to drink more water, because I tend to forget to do that.

There are also other challenges to managing a business from abroad. For example, my accountant might need me to sign a paper and fax it back.

Now, try doing that when you’re on a remote island! First, you have to find a scanner, and then a fax machine. Both things are not easy to do.

That’s why I often travel with a portable scanner, and I have a subscription to www.efax.com. That way, if I ever need to send a fax, I can do it online.

These are some of the tricks for living the Internet Lifestyle I’ve picked along the way.

Another thing I discovered is that it was impossible for me to maintain a regular 5 working day schedule while traveling. Traveling takes a lot of energy, and like I said before, it takes some time to adapt to a new place.

Luckily, I know that according to the Parkinson’s Law of Efficiency, “work expands based on time allowed for its completion.”

So the least time you have to complete something, the more efficient you’ll become.

What I’ve recently done is compressed my normal, 5-day schedule into a 3 day schedule. That means I only work 3 days a week.

Because I have less time available, I make each hour count, and I find that I’m even more productive that way.

That way, if I’m traveling, I can plan my working days in advance, and make sure I’ve got nothing else planned on those days.

In spite of the difficulties, the rewards of the Internet lifestyle are amazing.

At the moment I’m looking at the pool area from my office window. If I want, I can drive to a world-class national park with white-sand beaches and turquoise water, in just 10 minutes.

If I get tired of Costa Rica, I can travel to Europe, and spend a month in Paris, working from there. Who wouldn’t fancy that lifestyle?

The rewards are there, as long as you’re aware of the obstacles and can work around them.

If you’re interested in that topic, I have created a program called “A Laptop and a Beach”, which is all about this idea of traveling and living the Internet lifestyle.

I’ll send you a copy of this CD-ROM as a special bonus if you order the course “How to Write and Sell Your Own eBooks in 24 Hours or Less” within the next 24 hours.

This course will teach you exactly how to write your own eBooks and sell them online, while earning a full-time living working only part-time.

Find out more about that course here:

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/writeyourebook.html

Yours for health and success,

Frederic

PS:  The bonus is not mentioned on the page, but I’ll be sure to send it over to you, along with your order for the eBook course, if you order in the next 24 hours.

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/writeyourebook.html
 

The idea of blending greens and other vegetables to make a liquid concoction, a sort of “magic potion”, is something that has been around for quite some time.

There have been many different stages in the evolution of this type of meal that we could call a green soup.

First of all, why are blended greens so important on the raw food diet?

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It’s not that blended greens are essential on the raw food diet, but they are very useful.

Eating fruit only will probably not provide enough alkaline minerals (such as calcium) for most people’s needs.

A fruit-based diet is best, but I do believe that this diet will be improved by the addition of one or two pounds of vegetables and greens per day.

But there are many problems we face when attempting to eat this quantity of raw vegetables every day:

-    Most people don’t chew well enough, or have compromised dentition, and therefore don’t absorb as much as they should from the vegetables they eat.
-    Most salads are not very palatable unless we add a fatty dressing to them. However, too much fat, even in the form of avocados or nuts, is detrimental to health.
-    Making a huge salad takes a lot of time in preparing the vegetables, rinsing and spinning the lettuce, chopping everything, making a dressing, and most importantly: chewing it all! Who has an hour to spare every day for such a routine?

Some people have attempted to solve this problem by drinking green juice. However, the problem with green juice is that it’s too concentrated.

I’m not opposed myself to consuming a reasonable quantity of vegetable juice every day, such as 8 or 10 ounces. If you go beyond this amount, I believe you’re not doing your body a favor by consuming concentrated doses of strong vegetables (such as parsley, kale, etc.), which can be mildly toxic.

However, the problem with juice is that you leave behind the valuable fiber, and you’re also consuming a refined food.

Also, a juice is not a “satisfying meal”. It’s a nice appetizer, at best, but not something that leaves you satisfied.

So that’s why smart naturopaths and natural hygienists of the past have created various forms of the “Green Soup”, where you blend the vegetables, instead of juicing them.

*The Evolution of the Green Soup*

This type of meal has gone through several stages of evolution.

1) The Blended Salad

First, we had the natural hygienists of the past, who came up with a “blended salad”. The idea was to blend various kinds of leafy greens and vegetables to create a liquid soup with a baby food consistency. To that, they sometimes added fruits (such as bananas or apples), or avocado.

It wasn’t too unpalatable, as long as you saw it as a temporary solution to help your digestion get back on track. It certainly wasn’t “tasty” and exciting.

2) The Energy Soup

At some point after, or around the same time, the naturopath and living food pioneer Ann Wigmore popularized her version of the blended salad, that she called the “Energy Soup”.

Initially, Ann Wigmore advocated juicing, but later she realized that blending foods was more preferable.

The Energy Soup was the cornerstone of her program, and contained a mixture of greens, sprouts, rejuvelac (the fermented juice of soaked wheat), vegetables and dulse. The soup often contained some avocado and apple.

I have tried making different variations of the Energy Soup, and none of them really appealed to my taste. I found the combination of seaweed, sprouts, apples and avocado quite repulsive, and could only manage to eat it if I drastically altered the recipe.

It felt more like “punishment food”, rather than something you would want to eat every day. However, the Energy Soup worked, people got better, and the idea of living foods, thanks to Ann’s amazing work, continued to flourish.

3) The Green Smoothie

The idea is not new, but it was about 5 years ago that Victoria Boutenko (from the Raw Family) popularized the concept of the Green Smoothie.

The Green Smoothie is essentially a blended salad composed of fruits and leafy greens, with some optional water. Generally, hard or savory vegetables such as carrots or tomatoes are avoided. Only fruits and leafy greens such as celery and spinach are included.

The concept was not new, but the idea worked, and Victoria has done an amazing job selling over 100,000 copies of her book Green For Life, and helping countless people regain their health with green smoothies.

For more information and to get some green smoothie recipes, go to: http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/greenforlife.html

4) The Savory Veggie Stew

Finally, the latest stage of evolution of this green soup idea has been recently popularized by Roger Haeske with his Savory Veggie Stew program.

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Blended salads were a little bland, and the Energy Soup generally only appealed to hard-core living food enthusiasts, or people on short-term detox programs.

Green smoothies are great, but they are sweet, and sometimes we want a savory flavor instead.

The Savory Veggie Stew answers that problem, and I think Roger has done an amazing job over the years refining his recipes and creating an entire health program based around them. 

Currently, the program has 8 videos, 4 recipe booklets, 5 bonuses and a 15-minute consultation with Roger. It’s really a complete health program.

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Initially, Roger started making simple blended salads, but kept trying harder to make them tastier and more interesting.

He’s finally done it.

For me, the Savory Veggie Stew has finally answered the question “What can I eat for dinner on a raw food diet”?

The answer is simple: I start my dinner with fruit, then follow with as many servings of Savory Veggie Stew as I’d like (I make a new one every night), and if desired, I follow that with a salad or anything else I want.

Every time, I’m amazed how satisfying it is.

You can find out more and get the entire program at:

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Remember that there’s 48 hours left to get extra bonuses that are not advertised on Roger’s website. These extras are only for readers of my newsletter. They include:

- The digital version of - "Your First 30-Days Raw" audio program in which I interviewed Roger about what he suggested were the best dietary and
psychological strategies to succeed in your first 30 days of going 100% raw.

- Roger will also send you the printed transcript of the call in a downloadable and beautiful PDF file.

- You will also get 2 special reports of brand new information that Roger recently shared with his raw coaching clients.

The first Special Technique is called:

"How to Beat Cravings of Any Kind with Your Mind"

The second:

"How To Make Desires Stronger Or Weaker"

With your Savory Veggie Stews program and the Your First -Days Raw program, going 100% raw and loving it will be easier than ever before.

Get it now here:

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To your Raw Success,

Frederic Patenaude

P.S. Don't forget to email Roger your receipt for your Savory Veggie Stews order to support@superbeing.com and they'll email you the bonuses described above.

Get the program at: ==> http://tinyurl.com/mjq7r4

P.P.S. Please be patient, as they have to email you this information manually. It could take anywhere from 24 to 48 hours to send you the bonus materials. Hopefully though, it will be a lot sooner.

Roger has recently published a program called the “Savory Veggie Stews”, which I think is going to be the next revolution in the raw food movement after green smoothies.

I’ve been making these Veggie Stews non-stop for almost a year, but this was the first time I got together with Roger since he released his program.

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The great thing about the Savory Veggie Stews is that it’s the only low-fat raw-food dinner that I find completely satisfying (after a good plate of fruit).

Dinnertime is when most people (myself included) crave cooked foods. After eating fruits all day, it’s normal to want something more savory for dinner.

But big salads with lots of fat like avocados or fatty foods is tasty, but it can make you feel tired and is not always satisfying (especially without a good dressing!).

Just fruit for dinner also leaves you hungry for something else. And a green smoothie for dinner is just plain unsatisfying. 

But the Savory Veggie Stews are completely different. It’s the best way I found to consume sufficient quantities of greens and vegetables, and actually enjoy it! Green smoothies are also great, but they are not savory, therefore not really enjoyable for dinnertime.

Savory Veggie Stews have no fat and are very tasty at any time of the day! 

*What I Was Doing All Wrong*

Anyway, to get back to my story, when we finally got together with Karmyn and Roger, Karmyn made her famous Tex-Mex Veggie Stew. I didn’t really watch what she was doing with the blender, so I had no idea what method she was using to make her recipe.

When she served me a bowl, I was totally blown away. It was so much better than my own Veggie Stew recipe! It was definitely the most enjoyable raw soup I ever ate, a meal that could certainly be called “Energy Soup”, because it left me energized and well-nourished.

Actually, Energy Soup was another soup common in sprout-eating circles, which in many cases was a green sludge that was utterly disgusting and unpalatable to modern taste buds. The Savory Veggie Stew does NOT taste like this!

It was sweet and savory, crunchy, a little spicy and completely satisfying!

Anyway, the next day I made my own Veggie Stew recipe, and was very disappointed that it didn’t taste like Karmyn’s recipe.

If you’ve tried to make your own Veggie Stew and it didn’t turn out right, you were probably making the same mistakes I did.

Karmyn told me my soup tasted like “cake and lettuce”. I admitted having used dates in it, instead of the normal Veggie Stew ingredients.

She asked me “Did you actually watch the video where I showed how to make the Tex-Mex soup?”

I admitted that I didn’t fully watch the videos that Roger had put together in his program. I just went by the basic recipe, but was doing a lot of things wrong without realizing it.

So I went back and watched the most recent video that Roger and Karmyn added to their Veggie Stew program. And this time, I made my own Veggie Stew following their exact recommendations (it only took a few minutes).

I served it to everybody, and they all loved it. So much that Roger was almost licking the Vita-Mix bowl dry to get every last little bit of it, and Karmyn’s 2-year old son, Andrew, was asking me to make more of it!

By the way, I’ve never seen a kid in the world as excited about the idea of eating raw soup…

Since Roger and Karmyn left a few days ago, I’ve been making the Veggie Stews non-stop.

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I assure you that it’s my all-time, favorite dinnertime raw recipe, and takes care of any cooked food cravings you might have.

Plus, it’s the best way to consume greens, and more enjoyable than green smoothies, as far as I’m concerned.

If you’ve tried to make the Veggie Stews and they haven’t turned out right, I suggest you watch the new videos Karmyn and Roger have added to the program. Also, with the Savory Veggie Stew program you get a 15-minute consultation with Roger, in case your recipe doesn’t turn out right and you need help making it.

If you don’t have the Savory Veggie Stew program, I highly recommend that you get it now. It comes with so many bonuses and new recipes — in addition to the basic videos.

Roger is about to permanently increase the price of his program to $67. So get it now while it’s on sale.

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*More Value*

I asked Roger to give my readers something that could really help them to go raw and stay that way without willpower or needless struggle. And Roger came through big time for you.

You'll be getting access to the digital version of - "Your First 30-Days Raw" audio program in which I interviewed Roger about what he suggested were the best dietary and psychological strategies to succeed in your first 30 days of going 100% raw. This is currently selling for $30.00.

But that CD is only 70 minutes long and doesn't include the valuable question and answer session that lasted an extra 25 minutes or so.

First, get the Savory Veggie Stew program at:

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Then:

1. When you email your receipt for "Savory Veggie Stews" to support@superbeing.com Roger and his staff will send you the full audio recording of "Your First 30-Days Raw" (including the Q & A Session) as 2 downloadable MP3 files. You won't be getting the physical CD yet you'll receive much more information in the digital format.

2. Roger will also send you the printed transcript of the call in a downloadable and beautiful PDF file.

3. You will also get 2 special reports are brand new information that Roger recently shared with his raw coaching clients and Magic Ideas Newsletter subscribers.

The first Special Technique is called:

"How to Beat Cravings of Any Kind with Your Mind"

The second:

"How To Make Desires Stronger Or Weaker"

You will get these two special reports, plus "Your First 30-Days Raw" with the extended and downloadable audios in MP3 format and the beautifully printed PDF file when you get — "Savory Veggie Stews" right now.

With your Savory Veggie Stews program and the  Your First 30-Days Raw program, going 100% raw and loving it will be easier than ever before.

Get it now here:

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There really is a way to go raw without the struggle and willpower. That's an area that Roger excels in. And you'll soon have that knowledge for yourself.

To your Raw Success,

Frederic Patenaude

P.S. Don't forget to email Roger your receipt for your Savory Veggie Stews order to support@superbeing.com and they'll email you the bonuses described above.

Get the program at:
==> http://tinyurl.com/mjq7r4

P.P.S. Please be patient, as they have to email you this information manually. It could take anywhere from 24 to 48 hours to send you the bonus materials. Hopefully though, it will be a lot sooner.

- Frederic's Update

-  Questions from the Readers!

- Can the iPhone Help You Succeed With Your Health Program?

Right now I’m here in Costa Rica, where I am relocating for the next 6 months with my fiancée, enjoying the tropical air.

After many years of spending most of my time in cold climates, with a few months a year, I found that I enjoy the “tropical lifestyle” so much that I could not enjoy living in Canada for most of the year.

For me, the tropical lifestyle means being able to walk around in comfortable clothes and short-sleeved shirts, leave the windows wide open day and night, enjoy warm tropical air, enjoy the sunshine and bright days (even when it’s gray, it’s still brighter than up north), and being able to go to the beach and travel around the country as a tourist, while living there as well.

It used to be that I could see myself living in Canada 6-8 months a year and in the tropics the rest of the time. But now, I don’t even enjoy the month of May in Canada. Too cold and rainy. Same for October!

If your dream is to live the tropical lifestyle, I really encourage you to make it happen, but one step at a time, like I did. That avoids a lot of disappointments. If you’re interested in this topic, I highly recommend my course “How to Move to a Tropical Paradise” available at: 

www.fredericpatenaude.com/tropicalparadise.html

In December of this year, I’ll be welcoming participants of this course to a special “Day in Costa Rica with Frederic”. Wanna come? Check out:

www.fredericpatenaude.com/tropicalparadise.html

What if you’re left in the cold? Here are some tips and ideas from my Raw Vegan Mentor Club newsletter. There is WAY more in the actual newsletter, including what to do about low-body temperature. If you’re not a member, check it out here:

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/mentorclub.html

Here are a few more tips to make the most of the winter and avoid some of the problems related to this season.

Tips for the Cold Season and the Raw Diet

•    If you can, get some sunshine, first thing in the morning, even if it’s just stepping outside and getting a bit of sunshine on your hands and eyelids. This will help tremendously to keep your mood up during the cold season.

•    Get some full-spectrum light bulbs. They make a big difference, especially when you’re working on the computer or reading. These types of light bulbs can be ordered online.

•    If possible, take a vacation south so you can get necessary sun and vitamin D!

•    Grow your own sprouts and indoor greens, to get some super-fresh vegetables to add to salads.

•    Make raw warm soups in the vita-mix. Warm them up in the dehydrator, if necessary. As a compromise, you can steam some vegetables and blend them in the vita-mix with some of the cooking water for a delicious, salt-free soup.

•    Exercise! Remember exercise is the best thing to keep your mood up and your health during the winter.

•    Help your body increase it’s resistance to cold by letting it regulate it’s temperature more naturally.  Don’t immerse yourself 24/7 in the same hot environment at work and at home while wearing multiple sweaters.  Your body will not learn to adapt and raise and lower your body temperature when necessary in the different seasons. Wear lighter clothing if in extremely warm buildings, but bundle up when going outside. Your body can adapt just like outdoor animals can in the different seasons if you help it.

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Four Pounds of Fruit a Day

You suggest to eat 4 pounds of fruits a day. How do I weigh the oranges and grapefruits ? with the skin or without a skin? Some big oranges and grapefruits are heavy course of very thick skin. How would I do it?

ANSWER: The suggestion of 4 pounds a day is a STRICT minimum to get started on the raw-food diet, but nowhere near the amounts necessary for optimal health for most people. The amount is with peels. It’s far better to measure food consumption by calories, because some fruits have much more calories per serving than others. The idea is to get most of your calories from fruit.

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Traveling in the Raw! Family-Friendly Raw Destinations

Hello! You have clearly had a lot of experience travelling and raw-food-ing, could you possibly tell me where the best holiday destinations with the most fruit are that are also family friendly? (I am from New Zealand - so even seemingly 'obvious' destinations (ie California??) would be very helpful!). Thank you so much! P.S. Thank you for all your info/books etc! Without them I would still be eating a not-quite-so-SAD diet, but not 100% raw!

ANSWER:  Here are some of my favorite holiday destinations where you can find the most fruit and that are family-friendly, with average cost of living.

California: Great for the health food and raw scene. Car rental is usually a must to get around because of the large distances. Lots of raw restaurants and the best well-stocked health food stores. Hotel room prices start at $100-130 for a decent room. Food costs are average for first word countries. Must visit if you’re into raw-foods!

Hawaii: Great place to visit and easy to get around. Some raw restaurants and good fruits at the farmer’s markets and some good health food stores! Hotel room prices for a decent room are above $150. Food costs are higher than mainland USA.

Thailand: The ultimate place for fruit. Very safe and children-friendly. Cheap accommodations and good rooms for families can be found at around $50, with other more comfortable, higher-end options at prices far below North American (ultra-cheap but clean rooms are also available in the $10-20 range). Food costs are ultra cheap too.

Bali: My favorite island and still magical in spite of the tourism. Super children-friendly. Prices only slightly above Thailand, but very affordable.

Costa Rica: Where I choose to live most of the year. Great for families and nature lovers. Lots of Bed and Breakfast types of room (where a fruit breakfast can usually be served — just ask). Lots of fruit if you can drive to the farmer’s market. A good idea to rent a car or at least a driver to see more of the country and be able to get fruit. I love the Southern Area (San Isidro + Dominical, Uvita). Families can rent a room for around $75-100 or less in most areas, but less expensive options are also available.

If other readers have some more ideas, please feel free to comment!

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Raw Food Videos

I was able to access the videos on the Raw Food Mentor Club website this morning. Thank you so much for including videos on this website. The information you are providing is helping me to deepen my commitment to the Low Fat Raw Food Program. I really appreicate all of your sincere efforts on behalf of all of us. Caron

NOTE: The raw food videos are a new feature of the Raw Vegan Mentor Club. Not a member? Find out more at www.fredericpatenaude.com/mentorclub.html

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Sun Tea

Hello Frederic, I was wondering if Sun Tea (which is made by putting a tea bag in a jug of water, then letting it set in the sun for a few hours) would be an acceptable beverage for somebody who wants to adapt a raw food diet. At least in my part of the world, the temperature of the water would never exceed 115 degrees Fahrenheit, and the tea leaves are dried, so I don't see any cooked element in it. Of course, there is some caffeine in some teas — but you could also make it from a herbal "tea" with no caffeine. I'd be extremely interested in hearing your opinion on this in an upcoming blog post. Best regards, Tom

ANSWER: I don’t see anything majorly wrong with that. I personally avoid all forms of caffeine and would recommend to do the same for optimal health.Your health is your own, so if you choose to include some sun tea in your diet for your enjoyment, then so be it.

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It’s Not That Complicated

I’ve noticed lately from reading some comments left on my blog, that a lot of people are trying to make the raw food lifestyle a lot more complicated than it is.

There always has been a lot of confusion in the natural health field, as well as plenty of contradicting opinions. This is literally paralyzing many people from taking any action at all. They feel lost and don’t know what to believe anymore.

Others are turning simple recommendations and observations into dogmas, and the raw food community into a cult. They are unable to think outside of these rules and think for themselves.

Are you making it too complicated?

Are you confused by all of the different diet theories?

Let me offer you a quick guide to eating raw without the confusion and the dogma.

1)    Be Self-Motivated. The only reason why someone would take the time, energy and effort it takes to eat a raw food diet and learn how to do it right is because they should be able to gain something for themselves. If there are no benefits to be gained, then there should be no reason to do it.

That motivation is usually health-related. Either improving your health, overcoming an existing condition or avoiding illness in the future. You should be very clear what your motivations are in the first place, and avoid following someone else’s motivation.

Don’t just go raw because someone is telling you it’s the right or “cool” thing to do. Do it for your own reasons.

2) Eat fruit. Eat Vegetables. Eat little fat — The concept is very simple. The basic idea is to eat fruits and vegetables! Don’t make the raw food diet much more complicated than it is. It’s not about jars and pills and prepared meals, it’s about eating fresh produce!

Also realize that you’ll always be hungry if you try to live on raw vegetables and greens, that you’ll inevitably be drawn to junk foods. It’s just not sustainable.

The only way to make this diet work is if you get enough calories. I believe that fruit is the ideal food for human beings, and I think most of our calories should come from fruit, with minimal quantities of fat.

As far as the percentage goes, I say 10% or less. If another percentage works for you, then more power to you. But make sure you are honestly evaluating your results before coming to any conclusions.

3) Get Some Basic Nutritional Knowledge.

A lot of people are confused because they don’t really understand what fats, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and other nutrients really are.

They eat a large apple for breakfast and wonder why they’re hungry after 45 minutes.

Spare yourself a lot of trouble and spend a few hours to study the basics of calories and nutrition. Eventually you should be able to look at a piece of fruit or a meal and be able to evaluate on the spot how many calories it contains.

4) Do Your Tests

Every single “guru” or author in the field makes recommendations based on the diet that they’re eating or trying to eat, and what they believe is best (if they’re honest).

Each of these people took the best of the information that was available to them, tried to synthesize it in a way that made sense, and created their own program.

You should do the same. Test the theories out in your life, after you evaluate them with logic and eliminate the non-sense.

Don’t just take what I say word-for-word. Learn to think for yourself.

5) Respect your Body

I might be a big fan of mangoes, but maybe mangoes don’t agree with you. Respect your body and avoid them for the time being if they're not working for you.

It doesn’t mean that sometime in the future you might not give them another try. Maybe at that point they could agree with you.

You’re the only person who really knows your body, so don’t try to force someone else’s preferences as your own.

6) Know a Few Great Recipes

You can’t enjoy this raw food lifestyle if you don’t enjoy the food. That’s why you should know at least 5 to 7 great recipes that you really enjoy and could eat day after day.

If a recipe is NOT appealing to you, then don’t try to convince yourself that you like it. Maybe you don’t, at least for the time being!

If you’re not enjoying the foods, you’ll eventually quit. So discover some recipes that you truly enjoy, and don’t hesitate to modify existing recipes for your own tastes.

7) Don’t live with too many rules.

Eliminate the word “rule” and replace it with the word “suggestion”. For example, you might know some basic food combining “rules”. Instead of calling them rules, think of them as “suggestions for food combining”.

Simpler meals tend to digest better. But they can also be boring for some people. Certain combinations are appealing to the taste, but more difficult to digest. It’s all a compromise.

Choose what makes sense to you depending on the situation. If you find that a particular combination digests perfectly well, then go for it, even if there’s a “rule” against it.

The reverse is also true.

Keep things in perspective. Only 8% of the US population follows the basic health recommendations (No tobacco and alcohol, exercise 3 times a week, keeping a healthy weight and eating at least 5 fruits a day).

There are only actions and consequences. If a particular action always leads to negative consequences and very little to gain in exchange, then it makes sense not to repeat it.

If on the other hand, an occasional indulgence brings you certain benefits (social or personal), with minimal consequences that can be manageable, then it’s certainly something you could consider.

Only live by your own rules, not someone else’s.

7) Eat For Long-Term Pleasure

The average person only lives for short-term gratification.

For example, these Dorritos chips taste great when I put them in my mouth. I get immediate pleasure. If I’m a dumb robot, then that’s all I care about and that’s perfectly fine. Eat the Dorritos and be happy in the moment.

Smart people consider long-term consequences of their choices.

If I eat these Dorritos, they will taste great, but they will also ruin my sleep. I will wake up the next day feeling terrible. And if I keep on eating these Dorritos every night, one day I will wake up and I’ll be 40 pounds heavier, and sick.

Therefore, I’ll pass on the Dorritos, and instead eat something that might not give me that instant jolt of pleasure, but that’ll still taste great and leave me feeling much better after.

Eat foods that make you feel great. In the moment and in the long term. That’s not a rule. That’s a suggestion!

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