Natural new age mum, Sarah Nolan, has just released her first book, Raw Food 4 Kids!
I am really excited to feature it on the blog today and give you a chance to win a copy.
Let me start by saying this book is not just for kids and it’s not just for raw foodies. It’s pretty much for anyone who wants to eat well. As well as being a great introductory book for people exploring a raw diet, it’s also great for people just looking for some healthy meal ideas and snacks for the kids.
I love the way Sarah has set out the book – it’s a funky design, bright, colourful and easy to read. As well as over 100 recipes – all of which are raw, dairy-free, gluten-free and additive-free, Sarah also gives us a lot of tips and info on eating healthy.
I hadn’t even had a chance to open the book before my beautiful daughter raced off with it and made the Raw Chocolate! Yes, it was delicious! I am dying to make the Raw Cheese which is based on macadamia nuts but looks like real cheese. Some other recipes that caught my eye were Buckwheat Crunchies, Raw Pizza, Apple Goji Bars, Vegie Crackers and Chocolate Brownies.
Sarah has done a brilliant job with this book and she is going to be helping families everywhere to eat better. You can get it in print form or as an ebook.
You might be wondering……. What is RAW?
The raw food diet is where you eat food that has not been heated above 46° celsius. It includes fruit, veges, nuts, seeds, sprouts, superfoods, seaweed and cold pressed oils.
Sarah and her family have been eating this way for four years and after following her on Facebook and reading this book, she has convinced me to add lots more raw food into our family’s diet.
Why are the benefits of…… going RAW?
Well, lots and you will have to read the book! But, the one thing that really stood out for me was that eating more raw food alkalizes your body. Too much acidity in your body encourages decomposition, decay, disease and energy loss. You can start by adding one raw meal into your diet or eating raw snacks or eating raw food with every meal. It’s not hard!
But I don’t have…… a dehydrator!
It’s cool! If you don’t have a dehydrator, you can use your oven on a low setting with the door ajar. It won’t be necessarily ‘raw’ but they will still be a healthier option.
Want to check out a recipe?
Raw Pasta!
Ingredients:
• 4-5 tomatoes and 4-6 medium zucchinis
• 1 yellow onion
• 1 teaspoon of dried basil
• 4 dates pitted
• 1 teaspoon of nutritional yeast
• 1 small clove of garlic
• 1/3 cup of cashews
Check out Sarah’s daughter Issy enjoying the raw pasta. Cute!
*************this giveaway is now closed! The winners were Peta and Bek ********************
Want to win a copy of Raw Food 4 Kids?
Sarah is kindly offering to giveaway TWO of her fabulous new cookbook to my readers.
How to enter:
♥ Be a blog subscriber (add your email to the box on the right)
♥ Be a The Raw Food Mum liker on Facebook (go here)
♥ Pop over the The Raw Food mum website and check out her recipes (go here). Comment on this blog post, telling us which one (specifically) you would like to make.
Terms:
The two winners will be chosen from those meeting the entry requirements, using a random number generator. Sorry, only available to those with an Australian address. The giveaway runs from now until Monday the 30th of September at midnite (AEST). The winners will be emailed (please make a note to check!) and announced on this blog post. Good luck!
Connect with Sarah – The Raw Food Mum
Website: www.therawfoodmum.com
Email: sarah@therawfoodmum.com
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I’d love to have a go at the raw berry cheese cake as we are all berry lovers and im kinda partial to a good cheesecake too so why not combine the two in a clean way!
The raw food diet sounds very interesting and the recipes look tasty too.
I am hoping to introduce raw food to my 2 boys. My eldest has recently been diagnosed with an egg allergy and this really scared me. I want to give his little body the best chance to outgrow it so hopefully raw food will help strengthen his system. He loves cake so I will try the raw carrot muffins so he doesn’t feel like he’s missing out!
I’ve heard about kale chips, but never tried. I love to have a go at ISSY’S KALE CHIPS. A very healthy alternative.
I am a sucker for sweet stuff! So would def be the raw caramel slice! Looks Devine!
I would love to make the raw pasta! As a mum of a two year old who is a very fussy eater, this seems like such a simple healthy meal!! I’d really try her on everything it all looks so wonderful X
I’d love to try the raw miso noodle soup. Miso is something I haven’t tried and have been wanting to introduce into our diet. Thanks for reviewing this book. The book and website look fantastic!
Mmm the raw caramel slice and raw berry cheesecake look soo yummy, tho all the recipes do it was hard to choose 🙂
The strawberry ice cream looks soooo delicious – and so easy!! <3 perfect for the coming warmer weather!
I would make the raw chocolate. My little 9 year old was only asking the other day how you make chocolate and she had made up a recipe in her head that probably would of been a disaster but now I can show her a real, healthy recipe. We have all been getting into eating properly and they enjoy green smoothies but now we can add some sweet stuff too x
The almost crumble looks amazing!
Nori rolls
As I child, I sometimes got a chocolate caramel slice from the local bakery as a treat, so I will definitely be trying the raw caramel slice recipe as a healthier alternative for my 2 girls!
definately the Raw Carrot Muffins/Cake , with our left over carrot pulp !!!! Magic from the Raw Food Mum !! what brilliant recipes canny wait to work my way through the ones on your website xo
Issy’s Kale Chips – have always wanted to make them, and now the kale is staring me down in the garden and the cashews are waiting in the freezer. Now is the time to get out the dehydrator and give my family some tasty greens!
I’d love to win this book, but even if I don’t, I think I’ll have to purchase it – macadamia cheese sounds like a win, but I think I’ll also have to try out the raw cabbage and hemp seed salad because I have some hemp seed in the house screaming ‘eat me!’.
The raw caramel slice looks divine and has my name written all over it!
I’d love to try the banana muffins and the ice cream recipe too! Sounds fantastic!
strawberry ice cream will make my son’s life… 🙂
I would love to try the chia seed pudding. My daughter actually prefers to snack on veggies raw and won’t eat them when I cook dinner. This would be a awesome book to give me ideas on what to cook for her
I love the Raw Strawberry Ice Cream. Yummy!
Hi, As a regular juicer , I always have soooo much pulp left over ,and have no idea what to do with it, other than feed the worm farm. ! After checking out the recipes and seeing the raw carrot muffins or cake, I got really excited , knowing at long last, this is where my pulp would go….yummy 😉
Just starting to get into raw foods and anything a kid would like, I’m sure I would too.
Yumm raw carmel slice, im a bit of a sucker for carmel 🙂
We try to have a good raw food diet and would love to win a great recipe book for more great ideas
Raw Caramel Slice! Looks soooo good.
Wow recipes look great. I have just started to make a few raw recipes. I am amazed at what can be made raw. Like the Chi’s pudding for breakthrough as my kids usually have porridge and smoithie going to try this so they have an alternative. Thanks..
Oh my, the raw caramel slice looks amazing! My daughter who’s got a very sweet tooth would love this and I would be very happy to make it for her knowing that it contains good stuff instead of the rubbish you get at the bakerys and supermarkets. I am very interested in raw food and to win this book would be an amazing way to get my daughter healthy again!
the raw Pasta
I would love to make Raw Berry Cheesecake
I can’t wait to try all the recipes, but I would love to try the vegie cracker recipe.
Thanks
The raw caramel slice sounds amazing, I would start with that…
I want to try making her recipe for raw coconut yogurt! Traditional yoghurt does NOT agree with my children.
Ooooooooh…. you had me at Raw Berry Cheese Cake !!!!
I would love to try the raw chocolate. My son has a number of food allergies, and this would be perfect for him, healthy and chocolate, he would be in heaven!!!
I would love to make the Raw Caramel Slice.
Ive got my little man drinking green smoothies, trying to get my big man on the wagon – I think this may be the winner.
Would love to try the raw carrot muffins!
I would love to try the berry cheese cake but I would like to try most of them to see what they are like healthy all the way.
The raw kids chia muesli looks great- always looking for healthy breakfast alternatives!
The Raw Berry Cheesecake! yum. Sarah has already introduced me to green smoothies, which I am thankful for. 🙂 A dehydrator is next on my purchase list…
Wow this book looks awesome!
I would love to try the raw bread.
Will be checking the raw page often for recipes.
YUMMO!
Thanks for letting me know about it 🙂
I am having a hard time deciding between the berry cheesecake, raw chocolate or the caramel slice. All would be good to feed my husbands sweet tooth addiction! I have made zucchini noodles before with my spiralizer and my kids loved them,
Raw Cheesecake! Sounds amazing! Never tried anything raw to cook for lack of knowing where to start. Seems Ive found a good place to surf!
I will try the muesli and porridge first I think. We’ve just embarked on the grain free journey and our quinoa/millet porridge is something my boys will miss most I think!
Id love to try your raw carrot muffins as I make juice in the mornings and feel I need a use for the pulp.
I have been wanting to try my hand at Kefir so I will be using Sarah’s guide to help me out when I get around to it!
Wow! What a fantastic Website! Love that there is now a raw food book for kids! Having fun with food is healing! I have to try the Raw carrot cake! Looks & sounds so Yummy!
Definately the raw carrot muffins. They look delicious.
would love to have this book – would love to try the raw kids chia muesli 🙂
I would love to make so sort of party style food for my son to take to other kids birthdays where junk food is the only option.
Definitely the walnut porridge – I miss my oats!!!!
Who doesn’t like caramel slice? Would def have to make that!
Love caramel slice so can’t waif to try this one!
Raw pasta! 🙂
The raw berry cheesecake sounds delish!!
They all look really good, but I would try the raw carrot cake first! Yum!
Raw Caramel Slice looks divine!! Yummo!!
I can’t go past the Raw Caramel Slice. Yum!
Veggie patties. Need lunch box items for school next year
Banana crackers – how intriguing!
apricot balls!
I like the look of the raw chocolate cheesecake. We love chocolate in this house. I think id like to try the kale chips recipe too for something totally different
Wow! There are so many recipes there I’d love to try but the On the Go Bars would be the first. They sound like just what our busy family needs some mornings. Thank you.
Raw chocolate cheese cake please. Can’t wait to try it out for birthday treat
I would like to make Raw Carrot Muffins but dont have any sultanas or raisins…so will have to make them another day I think.
I need this book! Would also love to have a go at that raw cheesecake. Yuuuummm. Or the almond crumble. 🙂
Oh oh, id love to try them all….but first the miso noodle suop souds great!
I would love to try the above mentioned Raw Pasta. I love pasta and would love to know some alternate ways that I can incorporate it into our meals.
Hi i would like to try the chia cereal for kids recipe. Always trying out new & healthy recipe ideas for my kids. We aren’t completely raw but would like to learn more about this concept.
Definitely the Raw Caramel Slice for me please.
I am a sucker for anything caramel so i am super keen to give the raw caramel slice a go! 😀
Would love the recipe for the raw miso soup 🙂
Caramel slice and the miso noodle soup.
As a chocoholic who pays for it on my hips, the raw chocolate is a definite recipe I will have to try.
Raspberry cheesecake, caramel slice, pasta, carrot cake… I have to choose just 1? Ok, carrot cake it is!
Definitely the Raw Carmel Slice
The Raw Berry Cheesecake looks divine!
These all sound amazing! Choosing only one is a bit hard lol. However I would love the recipe for the raw cheese! The kids love cheese but I have been told we need to go dairy and wheat free! I definitely need some help with ideas for a new eating plan!
Love your work ladies and thanks for all the great info too!!
I would love to try and make the raw cheese as I am trying to cut out all gluten and dairy due to skin issues, but cheese is the hardest to let go of! lol
I’m intrigued with the raw pasta! Wonder if my kids will go for the veggie pasta?! Also the coconut yoghurt, we love all things coconut and haven’t yet tried this! 🙂
I’m keen to try ‘Honey Buns’ – they pretty much sound amazing and my 18 month year old has just been discovering honey so these will be perfect!
Raw caramel slice definately – sounds delicious!
Raw carrot Muffins, sneaky sneaky lunch box snacks!
I love kale, but am yet to make kale chips. Since the store bought versions aren’t cheap, I would love to make Issy’s Kale Chips recipe & see if I can make them just as good!
I’d love to try the Raw Caramel Slice plus many other things
Wow, so many amazing recipes to choose from. I would have to try the Rawberry cheescake first but busting to try many more!! Looks great!!
So hard to pick one but I would love to give the Walnut Porridge a go as a cool summer time replacement for our much loved warm winter oat based porridge.
I would like to try the Nori Rolls as my dairy intolerant 2 year old son loves sushi – I’d love to know how to make it even healthier! 🙂
I’d have to go the caramel slice. I’m a caramel slice sucker from way back!
Oooo Raw caramel slice has me drooling!!
Raw Chocolate Cheese Cake sounds Divine. I’m a vegan and do miss a good cheese cake
We just planted Kale in the garden and wondered how to incorporate it into our son’s (8yr old) diet. The Green Smoothie is a fantastic idea!! We think we will give it a name like “The Incredible Hulk Juice” or “Popeye Juice”. Thank you for the great recipe ideas Raw Food Mum. And thank you Natural New Age Mum for linking me to this amazing site.
I would love to give the veggie crackers a go.
So many amazing looking recipes! Strawberry icecream… Issy’s Kale chips, Raw Berry Cheesecake, Raw Caramel slice…I think I’m hooked 🙂
Thanks Sonia for all the fab new people and ideas!
Can’t wait to make the Almond milk for all the family but especially the Caramel slice & Raw Chocolate for me yummo. There are heaps of great recipes so will be making a heaps more 🙂
This book looks amazing!!! So many recipes I want to try but I think the cheese would be my first.!
Yum – they all look good! I’d love to try the zucchini wraps! They sound great!
Raw caramel slice sounds delicious
I would so b doing the caramel slice,cheesecake and of course the carrot muffins…yummy.
Just checking how did anyone with kids,find the reaction from their kids with all this food,I find sometimesvi make my own things for the kids..muffins and cookies and the have it once but won’t again… Just want to stop buying all the crappy processed foods for them and me too.
What a great resource! I would love to try the raw chocolate recipe- how can you go passed that? 🙂
Raw chocolate cheesecake looks good!I’d be keen to try the raw cheese above too!
I Will be making the almond milk. This recipe looks so easy and I’ve never made it before.
Almond Milk – it is so expensive in the shops 🙂
raw choc cheesecake yum
Definatly the raw caramel slice for me just can’t beat choc and caramel!!!
Chia Pudding love to try that.
Raw caramel slice, without a doubt!! 🙂
The raw carrot muffin or cake.
raw pasta looks interestting..definately going to try..thanks for the recipe. also would love to win book
Like so many before me I would have to say the raw caramel slice. The book looks amazing!!
I am currently spending each night inventing new combinations for my extremely fussy two year old. He dry wretches when eating any kind of fruit and vegie,(I am not sure if this is a result of having a feeding tube as a new born), so I have to puree or cook them into a pie/pizza/quiche type dishes to have any hope of him eating it. I am persisting with experimenting to try to persuade him to try things as they are, so the very thought of making him Apple Goji Bars and Vegie Crackers excites me to no end. I would love a copy of this book…..to use on my hubby also!!!!
The Raw Chocolate Cheese Cake list of ingredients sound delicious!
I can never walk past a caramel slice without eating it!!! So it would have to be the raw caramel slice!!!! I want some now!! mmmmm Thankyou 🙂
I’d love to make the Raw Miso Noodle Soup so that it’s another way I can keep my kids’ guts healthy! 🙂
Raw cinnamon scrolls look delicious! Might give these a go tomorrow I think 🙂
Love the sound of the RawCaramel Slice
The idea of making raw cheese really excites me.
OOOh definitely the raw carrot muffins. My kids would love them!
The Raw Walnut Porridge! I am always looking for the best possible breakfast options for my little kids, and this is perfect!
I’d love to make raw strawberry ice cream for my 2.5 yr old and green smoothie for master 1yr (he’s allergic to strawberries) – they’d cool my 2 munchkins right down on these hot spring days.
There are a lot of recipes I’d like to make, the first will be… raw caramel slice!
I would love to make the raw caramel slice. It looks really delish!!
The raw hazelnut chocolates look too good to go past!
I’d love to try the Raw Hazelnut Chocolates as a special guilt free treat 😉
I love raw food and having had a CIN 3 diagnosis I have been watching what I put in my body and would love to get the kids eating with me too. They already love kale chips and super smoothies/green juices but I’d like to add more!
Hallelujah! Mister 20 months is a raw foodie and I’m always stuck as to what to feed him, so this would be awesome to have in my possession. And raw berry cheesecake all the way!
Love to make raw chocolate with hazelnuts- yum
I’d love to try raw hazelnut chocolates, I have a real sweet spot for chocolate and hazelnut 🙂
We love cinnamon scrolls in my house so I’d like to try them the raw way! And anything that will improve my children’s health is worth a look.
I am looking forward to trying the Baby Love Smoothie for my little girl 🙂
All recipes look amazing! The muffins look yummy. Where can I buy this book?
I would love to make the raw miso noodle soup for my boys, I know it would be a hit 🙂
I would love to make the raw chocolate cheesecake for my sons birthday. He would absolutely love it 🙂
Raw Hazlenut Chocolate. Those 3 words say it all! Yum!
I would love the Raw Caramel Slice
Would def like to make the raw berry cheesecake for out household!
Oh my!! The raw chocolate with almond butter and goji berry centre would be the first recipe made!! I have been trying raw food of my own design but this book would be perfect to try out more.
Raw carrot cakes for me but they all look delicious!
Im going to have to give the Raw Chocolate Slice a try…it looks delicious! Im really interested in the raw food diet and this book looks great.
I would like to try the teddy bear biscuits, a healthier option for my kids than the norm. And the raw pasta, however, I need to find a spiraller too. I think, if I make healthy food for all of us, then we will all eat healthier more regularly. This is a great intro to raw food options.
I love making my kids school snacks and keen to give the vege crackers a go!!
Wow, all the recipe’s sound amazing. I think the raw chocolate would be my first choice though. I’m sure my 4 girls and husband would love it.
All of the recipes sound delish. I will say the raw chocolate with almond butter and goji berry centre would be the first one that I would try. Yummo!
I’m going to have to make the raw caramel slice. Sounds awesome!
I’d love to make the Raw Cinnamon Scrolls. I love cinnamon and these sound great!
We’ll be trying the kale chips, these look moreish!!
Oooh!! With Summer already well on it’s way, I’d love to make some Raw Strawberry Ice Cream to cool down my 3 little ones!
Ohh which recipe?! They all look so awesome! How about the caramel slice? yes the caramel slice!!
Definitely the raw Caramel Slice – my daughter LOVES caramel slice and I think if I could somehow make a version that I’m happy giving her, equilibrium will be restored!
The Caramel Slice sounds amazing! I’m off to the kitchen to make that right now!
ALmond recipes = I LOVE the recipes….and the raw hazelnut chocolate
I would love to make Mr 4 the Kale chips and show him a better alternative to the rubbish in the shops!
Raw cinnamon rolls look very interesting, We love cinnamon!
Raw Berry Cheesecake! I’m trying all sorts of “sweet” recipes to try and convert hubby 🙂
I’m interested in the breakfast ideas, especially the pancakes, but also the Buckwheat Crunchies.
Raw hazelnut choccies will make it into the Christmas hampers this year 🙂
Would love to look at more of the book – school lunch box snack inspiration would be great – but have to be nut free (due to school rules)
For me it would have to be the raw cheese. me and my boy love our cheese 🙂
I would love to make the raw chocolate slice – coming up to Christmas this is an easy treat that is still healthy and tasty.
YUM…..the Raw Miso Soup looks so yummy. I love a good Miso.
We would love to try lots of new exciting recipes as my older 7/8yr olds have been struggling since our change to additive and various other foods free. I really need ideas 🙂
‘Raw Caramel Dlice’ sounds Devine…..fingers crossed 🙂
I am a huge caramel slice lover and would love to try your raw version 🙂
I want to try the raw caramel slice…yum!! It looks so good, wouldn’t also mind trying the raw muffins for my son, what a great snack for him.
Would love to try raw caramel slice since going vegan almost three years – i still miss sweet things!!!
The raw kids chia muesli looks like a breaky winner! Will be trying that one tomorrow!
Just amended my email address. cheers
The raw kids chia muesli looks like a breaky winner! Will be trying that one tomorrow!
Book looks awesome, Raw berry cheesecake looks amazing.
I would love to make the raw caramel slice. And the raw chocolate with goji berry centre. Sounds good. Also the Raw pasta would be a definite one to try 🙂
Raw carrot muffins, anything to get more veggies into my 2 fussy eaters
I would love to make the raw carrot cake as Im always looking for new snack ideas for the kids lunchboxes
Raw cheese! Wow!
I just got a dehydrator, would love to try Issys Kale Chips, and I love chia puddings too. 🙂
The raw cinnamon scrolls look so interesting. I love to give these a good – in fact I’m wondering if I can sub the almond pulp for almond meal and give these a go soon. Thanks so much for introducing another great food talent. 🙂
Raw caramel slice please!!! Yumbo!!
Looks like an awesome book to ramp up the nutrition for my cute sprogs…going to try the raw chocolate recipe while I’m waiting fro that email to say I won the book… 😉
I would absolutely make the Raw Berry Cheesecakes! I’m a cheesecake nut and finding one like this that’s full of super-healthy ingredients make me want to make it even more! The whole family will love it!
Thanks for the giveaway…you’re awesome 🙂
Oh Wow, TOO MANY YUMMY RECIPES to choose from! I would have to try them ALL!
Although, I wouldn’t mind tasting those delicious looking RAW PANCAKES for breakfast first thing in the morning, along with a GREEN SMOOTHIE!
Mmmmmm, what a great start to a day that would be!
raw caramel slice…
Raw caramel slice….. Mmmmm yummmmm
I want to make them all, but I’d first have to try the chia seed pudding.
raw carrot muffins sound amazing!
RAW CARAMEL SLICE mmmmmmm!
Raw Strawberry Icecream for sure!
Def want to try the raw Cinnamon scrolls. Love them but try to keep away normally as too much bad stuff! on the ‘must cook’ list
yum, the raw caramel slice looks good! will give that a go.
thank you!
OMG! They all look so good, the caramel slice,the raw chocolate with almond butter and goji berri centre, raw hazlenut chocolates – YUM! But I think I am going to go with the raw walnut porridge because it would be great to have a raw start to the day and the kids love porridge so it should be an easy transition! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Teddy Bear Biscuit sounds great for this household. Nom nom nom.