Raw Food is a direct alternative for healthy eating for some cancer patients to help make their bodies alkaline based. Cancer cells thrive on acidic based environment and by suppressing them this through healthy sugar free diet. Some opt to be vegans or vegetarians but a number of friends have tried the raw food approach. Though it needs loads of diligence and work, it seems to produce the fastest result.
Here are some recipes that can go from breakfast, snack to lunch. Adjust it based on your preferences.
CAMOTE TOPS- OKRA SALAD
Camote tops, finely chopped
Young okra
Tomato and onion blend
*Add Soy sauce & olive oil in blended tomato & onion & serve as sauce for camote tops and okra.
VEGE-MEDLEY SALAD
Pipino, cut in strips
Turnips, cut in strips
Shredded carrots
Pineapple bit
* Mix all together.
MUSTARD SALAD
Mustard, finely chopped
Boiled tamarind
Natural soy sauce
Olive oil
* pour boiled tamarind juice/extract, natural soy sauce & olive oil in mustard juice
* best served w/ pipino & turnips
FERN (PAKO) SALAD
3 cups chopped fern leaves
2 pcs med tomato (cubes)
2 pcs calamansi
Natural soy sauce
Flaxseed/ olive oil
*mix all ingredients
Camote Tops Salad
3 cups camote tops, finely chopped
1 cup pineapple bits
2 pcs tomato cubes
natural soy sauce
flaxseed or olive oil
*mix all ingredients
RADDISH & TOMATO SALAD
1 pc med raddish, thinly sliced
1 pc tomato cubes
2 stalks celery
½ white onion, cut in small pieces
Natural soy sauce
*mix all ingredients
COLESLAW
½ med cabbage, thinly sliced
1 small grated carrots
½ bellpepper, cubes
½ small white onion, cut in small pieces
Natural soy sauce
Olive oil/ flaxseed
*mix all ingredients
BUKO SALAD
Shredded buko
Apple cubes
Raisin ( soak in water for 10 mins.)
Banana, sliced
Pineapple bits
Raw honey (optional)
*mix all ingredients
*serve chilled
BREAKFAST / DINNER ALTERNATIVES
Blended pineapple
Blended buko & frozen papaya with flaxseed
Blended buko & mango w/ flaxseed
Blended water melon (remove seeds)
Blended melon (remove seeds)
Sunny side-up (blended papaya & pineapple juice)
Blended frozen banana (green) & strawberry
IN-BETWEEN MEALS OR MERIENDA (SNACKS) JUICES
Try one of each. Either blended or using a juicer.
> Tomato juice
> Calabasa- turnips juice
> Carrot-beet juice
> Carrot- pipino juice
