Today commences my 40 day streak of 100% pure raw goodness. I’m excited! Not about the fact that I can no longer drink alcohol (can alcohol be raw?)… or coffee [sigh]…or anything hot… but about how healthy I am going to be. I want to experience this “clarity” raw foodists speak of, firsthand. I want to rid my body of toxins and gain overwhelming amounts of energy (like the energy I can no longer get from my morning java).

Anyone who wants to join me on this tepid quest is more than welcome. You don’t have to be as extreme as me either. Many raw foodists go about 80% raw. You could even go 50%. The more fresh, uncooked food you incorporate into your daily life, the better off you will be. Granted this isn’t the ideal time of year for those of us braving the cold. No farmers’ market to pick up my fresh produce every Saturday, or gardens to yank veggies from. But I do have a Wild Oats (now Whole Foods) about a half mile away from my home and my work. And they’re always well stocked with raw nuts, raw almond butter, organic produce, dried fruit, fruit smoothies, etc. I just ate a carton of grape tomatoes from there. Delicious.

I also have two raw recipe books, and a DVD on how to make raw food, which I still need to watch. So for the next several weeks, I may have an abundance of posts related to these raw shenanigans. So if this isn’t your cup of tea (damn that sounds good) then feel free to ignore me until this whole Lent craze is over on March 22nd. RAWK ON!