We haven't been sick for a whole year! Ever since we started eating 50% raw food, we haven't had any medicine or seen any doctor. It's a far cry from how we were two years ago, all of us sick practically every month and having permanent runny noses and chesty coughs.
But raw food! Isn't that a little extreme, people ask? Just apples and bananas and salads? Doesn't that make you feel always hungry and cold? And how about cakes and desserts?
Well, we do enjoy our occasional beancurd and aloe vera desserts. And there's no shortage of raw desserts! It just needs a little experimentation! Just google "raw vegan desserts" and you'll be spoilt for choice.
Here are some really simple raw fruit tarts that the kids invented.
Fruit Tart Ideas
It all started when we started experimenting with different ways to cut fruit. We sliced apples and pears into thin discs, scraped some avocado over them like cream, and decorated it with whatever fruit bits we could find! They looked so pretty, we almost couldn't bear to eat them!
We get our mangoes and pomegranates from Sathish Fruit and Vegetable stall at 56 Serangoon Road, next to Tekka Mall. The pomegranates are seedless (meaning the seeds are chewable) and taste sweet, without being too sweet! The kids describe it as a Ribena sweet, with a gluten-free biscuit (the seed!) on the inside! The mangoes are the big Indian mangoes. Their bananas are lovely too, especially if you like the red ones.
And while you're there, pop by our favourite vegetarian Indian restaurant: Madras New Woodlands, 14 Upper Dickson Road, Singapore 207474. They serve the best Ghee Thosai ever! I can give up meat, I can give up noodles, I can even give up rice. But I can't give up ghee thosai!
But raw food! Isn't that a little extreme, people ask? Just apples and bananas and salads? Doesn't that make you feel always hungry and cold? And how about cakes and desserts?
Well, we do enjoy our occasional beancurd and aloe vera desserts. And there's no shortage of raw desserts! It just needs a little experimentation! Just google "raw vegan desserts" and you'll be spoilt for choice.
Here are some really simple raw fruit tarts that the kids invented.
Fruit Tart Ideas
- Pomegranate seeds served in avocado or mango bowls.
- Blueberry on avocado mousse on a pear base.
- Persimmon helicopter tarts on apple and avocado mousse.
- Chopped apple on avocado mousse on a pear base.
If you have the time, try blending dates with the avocado. It's heavenly!
It all started when we started experimenting with different ways to cut fruit. We sliced apples and pears into thin discs, scraped some avocado over them like cream, and decorated it with whatever fruit bits we could find! They looked so pretty, we almost couldn't bear to eat them!
We get our mangoes and pomegranates from Sathish Fruit and Vegetable stall at 56 Serangoon Road, next to Tekka Mall. The pomegranates are seedless (meaning the seeds are chewable) and taste sweet, without being too sweet! The kids describe it as a Ribena sweet, with a gluten-free biscuit (the seed!) on the inside! The mangoes are the big Indian mangoes. Their bananas are lovely too, especially if you like the red ones.
And while you're there, pop by our favourite vegetarian Indian restaurant: Madras New Woodlands, 14 Upper Dickson Road, Singapore 207474. They serve the best Ghee Thosai ever! I can give up meat, I can give up noodles, I can even give up rice. But I can't give up ghee thosai!
We love the VIP Thali (10-12 little bowls of all the different dishes), Appam (rice pancakes with coconut milk filling) and Samosa Chat too.
But I digress.... this post was supposed to be about raw desserts!
Here are some other really simple and super-quick healthy raw desserts.
