It doesn't cost anything to incorporate more raw foods into your diet! Simply eat more raw fruits and vegetables. You don't need books, or a juicer, or a sprouter, or a dehydrator, or premade foods, or even a high speed blender, to go raw. (I have all those things except the premade foods - I make almost all my food from scratch. But experience has shown me I could eat raw without them.)
If you are considering going anywhere from 50% to 100% raw, there are lots and lots of websites to help you out for free!
So if you have the money for the yoga training, and that is something that ignites your passion, absolutely go for that!
And if increasing the raw living foods in your diet also ignites your passion, do that too!
Here are some good sites to get you started:
http://www.aniphyo.com/
http://www.choosingraw.com/
http://goneraw.com/
http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/
http://www.philipmccluskey.com/blog/reci鈥?/a>
Some recipes on all those sites will require fancy equipment, but you can make all sorts of wonderful foods without! Some of those sites will encourage you to purchase equipment or foods through them, but you don't have to. Some of those authors have books or membership programs, but if you are on a tight budget, you can wait.
Your local library may have some books of raw recipes as well. Also, the cookbooks you already own probably have a lot of raw recipes hidden in them too! Think about salads, and cold soups. Also take inspiration from cooked recipes - substitute zucchini ribbons (made with the vegetable peeler you already have) in fresh pasta recipes. Substitute finely diced cauliflower for rice or potatoes.
Remember, fancy recipes should not be the basis of your diet anyway. Whole fruits and veggies, crunchy salads, and green smoothies (if you have a blender) should be the foundation. You can easily sprout sunflower seeds in a jar or small salad/herb spinner. Sprout buckwheat in a quart jar with an inexpensive mesh screen or cheesecloth over the end. Soak nuts, and just don't worry about dehydrating them!
You can make basic smoothies in any kind of blender - even a $30 one from the department store. Eventually, if you find you are using the blender every day and really want to invest, then you can think about a VitaMix later. But investing in a VitaMix is not something you want to do if you aren't sure yet if it's for you!
Personally, I love my VitaMix. But I am a professional chef, and I use it every day. I also love my food processor, my dehydrator, and my books. But really, a good grocery store, a salad spinner, and a good knife are all you need to get started.
Good luck!Should I invest in learning how to become a raw vegan(tools, recipes, food...) or in a 6 month yoga training?
I'd go with yoga. You should have a teacher who'll spot you and correct your form.
You can incorporate raw foods into your diet, and gradually increase the proportion. Just follow a bunch of raw vegan food blogs, and use those recipes. All you need to know about raw vegan nutrition is to sprout the legumes and grains, dehydrate per recipe, and warmed food (less than 120 F) is OK. This is assuming you're already vegan.Should I invest in learning how to become a raw vegan(tools, recipes, food...) or in a 6 month yoga training?
Yoga is a great start to becoming vegan; it's what started me on my path to vegan. When I became a yoga instructor I went vegetarian to improve my practice and soon my ethics kept me saying no to cheese. It doesn't require investing to become vegan. Raw vegan does require some investment but no one has to be 100% raw. Start with yoga and just go vegan, it will make changes in you that you never expected :) good luck!
3 out of 4 vegetarians eventually go back to eating meat and it's not nearly as restrictive a diet as raw. So, being a practical person, I think you'd get the most for your money to go with the yoga.Should I invest in learning how to become a raw vegan(tools, recipes, food...) or in a 6 month yoga training?
I would definitely say yoga training
YogaShould I invest in learning how to become a raw vegan(tools, recipes, food...) or in a 6 month yoga training?
Well It Depends On What You Really Want :) If I Was You I Would Do The Yoga But Again Thats Just An Opinion :)
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