Living on Live Food by Alissa Cohen Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Living on Live Food
Book Review: Excellent Choice!
Summary: 5 Stars
At first I was slightly taken back by the price. When I finally received the book, I was so happy and all my doubts faded away. She explains so much which was great b/c I had so many questions. This book is a MUST for anyone thinking of changing their diet habits for the better.Book Review: Fair
Summary: 3 Stars
Honestly? You can live without this book. The information is interesting but all the information found in here can be found online. Not worth the money in my opinion. Also, for all that money, I would have expected more recipe pictures. I was disappointed when I found around 200 pages with no pictures, only recipe text.Book Review: Get he HUM that comes from Living on Live Food!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have intuitively, if not intentionally, been working toward becoming raw for many years. Recently, I did a 10-day water fast. Afterward, I was at about 95% raw, not because my mind was busy convincing myself that raw was the way to go... but because my body was telling me I had no other choice! This book was vital as I made that last transition to 100%. The information is clear, concise, and reaffirms everything that my body has been saying. An awesome book that I refer to again and again. Oh, and there are some great recipes, too!Book Review: Get started eating 100% vegan, raw food.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is very easy to follow. Reads quickly. Wonderful recipes, great health benefits, weight loss. Alissa Cohen makes this fun and easy to follow. Alissa gives you all the information to get set up and start eating 100% raw food. Tastee desserts! No guilt! You can't go wrong with this book. If you purchase this book, you should also purchase "Living on Live Food" DVD by Alissa Cohen.Book Review: Good and Bad
Summary: 3 Stars
I ordered this book after watching the Tyra Banks Show, featuring Alissa Cohen. I couldn't wait for the book to arrive, so I could get started. I've been living on a vegetarian/near vegan diet for a while, so the switch to a raw food diet seemed the next logical step. When the book arrived, I pretty much read it within two days. The first half of the book is a great introduction to raw foods, and how to make the switch, and is written in a very enthusiastic and motivational language. However, some of the "scientific facts" presented in the book are just plain wrong. For example, the book states that enzymes get "used up" so the body needs to "replenish this source through food". That's not true. Nevertheless, I overlooked these little things and moved on to the recipes section of the book. After all, it makes sense to incorporate more fresh and unprocessed food in your diet, no matter how wrong some of the information was.
The first thing I made from the recipes are the flax seed crackers (p. 344), a basic in the raw food diet, since bread and other baked items are a big no no. The crackers were easy to make, but they taste disgusting. I had some friends come over the next day, and I had them try the crackers, and they said the same thing. The crackers taste very fishy and smell awful. Then, I made the granola (p. 444) to replace my morning cereal, but it turned out to be very bland and not crispy. Even after extending the dehydration time by several hours, I still couldn't get the stuff to get crispy. For my sweet tooth, I made the fudge balls (p. 491). The dough became so thick, I almost fried the motor on my (brand new) Cuisinart food processor. Also, the dough was very sticky and liquid, and I wasn't able to form any balls. In the end, I dropped spoon fulls on a sheet and put it in the dehydrator overnight, which helped. Despite the mess, the fudge balls actually taste very good, and even my husband liked them (he normally doesn't like anything sweet). I also prepared two different dips, the spinach dip (p. 305) and the mock salmon pate (p. 380), both of which sounded very good, but taste very bland. I had some really ripe strawberries and bananas, so I made a fruit leather (p. 524), which doesn't look very appealing and shriveled up so much that there was barely anything left of my fruit. What a waste. However, I did find one recipe that I will make over and over, because it was really really good. The berry bars (p. 489) are just delicious.
After my experience, I decided to go back to my previous vegetarian diet, with the resolution to make the switch to a 100% vegan diet soon. For this, I ordered some great books, such as "Cooking the Whole Foods Way" by Christina Pirello from the "Christina Cooks" show, "Vegan Vittles: Down-Home Cooking for Everyone" by Jo Stepaniak, and "La Dolce Vegan!" by Sarah Kramer, the coolest vegan on this planet, to upgrade my collection of vegan cookbooks. Another good book I already own is "How it all vegan" also by Sarah Kramer and Tanya Barnard.
Nevertheless, I will continue to try recipes from Alissa Cohen's book on occasion, just to mix things up, and I will continue to incorporate lots of fresh fruits and vegetables in my diet. For all of you that are successfully living a 100% raw lifestyle, I admire you. It just wasn't for me.