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Born
in Puerto Rico, Jalissa Letendre grew up in an environment
where delicious exotic fruits were readily available. She moved
to Quebec, and in 1999 became a vegan. Before long, she noticed
a clear improvement in her heath, and became enthusiastic about
documenting her experiences with living food and experimenting
with new recipes.
Jalissa
attended a 3-day training course with George Malkmus, founder
of Hallelujah Acres, and learned more about the necessity of a
living food diet for optimum health.
Armed
with new knowledge, Jalissa went on to meet the Russian-born Boutenko
family, who inspired her to explore the many ways of preparing
foods without cooking. The Boutenkos, now living in Oregon, are
living proof of the beneficial effects of raw food, which they
promote the world over.
Jalissa
makes the most of her creativity and constantly strives to serve
delicious meals. The feedback and encouragement from people who
have had the opportunity to taste her food have encouraged her
to publish this first book of recipes. The Delights of Living
Food is not only for those who choose to eat exclusively uncooked
food. The recipes in this book will also please gourmets, lovers
of fresh and organic foods, as well as all people concerned with
their health and well-being.
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The
Delights of Living Food
by
Jalissa Letendre
$9.95
Spiral
bound - 108 pages
As
you begin your journey towards living food, keep in mind that you can
learn something new every day. Some people progress more quickly because
of their special needs (illness, fatigue, etc.), whereas others decide
to proceed more slowly. Regardless, the reason so many people are turing
to living food is out of concern for their health, and a desire to avoid
joining the growing number of people afflicted with terrible degenerative
diseases. Clearly, "we are what we eat" — our food intake
is one of the most important factors affecting our health.
Scientists
and experts in nutrition recommend that we increase our consumption
of fresh fruits and vegetables, in order to ensure that our body receives
a sufficient supply of nutrients. These "building blocks"
are essential to the development of cells, tissues and strong, healthy
organs.
More
and more, we are coming to realize that it is to our advantage to consume
foods in their natural state: in other words, living, or raw foods.
Eating living food preserves its nutritional potential, and retains
its enzymes, vitamins, and God-only-knows what other nutrients science
has not yet identified.
"I
am very grateful to Jalissa for putting her wonderful recipes in a book!
Being a 100% raw fooder for many years, I am very hard to impress. However,
when I try Jalissa's dishes, I cannot stop eating them. Jalissa's food
is delicious and satisfying. Her smoothies are out of this world! I recommend
Jalissa's book to both beginning raw fooders and those who are experienced."
Victoria
Boutenko,
raw food teacher and chef,
author of Raw Family
and 12 Steps to
Raw Foods
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