When I say “coconut milk» almost people will think about canned coconut milk which is not raw and often has preservatives. So what is coconut milk? Many people confuse coconut milk with coconut water. When you open fresh coconut, you will find coconut water or some people call it coconut juice. And coconut milk is a mix of coconut water and coconut meat, flesh. To make a raw coconut milk it’s easy. Place the coconut flesh and coconut water in a blender, adding three to four cups water blend until the coconut and water forms smooth slurry. And what is if you don’t have fresh coconuts, like me? Well, I can find coconuts online and very expensive, so its better think we don’t have fresh coconuts in Japan 😉 However, I am glad we can easy to find and buy dry coconuts flakes here. Therefore I often use dry coconuts to make our coconut milk. My son loves it and I use it for many recipes. In video below you can find how we make raw coconut milk. Other two videos are our favorite recipes with coconut milk. If you didn’t try a coconut milk yet, take a minute and watch our video, learn how to easy make it. Also you can use this milk for many cooked recipes as well.  

It’s finally the autumn in Japan, season of apples, pears, and, of course, pumpkins! Halloween came to Japan from America and became one of the most favorite holidays here. Last week of October, shops, schools and preschools are decorated with orange pumpkins and different heroes this holiday. The beautiful orange color pumpkin is a symbol of autumn and goodness. If you want to be healthy, try to eat pumpkin as much as you can do (raw of course)! About the health benefits of pumpkins I can write and write, but I think the most important 8 benefits are:

1. Rich Iron Source. It is really important to get enough iron so that your body can make new red blood cells, and too little iron can lead to anemia. Only 15% of the iron we consume is absorbed by our bodies. If you consume 15mg of iron per day, your body is actually only absorbing about 2.25mg of iron. Taking vitamin C will help the body absorb more iron. Pumpkin has vitamin C, but it’s better to eat pumpkin with some citrus such as orange, lemon and grapefruit. Continue reading →

Creamy rich almond milk made from raw nuts can keep in your fridge for up to 5 days! Your kids will love it sweet or with fruits. I love my morning smoothie time, often use nuts milk to make different kind of yummy smoothie. My son never had a milk, only nuts and seeds milk. Nut milk is one of the very easiest raw food products to make at home. Almonds are rich in vitamin E and calcium and are nearly 20% protein. You can use any kind of raw nuts or seeds, so you can taste different kind milk. I often make my sesame milk or hemp milk. Hemp seeds are very fat, so please add more water 4-5 cups. Almond milk has the most neutral flavor, my son likes only almond milk and cashew nut milk. You can easy to find shelled hemp seeds in animal shops, usually they sale it for birds 😉  Continue reading →