This past Sunday marked the fourth time that Vibrant Living Food Tasting offered a raw food buffet at Cafe Havanna at the Hyatt Hotel. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children, and tickets were purchased from Healthy Hearts in Dededo at 633-0886.
raw pizzaThese occaisonal events are special treats for people to try raw vegan foods. There were at least 25 different items including salads, starters, main courses, and the desserts. My favorites were the raw vegan pizza, sushi, and tacos. The desserts were also spectacular with local banana crepes, cheesecake, and raw fudge bars.
raw tacosThere were drinks/shakes for sale including cherry soda, ginger sprintzer, stawberry kefir shake, happy shake with cacao and maca, and coconut water kefir, with an option to add superfoods. I tried the happy shake, and it was delicious!
raw sushiI was full yet light and energized after the meal. I know that I will be interested in incorporating more raw foods into my diet as a result of this meal.
I hope at the next event, there will be biodegradable plates and utensils or ceramic/glassware instead of paper, styrofoam, or plastic. What we put into our bodies is just as important as our carbon footprint in our environment.
I also did not feel that meat of any kind (fish) was necessary at this event. Perhaps I am biased, but one raw and healthy meal could show others that eating raw and healthy is filling, delicious, and isn't as hard as they think it might be! When my carnivorous friends share a vegan meal that I have prepared, many comment that they could be vegans also, if they could eat/cook like I do. Being healthy is a life style change, one that I'm committed to promoting to others.
I met lots of people who are interested in healthy lifestyles including the organizers and chefs of the event: Erica, Ruth and Mark, who can be contacted at
ERICATAIJERON@YAHOO.COM, MGOTH89@HOTMAIL.COM, RPAESTE@YAHOO.COM
To get on the mailing list for these events, please write to Sherry at healthyheartsguam@gmail.com
I hope to see you at the next raw food event!
1 comment:
Glad to hear a plug for carbon footprints. Overconsumption in all areas = waste. And food has a carbon footprint also. 1 kg of beef takes so much energy and water to produce (by feeding a cow) that it is the equivalent of driving a car for 100 km for 4 hours while leaving all the lights on at home (Japanese study).
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