I feel I need to preface this story with, some information of how I came to be a low fat raw vegan. I was bought up with the typical Australian diet of meat and three veg for dinner, sandwiches for lunch and Wheatbix and milk or toast and vegemite for breakfast, with an occasional piece of fruit to highlight the day. Not that my mum was a bad cook, she didn’t know any different, her food was always made with love and in the 50’s & 60’s we were saved the onslaught of preservatives and take-aways other than Friday night fish & chips.
It was when I was 13 years old and started home economics, basic cookery at High School that I discovered food on a whole new level, things like garlic, wine sauces, walnut and honey sandwiches that opened my world of food to a new level. I gave my first dinner party at the age of 15, where I served steak Dianne, prawn cocktails, and chocolate mousse for dessert.
My journey and love of food has taken me on a roller coaster ride through life and throughout this ride, my weight has been a reflection of my eating.
Having found raw food as a lifestyle of eating I can honestly say I have finally found peace, freedom, contentment, joy and an opportunity to express my love of food, without the burden of impacting negatively on my health. I can now gather it, prepare it, share it, teach and educate others about it but most of all, eat as much as I want to of it with-out the added burden of an ever growing waist line.
It has taken me about four years to transit to a 100% raw vegan lifestyle, giving away certain styles of cooked foods whilst fully embracing a kaleidoscope of fresh living foods.
I now enjoy the succulence that nature provides on a daily basis, adding variety with fresh seasonal produce. Starting my day with a glass of water, followed by as much fruit as I feel comfortable and satisfied with, I will graze, when I am hungry, through-out the day on more fruit adding a large leafy green salad, usually containing one or two varieties of fruit for an evening meal. A combination of gym work three times a week using weights, as well as walking and swimming has provided a balance in my life.
It has been this personal experience and a life time of study on nutrition that has bought me to this place, where I now teach low fat raw vegan food classes and help others to make their own transition to this way of life if they choose.
By Roslyn Uttleymoore
www.uttleyrawfood.com
It was when I was 13 years old and started home economics, basic cookery at High School that I discovered food on a whole new level, things like garlic, wine sauces, walnut and honey sandwiches that opened my world of food to a new level. I gave my first dinner party at the age of 15, where I served steak Dianne, prawn cocktails, and chocolate mousse for dessert.
My journey and love of food has taken me on a roller coaster ride through life and throughout this ride, my weight has been a reflection of my eating.
Having found raw food as a lifestyle of eating I can honestly say I have finally found peace, freedom, contentment, joy and an opportunity to express my love of food, without the burden of impacting negatively on my health. I can now gather it, prepare it, share it, teach and educate others about it but most of all, eat as much as I want to of it with-out the added burden of an ever growing waist line.
It has taken me about four years to transit to a 100% raw vegan lifestyle, giving away certain styles of cooked foods whilst fully embracing a kaleidoscope of fresh living foods.
I now enjoy the succulence that nature provides on a daily basis, adding variety with fresh seasonal produce. Starting my day with a glass of water, followed by as much fruit as I feel comfortable and satisfied with, I will graze, when I am hungry, through-out the day on more fruit adding a large leafy green salad, usually containing one or two varieties of fruit for an evening meal. A combination of gym work three times a week using weights, as well as walking and swimming has provided a balance in my life.
It has been this personal experience and a life time of study on nutrition that has bought me to this place, where I now teach low fat raw vegan food classes and help others to make their own transition to this way of life if they choose.
By Roslyn Uttleymoore
www.uttleyrawfood.com
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