You've undoubtedly heard the phrase 'as American as apple pie.' But here's a surprise: it seems that ice cream is the dessert of choice from sea to shining sea in the USA. A recent survey noted that each American consumes a yearly average of 24.5 quarts of commercially produced frozen dairy products...

...and that translates into a lot of saturated fat and

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If ice cream is one of your favorite desserts, but you’ve been worried about news reports linking dairy to a variety of health problems, it’s my pleasure to introduce you to Nut Milk Ice Cream, one of my favorite raw food desserts.  My cookbook Raw for Dessert features raw food ice cream recipes because so many people love frozen treats.

How many? According to the USDA, Americans consumes 21 pounds of dairy-based ice cream per person per year and more than 90% of all U.S. households surveyed say they consume ice cream and related frozen desserts.  But I think if people would try a raw food nut milk ice cream, they’d realize it delivers all the tongue-pleasing goodness of their favorite frozen confections, with lots more nutrition.

Remember, commercial food processing strips away healthy nutrients and adds unhealthy preservatives. Raw recipes allow food to retain more of their natural goodness...without giving away anything in taste.

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RECIPE: Vanilla Ice Cream

Posted on June 06 2012 | (3) Comments
Category: Raw Dessert and Snack Recipes Tags: raw ice cream recipes

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RECIPE: Banana Ice Cream

Posted on March 11 2013 | (0) Comments
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