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Week 2 Notes
The first week in our program is the hardest. The meal plans in week 1 were designed to allow for a time of cleansing, and to help you make the switch to a low-fat, raw-food diet. This week, we start to include a little more fat in some of the recipes, while still keeping the overall diet low in fat. We include fat in three recipes this week (all of which are dinner recipes). If youve followed the first week of menu plans, you should have an easier time with week 2. Your body will be more used to the diet at this point. Its important to note that youre still in the phase of cleansing and detoxification. It takes more than one week to undo the damage done by years of eating a Standard American Diet, so you cannot expect to feel 100% better immediately. By the end of week 2, you should already start seeing some great improvements in the way you feel and look. Stick with it! By the end of the 30 days, youll look back and think to yourself that it was well worth all the effort!

Three Tips for Following Through

1. Dont let doubt and fear overcome you. As you go through this program, its perfectly normal to experience fear and doubt. Maybe this isnt the right thing for me, or I dont think I can eat like this for the rest of my life, or This diet is too difficult to follow sociallyall of these thoughts, and more, may have crept into your mind. Dont let these thoughts stop you from giving this program a try. Remember: we all have these thoughts whenever we do something new and step out of our comfort zone. Its part of what we learned early on in childhooda protection mechanism that served us well at that time, but doesnt always serve us as adults. As you cleanse the physical body with a pure diet and lots of exercise, your mind will also cleanse itself by releasing negative thoughts. Instead of letting these thoughts stop you, remember that even the great leaders of history have had thoughts of fear and doubt, but they simply didnt let those thoughts prevent them from doing what they needed to do. Menu Planner 3

Connect with your Success Buddy, and discuss whatever issue you may have. Make sure your buddy is supporting you in the process. 2. Not being perfect is not an excuse to quit. If, for whatever reason, you have not been able to follow the diet 100%, dont make this your excuse to quit entirely. Just because youve had difficulties, and perhaps eaten something that wasnt allowed, that doesnt mean the entire program is over for you. In fact, this is a chance to learn from the process and get right back on track. You dont have to be perfect to succeed in this program. Just do the best you can, and see every day as an opportunity to do better. 3. Dont be a prisoner of the menu planner. Its possible that you may not be able to find all of the ingredients in time, or that some of your fruit isnt ripe enough to make a particular recipe. Dont let these difficulties stop you. You can always replace a certain recipe with another. Most recipes are interchangeable. The only thing to watch for is having meals that contain fat more often than is recommended in the menu planner.

The Afternoon Snack

As you can see in the planner for this week, we include a space for an afternoon snack. However, its perfectly fine to eat snacks at other times of the day. If your focus is on weight loss, your snack could be composed of low-calorie fruits, such as apples and pears, or vegetables, such as cherry tomatoes, sliced red bell pepper, celery, etc. If you are not looking to lose weight, or if you have difficulty consuming the quantities recommended at each meal, you can either save some of your meal to finish later or prepare yourself a smoothie (fruit or green). Or, have a snack of bananas.

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What to Expect Next

Understanding Calories
Youll notice in this menu planner that weve shown you how many calories each meal contains. Thats just to give you an idea of how much food you need to eat each day. While you shouldnt start counting calories, its important to understand a few things about the raw food diet. Fruits and vegetables have a high nutrient density, which means that they contain more nutrients per calorie than any other food. However, fruits and vegetables have a low caloric density, which means that they contain fewer calories per pound of food than other foods. The big mistake of most raw food diets is that they dont teach you how to eat enough fruits and vegetables to meet your needs (without relying on huge quantities of fat). Weve done some research, and weve found that most raw-foodists get about 65% of their daily calories from fat. That is 25% more than the average amount in the Standard American Diet, which is already too high. In this 30-day program, weve kept the overall fat content of the diet below 10%. This will allow for maximum detoxification and rejuvenation. After the 30 days, we suggest that you still keep the fat content of your diet at less than 10-15% of total calories. This is the healthiest way to eat raw, as Ive explained extensively in my books and articles.

How Many Calories Do You Need?

Calories are just a measure of energy. They indicate how much energy is available from the food. Calories come from only three nutrients: Carbohydrates and sugar Protein Fat Menu Planner 5

You can use the following list to roughly evaluate how many calories you need. There are three types of caloric needs: Basic Caloric Requirements This is the number of calories that your body needs each day, even if all you do is watch TV. If you eat less than this number of calories, your body will turn to its own fat reserves for calories. I will show you how to properly determine this number while still allowing for some fat-burning to occur. Daily Activities This is the number of calories you will expend or burn in your daily activities, such as cleaning, walking to work, running errands, etc. Fitness Activities This is the number of calories you will expend or burn in your daily fitness activities.

Basic Caloric Requirements

There is a minimum number of calories that you should never go under, even if youre on a program for releasing weight. This is the number of calories your body needs daily, no matter what. Here is how you calculate it: YOUR TARGET WEIGHT IN POUNDS X 10 = BASIC CALORIC REQUIREMENTS For example: If your target weight is 130 pounds, you multiply that by 10, which equals 1300 calories. This would be your required daily minimum, even on a weight loss program.

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Daily Activities & Fitness Activities

This will vary for each person. Someone with sedentary work like mine (on the computer) will use fewer calories than someone who walks a lot each day (such as a postal worker). Fitness activities depend on what you choose to do, and on your overall fitness level. For example: Brisk walk (fast) 30 minutes: 150 calories Jogging (regular pace) 30 minutes: 300 calories Biking (fairly fast) 30 minutes: 275 calories So, without going into the details of every fitness activity, Im going to give you a very rough (but fairly accurate) guideline of how many calories most people require each day. Moderately Active refers to the kind of fitness activities included in our program, as well as walking during the day and running errands (i.e., not being completely sedentary). Fit & Active refers to someone who is already fit (has some muscle mass) and exercises vigorously at least 3 to 5 hours per week. Training Athletes are people doing a more intensive form of training, such as training for a marathon or seriously increasing muscle mass through weight lifting. As you can see from the following table, vegetables have a very low caloric density. Fruits contain enough calories, but youll understand why you have to eat a fair amount. The raw foods richest in calories are fatty foods. However, its easy to eat too many of them, thereby including too much fat in the diet. As we progress in this program, you will receive guidelines on how to determine how much fat to eat every day.

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Average Number of Calories Required Per Day

Daily Diet for Weight Loss (Woman) Daily Diet for Weight Loss (Man) Normal Diet for Woman (Moderately Active) Normal Diet for Man (Moderately Active) Normal Diet for Woman (Fit & Active) Normal Diet for Man (Fit & Active) Normal Diet for Training Athletes or BodyBuilders 1200-1600 calories 1500-1800 calories 1800-2000 calories 2000-2200 calories 2500 calories 3000 to 3500 calories 3500 to 5000 calories or more

Now, to give you an idea of how much raw food you will need to eat, heres the caloric content of common fruits and vegetables.

Average Caloric Content of Fruits and Vegetables

Medium-sized banana Very large banana 1 sweet mango (approx. 1 cup of fruit) 1 apple (medium size) 1 pear (small, 3 per pound) 1 orange (navel, medium) Watermelon, 1 wedge (half a pound) honeydew melon (1 pound) 1 cup strawberries 1 cup blueberries 1 peach (medium size) Vegetables Cherry tomatoes, 1 cup 1 tomato (medium size) 1 head romaine lettuce (1 pound) 1 carrot (medium size) 3 cups mixed salad greens Fatty Foods 1 avocado (Hass) 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon almond butter 1 ounce of almonds (about 22 almonds) 1 ounce of cashews (about 18 cashews) 1 ounce of walnuts (about 14 halves) 1 ounce of macadamia nuts (about 11 nuts) 105 calories 135 calories 100 calories 75 calories 80 calories 80 calories 85 calories 180 calories 50 calories 80 calories 60 calories 30 calories 25 calories 75 calories 25 calories 27 calories 300 calories 120 calories 100 calories 120 calories 160 calories 185 calories 205 calories

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Week 2

Sunday Breakfast Lunch

Enjoy as Many Green Smoothies as You Would Like Today!

Monday
Mono-Melon Bliss Banana Sandwich

Tuesday
Banana Blueberry Brew Pick-Me-Up Green Smoothie TomatoCelery Soup Salad with Non-Fat Dressing

Wednesday
Mango Green Smoothie Banana Sandwich

Thursday
Best Fruit Smoothie Ever Pick-Me-Up Green Smoothie 2 Gazpacho Soup Salad with Non-Fat Dressing

Friday
Mono-Melon Bliss Freds Moms Salad

Saturday
Absolute Persimmon Soup Green Revolution Smoothie

Dinner

Salad with Avocado Dressing

Salad with Tahini Dressing

Green Smoothie Night

Nori Rolls

Indicates a recipe where an ingredient must be soaked in advance

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Shopping List
Week 2 Shopping List For one person Fruits:
Bananas Pears Blueberries Honeydew Melon Mangos Apples Juicing oranges Navel oranges Pineapple Papaya Persimmons Lime Lemons 35 or more 5 3 packs frozen or 4-5 pints fresh 2 medium to large melons 17 medium to large 2 pounds 8 4-5 large oranges 1 golden or small 1 large or 2-3 small 3 3 2

*NOTE: If you cannot find this many mangos, get extra bananas. Replace one mango with 1 banana. If youre a man, or you do not want to lose weight, increase the quantities of fruit to purchase by about 20-30%; or, go a second time to the store to get extras.

Vegetables
Avocado Tomatoes Cucumbers Cherry Tomatoes Red bell pepper Cilantro or dill (fresh) Cilantro Parsley Red onion Zucchini Mixed greens Green onions Kale Swiss Chard 1 medium Hass 10 medium-size 3 (for snacking) 2 pints 1 2 bunches 1 bunch 2 large bunches 1 small onion 3 medium ones 1 bag or 200 grams. 1 bunch 2 large bunches or 3 medium-sized 1 bunch Menu Planner 10

Celery Carrots Beet Romaine Lettuce Baby Spinach Sunflower Sprouts Sprouts of Your Choice

2 heads 5-pound bag 2 beets 2 large heads 1 bag or approx. 200 grams As many as you like As many as you like

Extras on Hand:
Make sure you have these on hand: Fresh garlic Small jar of raw tahini (white sesame butter) Almonds: about 1 cup of dry almonds Sun-dried tomatoes: 1 bag (no salt) Nori Sheets (1 pack)

Replacements:
Weve done our best to create menu plans based on foods that are in season and that are generally available in North America and Europe. However, it is impossible to predict the availability of fresh fruits and vegetables for everyone doing the program. For this reason, weve occasionally included alternate recipes. If you feel the menu plan doesnt work for you, please let us know, and well do our best to give you suggestions for alternative recipes. Remember, it is not necessary to follow the recipes 100%. You can always replace a mango with a banana, an apple with a pear, an orange with a papaya, and so on. You can also replace one type of greens with another. For example, replace kale with romaine, lettuce, or spinach.

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Day 8
Detox Day!
Today is a day of cleansing and rejuvenation. If you recall, the first day of the 30Day Program was a fasting day. What youll be doing once a week, now, is having a day of lighter eating. Not exactly a fast, but a day where you give your body a digestive break. Today, its an all green smoothie day. The meals allowed are: Green smoothies Fresh fruit

You may have any kind of green smoothie that you like, at any time of the day (but try to avoid eating after 7 p.m.). If you dont feel satisfied enough with the green smoothies, you may have fresh fruit as a snack.

Smoothie #1: Banana Blueberry Brew

Total Calories: 450 Ingredients: 1 cup water 3 bananas 1 cup frozen blueberries (or fresh) 1 big handful of parsley 2 leaves of kale Directions: Blend water with bananas first, and add greens progressively and blend until smooth. Use more or less water to reach desired consistency.

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Smoothie #2: Papaya Pudding

Total Calories: 320 Ingredients: 2 cups papaya 2 oranges 3 dates 3 cups of spinach, or other greens of your choice Directions: Blend in papaya and oranges together until the mixture is liquid. Add in the other ingredients and blend until thick.

Smoothie #3: Green Revolution Smoothie

Total Calories: 475 Ingredients: 1 cup water 4 medium-sized bananas 1 handful chard leaves 5-6 medium-sized black kale leaves, or 2-3 large leaves* Directions: Blend all ingredients together until smooth.

*If black kale is not available, use standard green kale or romaine lettuce. Black kale is also called dinosaur kale.

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Day 9
Morning Meal
Mono Melon Bliss
Total Calories: 200-400 (depending on size and sweetness of melon) Ingredients: 1 melon of your choice (honeydew is best) Directions: Cut a medium-sized melon, remove seeds and peel. Cut into pieces.

NOTE: Alternatively, you can choose another kind of fruit for this meal.

Lunch
Banana Sandwich
Total Calories: 400 to 600 (100 calories per medium banana) Ingredients: 4-6 ripe bananas 4-6 large romaine lettuce leaves Directions: Wrap bananas inside lettuce leaves, and eat as a sandwich. Try adding sprouts of your choice for texture and an added kick of protein & nutrients!

Dinner Entre
If you havent had a snack of fruit or smoothie in the afternoon, start this meal by eating one of those two things. Examples: Make a smoothie by blending 2-5 mangos or oranges, or Simply eat 2-5 pieces of fresh fruit of your choice. After having enjoyed that fresh fruit or smoothie, you can wait 15-30 minutes to have the second part of the meal. Menu Planner 14

Salad with Avocado Dressing

Dressing Total Calories: 200-500 Calories from Fat: 130-150 Ingredients: 1 pint (about 2 cups) cherry tomatoes (or 2 medium-sized tomatoes) medium-sized avocado 1 Tbs. lime juice 1 cup fresh dill, cilantro, or parsley Directions: Blend all ingredients together, in the order listed, until smooth.

Salad
Total Calories: 120 Ingredients: 3-4 cups (or more) mixed baby greens Large handful sunflower sprouts 2-3 green onions, chopped 1 cucumber or 1 tomato, diced 1 orange, quartered Directions: Toss salad ingredients together, and use as much dressing as desired. Try adding sprouts of your choice for texture and an added kick of protein & nutrients!

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Day 10
Morning Meal
Banana Blueberry Brew
Total Calories: 450 Ingredients: 1 cup water 3 bananas 1 cup frozen blueberries (or fresh) 1 big handful of parsley 2 leaves of kale Directions: Blend water with bananas first, and add greens progressively and blend until smooth. Use more or less water to reach desired consistency.

Lunch
Pick-Me-Up Green Smoothie
Total Calories: 500 Ingredients: 1 cup water 2 bananas 2 peaches, or 1 mango 1 apple 2 ribs of celery, chopped 2-3 cups spinach Directions: Blend all ingredients and enjoy!

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Dinner
Tomato-Celery Soup
Total Calories: 115 This soup is really simple to makeyoull be surprised! Ingredients: 3 medium-sized tomatoes 6 celery stalks Lime juice to taste (optional) Directions: Blend tomatoes, and add celery stalks progressively. Leave this soup slightly chunky. (In this recipe, the ratio is 2 celery stalks for every tomato.) Try adding sprouts of your choice for texture and an added kick of protein & nutrients!

Salad with Non-Fat Dressing

Blueberry Dressing Total Calories: 175 Ingredients: 1 cups blueberries (you can use frozen) 2 dates, pitted 1 Tbs. lime juice 1 Tbs. lemon juice Directions: Blend all ingredients, and enjoy over your salad! Salad Total Calories: 100-120 Ingredients: 1 cup grated carrot 1 cup grated beet head of lettuce Directions: Chop washed and dried lettuce, and mix in other ingredients. Add dressing to taste. Try adding sprouts of your choice for texture and an added kick of protein & nutrients!

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Day 11
Morning Meal
Mango Green Smoothie
Total Calories: 450 Ingredients: 1 cup water (or more if necessary) 4 mangoes (about 4 cups of fruit) 1 cups parsley 1 cup romaine lettuce Directions: Blend all ingredients in order listed until smooth.

Lunch
Banana Sandwich
Total Calories: 400 to 600 (100 calories per medium banana) Ingredients: 4-6 ripe bananas 4-6 large romaine lettuce leaves Directions: Wrap bananas inside lettuce leaves, and eat as a sandwich. Try adding sprouts of your choice for texture and an added kick of protein & nutrients!

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Dinner Entre
If you havent had a snack of fruit or smoothie in the afternoon, start this meal by eating one of those two things. Examples: Make a smoothie by blending 2-5 mangos or oranges, or Simply eat 2-5 pieces of fresh fruit of your choice. After having enjoyed that fresh fruit or smoothie, you can wait 15-30 minutes to have the second part of the meal.

Salad with Tahini Dressing

Dressing Total Calories: 300-375 (if blueberries are used) Calories from Fat: 200 Ingredients: 1 pint (about 2 cups) cherry tomatoes (or 2 medium-sized tomatoes) 1 cup blueberries (optional) 3 Tbs. tahini (may be replaced by almond butter) 1 Tbs. lemon juice 1 cup fresh dill, cilantro, or parsley (or 1 Tbs. dried dill) Directions: Blend all ingredients together until smooth.

Salad
Total Calories: 75-120 Ingredients: 3-4 cups (or more) mixed baby greens 2-3 green onions, chopped 1 cucumber or 1 tomato, diced 1 cup blueberries (optionaldo not use if you put blueberries in dressing) Directions: Toss all salad ingredients together, and add as much dressing as desired. Try adding sprouts of your choice for texture and an added kick of protein & nutrients! Menu Planner 19

Day 12
Morning Meal
Best Fruit Smoothie Ever
Total Calories: 400 Ingredients: 3 cups mango 1 cups papaya (or, fresh or frozen berries of your choice) 1-2 cups greens of your choice (optional) Optional: throw in a banana or two for extra calories. Directions: Blend all ingredients with enough water to reach desired consistency. If you want to experience a pure fruit smoothie, skip the greens. If you want a light green smoothie taste, add in 1 or 2 cups of greens, such as parsley, spinach, or lettuce.

Lunch
Pick-Me-Up Green Smoothie 2
Total Calories: 600-650 Ingredients: 1 cup water 3 bananas 1 pear 1 cup of mango 2 ribs of celery, chopped 2-3 cups of spinach Directions: Blend all ingredients and enjoy!

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Dinner
Gazpacho Soup
Total Calories: 250 Ingredients: 2 cups tomatoes cup pineapple 1 cup cucumbers 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and diced 1 garlic clove 2 Tbs. lime juice 2 3 cup fresh dill or cilantro 2 3 cup fresh parsley 1 Tbs. large date Directions: Blend all ingredients together. Before serving, add to the mixture: 1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in two 1 cup peeled cucumbers, diced finely.

Salad with Non-Fat Dressing

Blueberry Dressing Total Calories: 175 Ingredients: 1 cups blueberries (you can use frozen) 2 dates, pitted 1 Tbs. lime juice 1 Tbs. lemon juice Directions: Blend all ingredients, and enjoy over your salad!

Salad
Total Calories: 100-120 Ingredients: 1 cup grated carrot 1 cup grated beet head of lettuce Directions: Chop washed and dried lettuce, and mix in other ingredients. Add dressing to taste. Try adding sprouts of your choice for texture and an added kick of protein & nutrients! Menu Planner 21

Day 13
Morning Meal
Mono Melon Bliss
Total Calories: 200-400 (depending on size and sweetness of melon) Ingredients: 1 melon of your choice (honeydew is best) Directions: Cut a medium-sized melon, remove seeds and peel. Cut into pieces.

NOTE: Alternatively, you can choose another kind of fruit for this meal.

Lunch
Freds Moms Salad
Total Calories: 400-550 Ingredients: 3 mangos, peeled, seeded, and chopped 2 tomatoes, diced 1 handful cilantro, chopped small sweet red onion, chopped Directions: Mix all ingredients together in a bowl, and enjoy this unusual combo! Try adding sprouts of your choice for texture and an added kick of protein & nutrients!

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Dinner Green Smoothie Night!

Tonight is a green smoothie night! Make it a party! You may make any green smoothie of your choice, and enjoy as much or as often as youd like. We suggest the following:

Banana Blueberry Brew

Total Calories: 450 Ingredients: 1 cup water 3 bananas 1 cup frozen blueberries (or fresh) 1 big handful of parsley 2 leaves of kale Directions: Blend water with bananas first, and add greens progressively and blend until smooth. Use more or less water to reach desired consistency.

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Day 14
NOTE: For tonights recipe, you need to have soaked almonds handy. Please read the directions ahead of time. We suggest that you soak the almonds in the morning, so that theyll be ready for tonights meal.

Morning Meal
Absolute Persimmon Soup
Total Calories: 650 This dish will blow your mind! Ingredients: 2 cups freshly-squeezed orange juice 2 cups persimmon flesh 2 cups persimmon, diced Directions: Blend the orange juice with 2 cups of persimmon flesh. Pour mixture into a bowl and add it the diced persimmon. If desired, decorate with slices of lime.

NOTE: If you cannot finish this dish, keep the leftovers for your afternoon snack.

Lunch
Green Revolution Smoothie
Total Calories: 475 Ingredients: 1 cup water 4 medium-sized bananas 1 handful chard leaves 5-6 medium-sized black kale leaves, or 2-3 large leaves* Directions: Blend all ingredients together until smooth. *If black kale is not available, use standard green kale or romaine lettuce. Black kale is also called dinosaur kale. Menu Planner

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Dinner
Tonight features a very special recipe that I love to prepare on special occasions. It tastes better than real sushi with rice! The recipe makes enough for 3 or 4 people. (I figured you might want to share!) However, remember that your portion is about a third of the recipe.

Nori Rolls
Serves 3 Total Calories: Approximately 500-600 per person Calories from Fat: 300

Make this first:

ALMOND CARROT PT
Ingredients & Directions: For the basic recipe (double or triple the recipe according to your needs): 1 cup almonds, dry* 2-4 medium carrots The almonds should be soaked 8 hours in water, or overnight. After that, youll homogenize the carrots and almonds to create a pt. The best way to do this is to use a Champion juicer or Green Life juicer (or other similar juicer) with the blank plate on. Alternate between carrots and almonds. You may also use a food processor, or even a blender (more difficult). The idea is to achieve a nice pt consistency. * Soak them 8 hours in advance Note: The more carrots you use, the more juicy (and less fatty) the pt will be. The more almonds you use, the more fatty and rich it will be. It depends on your preference. When you have the pt ready, add to it: 1 lemon (juice of) 3-5 green onions, chopped fine

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THE VEGGIES AND CONDIMENTS

What youll do in the next step is assemble your sushi. But first you want to preparein separate bowlseverything that will go in it. So, you already have your pt prepared and mixed in a bowl. Heres what I recommend that you prepare in the other bowls: Grated zucchini, about 3-4 cups Sprouts (alfalfa, clover, etc.) or lettuce, 3-4 cups Sun-dried tomatoes, a big handful (about cup), soaked* Bowl of water

* Let the sun-dried tomatoes soak for about one hour. If youre in a hurry, simply soak them in boiling water for 5 minutes. (Just bring the water to boil, turn off the heat, and throw in the sun-dried tomatoes.)

ASSEMBLING THE SUSHI

Set up your working space with a cutting board facing you and all the bowls within easy access. On a dry board, place one sheet of nori* horizontally. Scoop a couple of spoonfuls of pt onto the nori sheet. Spread evenly. (Do not put too much pt. Just a nice, thin spread) Add a thin layer of grated zucchini. Add a little bit of sprouts, or lettuce. Add few pieces of sun-dried tomatoes (soaked).

Now, roll the sushi like a cigar. To seal the sushi, put a little water on the edge before you finish rolling it. Cut into small, bit-sized pieces with a sharp knife. Rinse your knife between each cut. Cut very slowly to avoid tearing the nori. * ALTERNATE RECIPE: If you don't like seaweed, wrap the almond pt in romaine lettuce instead!

TIPS:
Do not put too much filling in each roll. Find the ideal proportions. Make different rolls. In some, add extra sun-dried tomatoes; or, only use a certain combination of ingredients and condiments. Its not necessary to serve the sushi with soy sauce; but if your guests are used to that, you could have a little bowl of soy sauce for them to dip their sushi in. Be prepared for awesome feedback! This recipe is always a hit. Im looking forward to hearing your comments about your experience. Let me know how it goes! Menu Planner 26

Final Serving Tips

Serve your sushi on a bed of lettuce, and also include lots of fresh veggies, such as: Cherry tomatoes Sliced cucumbers Red bell peppers Celery sticks Etc.

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