Raw News

P.L. Thomas & Co, Inc. announced today that it has launched a line of ingredients that offer a fruit and vegetable 'food replacement' experience in consumer food and beverage products.

With all the hype about vegetarian and gluten-free diets, it is surprising there isn't more discussion about buckwheat, a grain substitute that, despite its name, is naturally gluten-free.

According to the weather report in Houston for the next week, you can expect more hot, humid weather and little rain to put a dent in the heat.

Cookies for breakfast? Yes, how delicious! The kids love them in the summer to start off our days - and they're filled with lots of good vitamins.

Do you want to learn how to cook with roses? How about rose pesto? How healthy is cooking with roses? Folkloric medicine suggests rose water to clear the sinuses or rose water cookies made with almond meal.

Delicious smells waft from the kitchen, last-minute details are managed and an endless parade of people pop through the front door to ask for a moment of Matthew Kenney's time.

When one mentions the Cashew Curry Hummos to the staff at the Kalamazoo People's Food Co-op , they respond with a chuckle.

Happybelly Box is a new, allergy-friendly monthly subscription service and online food shop that offers a collection of gluten, dairy and allergen-free samples delivered directly to their customers' doors.

We're celebrating the ESSENCE Body Issue this month! In an effort to get our bodies and health in tip-top shape, we invited six ESSENCE staffers to try a 3-day juice detox.

Years ago, I wondered why everyone was so obsessed with kale. Seems you couldn't turn around in the Whole Foods parking lot without hearing the k-word.

Converting to a raw diet comes with many benefits . What is often less discussed is the downsides of going raw.

Two Montreal entrepreneurs want people to rethink their food choices in an effort to improve their health and that of the planet.

The concept of consuming 20 pounds of body-cleansing fruits and veggies in a day can seem a both uplifting and daunting.

While eating raw might seem as simple as grabbing produce straight from the ground, raw foodists still want creativity in their diet and so have embraced modern technology to concoct everything from raw dehydrated flax crackers and kale chips.

The popularity of juicing has exploded over the past three years. Visit any major city these days and you can find hip little mom-and-pop juice spots all over.

Looking more like her 80-year-old husband's granddaughter and either of her children's older sister, Annette credits her meatless diet of more than 40 years for her radiant youthfulness and her physical vitality.

Orange juice may rule at the breakfast table, but many people are trading in their OJ for grassy green juices pressed from nutrient-rich veggies.

"Going green" is a double entendre. If you eat more greens, in turn, the planet benefits as well.

If eating raw is so good for you, why are not more people doing it? There are a plethora of reasons apathy, preference, price, knowledge, etc.

FullyRaw Juice will begin selling in Houston, yet the business plans calls for expansion into the Texas and national markets.