When it’s hot outside and hot food seems like it will only intensify the heat, turn to filling raw vegan meals. People aren’t always in the mood for a salad or smoothie, though. That’s completely fine because you can get creative with recipes like this raw vegan walnut “meat.” The recipe only calls for five ingredients and a food processor. Keep in mind that this “meat” contains a simple mix of seasonings, but you can always bring more flavor to the dish if you have a specific flavor preference.

When it comes to making raw walnut “meat,” the important thing is to not blend the walnuts for too long. If you process the walnuts too much, they will turn into a slimy paste, like an early version of walnut butter. The ideal walnut “meat” retains a small amount of crunch from the walnuts. The blended mixture should look like chopped up ground beef.

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The world of plant-based meats continues to evolve, becoming more popular by the day. The problem with plant-based meats is the amount of processing and preservatives they require. Swapping out antibiotic-rich meat for processed, packaged, plant-based meat is not a healthy switch. It’s actually better to choose whole food options that deliver essential nutrients to the body. 

Some people want to eat less meat while others abstain from meat for cruelty-free reasons. More recently, people have informed themselves on the benefits of plant-based eating and the harmful effects of meat-centric diets. According to research studies, people who follow plant-based diets have better heart health, cognitive function, and less inflammation. Compare that with people who consume meat and dairy and experience excess mucus production, hormonal imbalances, and a higher risk of cancer.

What About Vegan Meat Substitutes?

There are many issues with store-bought vegan meat substitutes. Unfortunately, people are under the impression that plant-based meats are healthier than regular meat. In reality, plant-based meat substitutes contain starches, refined flours, added sugars, natural flavors, preservatives, protein isolates, veggie powders, and unhealthy oils. They are not vegetables, and they are not healthy for you. 

Whole food meat alternatives, however, are a completely different story. You can transform myriad vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and even certain fruits into meaty options. Because you are eating real, whole foods, you absorb the beneficial nutrients that they contain. Consume plants instead of the mutated versions of them that are far from their original state! Continue reading to learn about excellent whole food meat alternatives. 

Mushrooms

These meaty fungi are some of the best meat alternatives you can get. You can grill them, roast them, or sauté them, and they retain their texture. Some people grill portobello mushroom caps and use them in place of burger patties. Others roast king oyster mushrooms because they have a thick, edible stalk. In fact, you can marinate these mushrooms and cook them in stews for a great meat substitute. 

Lentils

Whether you want to use them as a ground beef replacement in a pasta sauce or chili, lentils are the answer. They are rich in protein and offer an earthy texture that holds up during the cooking process. The most popular use of lentils is to put them in soup, but you can also season and cook them like taco meat. They cook easily and any variety will get the job done.

Jackfruit

This may be one of the strangest looking fruits you ever see in your life. If you purchase fresh jackfruit (commonly available at ethnic grocery stores), you’ll see that it is an enormous, green gourd-like fruit. The inside is what you’re after, though. The texture of jackfruit, after you cook it, is very similar to that of shredded meat. You can slow cook fresh jackfruit to make vegan pulled pork or vegan carnitas. It is rich in essential fiber and protein, in addition to antioxidants and beneficial vitamins and minerals. 

Cauliflower

The cauliflower wing craze is out of control, but many people love this option because cauliflower is an excellent whole food meat alternative. If you don’t want to bread the cauliflower and make it unhealthy, slice the entire head into thick “steaks.” You can marinate and grill or roast them just like a thick piece of meat. The best part is that they retain some texture, so you can eat them with a knife and fork. Don’t forget that you can make cauliflower rice if you want to reduce your carb intake. 

Walnuts

If you are familiar with our cleanse approved recipe section (click here to view), you know we love walnut meat. You don’t even need to cook walnuts to transform them into meat. You can pulse them in the food processor with an assortment of spices and add them to lettuce leaves. Top them with freshly made salsa and avocado and you’ve got yourself an amazing, plant-based, raw vegan taco. You can also combine walnut meat with cauliflower rice for a healthy burrito bowl. 

Chickpeas

Because of their neutral flavor, chickpeas take on whatever flavor you like. They have a nutty texture that makes them excellent meat substitutes for soups, stews, curries, tacos, or pasta dishes. You can also blend them up and compress them into burger patties. 

It is possible to follow a meat-free diet and still provide your body with the essential nutrients it needs. These are only some of the many whole food meat alternatives that exist. We encourage everyone to always choose whole food options over processed foods, which include plant-based meats. 

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Using raw walnuts as the base for the “meat,” these tacos are absolutely filling, tasty, and they somehow get better with each bite. It seems like a difficult recipe, but it is actually very easy. Honestly, the hardest part of this recipe is not tearing the cabbage leaves when you peel them off the cabbage head. Good luck with that!

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Lettuce wraps are a classic dish in Southeast Asia, but the filling is typically made from some type of minced meat. We decided to put a raw vegan spin on this dish and make the meat filling out of walnuts. The other vegetables in these wraps add refreshing crunch, and you can use your choice of filling ingredients, as long as they are cleanse approved.

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This raw walnut meat recipe differs from other raw “meat” recipes that we’ve posted before. When you take a bite of this “meat,” you’ll think that you just sautéed some Italian sausage. It can be stuffed into raw lasagna, tossed with zoodles in a pesto sauce, or mixed in with one of our many raw cheese sauces or dips. We hope you like it as much as we do!

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It’s amazing how seasonings can transform ordinary walnuts to taste like zesty, spicy taco meat. When you take a bite that contains some walnut meat, cilantro, tomatoes, lettuce, and the bite of red onion, you’ll think that you’re at a little cleanse-approved cantina!

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The ketogenic diet is one of the most popular fad diets in existence. People are attracted to the diet because of the fact that they can eat butter, bacon, and cheese and lose weight. Well, that’s the lazy way to adhere to the keto diet. Is it possible to remain in ketosis while solely eating plant-based foods? We have the answers and some great recipes in this article. 

What Is The Keto Diet?

The keto-diet is an extremely low-carb diet that focuses primarily on fats and protein. The typical breakdown is about 70% fat, 25% protein, and 5% carbohydrates. The point of eating on this model is to allow your body to enter into ketosis, whereby it begins burning ketones instead of glucose for energy. Many common benefits include decreased cravings, increased metabolism, improved blood pressure, and an increase in muscle mass.

How Does Eating Fat Help The Body Burn Fat?

Typically, people consume excess carbohydrates and sugars, which the body cannot burn fast enough. The ending result is that fat accumulates in the body, typically around the midsection. You’d think that eating a fat-rich diet would increase fat storage, but when you deprive the body of sugar and carbohydrates, the primary fuel sources, the body adapts and begins burning fat for energy. As the body burns fat, it creates ketones that help to naturally increase metabolism.

We often get asked if people can continue to eat keto on a raw vegan diet, which accompanies all of our cleanses. The majority of the fats have to come from olive oil, coconut oil, nuts, seeds, avocados, and MCT oil, but know that you’ll be eating more carbs than the typical keto-diet calls for. This is due to the fact that vegetables and fruits contain natural carbohydrates. The goal is to swap high-starch vegetables for low-carb options that are rich in fats and proteins. Ultimately, you should be focusing on nutrient dense low-carb foods like:

• Leafy green vegetables (spinach, kale, collard greens, and chard)
• Non-starchy vegetables (asparagus, carrot, onions, mushrooms, cauliflower, & peppers)
• Healthy nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and pecans)
• Seeds (chia seeds, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, & flax seeds)
• Healthy fats (coconut oil, MCT oil, & olive oil)

To get you going with keto-approved raw vegan recipes, try the recipes below and let us know how you like them.

Keto-Approved Chocolate Chia Pudding

The great thing about using avocados as the base of chocolate pudding is that they are filled with healthy fats and nutrients. This dessert tastes like a rich dark chocolate bar!

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Keto-Approved Chocolate Avocado Smoothie

Keep your body in ketosis by staying refreshed with this chocolate avocado smoothie. It’s truly the perfect low-carb breakfast smoothie.

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Keto Approved Hemp Seed Tabbouleh

If you have a hankering for Mediterranean food, this recipe will satisfy that craving. Dressed in a tahini sauce, this tabbouleh is delish!

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Keto-Approved Walnut Meat Tacos

After taking one bite of these 100% raw vegan, keto-approved tacos, you’re going to crave them forever. They’re the perfect filling entree!

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Annually observed on October 22^nd, National Nut Day celebrates the healthy nutritious snack that is the nut. Filled with healthy fats, proteins, and energy, nuts have been primary sources of nutrients for humans and animals alike throughout the years. The reason for this is because of their ability to resist decay throughout the winter.

Since ancient history, nuts have been in the human diet. Nuts are excellent sources of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, selenium, potassium, magnesium, folate, copper, and vitamins E and B2, among other nutrients. According to several dietary studies, people who regularly consume raw unsalted nuts are less likely to suffer coronary heart disease. Almonds and walnuts, for instance, can help lower LDL cholesterol levels.

Where Did We Go Wrong?

We had a good thing going by eating raw nuts, but then we decided to roast and coat them with artificial flavorings, sugars, salt, and array of chemicals. What was wrong with regular almonds or walnuts, people? When you eat nuts with all of these processed ingredients, the nutritional properties essentially cancel out. Instead, you consume excess sodium that can lead to cardiovascular disease, instead of fighting cardiovascular disease with the inherent health properties of raw nuts!

Sorry we went on that rant, but it was necessary. To help you celebrate National Nut Day, here are some of our favorite recipes! Let us know which ones you enjoy in the comments below.

Fuji Apple Walnut Salad With A Maple Vinaigrette

Get ready to experience love at first bite. It’s a mouthwatering salad that hits salty, sweet, crunchy, and herbaceous notes on the palate.

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Autumn Roasted Vegetables With Apples & Pecans

This colorful side dish is the perfect way to showcase some of fall’s best produce items. The pecans and cranberries make it extra tasty.

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The Ultimate Cashew Cheese Recipe

This is truly the mother cheese sauce of the raw vegan diet because it can be transformed into a dip, sauce, dressing, or firm raw cheese.

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Sausage-Style Walnut Meat

Whether you want to make raw pizza, raw pastas, or raw wraps, this sausage-style walnut meat is the perfect, herbaceous meat replacement.

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Banana Almond Overnight Oats

Don’t have time to make breakfast during your busy mornings? You can have an easy grab-and-go breakfast by making this the night before.

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Let’s face it, people love tacos; that’s the long and short of it. The beauty is that there are so many variations of this easy to make food. In a survey that consisted of 1,000 people, 19 out of each 20 people said that they loved tacos. The taco is the perfect social food with the culinary power to unify a group of strangers.

The possibilities are endless when it comes to the different combinations of toppings and fillings you can use in taco recipes. You don’t have to be a carnivore to enjoy tacos because there are myriad recipes that showcase healthy, vegan, and even raw renditions of this culinary creation.

It’s hard not to get excited about tacos, which is why we have four amazing taco recipes for you to try today. If you make one or more of them, please comment below and let us know how you liked the recipe(s).

Raw Taco Meat Romaine Boats

Add some Latin flavors to your raw diet by making these raw romaine tacos. These will leave your taste buds wanting more after each bite!

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Jackfruit Carne Asada

Jackfruit has become increasingly popular within the last year because of its ability to mimic the texture of meat when cooked. The key to good carne asada is not the meat; rather, it is the way you season the dish. And this dish has all the seasonings you could imagine!

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Raw Walnut Meat Tacos

These tacos come together quickly for a light, healthy dish. Tacos are the perfect social food, so assemble the tacos and dig in.

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Crispy Chickpea Tacos With A Tahini Dressing

Get ready to experience some powerful flavors! With some tangy notes and hints of spice, these chickpea tacos are perfect for dinner!

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Did the ketogenic diet scare you away from eating fruit? Despite what you may have read, keto-approved fruit is a real thing. The keto diet does not make you to say goodbye to fruit forever, but it is integral to know that not all fruits are keto-friendly.

Many fruits have a high fructose content, and fructose is a big “no no” for people trying to remain in ketosis. Excess fructose is metabolized by the liver, which turns it into fat that typically gets stored in the abdominal area. Fructose-rich fruit need to be omitted from the keto diet in order to avoid blood sugar spikes, which releases insulin (also known as the fat storage hormone). You don’t want your body retaining fat if you are trying to kick it into ketosis.

Why Must You Limit Sugar?

Processed sugar and sugar in fruit are far from the same thing. Sugar is a carbohydrate, and the goal is to drastically limit carbohydrates on the keto diet. Excess sugar consumption can lead to blood sugar spikes, causing you to crave foods you are trying to avoid on keto. Sugar has the ability to trigger the reward and craving areas in the brain, similar to the effects of addictive drugs.

While high-sugar fruits like bananas, apples, mangos, watermelon, and peaches should be avoided on keto, not all fruits are bad. Yes, fruit must be limited, but it is not forbidden to eat certain low-sugar fruits. The important thing is keeping track of your net carb intake. Remaining in ketosis means that carbs should only comprise 5-10% of your total caloric intake each day. You calculate your net carbs be subtracting fiber from total carbs. There is no reason to count fiber on keto because it doesn’t impact blood glucose levels. That’s why you pay attention to net carbs. Now that you know all that, let’s explore the best keto fruits.

Avocados

Avocados probably have fewer carbs than any other fruit. They should be a staple in every keto person’s diet because of the healthy fats, minerals, fiber, protein, and vitamins they contain. When you consider that half of a medium avocado only has one gram of net carbs, you can see why it is the ultimate keto fruit.

Olives

With only one gram of carbs per 100 grams, olives were made to be on the keto fruit list. Olives, specifically extra virgin olive oil, contain heart-healthy fats that can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Olives are also beneficial for bone health!

Blackberries

Blackberries are rich in powerful antioxidants that help to reduce inflammation and fight free radicals in the body. They contain 4.9 grams of carbs per 100 grams and they actually lower blood glucose levels. Make sure to include blackberries in your keto diet!

Tomatoes

The great thing about tomatoes is that you can include them in myriad recipes. They are rich in micronutrients and contain a cancer-fighting carotenoid known as lycopene. They only contain 2.7 grams of carbs per 100 grams!

Star Fruit

This tropical fruit is not always available, but you should get your hands on it when it is. Rich in powerful antioxidants and electrolytes, star fruit contains 4.2 grams of carbs per 100 grams. It is amazingly delicious and is a great source of vitamin C.

Coconut

If you have been on keto for a while, you should already have coconut oil or coconut milk stocked in your pantry. Coconut is the perfect ingredient for fat bomb recipes, and it is useful for making low-carb snacks. Coconut meat contains only 6.25 grams of carbs per 100 grams, and it is rich in medium-chain triglycerides, which the body uses for instant energy production.

Other Keto-Approved Fruits

• Lemons & Limes
• Raspberries
• Strawberries
• Gooseberry
• Blueberries

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