3 Easy No-Cook Meals
The nutritionist behind the blog Choosing Raw shares a few of her raw food staples.
By Gena Hamshaw

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Breakfast
Mix chia seeds (an excellent source of calcium) with sliced banana, almond milk, and nuts. As the chia seeds absorb liquid, the mixture turns into a thick pudding.

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Lunch
Spread a savory nut butter on collard green leaves and roll them up. Enjoy your "wraps" along with a tasty salad and raw crackers. (Hamshaw likes the brands Two Moms in the Raw and Brad's Raw.)

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Dinner
Shave a raw zucchini with a vegetable peeler and toss the ribbons with an "Alfredo" sauce—a blend of cashews (soaked in water for six hours), miso, paprika, lemon, and garlic.
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From the January 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine