Raw food and children in winter time

What to watch out for during the wintertime and in general

During the wintertime there is obviously not as much sun light
as there is during the rest of the year.

We need the sun to produce Vitamin D.
Vitamin D is needed for developing strong teeth and bones.
It is especially important for children to get enough, because they are still growing.

Last winter, when we stayed here(in the UK),
we haven't been careful enough with it and Ronja developed some little cavities.

I was always thinking “ oh what is this Vitamin D – hype “ all about...but now I learned it and I because I don't want you to make the same mistakes I share my knowledge with you.
You can make sure to have enough by using a supplement and eat nettles.

The next thing missing during the wintertime is the warmth. So some people maybe decide to have some steamed vegetables or cooked Quinoa . But, you don't really need that.
To get warm in the winter you should start to move yourself and your children.
Either have a dance in the house or go outside and play .
It truly is the best thing to stay warm and besides that it gives your whole
system a good workout. And when your system is working good, you don't feel cold.

Go outside . Even when you can't see the sun, it is still there and you can catch some sunlight by being outside. We tend to stay in the house , because it is warmer inside. You look outside and all feels cold, dark and depressing. But as soon as you wrapped yourself up and go outside, you will start to notice , that the sun is shining a little or the the birds are still singing.


Another thing , I personally really miss during the winter time are ripe fruits.
It is really depressing to go to the store and find nothing else than carrots,
hard , unripe mangoes and maybe some apples.

I am convinced, that tropical fruits are essential for raising raw children.
With tropical fruits I mean things like ripe mangoes, jack fruit, durian, coconuts.

Tropical fruits are filled with sunlight .
So you get your sunlight from the inside instead of the outside.

The two families I know, raising raw children without supplementing ,
are really into coconut and ripe fruits.

The last thing, which is really important is to make sure , that your children have
greens, preferable wild edibles.
In case you wonder- yes, you can find them during the winter time.
And we for example started to grow them in our back garden.

Wild edibles and greens (like kale) are packed with minerals like iron and calcium,which is needed for growing. When you eat them together with your juicy, ripe, sweet tropical fruits it is easy to have them and give them to your child. A piece of fruit with a piece of green.

When your child doesn't want to eat the greens, try to use the kale for juicing or smoothies.
You can have banana smoothie with spinach or kale.
The sweetness of the banana takes away the bitterness.

With all these tips you make sure, that your child is healthy and developing good.
If you want to learn more, feel free to read my book “Raising raw children”. You can order your copy at http://www.therawfoodfamily.com/raising-raw-children.php

The perfect place for raw food children!

We are still celebrating our long, long holiday in the warm tropics, enjoying every day with appreciation and gratitude.
We have found the “perfect” beach here on the islands for our raw food children, were we stay right now. All our kids said that they want to move to that beach, and stay there for a couple of years.



Once we set a foot on that beach, they all run of doing different things. They only come by to our place, to grab some food, and then they are off again, to play in the warm sea, built a sand castle, swing in a hammock, or do other things.

We visit this beach every second day and really think of moving here. It is just so good and fair for our raw kids to live in a warm country, close to the sea. They can be so free!
Apart from our faboulus holiday we are busy in the world wide web.

If you haven't heard about it: We will do a free Teleclass this Wednesday for all parents, who want to know how they can increase the health level of their children, by eating more raw food.

This Free Teleclass will give information on:

- The nutritional needs of children

- How you can satisfy these needs with Raw food

- Is a 100% raw food diet suitable for children?

- What altenatives are there?

- Tricks how to make your children eat more raw food

- How we live this lifestyle as a family

This live call will be available for everyone, and if you are interested you can sign up at
http://www.TheRawfoodfamily.com/free-teleseminar-sign-up.php

We would love to see you there, and give you even more information. Apart from that, we would like to wish you a great week together with all your loved ones. Enjoy your life

Happy children, healthy children!

Today we want to take a closer look at happiness.

What does happiness actually mean to you?
Is it, that you are not sad, or does it mean, that you could embrace everyone? Are you calm, or do you want to shout it out?
What does it really mean to you?


Think about this one for a moment,.....






The nature of joy and happiness is simple.It just is!



There is nothing you have to do for it, and the best way to understand is, to carefully watch your children.

They can be so happy by doing the most simple things. If we could only let them be what they want to be, things would be much easier. They Are born with the simple but wise knowledge of happiness.

It can happen in the process of growing up, that you will forget this easy but so important task.
Learn from your children!

We adults with our smart and educated minds, are far to often the block for the happiness of our children.

There is a little story we want to share here on this topic.

From 2005 to 2006 we were travelling around the world with our children.
We did not have much money at that point of our travel, and were on our way home. We missed our last bus bringing us home and had to hitchhike.

We were standing for a long time in the middle of nowhere, and no car would stop for us.

Suddenly it started raining on top of our "serious adult" problems we experienced.

Kathi and I were in a really bad mood, but than we realized what ourkids were doing.

They were playing and laughing outside in the rain. We saw them being so happy, with what they were doing, that we instantly forgot our troubles and joined them.

The next moment a car stopped, and took us all the way home.



The bottom line is, that children are truly happy by nature. They still know the beauty of simple things. There is nothing we have to do for it.

The one and only thing is, not to trouble them with our own stuff, which is sometimes easier said than done!

We think far to much. Our children are so good teachers in this important lesson of life. Watch them, join them and simple feel!

All our love!
The Rawfoodfamily!

Discover the secrets how you can raise heappy and healthy children at our website
http://www.TheRawfoodfamily.com