Foods for Weight Loss

Fresh carrot juice - carrot juice - (home-pressed or pasteurized) is rich in β-carotene, a pro-vitamin A. Organic quality?

Coconut chips are a tasty snack that can also be used in the kitchen to enhance muesli, sweet or savory dishes. Raw? Organic?

The lychee is considered a symbol of love in southern China. Its white flesh is very juicy when raw and tastes sweet and sour. Available organically.

Many pumpkins are edible both raw and cooked. See also vegan pumpkin recipes. Bitter gourd: do not use even cooked.

Sprouted buckwheat has high-quality protein and many vitamins and minerals. It is easy to prepare yourself and results in raw and possibly organic quality.

Quinoa is available peeled, raw and organic. The saponins in the shell would make unpeeled pseudocereals almost inedible.

The sweet-tasting pistachios are eaten raw or roasted as a snack, salty or sweet in chocolates, desserts or to refine dishes. Organic?

Black mustard seeds are a digestive spice that is usually ground raw before consumption. The leaves (organic), the mustard herb, are used in salads.

Plantains, vegetable bananas or mealy bananas (Musa paradisiaca) can only be eaten raw when they are fully ripe. Cooking, frying or baking are common ways of pr

Dark chocolate with 70-85% cocoa content is vegan and available in organic quality (organic). Whether it is really raw (drying, fermentation) is questionable.

Amaranth (amaranth seeds, kiwicha, raw) contains a balanced amino acid composition and 14% more protein than grains. Gluten-free. Organic?

Pistachios are available raw and roasted. They are a tasty but unhealthy snack - even without added salt. Organic?

Real Chinese star anise (organic, Illicium verum) is used primarily as a spice in the kitchen, but also as a medicinal plant.

The nutty-tasting, aromatic wild rice is not a wild form of rice, but a water grass, hence also called water rice (raw?, organic?).

Kañiwa (Cañihua) is a gluten-free pseudocereal. The small seeds are rich in protein, fiber, iron and secondary plant substances when eaten raw. Organic?

With their sweet taste, dried, sweetened cranberries are particularly suitable for desserts and pastries. Raw? Organic?

The cranberry-orange sauce with apple and fresh ginger is particularly suitable for Christmas dishes and can be prepared as a separate recipe.

Unsalted organic almond butter is quick to make yourself, but very high in energy. It is only raw if the unpeeled almonds are not roasted.

In addition to starch, potato flour also contains fiber and protein. The flour is made from boiled potatoes, so it is not raw, but is available organically.

The Russet variety is a floury potato. Only small amounts of it are digestible raw because of the solanine. Organic quality?