Supercharge Me...

30 Days Raw

Our good friend Dave handed us this RAW-cumentary since he knows we're into eating right (most of the time) and healthy living. We just watched it and would like to send out kudos to Dave Flaton (he's the editor of the film and has Spirit in the Sky playing on his site). Great job. We're inspired!

Supercharge Me is about one woman's journey to fit into a showgirl costume for hallowe'en. At 152 lbs, she checks herself into a raw foods institute in San Diego, CA. For 3 weeks, Jenna undergoes an intense detox program. In one scene, we are even treated to an in-depth colonics session. The audience actually sees a session taking place! That's mighty gross. In all fairness, the film tells its viewers that folks with a weak stomach had better leave the room for approximately 5 minutes and 16 seconds.

In the three weeks that she is detoxing, Jenna loses 14 lbs, drops cholesterol levels (good and bad), blood sugar levels, blood pressure and becomes slightly anemic. How does this come about? To begin, her first three days at the institute, she is on a juice fast. No outside food is allowed on the campus and the stove/oven are disconnected in the dorm rooms. Along with the raw foods diet, the detox participants engage in light exercise and classes on digestion and spirituality.

Filmed and edited in the same vein as Morgan Spurlock's Supersize Me, this raw-cumentaray is a really cool expose on the raw food world. We learn about enemas, implants, wheat grass, colonics and sun burgers. Did you know you can eat chocolate on a raw foods diet? Ice cream and custard also somehow find their way into the raw foods menus.

James and I are pretty sure we could never enjoy a raw foods diet. Things like ice cream, coffee and lemon heads stand in my way. James got a deer in the headlights look when I suggested we try the diet, even though he later pointed out to me the passage in the book of Daniel where [Daniel] fasts from all rich foods, eating only vegetables and drinking only water. How about you all? Is anyone out there a raw foods fan? Let me know what you think.


Here is one recipe that I found linked to from the Super Charge Me site. Feast your eyes on this!

Asian Noodle Salad with Sesame Vinaigrette

I love this salad, definitely one of my favorites. You don't have to be exact with the measurements for the salad part, just make as much as you want and throw it all in a big bowl and toss with the dressing. I'm always surprised at how much I eat of this salad, but once you toss all the veggies with the dressing, it sort of shrinks down in size. Well, that's my story anyways, and I'm sticking to it. It just tastes so darn good, all that crunchiness and sweet and salt and spiciness! Yum.

Instructions:

Whisk together all of the ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl. In a large mixing bowl, toss the salad ingredients with the dressing and serve.

Recipe Credits:
Recipe by Vanessa Sherwood

Ingredients

Salad
1 1/2 Cup Shredded green cabbage
1 1/2 Cup Shredded Napa cabbage
1 Cup Shredded red cabbage
1 Cup Sliced baby bok choyr
1 Cup Mung bean sprouts
1 Young Coconut
Young Coconut Meat Sliced into thin noodles
1/4 Cup Cilantro leaves
1/4 Cup Hemp Seeds
Dressing Ingredients
1/4 Cup Cold pressed sesame oil (olive oil can be used as a substitute)
2 Tablespoon Agave Nectar
1 Large Clove Garlic Minced
1 Teaspoon Toasted Sesame Oil
1 Red Thai Pepper Minced
1 Teaspoon Minced Ginger
1 Teaspoon Himalayan Crystal Salt

To see a trailer of the film, click your little mouse right here. You can also check out Jenna's website at SuperChargeMe dot com