Raw foods make a delicious meal

A year and a half ago, Angelena Bosco of Rainbow went on a raw food diet to try to lose weight. Eight months and 45 pounds later, she decided she had found a better way to live. “The human body is meant to process plant foods [not meat or refined, processed foods],” she said.

Bosco now eats a partly raw diet with the goal of “feeling healthy and preventing disease, aches and pains.” “It is very calming when you eat raw, very peaceful,” she added. Her mood swings went away, as sugar is a depressant to her.

Inspired by her weight loss and newfound sense of wellbeing, Bosco took raw food classes...