The only downfall with this Raw Carrot Cake, is that you dont get to fill your house with the wonderful aroma of it baking. The good news, is, you dont heat up the house cooking it either.

Recently I had a craving for carrot cake. Nothing too sweet, but full of spicy flavour.
I decided to try a raw version to see what I could come up with.

The ingredients were easy, lots of grated carrot and lots of spices.

Other than the dates and apple, I did not add any sweetener, but if you would like it a little sweeter, you could add some agave or stevia to taste. I am more a salty and savory person. A bag of potato chips doesnt stand a chance around me. I will eat the whole bag (regardless of size) in one sitting.

This is perfect for the summer as it is…

“The fact is that the blue planet is literally being destroyed by meat production.”

That’s a slightly more edified version of my blunt mantra: “Meat is killing the planet.” (It’s also killing lots of people, but even that doesn’t seem to get a meat-lover’s attention).

Think it’s hyperbole? Not really–though it is a very hard reality to accept:

Launched in 1995, Tasty Bite specializes in Indian and pan-Asian cuisine, offering convenient meals which require no cooking or refrigeration, and contain no preservatives. According to their website, Tasty Bite plays an active role in their community, providing food for disaster relief and scholarships for the children of their factory workers. In addition, 80% of the energy used in Tasty Bite’s factory comes from renewable resources.

Tasty Bite offers 27 different products (as of this posting), which are free of animal ingredients. Ranging in size from 8.8-10 ounces, each pouch can be heated and ready to eat in 90 seconds or less. Having been given the opportunity to try six of these products, below you will find a review for each.

Ginger Lentil Rice

A “ginger-flavored long grain rice tossed with brown lentils and red peppers,” this Ginger Lentil Rice (pictured above left) is flavored just enough so as not to create…