Clean By Dr. Alejandro Junger - Book Launch Party

Tonight, my husband and I were invited (by Dhru of WLIR) to attend a book launch party hosted by Donna Karan at the Urban Zen Foundation. The book is called Clean and it's written by Alejandro Junger, M.D. I haven't read the book yet, but I picked up a copy tonight. While flipping through it once we came back to the hotel room, I saw some recipes in the back for animal product-based meals - darn. I know Dr. Junger is a fan of Raw/Living foods (yay!), and he has some recipes for Raw beverages, soups, etc in his book. I really can't say much more about the book because I haven't read it yet (I plan to while on this trip). And, although I'm unhappy about recipes that include animal products, it's possible that the book can serve as a bridge to some healthier eating (including some vegan and raw food) for people who are completely oblivious to alternatives to the Standard American Diet.

They served loads of fresh veggies and hummus dip, along with some fabulous dolmas. Plus, the bar was awesome: green juice, green smoothie, mango smoothie, coconut water, dark chocolate covered (maybe it was even Raw) goji berries & banana chips, and a bowl full of mulberries. Now, let me tell you... that's my kind of bar! At the end of the night they also had bowls of Raw Revolution Bars for the taking. Yum! 

While we were there, we chatted with Sarma (PF&W), Vanessa (Gnosis Chocolate), Dhru (WLIR), and Gala Darling (iCing). 

Update (June 13, 2009) - I have started reading Clean and the first couple of chapters have been very good. I look forward to reading more.