Here's a quick list of products and books I find very helpful in fostering healthier habits.
Kitchen Tools and Equipment
Omega 8006 Nutrition Center (slow juicer)*
Omega VRT350 Juicer (vertical, slow juicer)*
Breville Dual-Disc Juice Extractor (this was the first juicer I bought — super fast!)
Vitamix 5200 (I got mine at a Costco “road show.”)
Michael Metz, Ceramic Artist (my brother-in-law is a talented ceramic sculptor who creates beautiful platters, vases and urns)
Cookbooks and Un-Cookbooks
Ani's Raw Food Essentials by Ani Phyo
Ani's Raw Food Kitchen by Ani Phyo
Appetite for Reduction by Isa Chandra Moscowitz
Clean Food by Terry Walters
The Conscious Cook by Tal Ronnen
Living Raw Food by Sarma Melngailis
Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special by the Moosewood Collective
Raw Food Real World by Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis
Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future by David Wolfe
Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moscowitz and Terry Hope Romero
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison
* gifted