Adventures in lunching at the Raw Can Roll Cafe!

Sampler Platter - Hummus, Veggie Crisps, Thai Spring Rolls,
Garden Salad, Delicate Pasta, and two types of dressing, including
Japanese Citrus Ginger. And no, it did not taste like one big salad! 

I recently had a lunch-time adventure at the
Raw Can Roll Cafe in Douglassville, PA. The idea of working more raw foods into my diet sounded good in theory and I figured that if I could get someone else to make my lunch for me, all the better! Never having been to a raw foods restaurant before, I have to admit that as intrigued as I was, I felt a bit skeptical...exactly how exciting   could a bunch of carrot sticks and celery stalks get? Would it all just taste like one big salad? I had previously heard good things about "going raw" from my Mom*, so I figured I'd give this raw lunch a shot. As it turns out, this little Cafe was right on the money and got me inspired to eat more raw food. The combinations of flavors, textures and colors were both creative and delicious. The veggie tortilla crisps and Jimica salad were amazing. I've been dreaming of them ever since.

Leah enjoying Thai Coconut Juice straight
from a Thai Coconut!

Common food allergens like dairy, eggs, and gluten weren't an issue either. If you have food allergies, then you know what a pain the %&# it can be to barrage restaurant chefs and wait-staff with questions about what is "safe" to eat. My friend Leah came with me to check out the Cafe. Between the two us, we have 3 food allergies and lactose intolerance. Fun dinner company, right? After asking the initial, "Is your food really dairy/peanut/gluten-free?", we were completely set. Sweet! What's even better, I left the cafe feeling completely satiated.  Definitely check out their webpage for photos of their food and make the pilgrimage out to Douglassville if you can - it is so worth it!

Raw Can Roll Cafe

39 Old Swede Road 

Douglassville, PA 19512

*I often joke that I was that kid in elementary school who brought a sandwich on whole grain bread (not Wonder Bread, sigh!) along with carrots and raisins and juice to lunch. I think it goes without saying that next to no one ever wanted to trade lunches with me in the cafeteria. While I went through various food-rebellions growing up, now as an adult I practically kiss the ground whenever I think about my mother and all of the nutritional wisdom that she's passed on - THANKS MOM:)