A little info on raw food diets

I was raised vegetarian from the time I was able to eat food until I went to high school. I recently went back to being a vegetarian and ran into an old friend of mine who happened to be a vegan.  We started talking and she mentioned that she wasn’t just a regular vegan; she was a raw food vegan.  Now this peaks my curiosity since I don’t know that much about raw food diets.  We start talking and I’m amazed at the fact that she eats all her food totally and completely raw.

So what exactly did she mean by having a raw food diet? Well let me share my enlightening experience with you.  Individuals who enjoy a staple diet of raw foods, do not heat their foods at all.  Of course you are probably thinking, like I was thinking, isn’t that hard on your digestion?  And it isn’t nor is it hard on your digestion.  It’s just the opposite.  While the reality is, plenty of us use raw foods in our diets on a regular basis.  Even those individuals who don’t eat what we would consider a healthy diet.  When you cut a tomato or eat a salad that is eating raw food. 

I know what you are thinking.  To do this 100% of the time for all of your meals, WOW!!!!  Believing that if they heat their food to anything over 106 degrees, would kill the nutrients that are found in raw foods, they choose not to do so.  And believe it or not, there are very healthy proponents found in eating foods raw.  But let me clarify what I mean by raw foods.  I’m not talking about meat and fish or poultry.  We are talking about nuts, fruits and vegetables.  And yes you can live on nuts, fruits and vegetables and be healthy. 

You don’t need to cook broccoli to get the calcium from it.  Actually you would get a larger amount of calcium from a raw head of broccoli than you would from a glass of milk. Go take a look and see how the raw food diets could be helpful in maintaining good health.  While this is not a diet for everyone, there are some individuals that can do it and enjoy it. 

I’m going to take some time and explore this option a little more, I’m not saying that I’m going to change from being a vegetarian to eating a raw food diet, but I’m willing to take a closer look.  Stay tuned, I should have some very interesting things to share about raw food diets really soon.

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