Jax
28-07-2009, 09:18 PM
I prefer to term it as 'lifestyle' as it kind of encompasses all areas of your life really, instead of raw food 'diet' which sounds restrictive and that you're likely to be going without, when that really isn't the case!!
Your raw level can be anywhere from say 20% raw to 100%, and 100% raw foodists are the ones that you sometimes hear say they are High Level Raw, that would mean that they are probably not even eating foods that have been dehydrated. Some of the raw recipes that you see around require heating on a low heat so as not to kill the enzymes and nutrients, the food must not be heated over 110F
Taken from Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_food_diet)as it defines it all quite well, there's far more information on this link though so please do visit it;
Raw foodism (or rawism) is a lifestyle promoting the consumption of un-cooked, un-processed, and often organic foods as a large percentage of the diet. If 100% of a person's total food consumption is raw food, he/she is considered a raw foodist or living foodist. Raw foodists typically believe that the greater the percentage of raw food in the diet, the greater the health benefits - some of these health benefits are evident here on this site, we have Diabetic Type 1 members who are reversing their effect of diabetes (http://www.rawinuk.com/showthread.php?t=256), another who has seen remarkable results for M.E (http://www.rawinuk.com/showthread.php?t=321), and then there's my own story fighting candida (http://www.rawinuk.com/showthread.php?t=197&highlight=candida).
"The principle behind a raw food diet is that uncooked vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and sprouted grains provide your body with the best nutrition. In their natural state, these foods contain much more life energy, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs, etc., than when they are cooked." - Natural Choices
And of course if you are eating as close to nature as you can, you will generally be eating locally produced foods which then helps the environment and essentially cuts down on food miles, except for the more exotic fruits such as young thai coconuts and durian, so bear that in mind when reproducing a recipe ;)
Your raw level can be anywhere from say 20% raw to 100%, and 100% raw foodists are the ones that you sometimes hear say they are High Level Raw, that would mean that they are probably not even eating foods that have been dehydrated. Some of the raw recipes that you see around require heating on a low heat so as not to kill the enzymes and nutrients, the food must not be heated over 110F
Taken from Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_food_diet)as it defines it all quite well, there's far more information on this link though so please do visit it;
Raw foodism (or rawism) is a lifestyle promoting the consumption of un-cooked, un-processed, and often organic foods as a large percentage of the diet. If 100% of a person's total food consumption is raw food, he/she is considered a raw foodist or living foodist. Raw foodists typically believe that the greater the percentage of raw food in the diet, the greater the health benefits - some of these health benefits are evident here on this site, we have Diabetic Type 1 members who are reversing their effect of diabetes (http://www.rawinuk.com/showthread.php?t=256), another who has seen remarkable results for M.E (http://www.rawinuk.com/showthread.php?t=321), and then there's my own story fighting candida (http://www.rawinuk.com/showthread.php?t=197&highlight=candida).
"The principle behind a raw food diet is that uncooked vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and sprouted grains provide your body with the best nutrition. In their natural state, these foods contain much more life energy, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs, etc., than when they are cooked." - Natural Choices
And of course if you are eating as close to nature as you can, you will generally be eating locally produced foods which then helps the environment and essentially cuts down on food miles, except for the more exotic fruits such as young thai coconuts and durian, so bear that in mind when reproducing a recipe ;)