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 Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:42 pm
Dija, before going all-out raw, I recommend you visit Beyond Vegetarianism and read up on their materials. Just for balance.
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:49 pm
Uh, yeah sure. I've only been in the veg community for over 20 years and a chef for 15. I think I've seen my share of militant vegans, eating disorders and s**t. Preach to the kiddoes.
Did you even read what I said?
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:38 am
Djia Good god, I just read Ani Phyo's cookbook and now I totally want to try raw. I remember back when I was a macrobiotic vegan I had wanted to try raw, but this was ages ago and I would go to message boards and all the posts would be like "I can't manage to eat 12 bananas a day, HELP!" and I'd be like omg wow, why ; ;? But now the gourmet set has found raw and it seems so much more fun. Now that banana thing is termed "Monofooding". Cute, really. I doubt I can go 100% raw because winter in Chicago ... at some point I seriously will need a hot drink or soup. But 100% in the warm weather is doable. Have you made Ani's raw donut holes? They are so good and I think the recipe is located on her blog. The taste seriously mimics classic cake donuts. I've heard of people slowly heating food in a pot or the dehydrater to a luke-warm temperature, but I agree that it is much easier in the summer where you tend to eat light anyways. I think 100% raw is like claiming you're a level 5 vegan. xd Organic, seasonal foods with a high percentage of raw sounds ideal to me. Soup is too good in the cold weather to pass up. 3nodding The raw freedom community is a nice message board to visit if you haven't heard of it before. http://www.rawfreedomcommunity.info/forum/forum.php
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:34 pm
i'm considering going raw in the future, but i have done zero research on it and am only four months into being vegan >>;
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:35 pm
Artistic Mystic I'm a bit skeptical about some of the raw-food advocates, claiming to only eat non-proccessed foods, while the main tool they use is even called a "food proccessor" neutral You have to think about this for a second. When you talk about processed foods, you're talking about the whole process of the food being covered in additives, drowned in preservatives, super-heated/super-cooled, sprayed with color . . . . I could go on. When you talk about food processors, it's a whole other ball game. A food processor, in its very simplest form, is nothing more than your average blender. So, if they talk about using non-processed foods (say they get their fruits organically grown at the local farm), and use it in the food processor (chop up those berries in the blender), it's really not at all hypocritical. Long story short, in case what I said doesn't make sense: Processed foods = additives, preservatives, food dye, etc Food processor = Blender
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:15 am
I don't think I would ever be into a totally raw food diet. I don't mean to bag on it, but the theories behind it seem a little... underdeveloped. While cooking does change the properties in foods, it doesn't always have to be in a bad way. My Mama used to tell me that while eating lots of fresh fruit and vegetables was important, I should also eat lots of dried and cooked fruits and vegetables, to get a wider range of benefits. Talk to an Ayurvedic lifestyle practitioner, I doubt they'd agree with the raw diet way of thinking. Although, I'm curious about something. What's the raw food diet-er standpoint on rice? onicoe it's called "negative calorie" foods. Foods that take more energy to consume than are contained in that food. It's a popular concept among anorexics. I don't know that validity of it myself. Yeah, I'm calling bullshit on that one. The number of calories burned by digesting food is as of yet pretty much incalculable, any science behind negative calorie foods is pulled out of thin air.
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:04 am
I think most raw foodists either sprout wild rice or use other foods to mimic it. Coarsely processed cauliflower is a popular substitute.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:00 pm
I am raw and all I have is a blender, a cutting knife, and my hands. I would like to get a food processor and other tools to try some of the "gourmet" recipes though.
I see that the raw food diet is being criticized. Even with all the research, scientific studies, etc. for any type of diet, I think that the true way to know if a diet works for you is trying it yourself. Anyone can say any diet is the greatest one ever. Whatever makes you feel good and maintain excellent health is what you should stick to. 3nodding
For some, it is being vegetarian, vegan, raw foodist, fruitarian, a mix of those, and more. I do agree that some people treat their diet like a super strict religion. Some people can become depressed because they ate a handful of chips and "cheated" their diet. That kind of attitude is certainly not healthy. I say do what feels right to your body and mind, and makes you happy. <3
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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:43 am
Well, a lot of food is more nutritious if cooked, like tomatoes, so from that perspective it's not a good idea.
I don't think it's better to have any kind of restrictive diet.
You should eat a variety of both cooked and raw foods, that is the best way to eat.
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