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What's
a Raw Food Diet?
Whether it's a new fad or turns out to be a lasting
fashion the idea of a raw food diet cannot be claimed
to be anything new. Their can be no doubt that in
our early evolution humans would have eaten only
raw foods, the debate continues as to whether this
may have been a solely vegetarian one or if it included
different types of meats.
In simple terms today, a strict raw food diet is
one that is made from uncooked and unprocessed foods.
Proponents of raw food diets would also often add
that the food should be 'organic' in quality.
There are, needless to say, several variations on
what can constitute a raw food diet according to
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whether your preference is for
a vegetarian, carnivorous or an omnivorous diet.
There are also several variations of the raw food
diet with debate over whether certain foods would
naturally be eaten by humans in the wild.
The dominant foods in a raw food diet are invariably
fruits and vegetables. However, many of the different
raw food diets include some aspects of a carnivorous
diet or certain dairy products. Whilst eating raw
fruit, vegetables, grains and nuts is quite natural
and common to us all and eating raw vegetables might
take a bit of getting used to; the idea of eating
raw meat may well seem like an anathema to most
of us. However, so long as the meat has been handled
and prepared hygienically you can eat raw meat without
any problem. Regarding fish; eating raw salmon,
tuna, scallops and say oysters is, again, not uncommon
and consumed regularly in many countries such as
japan.
An alternative, of course, would be to marinade
- or cure - the meat or fish prior to consumption.
For example, this could include foods like: steak
tartare, pickled herrings, smoked salmon/ham ...
etc. This then raises the question; what constitutes
processed food? Most people would agree that the
above examples were preparing food rather than processing
it. (However, sadly you wouldn't be able to have
sushi in a raw food diet, as it's rolled in cooked
rice.) So, you can probably form a picture of the
meals you could prepare given all the: fruits, vegetables,
fish, meat and nuts you could use. If you then add
in other things like: milk, eggs, honey and any
number of seeds the recipes you could create seem
endless.
Our doctors, dietitian and health experts have for
years been urging us to eat at least 'five-a-day'
servings of fresh fruit and vegetables. So integrating
raw foods into our diets is always a good thing
and something we all really should be doing anyway.
If you're considering adopting a solely raw food
diet completely then consulting a first would be
a good idea, as they can advise you on ensuring
you prepare well balanced meals in terms of carbohydrates,
fats, proteins ... etc and to make sure you are
getting all your daily required nutrients as there
have been some problems with vitamin deficiencies
with a raw food diet such as vitamin B12.
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