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Those eating raw foods only consume
uncooked, unprocessed, and mainly organic
foods as a large percentage or totality of
their diet. However, there’s more to eating
raw foods that just grabbing a carrot out of
the icebox!
Eating organic raw foods and living a raw foods lifestyle will have a different outcome depending of results desired. What we are saying here is that there are several different types of organic raw foods diet styles (raw veganism, raw vegetarianism and such). Raw food diets may include a selection of raw fruits, nuts, seeds, vegetables, sprouted whole grains, eggs, fish, non-pasteurized/non-homogenized dairy products and even red meat. Generally speaking, a raw foods diet includes any diet of primarily unheated food, or food cooked to a temperature less than 104 °F. The most commonly practiced raw foods diet is a vegan diet, but other forms may include eating only organic raw foods, animal products and or meat. There is a wide variety. While the stores we recommend sell a wide variety of raw food products, this directory does focus on organic raw foods. However, you will find that many raw food items are already organic, some are not. Why Raw Foods It is widely believed that foods subjected to high cooking temperatures above 104 °F will lose most of their dietary value and are less healthful or even detrimental to the body. Proponents tout that raw or living foods have natural enzymes, which are vital for building proteins and a healthy body. Those eating raw food diets, whether organic or not, care mostly considered advocates raw veganism, raw vegetarianism, and raw omnivorous dietarians, and even those that advocate a 100% raw carnivorous diet (not as widely practiced). Below we will cover the basics of the two most popularly practiced organic raw foods diets. Raw Veganism A raw vegan foods diet is made up of unprocessed, raw plant foods that have not been heated above 104 °F. Most widely used foods included in raw food diets are fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and sprouted grains. Other terms used to describe this type of raw foods follower are juicearians, fruitarians, or sproutarians. Raw Vegetarianism Raw vegetarianism is a diet that does not include meat and byproducts, fish or shellfish and poultry. However dairy and eggs are eaten. Typical items on a household menu would include veggies, fruit, sprouts, nuts, seeds, grains, eggs, dairy and even honey. There are several variants of this diet. Some practice organic raw foods diets. Again, you can eat raw foods without being completely organic. So, as the stores above show you, there are organic raw foods and regular raw foods. We recommend organic products for the obvious reasons. The more natural the products you are eating the better, whether they are heated or not. |
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