Raw vegan diet?!
and what are your opinions on raw vegan diets? do you think they are healthy of not healthy?
-please dont comment on how "good" meat is, because that wasnt my question, and i am never going to convert into an onmivore.
Answers: what is a raw vegan diet? is it only fruits and vegetable and thats it? or does it consist of other natural food like nuts,beans, and rice?
and what are your opinions on raw vegan diets? do you think they are healthy of not healthy?
-please dont comment on how "good" meat is, because that wasnt my question, and i am never going to convert into an onmivore.
I've actually been thinking about this just over the past couple of days so would be interested to hear other people's opinions.
The benefit would be nutrition, without a doubt. When vegies are cooked, they lose some of their nutritional value... so eating raw food means you would be getting maximum nutrition out of each food.
I'd say raw nuts would be OK, not sure about rice though, as it would have to be cooked and my impression is that NOTHING in this diet is cooked.
I think a raw vegan diet would be healthy to an extent, but you would have to research it first and find ways to get enough carbohydrates etc so that your diet is still balanced and you don't lose a whole lot of weight and slowly starve yourself to death!
The downsides (for me at least), would be that I love cooking and wouldn't want to take it away from my life.
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There's nothing like hot soup on a freezing cold winter day.
I think its so great that you have the willpower to try something like that!
But, in general, its consists of anything that does come from an animal...
so raw (unroasted) nuts and raw beans are okay, and so is rice if you really want to eat uncooked rice
Personally, I have been a vegetarian for several years now, and the only thing I have had to worry about is getting enough iron; I get most of my protein from nuts and dairy.
If I were to become a vegan and give up dairy and eggs, I would make sure to get enough calcium and Vitamin D in my diet in addition to iron.
Overall, though, I think it is a really great lifestyle. You obviously have to make sure you get every last nutrient in your diet (I would see a nutritionist), but I think ultimately your health would benefit.
A raw vegan diet simply consists of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and sprouted grains and legumes that have not been exposed to temperatures in excess of 118 degrees F. While most foods have more nutritional value raw, it can be hard on your system to digest them. As with any vegetarian/ vegan diet, it can be healthy but only if you have educated yourself on what is required of you to get the necessary nutrition.
this site has recipes and blog and below is the link to many other sites
http://rawfoodsdiet.wetpaint.com/page/Bu...
I was vegan for a couple years... my parents still are. I felt great while I was on it & my parents are in their 60's & healthy & energetic as hell.
You should read this article about "Raw Vegans" I cant tell you much about it... http://www.vegansociety.com/html/food/ra...
As far as just being vegan goes, you can eat fruits & veggies (cooked or raw), soy, beans, nuts, bread, afterall, you need your fiber, carbs, & proteins even if they dont come from meat. Vegan means no seafood, meat, gelatin, eggs, & dairy. Anyway, you'll be surprised what you can find at a health foods store (i.e. Whole Foods Market) that is considered vegan. You can find all kinds of stuff from soy milk to cakes made with no eggs, non-dairy cheese/mayo.... meat eaters just don't know. Don't let anyone tell you that being vegan will leave you malnourished! You just have to do it right.
It is not as Limited as it sounds.
I do a high Raw diet 85% Raw ~15% cooked food(max).http://www.hacres.com/home/home.asp
I luv it. Some Days it's all raw. ENERGY galore.
Tomorrow evening the local Raw Food Group is having Paul Nison in to speak
http://www.paulnison.com/
http://www.biblewaytoeat.com/page/page/1...
http://www.welikeitraw.com/rawfood/contr...
We always do a Potluck. I'm taking a Raw Hummus w/veggies, a Raw Pecan Pie(that is to die for) & a Basic Fresh Veggie Salad.
Slainté (to your health)
A vegan raw diet is a super healthy diet. The benefits are that no nutrients or water is cooked out of the foods you eating, leaving you with the healthiest diet possible. Yes, nuts are included in this diet.
I would like to try this out myself. I would never be 100% raw, but I would like most of my meals to be this.
To break it down into the simple basics:
Raw vegan is the consumption of vegan foods that can be eaten in a raw state.
(i.e.) preferably certified organic - fruit, vegetables, seaweeds, nuts/soaked nuts, sprouted seeds.
You wouldn’t eat raw meat (apart from it being disgusting) as it is not classed as vegan.
You can’t eat uncooked rice, so rice would not come under the title of raw either.
The ingredients in bread would be initially be raw products but you bake bread in the oven, so the end result is not raw.
Some raw vegans eat “gourmet raw” so will use a dehydrator to produce foods. Some raw vegans eat simpler mono meals and so have no need to use a dehydrator.
Some raw vegans are more fanatic than others. Most of the “fanatics” on the subject are 100% totally raw and have been for years.
Introducing raw vegan into my life has been utterly fantastic for my health but I tend to eat 80% raw vegan, 19% cooked vegan and 1% cooked meat.
Given that I still eat 1% cooked meat, I can’t correctly be classed as a vegan.
To be honest, there are so many different people eating raw vegan for so many different reasons (energy, health, healing disease, producing less waste by being green, animal rights) that it is impossible and wrong to pin a label on it.
There are thousands of raw recipes and raw forum communities on the web, maybe you should have a look around and find out more. See links below for a very small sample.
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a raw vegan diet is when you dont eat foods that have been cooked over a temp of 107 degrees (something like that)but you of couse still have the regular vegan eating habits (no dairy meat or eggs)
at first i thought "wow what does a raw vegan eat!?" then i reaized...ALOT of stuff! lettuce salads, fruit salads, fruit smoothes (fruit and ice) gazpacho (cold soups)
Ive been a raw vegan for 6 months. I eat mixes of things i make. I really like salads, but i know people who arent the salad type so they just make whatever. My favourite dishes are raw vegan cheesecake and raw almond hummus, cause thats all ive bothered to learn how to make at the moment. lol. Very quick and easy to prepare meals, and the focus of raw is mainly optimal nutrition, and avoidance of chemicals and food additives. In my opinion being raw is easier than vegan in a home context because you dont need to worry about food labels, and the farmers markets are the best places ive found to shop. When going out, i allow the exception if im going to a resteraunt then i just eat vegan.