Will the foxhunter_guy 'report' the Raw Food feeders?!

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Will the foxhunter_guy 'report' the Raw Food feeders?

The concept of eating raw food isn't new by any means, but it has gained much greater popularity during recent times owing to its unquestionable benefits on health, energy and overall vitality, as well as its ability to basically make us look and feel a whole lot better than we've ever done before. As old as time itself, raw food was, of course, what we ate before fire was discovered (we must have done OK on it to get that far!)
To give you a brief overview of what raw food means in real terms, here's a list of the 20+ different raw food groups: Fresh fruits; Vegetables; Salad vegetables; Leafy green vegetables; Herbs and wild greens; Nuts; Dried fruits; Beans, pulses and legumes (sprouted); Grains (sprouted); Seeds; Sprouting seeds; Indoor greens; Vegetable seeds (sprouted); Edible flowers; Mushrooms; Sea vegetables; Algaes; Oils; Stimulants (e.g. chilli, ginger, onion); Spices; Superfoods; Flavourings and natural sweeteners (e.g. agave nectar, stevia).
So who likes to become a Rawer?

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6 months ago
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6 months ago
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6 months ago
'Dart' is absolutely correct. Never eat raw grains, pulses etc. Kidney-beans in particular have a compound that requires breaking down with heat.
Boiling these before eating is a must.
All newcomers to this are advised not to jump into this without preparation.

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Nick, you forgot a couple of things about raw vegan food. You do have to soak your nuts overnight to get rid of the chemical that they have built in to keep them from getting rancid. You also have to sprout alot of the beans and grains. There are other rules to make sure you get the optimum digestion of raw foods. It is not an easy thing to do. You have to have time to plan what you are going to eat, have the time to prepare it, and the intelligence to be a raw foodist (good luck with this one!). Raw food is not for the lazy.

Where's the raw milk? The raw meat?
Your're missing out on a whole bunch of enjoyment, sinking your teeth into the neck of a gazelle, chewing through the feathers of a chicken's belly, and those PORCUPINES!! MMMMmmmm good!
How about those raw worms in the apples you find on the ground?
Food processing is for uniformity and civilization.
It's also practical application of intelligence when done properly. Just because the System of Systems has taken over doesn't mean you have to lose your mind about it.
Visit the local farm, get a jar of canned peaches and go home and enjoy something you don't have to grind up with a rock and a stick. It's not like you are going to become a nomad, wandering from latitude to latitude to eat local food when local food is ready to eat. Humans developed the ability to store foods so they could spend a little more time doing other things.

No ta, I prefer a mixed diet. I eat some raw stuff but wouldn't fancy eating raw mushrooms, they're full of free radicals. MAke sure you get some bioflavinoids to counter that. And obviously beans and pulses should never be eaten raw.

you can't eat meat raw though

Thanks for the info nick, great advice.

Have not seen any replies from foxhunter_guy, to your questions.
Perhaps you have flummoxed him.

Fruit and most light vegetables can be eaten raw.
Heavy vegetables like potato, swede etc has to be cooked.
Beans, pulses and legumes need soaking and sprouting.
Kidney beans must be boiled.

These are tons of vegetarian/vegan raw food.

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