Raw Food Diet

Raw Food Diet

There's nothing exactly new about consuming raw foods. From green salads and ripe fruits to raw meat, milk, and fish, societies across the globe subsist, at least in part, on foods unaltered by heat. In recent years, however, a fresh perspective on raw food has been reshaping the dietary choices of millions of health-conscious people seeking a simpler, cleaner way of eating.As the blossoming raw foods movement spreads throughout the US, it raises many questions. How can healthcare providers best guide patients interested in exploring a raw foods lifestyle? Most simply, a "raw food" or "living food" diet is one that derives at least half of its calories from uncooked food. The spectrum of raw foodism ranges from raw veganism (ie, no animal products) to diets that incorporate raw meat and non-pasteurized, non-homogenized milk products. Raw food preparation techniques include soaking, sprouting, fermenting, dehydrating, and warming living foods to temperatures of no higher than 40-46° C (104-115° F). All raw food diets share the inclusion of significant amounts of uncooked, unprocessed and, in most cases, organic food.

Raw Food Diet

Raw Food Diet

Raw Food Diet

Raw Food Diet

Raw Food Diet

Raw Food Diet

Raw Food Diet

Raw Food Diet

Raw Food Diet